DirtyHarry

What's wrong with gardening? Vegetable haters.

More importantly, why would anyone travel from Colorado to climb in Washington in the spring, when the Black Canyon, Southern Utah, and the Valley are all relatively easy drives. Silly, silly, silly.

If you sold some of your stock options to pay the $857,085.56 to climb Everest, you wouldn't stop either!

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Or an infinite rappell. Go to WA Pass instead.

I predict pebble wrastlin' and beer drinkin'

Fuck man I'm buying all my outdoor gear at Walmart from now on.

That probably happened once and now its an urban legend.

Excellent Kix. But use a whitefish next time, no sense in wasting a good steelhead.

Agreed. So what is the answer to the question about the best pro to place? I haven't done the climb, but apparently there is a move or two that is unprotectable. Though, I do not know how exposed the moves are.

If the protection in question is a bolt, than it matters. If its not, than it doesn't.

Atleast two six-packs.

That's probably smart to belay just below the pressure chamber instead of way below it like I've done in the past.

Wow Paul, how the FUCK would you know? Are stalking me? Scary.

Since you brought it up... what is your prefered method, specifically, to protecting final pitch? Sick 5.4 technique.

On the Grand Wall once there was a pair of east euro climbers behind us on the initial pitches and they were catching up to us even though we were climbing fast. We were simul-climbing through the merci me pitches and the euros were HAULING ASS and got backed up behind us as we got to the belay below the split pillar. My partner and I, not accustomed to being passed, were like "you guys are fucking really really fast climbers - go ahead and pass us." So the euros start climbing up the split pillar and the leader doesn't really know how to place pro or jam, hangs on every piece, and in general is super slow. And we had to sit and wait for a long time for them. After about 30 minutes, my partner really had to take a dump, and he insisted we bail. So it didn't really matter anyway. So the mural of the story is east euros can't climb cracks. But Polish Bob can pretty well. And don't climb the Grand Wall if your partner didn't take a dump that morning at the Starbucks like everyone else.

If a rock is dislodged it is already loose. There are lots of loose rocks that are not dislodged by climbers, but via skill and experience are either avoided or used for upward advancement.

loose rock is not purely objective. Knock Knock.

And the kids are putting 5 feet of v-pads at the base and calling it a highball or solo.

I'm not widely respected or anything, and I agree with KK about the you can do everything right and still get the chop, but in the Sharksfin incident, the climbers had three folks fully weighing one slung block. At the time, that may have been the best option, but in general that is not the smartest thing to do.

No talk like pirates threads?

I suggest mass demonstrations and protests until a telepherique is installed. This aggression just won't stand!!

So, when did you move here from Colorado?

Have beer but do not be afraid.

There's no paved trail? But, how will the handicapped get there?