mec

This is good news. I just put my lettes in the mail yesterday... I love climbing at Darrington, and I am too lazy to hike /bike in 5 miles to climb Dreamer.

Well maybe I was chatting with my friend, I was just discussing hardware. I've never been too excited about tracking technology and manufacture of soft goods.

that was the state from mid last year according to fiend who works there. all hardware is fabbed in the states (I got a tour of their shop, it is all there). Plasic back-pack clasps, and some soft goods are done overseas.

black diamond is 90%+ fabbed in US. only minor things (mainly small plastic pieces) are fabbed overseas

how much other new stuff is planned for the new guide?

I appreciate you all pulling this together. if I did not have a previous engagement, I would be there helping out. And no I will not be out climbing. Now who would haul their rear window to the base of the upper wall? Even from the top, isn't the road a way's back?

soon you will be a few thousand feet off the ground and have no worries in the world. (other than how the hell are you going ot crank that next move)

whatever people do 'fucks' up the environment in some way, no matter how good some sort of energy is versus another. Dams heat the water, kill fish, and prevent flooding. Nuclear plants are cool, but also heat up water, kill fish, and might blow up. Coal power plants spew shit into the air, but coal is cheap. Humans will go extinct one day just like the dinosaurs, and by using up earth's resources quicker, we are just speeding up our demise.

Those pics look great!! Wish I were there, that looks like a much better place than the cube I am in now.

So is ascensionist.com for all the cc.com outcasts? I notice Trask is over there as the top poster...

I thought natural selection was supposed to take care of these idiots...

And I've heard rumors that you are a closet fan of American Idol.

I can hear the crack of that whip all the way over here. Never seen American Idol, but from all the hype and shit in the news I have seen, it sure looks like it sucks. No way could you get me to watch that.

huzzahs? what the hell is that?

It is a natural cycle that has nothing to do with humans, of course.

Plus with all those big holds, is this really 'climbing', or is it like one would say climbing a ladder?

Ah, yes. So the question is, do we overthrow the bastards, or just leave and let this mess self-destruct? Self-destruction will probably be where it all ends up. Most of the public is too busy being lazy and overweight, that no one has the energy to overthrow anyone.

Having trouble selling those forged friends. Who uses those things anymore anyway? What about that helmet on the polish dude? Mine's getting a bit rusty.

Don't forget the fun-loving platypus.

Well she should either dump the bastard, or consider it a chance for a threesome?

this is complete BS. Why do people think that they can rip off hangers on the easier climbs? If you can't afford hangers, don't put up a new route, it is that easy!

Yippee!!!

How have the previous rock fest's been? i have usually taken this time to climb somewhere else since the crowds are in Leavenworth...