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love those things! a friend of mine does the same shit. as long as you arent too close, it works out nicely, but man, what a horrible noise.

god I love those cartoons!

agreed. unless it is balanced on an edge, the sheer weight of the thing is enough to hold it in place.

Erik, is this the same OMC erik? Corvallis?

Gary, Cheerz to mediocure fotoz! We all know whats aesthetic.

Whoa! Dru is back! what caused the transformation back?

Whoa! the Uhaul idea might just go!

Heh, I might be crossing some lines here buuuut, I totally found some porn with climbers(actresses) recently. Real (as it gets in these sorts of things) climbing in the intro pics! Dont judge me. Your just jealous because your hours of searching have been fruitless.

yea, car rental for 5 days =150+ we were going to camp wherever because we didnt need to find tent spots but now we have to bring tents and whatnot to stay at the campground sites.

And I've also gotta say, thanks Jon for setting this up for the 3rd time.

I Fucking hate people who bail on trips. 3 of us have plane tickets to vegas for 5 days and the fucker who was supposed to meet us there with the camper van bailed because it took him a month to NOT fix his car in time. Now what was supposed to be a cheap trip just doubled in price. Fuck people who bail. Thank you. can I say the word Fuck on here? oh well

Thanks Gary! Yea, I was kinda surprised by that, but whatever. Such is life. Just expect to see an adjusted version next year...

Thanks for the thoughts folks. I didnt consider the toprope scenario I guess and I like the history argument. The route shall stay as is.

Is that your GF? she should get in on the "hotties of CC" calender! Do we get a seperate TR of your desert trip too?

I just recently hopped on Karate Crack at smith and had a ton of fun, right up to the end of the crack. The downclimb to the anchors in the cave kinda detracts from an otherwise very aesthetic crack. I wanted to get input from the rest of the community about enlisting CorvallisClimb to go and help rebolt the anchors so they are at the end of the hand traverse but before the downclimb into the cave. Does anyone have a thought on why it was bolted in such an awkward place to begin with? I dont have the guide in front of me but I would certainly get the FA's permission and jump through all the necessary hoops before doing this. Thoughts?

route name? give us a little more info than the obvious "Smith"

what school in OR?

I got up there twice last year. The hike blows but the summit ramp is a skier's/snowboarder's dream! The climbing is non technical but steep enough so bring something to arrest falls with. Avoid the long slog and climb it when the road to devils lake TH is plowed. hking from bachelor is hellacious. oh, and pay attention on descent especially when you get into the trees. it is very easy to get in the wrong gully and end up miles off from where you wanted to be. when you are climbing notice where the trail enters the plateau so you can exit the same place on the way out.

Seriously! I love seeing old guys ripping up the slopes during ski season too. I always have to make the comment that "I wanna be like that when I am 60" to whoever is closest to me. to all those who dont let old age get them down!

The anticipation is killing me!

I Second that. Guerilla mountaineering!

now, how much will this masterpiece cost?

Thanks for the pics, I am headed down there in 2 weeks and after seeing POD I am definitely hitting that up. looks like money. How is dark shadows?

now who is going to set up the official poll to decide who is the hottest?

East face of the monkey is a challenging line if you are up for some spicy nut placements here and there. Plus, you get to see how insane sonny trotter is for freeing that route!