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i think the transcript is in all-caps
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irreversable????
so you can never have a vonage account again! OMG!!!
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holy crap those bikes are fast. the big straight-away was about 3/4 of mile long and the bikes were topping out at (according to the anouncer) 180mph. the sound of bikes going that fast is music!
at any rate - really impressive to see some world class riders showing what motorcycles are capable of.
i wonder what motoGP bikes are like in person, compared to these
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double grande latte
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"we" would not be forcing anything. its called the INVISIBLE HAND OF THE MARKET bitch slapping us for being short sighted.
market forces only bitch slap liberals porter
they give conservatives hand jobs
victim!!!!!!!!!`
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I'm going to be visiting Denver in a couple of weeks.
a) what are the mtn conditions in the rockies this time of year... ie... are the climbs on the diamond 'in'???
b) if i were to take my 4 year old nephew cragging for the first time... any suggestions on an area that is good for this?
thoughts? ideas? spray?
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KARMA!!!!!!1
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Also agree with Chuck that high prices are the single most effective incentive for developing alternatives.
you mean it isn't govt mandates and taxes????
score one more for the free market!
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speculation: invading iraq was worse than not invading iraq
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We don't need hindsight to see he was wrong.
right, we only need speculation
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if one of the footloops is big enough for both feet, you can still do the frog...
hopfully you can figure a way to adjust the lengths of things 'on-the-fly' so the non-foot ascender can be sinched down close to your harness. and then lengthened again for l-r-l-r
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isn't the planet more important than us??
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motorcycles!!!!!!!!1
get use to riding in the open air and even your little civics and smart cars will feel like wastefull steel cages.
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if it is less than vertical, go left-right-left-right. if it is overhanging then you'll set up both feet to push you up at the same time, then sit, then feet... the 'frog' method. now, how you set it up to allow you to switch back and forth between methods is up to you and what gear you've got available. play around and try stuff for practice.
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will it be free hanging or less-than-vertical slab?
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yup, dispite the cold wind - we really lucked out on the weather. rain and snow cleared off the captain in the following days.
i've read horror stories of the rivet ladders and even saw some evidence of old downsloaping dowels. lucky for us, all the rivet ladders have been 'upgraded' to hangerless bolts with a hangered bolt here and there for pro. kudos to those who sent it w/ the old dowels....
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Trip: Yosemite, El Cap - Tangerine Trip
Date: 5/19/2008
Trip Report:
After a few bails on the nose last year, i wanted to try more of a 'walling' route and see what happens. something with a little less of a daily rush and less free climbing. Seemed like Tangerine Trip would fit the bill. with 17 pitches, moderate aid and only a couple sections of easy mandatory free climbing, our plan was to fix 1 pitch, then blast - going 4 pitches a day.
my partner flew into SLC friday night at about 10:30 pm and we started the drive from there. Straight thru w/ a 2 hour nap near reno where we bought canned ravioli and water. continuing on, we roll into the valley to find a full-on traffic jam and melting black top, as it was about 95 degrees. we couldn't wait to get on the wall and out of the frickin traffic and tourons on this busy saturday afternoon. BLAH!
we spend the rest of the afternoon gazing up at the wall and packing the haulbags.
The Route(very faint red line)
Sunday, after waiting line so we could spend that night in camp4, we took 2 trips shuttling loads to the base. it was about an hour and a half to get to the base with the heavy loads and only about 20 minutes to get back down. But finally after the second load, we are climbing.
Pitch 1
belaying the fist pitch is suxor! The wall gives a constant rain shower and the mosquitos are feasting. That, and i have to keep an eye out for the rattlesnake that was chilling at the base when we got there.
yadda yadda yadda, we get pitch 1 fixed, haul and then go to the buffet.
Monday we blast off. This would be the big day. hike + jug + 4 pitches...and would put us at the top of pitch 5...committment! this would also turn out to be the only night we need headlamps to set up the ledge.
All of P4 straight up to roof, then back down (photo credit: tom 'elcappics' evans )
Cleaning pitch 4 follower down aids to clean this pitch (photo credit: tom evans)
Parner leading P5
ok, i'm tired of typing.... long story short - the route was steep, it got cold, we keep the 4P/day pace, topped out on thursday evening, it was snowing friday morning. here are some pics:
Making the bed
Partner cleaning P8 seemed like every pitch was a traverse
all of P8 very, for me, involved pitch. started with hook traverse off ledge, to bolt/rivet ladder, to 5.7 tension, to thin A2 corner, to expando, to more hook traverse, to anchor ... a little of everything (photo credit: tom 'ansel' evans )
lots of hooking all really bomber and fun
biner-to-bolt ratio.... off the charts!
these snozzberries taste like snozzberries
Somewhere on the rout
Generic Aid photo rivet ladder
P14 cuz it matters
w00t!
We got back down to the base friday mid-day to a rainy valley. both tioga and sonora pass had been closed due to snow, so we had to take the long way home. good thing, since we passed this:
was a great trip, and thanks to a good partner - was an uneventful and prowd send! Thanks also to Tom Evans for keeping tabs on everybody on the wall and taking some killer pics from a different vantage.
Gear Notes:
dbl offset aliens
mastercams to red
tcu's to red
aliens to grey
offset nuts
nuts
trple to #3
dbl #4
one #5
double hooks
double camhooks
dozen rivet hangers
2 PBR's
not enough warm clothes
LaSportiva Ventors - greatest wallshoe ever!
fruit rollups
sardines
ravioli
few beaks
few blades
few sawed-offs
p00p t00b
rubber chicken
dbl ipod nano's
water
Approach Notes:
suxor!
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"What makes one rope better than another? Is it the tensile strength or the color?"
heard at the mtn shop in Yos...
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got 3 and not 18.... however, took a screen shot of the order and the page so will work to get money back or more QD's
stay tooned
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when shopping for one... check out how the rainfly is deployed. i have the a5 double and the rainfly is a real PITA!. i think other, newer types look like easier deployement.
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Yup, $30 or so in meth money per converter.
more proof that drugs are harmless and can be used recreationally.
drugs are increasing global warming too... see, now this guy's van is polluting even more!
Angry Democrat
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so you're saying there still wouldn't be any substance.....