David Trippett

ok...different Even Steven....

Sounds good, not that far off then... but you'd know better than me. I think that's a pretty honestly graded list of routes compared with just about anywhere.... I've not climbed too much at Index....but those Squish grades are pretty close....within error anyway....if anything Index is a bit undergraded....even compared with the Valley and Josh....anyway.... Index rocks btw... Even Steven is Squish 10d, its at Pet Wall....are you thinking of Yorkshire Gripper? We're you hungover or was Caboose overhung?

BURN... i think the squamish exchange rate to Index currency is on the order of 65% good topic!...I think that the Pillar is Index 5.9...what routes in Squish can you give Index grades? Can you think of any that ARE roughly equivalent? I'll start with a few examples and you give the Index grade.... Caboose Talking Holds Sentry Box Direct Black Water Spider Fly Agonal Perspective Boogie til.... Even Steven Flight of the Challenger long pitch below the truckstop on Freeway DOA Horrors of Ivan Crescent Crack Alaska Highway 2nd pitch

Two people looking for ride to the Valley from Vancouver/PNW area in early May...will help pay gas etc....We'll be staying for a month and will find our own way home....anybody headed that way??

beauty:tup:

You've been offered peoples daughters. You've almost met your maker on one of those Andean/Himalayan "highways". You've been hammered on Losar. You know what "Losar" is. You've been kicked out/asked to leave all-you-can-eat buffets. You ALWAYS get hit with the overweight baggage fee. You have bought livestock for eating. You've helped build a school.

good... See above.

During a recent trip some friends got to talking about all those little unique things that happen during trips to far flung places for climbing trips....feel free to add your own. You may be an Alpinist if... You own a pee bottle. You've drank out of your pee bottle. You've let your partners drink out of your pee bottle without telling them. You only use dental floss for repairs. You've had unprotected sex with at least one foreigner during a trip. You frequent strip clubs whilst over-seas. You've had at least one pregnancy scare. You've passed out under a bush/in a park in some strange foreign town. You've shit/sharted your pants whilst climbing in a foreign country due to dysentry. You've climbed with Fred. You've slept with Fred. You're pregnant due to Fred. You always have an HIV test as soon as you get back from a trip. Everything you love fits into those rubbermaid bins. You eat food you'd never touch at home. You can talk about food/women/sex/climbing commands in at least three other languages. You find your own people "foreign". You've slept in more airports in the last year than hotels. You have a place to stay in pretty much every country on the planet. You'd rather live with your parents than waste precious trip money on rent/food. You've wiped your ass with your hand. You're pissed off about paying more than 1.00$ for any kind of Asian food. You're pissed off about paying more than .50$ for a beer. You find most Muslims more enjoyable to be around than members of your family. You know a crazy Russian/Pole/Czech/Slovenian.

Mmmmm Offwidth!!!<<

Great TR and Beautiful photos Joe!! ....but, more importantly....how many times did you guys make sexy summit explosion?

gold star!....is there a Pulitzer for TR's?

Oly get well soon buddy....we got a special present for you....

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a year and a 9 months...well taken care of as well... to be honest...I'll probably spring for another....just had to rant....i feel better now. fucking apple bastards.

So, I've been a loyal Mac user for some time now, lured in by the siren song of the big apple...until now that company could have sent me a hot turd with their logo on it and I would have begged to buy it....but the other day my ibook freaks out...so I take it to the shop and find out the logic board is dead.... New Logic board? 800$ and no guarantee the same thing won't happen again in a week. So I do some research and it turns out that the ibook in particular have had this problem with the logic boards due to the fact that as the case flexes and the solder breaks at this one chip. Apple has as much as admitted the problem exists and has replaced some of the problem machines, but it is anyone's guess how they apply the critera for replacement...and many users have been stuck with machines that don't work due to a shitty soldering job. When I called back and asked Apple if this was a problem, they said no, that what I experienced was unusual! In spite of the fact that they have been replacing machines for this very problem! HEY, FUCK YOU APPLE! GO TAKE YOUR FUCKING SMUG, INTELLECTUALLY MASTERBATORY, PINOT SIPPING, SELF-LOVING ATTITUDE AND STICK IT UP YOUR STEVE!! GUESS WHAT>>>>I'M A PC!! COCK SUCKERS. So, I suggest that if you have an ibook G4 and still have the ability; extend the warranty....particularly if you travel a lot with it. Honeymoon's Over.

the prize can be a hot oil rubdown by you to discourage people from entering crap.

any word on icefields parkway/polar circus?

I HEART FRED BECKEY!

sage advice

Think about the converse of this situation....say after the skis were destroyed from HIS car he insisted YOU pay for HIS skis as well as YOURS. This would be outrageous!(albeit dash enough that it just may work on a stupid person) The source of that outrage would be from the understanding that since it was he that was responsible for the condition of his rack and he put the skis on the rack, it's proposterous that you should have any responsibility for HIS loss...so the mere fact that he agreed to be responsible for HIS gear is the proof of onus for the loss of yours...he cannot divide blame. Again....dude should pay.

I had a very random similar discussion with a Rabbi whilst trekking in Nepal. He was into discussing ethical legal issues where friendship/family issues conflict. I gave the example of a friend dropping a piece of gear on a route, which is similar superficially to your stuation. In the end he decided that the entrusting of ones possessions is based on an understanding of an unspoken contract in which you agree to the responsibilities of temporary ownership in the way you would if you overtly lent them a blender or say your milking goat. They are responsible for the item and caring for it whilst it is in their "sphere" and therefore ....dude should pay. In the end he(the Rabbi) agreed that the practicalities of the relationship may dictate you don't pursue your right. Since the claim is not involving a accident in traffic or other high risk activities I doubt it will effect his premium. The insurance companies will no doubt discourage you from a claim, but if pressed I bet they will admit there is no penalty. If it were me, I would pay for the skis if it were my fault and I would expect that my "friend" make a satisfactory arrangement to cover the loss.

Pretty screwed up. I wonder how the Argentines feel about all of that chicanery. OH YEAH! BTW..... I'm going to chop all the bolt ladders on the Grand Wall today.....since it can be freed at a moderate .13b

FYI....Saw lots of FAT blue ice at the Farm on Blackcomb. The Office is in similar shape (word has it).... Husume Buttress may be coming in soon as well with the all the snow and melt/ freeze...??

other than gravity..... What caused the fall?