Clampooner

I propose a caption contest. I'd make the first one, but late night bowling has left me a bit tipsy.

What, like greek letters? That will just lead to more confusion

Ahhh... climber drama. It's like a really bad reality TV show in text form. Find out next week if W and X climb with Z! And, who the father of Y really is!

This documentary will, of course, need some tough guy intro music, along with a ballad to come back to during each scene change. I'm guessing any band with big hair and lycra will do.

Cool pics. I've thought about how nice it would be to avoid the boring descent by bringing a chute on some climbs. What's with the helmet? Isn't that kinda like wearing a cup in a gun fight?

Isn't that The Egg? How did that car manage to get it out of Squamish?

Slow day at the office?

Let's just save a few years of litigation and call it "Starbucks"

So you use your dog as an anchor? Somebody call PETA!!!

Can we put dots next to cracks? And mark the trail with bolts!

I heard a couple years ago that there were a few towns along the STP route that hated the event. So much so that some people would go throw tacks, broken glass, etc. onto the race area. Has anyone else heard of this? Does it still happen?

... you environment destroying, war waging, economy crushing, bible humping, neo-conservative republican fuck head. Rant complete. We now return you to your regularly scheduled spray.

At one point, my feet had been described as "smelling like death". Looking at the bottom of them, I saw little pockets. After a little searching I found out it was Pitted Keratolysis which is easy to fix in a little over a week. Google pitted keratolysis and you can find a number of sites. The short explanation is this: Symptoms: Your feet smell like death and they have little craters in them Treatment: Over-the-counter topical antibiotic applied to infected area, change shoes and socks often, spray out climbing shoes after every use (the little bacteria that start it can live in the shoes making treatment difficult). Hope that helps

Some one otter make a nodder joke

This may become the latest "Totally Fooking Useless Thread"

I think it is. My comp just displayed 89

Watch it guys, Chaps might come tell you to stay on topic.

That yoga pose is, like V7. I could totally send it if I had my shoes...

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Seen in Issaquah: "Vaporize Ballard"

Speaking of stoopid footwear, adidas made a yoga shoe. I think nike did too, but I can't find a decent link for it. Although maybe in a few years I'll be able to get some street shoes with some front point crampons!

sorry, it worked in my head what I meant was that I think causing small wear on chains (by lowering or TRing through the chains) is leaving the climbing area in worse condition than when you found it.

Show some respect minions! Do you see that chair?? He is obviously royalty! And those shoes are on only because he's at this site

I don't think 90% of people have done this. In fact, I'd say I've seen someone lowering through chains less than 20% of my time at the crags, and TRing through them even less than that. I've only been with one climbing partner who has actually done this. This is a site where new climbers (myself included) come to for information. I believe in the courtesy of leaving the outdoors in the same condition you found it, including small wear on chains. In the interest of preventing excessive wear (and subsequent replacement) of rap stations, people should be discouraged from lowering or rapping through chains. And besides, if you're going to be lazy at the crags, what does that say about you when you get out into the mountains?

So I'm guessing you made it through the "Vertically Inclined Rappel Training"? That must've been intense! Do they offer a class on Hiking With Obstacles ?