selkirk

This is America. You have the right to try and pass. When you do they have the right to tie your ass of to a piece of gear and watch you squirm. Of course then you have the right to drop coils or hexes on them.

Just remember that private school, while it can certainly have benefits, is not a silver bullet. The kids can be just as screwed up and have more money to burn.

If the attitude isn't there, then the figure helps. But usually hott is all about attitude

That's only because we're dysfunctional. Or because we're all Dru's avatar's. Either way we're dysfunctional.

You would waste Makers Mark! Heathen!

The Redmond VW is really bad about that. Talk about violently overhung lead routes

There are only three sports.......

I'll second Trogdor. I routinely run out of gas when trying to lead 10c in the gym (unless it's near vertical), and consistantly onsight 10c outdoors (sport or trad). After all, how many significantly overhanging (more than 5 or 10 deg's) outdoor 10b's are around here? And how many in the gym? That said, I've onsighted things on lead that I pitched off when trying to toprope later in the day. I think it also has a lot to do with the level of focus. It's easy to be lazy and inefficient on top rope, and leading in the gym is only a smidge better. But when I'm outside on the sharp end I'm much more focused and do a much better job resting and conserving energy.

First Blood = "Fist Crack" my ass. I actually thought Orange was more strenuous then Paul Maul! Though you have to be comfortable on little gear for Paul Maul. It eats up nuts though Sounds like a good 2 days!

badger, badger, badger, badger.......Snakes!

Currently doing Ok but thank's for the offer. It's ugly dirty ineffecient piece of code at the moment but it does what I want it too Might have to slip in a bit of fortran 77 next, won't that be loads of fun

Yeah, Tieton is crawling with little buggers. Mrs. Selkirk reached to pick her pack and nearly grabbed a fat rattler instead. She tells me they're nothing like the Southern Idaho rattlers though

hmmm, I've never seen them anywhere else in L-worth, but I've seen 2 or 3 in clamshell. Including a cute little guy who set up camp on a ledge in the wide crack to the far right

Any Unix guru's here who are wizards with SED? I've hit a bit a of a wall with my limited scripting skill

Just be sure to bring the #11 hex. It's good for throwing at goats, inattentive belayers, and ropegun's who place pro to high

Mythos kick but! You just have to break your feet in for a good year or so They do stretch quite a bit over time. Mine are just about to turn into all day climbing shoes after 7 years

Full set DMM Wallnuts + Wild Country Curved Slung Hexes (top 4 sizes) + Pink and Red Tricams :tup: Is a great way to start and will cost about the same as 3 camalots. Then add in cams as money allows. DMM, Wild Country Friends, Camalots, Metolius TCU's, Wild Country Zero's, all perform about the same in my opinion. Fill in Hand size cams first (I like DMM), then finger size (I like metolius TCU's), then big stuff (DMM and Camalots). then really little stuff (Zero Cams). I like DMM's, Metolius TCU's and Wild Country zero cause they're bomber, and cheap ($45 a piece). Oh, and all cams except Aliens are now good when tipped out and placed like a nut. They all have cam stops to prevent the lobes from inverting now. Camalots - more expensive, slightly larger range Wild Country and DMM - less expensive, slightly smaller range Metolius TCU's and WC Zero cam's - less expensive, sweet action If your only buying a couple of cams you might get Camalots for the slight range improvement. If your on a budget go DMM (cost less than 75% of an equivalent Camalot).

such a misconception... you can take that up with Lynn Hill then cus thats who i learned it form general statement. this might be true comparing a beginner male to a beginner female. Definitely a general statement. But given a man and a woman climbing at the same maximum grade, I have yet to see man who relies more heavily on technique and efficiency than his female counterpart, and I have yet to see a woman who relies as heavily on strength and power as her male counterpart. ummm...i can point to quite a few women who have significantly higher relative strength to their weight than men... You obviously haven't observed very much high end climbing or bouldering... So can I. There are lots of chicks who are much stronger than many guys who climb. Comparing me to a girl who boulders V6 and climbs 5.12 is comparing apples and cumquats. Taking two people at the same grade levels the field though. How many girls do you know who climb at the same level as you do, and who are stronger but have worse technique?

such a misconception... you can take that up with Lynn Hill then cus thats who i learned it form general statement. this might be true comparing a beginner male to a beginner female. Definitely a general statement. But given a man and a woman climbing at the same maximum grade, I have yet to see man who relies more heavily on technique and efficiency than his female counterpart, and I have yet to see a woman who relies as heavily on strength and power as her male counterpart.

"For God could no longer be found in his traditional steeple houses. But seemed to dwell more vividly in the bare austerities of his earth's high places." From Ascent, the bio of Willi Unsoeld (Fantastic book!) "If we had some ham we could have some ham and eggs. . . . . if we had some eggs." Greg Child I think?

Well, they do smell better. And have much better hip position! Just go to the gym a bit early and hang out for a while. Usually lots of talented climbers floating around to watch. Don't watch their hands but how they position their core relative to holds and relative to their feet. As far as I've seen 90% of climbing technique is in the hips and the footwork! If your getting pumped and worked always assume that it's not that you aren't strong enough, but aren't being efficient enough in how you spend your strength.

Mrs. Selkirk almost went climbing It was raining at Smith anyway She drove all the way down, and pretty much got skunked. But did have lunch at the Deschutes Brewery (Serious beer envy from Me). And fantastic food at a friends parents house where they were crashing Oh, and watched another friend win the singles and mixed double Badminton tourney in Tacoma!

Almost took the whole weekend off. Then I blew it and went to work Also almost led Stems and Seeds, then I wimped out and TR-ed instead

Woohoo, damn things up! Star drive screws, did the trick ! Thanks all. Now I can continue hurting my fingers

hmmmm, Sunday afternoon. After work