Dr_Flush_Amazing

I just look for that rosy-lipped, sleepy-eyed, "come-hither" look on my partner's face.

This is out-fucking-rageous. I am particularly horrified by this quote: -Sen. Adam Kline, D-Seattle, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee emphasis mine. Yes, that really is a "problem" isn't it you fuckwad.

Colin and "Jeb's" Mt. Moffit climb was given a "first honorable mention" in Climbing Magazine's 2006 Golden Piton award in the "North American Alpine" category. Not that we care what those Colorado-centric tossers think, but congrats anyway Colin.

POOP!

Put down the bong hippie.

Hey Archie, Did you visit Austin, TX recently?

The one having the most fun.

Beauty of a climb! The approach looks like a bitch!

DAMNIT! You stole my thunder.

Some moderator axed my flying pussy picture? WTF?

I am feeling a lot of love here.

and first WINTER ascents at that! OMG! Somebody warn the AAJ of the coming flood of submissions! Piolet d'Merde!

Who won and what was the number?

How wide is the Grand Canyon? Good Question.

It would take a lot of poop to fill up the grand canyon.

Quarks are on sale HERE for $199 w/no tax and that includes the leash. Not a GREAT deal, but if you really want quarks, it might be worth a look.

BuMp Anybody wanna spekalate on conditions for this weekend?

I think your head is filled with rock dust from all those bolt holes you've drilled. Stars refer to the aesthetic quality of the route, not the seriousness. That is why there is a separate rating system for the seriousness. Mindblowing eh? ps - note that you can click on that "college folk" word to get a definition of it if you wish.

Why not DumBone? It's a beautiful place to spend the night. STFU.

Jesus. Is it made from cast iron? Absolutely. That superlight stuff is perfect for the cascades in the summertime. I've used a 30 degree down bag (about 20oz), golite tarp (~14oz for two people, nicer than a bivy IMO), lightweight windshirt (no puffy needed in summer), jetboil stove (about 24oz w/fuel), 16oz GoLite Gust pack, and usual clothing with good success. Sleeping bag and shelter (no tent!) is a good place to save weight, but for technical climbs, pay a lot of attention to your rack/rope/slings. That stuff really adds up. Consider taking a 30m thin rope (~9mm) if you are going to be mostly simul-climbing without much rappelling (a la Stuart/Forbidden/NER Triumph, etc). Buy a lot of those Mammut skinny slings and lightweight biners (<35g/biner). Consider bringing hexes or tricams instead of SLCDs if the climbing is going to be easy for you. Bring a half set of nuts (I usually bring just the odd numbers for example). Don't bring a lot of extra shit either. You don't need a water filter (water bourne illnesses are very rare in the alpine areas of WA), thermarest (use the rope, your pack, etc), crazy creek chair, extra pots, extra clothes, etc. Can you climb the route in approach shoes/boots? Leave the rock shoes at home. Do you really need crampons? If so, get aluminum ones.

It's not a new site at all. I sold a few items on there about 4.5 years ago. I don't know how it works now, but back then the buyer sent payment to GearTrade and then GearTrade was supposed to send the seller a check. I had to hound GearTrade to send me a check (many emails and maybe even a phone call or two, I don't remember) before they finally sent me a check. It was a pain in the ass and I decided to never do business with them again. I hope they have eliminated or improved their escrow system. It's great that they don't charge a commission, but they obviously don't get the same traffic as eBay or even craigslist probably, so in the end you probably get more money going through eBay. edit: just checked. They still do the escrow thing. I don't like the idea of them holding onto money for an item I've already mailed. As a seller, I'll be staying away from geartrade. I think the site is a dumping ground for second-rate gear manufacturers to unload excess inventory. I doubt the number of items listed will be "increasing rapidly" as you expect.

[1948] George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Penguin, Harmondsworth, 1999 - "The essential act of war is destruction, not necessarily of human lives, but of the products of human labour. War is a way of shattering to pieces, or pouring into the stratosphere, or sinking in the depths of the sea, materials which might otherwise be used to make the masses too comfortable, and hence, in the long run, too intelligent." (pp.198-199) - "War ... not only accomplishes the necessary destruction, but accomplishes it in a psychologically acceptable way. In principle it would be quite simple to waste the surplus labour of the world by building temples and pyramids, by digging holes and filling them again, or even by producing vast quantities of goods and then setting fire to them. But this would provide only the economic and not the emotional basis for a hierarchical society." (p. 200) - "It does not matter whether the war is actually happening .... All that is needed is that a state of war should exist." (p. 200) - "The war, therefore ... is merely an imposture." "But though it is unreal it is not meaningless. It eats up the surplus of consumable goods, and it helps to preserve the special mental atmosphere that a hierarchical society needs." (p. 207)

You can summit Kansas just by standing in Topeka!