underworld

OMG! you're rapping off a non-locking biner!! belt and suspenders, man.... belt and suspenders

what route is that... from the profile - it looked frickin hard!!

best strategery or worst strategery... make excuses, analysis, commentary as you will... whatever - the winner won USA - 8 years in a row! AMERICA! fq yeah!!

take it back to REI. tell them it was a gift and the wrong size... and that you haven't used it yet.

over-the shoulder sling and have a 'keeper' biner tied in right next to the camera. clip this to a gear loop on your side or back side to keep it out of the way when climbing. i'll do this w/ either my point and shoot or w/ my slr. i keep the p&s in a camera case but the slr just stays in the open (if the weather's good)

these small town folks just don't know how to live like us civilized seattle-ittes (sp?). she probably doesn't even know the difference between a latte and a cappuccino.... geeez!! holier-than-thou...

- frogs don't fly... the spin

to the climbers up on the left side of the upper wall in index yesterday... got a few good shots, ALMOST got the good shot of the fall. got a few more...pm me if you want full size

- if left alone, a 5 mil tagline will tie itself in many MANY knots

red thru black is a lot to buy if you're just starting out. i'd suggest to start w/ green, yello and gray. imo good finger sizes. i've got tcu's and zeros, but i favor the aliens - for whatever reason...

if it's random, then time of day or night doesn't matter.

i'd vote to have TSA screeners at all trailheads. "shoes off please"

zindane in the membrane

i'm never not scared enough to not do this before rapping...

"misrigged" is this the place to ask for details of what that means in these two cases?

17 to 21 feet... not an exact science. no matter what - sometimes you'll wish it were a little longer, sometimes you'll wish it were a little shorter. cut and don't look back. but i think i've heard something like "long enough to make 3 loops fit over your shoulder" or something like that

the highest cliff in the world is the one having the most munchies...

but it's an interesting question. with a team, is it more sets of eyes and brains to cover your ass? or is a it more chances for someone to screw up? then there's decision making... do groups make 'riskier' decisions than individuals?

less people solo... so there probably WOULD be less deaths. that, and if it hits the fan, only 1 dies instead of a team. statistics can prove anything you want them to.

looking for info on the wildflower route on snowpatch... i've been to the bugz before so info on the specific route is what i'm after. but yes, tips on building a snaffle-proof electric fence is welcome as well. from the older and newer versions of the bug. rock instruction books all i can gather is that it is 6 to 9 pitches of 5.9 the 'straigh-line-topo' makes it look rather straight forward. thanks

FOTH editions 1-7

no, the cougar and the hiker were lost together. or was it an inflatable cougar?

once you find them, they aren't lost anymore

maybe the cops just didn't understand the double rope system.