Ireneo_Funes

Is shit singular, or is it a mass noun? Thanks for raising an interesting philosophical question. Oh, and your shit kinda sounds like Gollum. Probably intentional?

Metolius sling with the 4 gear loops. But I'm not a hardman and I'm very clumsy also. For easy alpine when I'm not taking much gear I just use a shoulder-length runner.

What route at Broughton's?

Patrick was a friend of mine, and a great climbing partner. I've been numb with shock since I heard about his death. When I saw him the weekend before last we made plans to climb Forbidden this summer together with some other friends, and talked about his plans for Whitney. He was really looking forward to climbing the Mountaineers Route. He was one of the safest and most conscientious climbers I've known, which makes this even more of a shock. Words can't adequately convey the sense of loss. Rest in Peace, Patrick.

Glad you enjoyed yourself at Smith, Oleg. It's definitely not the place for alpine solitude, but it's still one of my favorite places to go in Oregon.

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.