JosephH

At the time of the above posts: Pink (5,886 posts) * 2 = 11,772 Twopinks (11,772) - Kevbone (11,168 posts) - 608 12:34:56 7/8/09 today = 9! = 362,880 362,880 / 608 = 597 608 - 597 = 11 Kevbone (1) + Pink(1) = 11 in the undeniable yet sophisticated logic of cc love... Nothing negative about those numbers.

That looks real nice - and it's threaded?

Bill, I think maybe the botton plate is separate in that picture and stays in place against the rock to protect it; but I can't tell that for sure. Not sure why the threads are so short - seems like you'd need fully threaded bolts for it to pull a bolt all the way out.

http://supertopo.com/forumsearch.php?ftr=bolt+puller Somewhere in there...

Just break/cut it, push it in, epoxy over it and put the new one somewhere nearby would be what I would do. The alternative is a custom made puller - look on ST I think for photos.

It's a miracle how many gifts and deficits can reside in the same body. But for sheer post counts and deep thinking, you guys make the perfect couple.

So pronounces the non-climbing whiner from Colorado...

Wow, 'Spray' really needs to be renamed 'Whine' lately. But then that would require victimal ex-libs to clearly label their true passion. And who the fuck, after blaming their move to the front range on the Beacon closure, spends endless hours whining about poor Beacon instead of climbing in Eldo? I guess whining on cc doesn't require bothering to get in shape enough to take advantage of the endless climbing in CO. Yeah, sure, whine about it for a year or two, but just how many years has it been now since the big flight of the persecuted? And just what is your recent whine-to-climb ratio in days? Are we running under a 100-to-1 yet? How many days did you even bother to climb last year? How many this year? Dude, get a grip, get in shape, and get over it finally. And a little primer for you and the 'bone on political action investments - it always pays to seperate self-indulgence from coordinated activities that stand to make a difference in outcomes. As a 'sticking it to the man' activity, breaking the closure at Beacon falls pretty hard under infantile and self-indulgent and does nothing but make the situation worse each succeeding time it happens. In both short and long term it has never been anything but a 'sticking it to ourselves activity'. And, I don't and never have had any 'authority' of any kind out at Beacon - especially not over early opens which are strictly driven by the biology. What I do have out there after working at it for five years is relationships and some understanding of Peregrine biology and behavior. And that this year the breeding cycle is running late so we don't open early - bummer. But for four years out of five so far we have opened early which isn't a bad record and we've opened early in part because of those relationships. But personally, I couldn't give a rat's ass what you or anyone else thinks about it. I do it so I get in more days of climbing every year - that, and I'm just not a sit-around-and-whine sort of guy. Mia probably put it best: "...But when you scamps get together, you're worse than a sewing circle." Whine on dude, whine on...

What a joke. Shutter less than 200 food distribution points, a handful of gasoline pipeline terminals, and McDonalds and the country folds like a piece of paper - not a shot fired. Yeah, you and you gun are a real threat to a determined Cheney.

Way too McGyver to call...

I don't authorize anything. But, for infants who just absolutely need authority figures to 'rebel' against to complete themselves, I'm happy to volunteer. And who is it that employs you, again? And who is it that employs your wife? My god if you aren't a real rebel - and making a difference, too...

There is no better material than the kevlar - the problem was with the glue job, not the string. And you 'might' call them? They can't help you or talk with you if you don't call them...

Other areas have a lot more rock to work with and bigger/multiple faces. Typical buffer zones distances unfortunately cover the entire South face at Beacon. Then there is the issue of a solid history of folks breaking the closure at Beacon which has played badly into any conversation about limited closures. How many folks do you suppose would keep heading up Dods each year once they've done FFA?

Perfect - I'm out of it then...

In spray or anywhere else, but in the Kevbone peregrine thread...

If you're going to pollute status threads, I won't be posting any.

Kevbone's very own Beacon Peregrine thread...

Kevbone's very own Beacon Peregrine thread...

I think the author has to have an IQ higher than 80 before hate speech is really blasphemous - otherwise it's just moronic pap attempting to shock, but lacking the vocabulary and grammar skills to do it well.

Congrats on finishing the school year - enjoy your summer...!

Done it once in SoIll which is riddled with big caves, some running from MO > SoILL > KY. I thought caving sucked. If worst comes to worst, you can't fall out of a cave - count me out.

Oh, and please report back and let us know how you made out with Metolius on this...

Chicks are still down in the nest and not up and about or flying yet. Monitoring is being stepped up by WDFW, myself, and LostCamKenny. No date yet, but will keep everyone posted as things develop for this years opening ...