Cobra_Commander

Looking forward to the next passive aggressive REI employee bashing post... who the fuck stands for 15 minutes w/o saying anything?

X-post from smithrock - -- The USFS is proposing to make the Skull Hollow a fee use campground. I understand the compground is getting a great many users including climbers, horse campers, mountain bikers, hunters and the occasional "permanant" resident, and they do not have the resources (read $) to maintain the facility. The Smith Rock Group has helped pay for pumping the pit toilets over the years but the forest service has no budget for maintanence, toilet paper and oversite. The proposal is to make it a 5$ per day use for the existing facilities, no real plan on adding water or much else. Not sure if the fee is per user or site. The forest service is accepting input and will be organizing a study group to discuss implimentation. The approx schedule is about 1-1/2 year away. You can contact the Grasslands FS office to give your input at aroberts@fs.fed.us or call direct to 416-6640 or you can post your opinoin here and see if there is any consensus among climbers. --

I'll just say blownout is significantly harder than windsurfer and I'm sticking to it.

if blownout is 10a, windsurfer is so not 10b

Well if you can tolerate reading rockclimbing.com, I believe the argument there was that a cordolette does not equalize pieces as well as it may appear. In fact, it can equalize quite poorly at times. This brought about all kinds of rube goldberg contraptions to deal with equalization and a condemnation of cordolettes for all but 2 bolt anchors in classic internet witch trial fashion. Cordolettes have been hung on for years, and unless I'm mistaken, there have not been a rash of gear ripping cordolette accidents. Sometimes the internet provides access to information before it is mature enough to be accessed. This is why books are still nice. Regardless, the information is still valuable, and an important factor to consider.

I didn't realize they had the internet there.

The driving cap is as useful in the studio as it is on the piste, where I embody the spirit of core skiing legend Paul Parker. Add a patagonia puffball jacket and goggle tan, and the transition is complete.

right next to the black turtleneck lint removal device

well said matt

This is incredible photojournalism, capturing the drama of the moment. One day maybe I can be a valley huskers cheerleader...dare to dream!

Just look at all the anchor failures caused by webolettes. look at the bones!

As usual the Chilliwack Times gets to the heart of the matter.

Seems like an odd risk management choice to call in 1042 for an ankle injury at altitude. But perhaps there are unknown details.

This isn't about releasing anything. If you don't already know, there's no hope for you. Yeah Z6G7 climbing team! rock on steve!

if you don't know who the fuck coach Tyson is, well what can I say. what up Tyson!!! and Brad and Ishmael! rock on bros! and to the ZRX climbing team - keep it real!

It must suck to get the placebo in that study

And then I assume he was bitten by a king cobra at the lunch counter to justify that helicopter.

most likely cut by a crampon or axe. note that the entire mountain had been powerwashed overnight.

I'm sure with enough speculation the truth will come out.

whatever zidane does is awesome. he could drop a turd on the trophy and I would applaud it. case closed.

next time you are up by thin slice be sure to do cairo right next door. It's the kind of fun bolted route that pisses josephH off. I assume the anchor bolts on fall line have been tightened? They were frighteningly loose upon arrival last time (last fall) nice pics! that first one of you in the arch sums up the city experience, hunting shade. just got back from there myself. lots and lots of thunderstorms in between scorching heat. It was difficult to get on multipitch stuff because it would be super hot at first, then running for your life as the lightning rolls in.

I recommend the Holden - McGroin bus route

are you saying chix in woolen dresses suck at climbing they were also yarding on this the whole way up, in Sept: there was a lot of shit done in the 1800's I think I would pass on. but anyways I was just sayin'.

hah, I dunno. Just those climbs seem harder than they should be, so I get skunked on it. Seems like there are 11a's that are easier. Mainly sport face stuff. My case study- Harder for me: Iguanas on Elm Street: 10c Nine Gallon: 10c Headless Horseman: 10d Llamas on the Edge: 10d Easier for me: Blue Light Special: 11a Bop till you drop: 11a Pure Palm: 11a I guess it is only sport climbs. Maybe it was just the day I climbed them. Oh well, back to work.