Ireneo_Funes

Usually the only time I get insomnia these days is the night before a climb. Especially if I've got to get up ridiculously early for an alpine start.

I don't know if mountain-portaging is ever really going to catch on. Kind of like Fitzcarraldo, innit?

I'm in.

We need some context, though, Squid.

"when they're done"? What a considerate lover! Or did you mean to say "when I'm done"?

I don't know...sounds like they've imposed martial law to me. Do they have jackbooted thugs and black helicopters in Canada? You all might want to check on your assault rifle stockpiles.

You incurable Romantic.

Smackdown from the pimp hand!

Rob, you should check out the Gear Daddies. They're sorta in that Old 97s/Son Volt vein. Also the Paladins if you like rawkabilly.

Midnight Oil's "10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1" is their best, I think. Early 80's.

This chapter really gets to the heart of hyper-alpinism. You'll need to put something in there about how to create a posse of multiple identities (named after actors from popular TV programs, of course) to bolster chestbeating claims.

For my part I think Carl's right.

Resize your picture NOLSe!!! edit: Ooops. My bad, your dick really is that small. Sorry. I also forgot poorly-endowed!

Thanks for that picture, NOLSe. I did forget gay, sorry. Not to mention masochistic! Got a picture of that too?

This is getting played. The vest-wearing, tool-dropping, biner-finding, windshirt-recommending, real-climber-defining, Pandora-dating (or not dating, whatever) Girth Pillar straddler is the new "New Smith Rock Guide." It was different when NOLSe didn't seem to enjoy it so much.

Did you snap your fingers?

I heard that Sharma sometimes likes to smoke pot when he's slacklining. Does that make him cool or not? Also, what kind of shoes should I buy?

It's called "TRAINING FOR THE ALPINE"!

Yeah, it's a balancing act, and if you've got a house and a neighborhood you like, and a family, I can totally understand how you might prioritize things differently. We've all got to make these decisions for ourselves, right?

Those are nice pictures, Eric. Makes me want to check it out (this summer). Good use of an archaic verb in the TR too.

I do rent, but that doesn't mean I'm not qualified to say that folks ought to make an effort to live closer to their jobs or near mass-transit (yes, for the greater good). I've known plenty of people who've managed to find homes in places that don't force reliance on a car. All I'm saying is that it's surprising to me how little this plays into most peoples' decision-making process when they're deciding where to live. And before Thrill or someone else tells me to fuck off or whatever...I'm not saying don't live out in the sticks or the suburbs if that what you want. Drive 20 or 100 miles to work every morning and evening if that's the lifestyle you enjoy. But maybe if you care about the fact that oil is a finite resource, or that we're heating up the planet and melting the glaciers and polar ice caps and so forth, you could take a minute and think about some ways that you could reduce your impact on the environment. This isn't meant to be judgemental. We're all part of the car culture, myself included.

Yeah, I thought you could pretty much camp anywhere in the Nat'l Forests for as long as you wanted. I knew some guys who were camping in the Deschutes NF for a couple of months while they worked a construction job in Bend.

So move closer to your job, fuckhead It's amazing how few people even consider this option.

Green age, Dru. Green age.