roboboy

Besides, it's a symptom of some people with a bs engineering degree. What can I do about it now ?

You just can't say that about me. That would mean I won.

Maybe George categorizes this as part of the general "war on terror" ? Like "take the war to terrorists before they bring it to us". For all we know there could be some lurking here.

I would like to state that site #30 did not stoop to leaving anonymous messages. A good supply of firewood and leftover wine handouts gained us a loyal following.

there was a perpetual backdrop of LA smog - the deep blue kind that we don't get here.

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thanks for the photos. since I took one of you, remember to take mine next year.

I wasn't sure whether it was blood or someone's spilled gatorade. I was getting pretty thirsty...hmmm...it was either better-than-average tasting blood or some cheapo sport drink...got me up the climb though!

Mike, temps during the day were around low 60s, I usually wore only a silkweight shirt. Indian Cove was warmer, maybe 70. Nights got down to around freezing, usually a light frost in the morning. It was probably a bit milder than normal for end of December. The area was busy with climbers but plenty of climbs you didn't have to wait for.

cbs will be back online tomorrow for those who know him and want to discuss.

right, some chimneys narrowed down so much that I didn't think I could easily reach in far enough to where I could place gear, being 15 lbs heavier than cbs, so I let him lead. on deflowered cbs jammed the chimney crack with his left hand and foot but at the crux I couldn't proceed upward until I moved well outward to the wide part of the chimney and stemmed sideways. or maybe I'm just lazier than him.

After a couple of days we gave up discussing the climb ratings. Almost everything rated 5.6 and up is strenuous. Many climbs we did were cracks and smooth chimneys, similar to Yosemite, although the JT rock is coarser. Several climbs, like Mike's Books on Intersection Rock, have very difficult starts that are not reflected in the guide book ratings.

Climb: Joshua Tree NP - Various Date of Climb: 1/1/2006 Trip Report: Trip Dates: Dec. 26 to 30, 2005 Day 1: In early morning we drove from the LA area and secured a campsite at Hidden Valley campground. Within a few minutes of setting up camp catbirdseat was sorting climbing gear and we walked over to do "Toe Jam", which started less than 50 feet from our tent. Obviously with only five days available for climbing we had to move fast and much time for resting, eating and drinking was not on the agenda. Toe Jam, Hidden Valley campground: Day 2: We climbed "Right On" on Saddle Rock and "The Swift" on Lost Horse Wall, two of the longer routes at JT. Saddle Rock: 3rd pitch: 4th pitch: Approaching Lost Horse Wall: The Swift route: 1st pitch: Day 3: bcollins came from Phoenix for the day. Since cbs and I had done 12 pitches in the first two days I decided to take a rest and spend the day on photography to allow Barry to get in a decent amount of climbing. They did "White Lightning" on Hemingway Buttress, "Wilson route" on Lost Horse Wall and "Sail Away" at Real Hidden Valley. White Lightning: Wilson route: Day 4: Among other routes, cbs and robo did "Deflowered" at Steve Canyon and "Hex Marks the Poot" at Real Hidden Valley. Deflowered: (at the top I thought up a less polite name for it) Hex Marks the Poot: (perfect fist goes to perfect hand crack, then offwidth) Day 5: cbs leads "Double Cross", Hidden Valley Campground: climbing at Indian Cove: cbs did 27 pitches total and robo did 19 during the five-day stay. cbs did most of the leading. Hidden Valley campsite: Dirtbaggers-anonymous rainy afternoon in bouldering cave at Hidden Valley: Campground meeting: Cyclops Rock sunrise: JT sunset: Gear Notes: firewood, cheap wine (will do), large supply of Ibuprofen

Anything that can be done to humans can be done to poisonous snakes and insects

not the line-ups I had in mind but you could have used those to kill off any interest in the "Men over X" thread a lot sooner.

line-ups are OK

What is Cobra Commander's goal for 2006 ?

2005 overall objective was to do as much as possible which turned out to be 42 outings, 110,000 ft vertical climbed this year, cascades, canada & california. a lot of it was treks, a lot of it was solo but some good roped climbs also. everyone I met and climbed or hiked with from cc.com was great. 2006 hopefully the same.

All I ever did was dismember a toy monkey when I was 8 years old. I would never harm anything remotely human.

women under x ? - don't event think about it

creepy

my error, bullshit not intended

I care about it even less than george bush but stumbled across it in the joshua tree guide, p.9: 7c+ = 5.13a 8a+ = 5.13c There is a good rating comparison chart there.

nice job. original concept.

All these people that you mention Yes, I know them, they're quite lame I had to rearrange their faces And give them all another name