Cobra_Commander

Better to be caught without than with, right Commander? I'd include a lead suit in case of nuclear attack. Only slightly less probable, really.

yeah people are getting shot up all the time. makes sense to carry that shit in for a climb.

taking notes on what the cool term for yos is this year...

1. Pirates of Penzance Musical watched by pirates of menspants.

also the cost of driving out to grasslands from the park is not insignificant these days. the free for all atmosphere of the grasslands has been a big part of the smith experience for me.

That's it, I'm coming out swinging next time I'm in REI. Heading straight for the cast iron hobo pie thing then it's time to crack skulls.

the red rocks campground is where ex-nazi officers and retired meter maids go to die. you best not park an extra car in a site for more than 10 seconds if you don't want to be subjected to 4 hours of goosestepping. I salute you mein kampfuhrer!

you should have zidaned him

the plastic carabiners are for when there is lightning around. they work well in the tetons.

pretty crazy seeing as you used to just drive into those fields until you had some space to yourself. I'd gladly bring my own tp to avoid paying for that place

ahhhh your post made it sound like you were buying the gps etc.

or maybe a better venue would be that "creek" they have to test out water filters. Time to put those filters to the test.

if you think rappelling's bad, you should try abseiling

I would have ripped open the camp potty you were buying and used it right there counterside. Then send it over to returns and bitch about it being defective.

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!