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This is a punk as it gets, then, the self-proclaimed "Temple of Rock and Roll": yMRF7_lBap0

I'd put Slayer in the "thrash" category, but whatever, they still fucking RULE! Here's one of the hardest bands out of Boston 9dTljNqULUo

Maybe...no, this couldn't be...but maybe...just maybe...it's a fashion statement?

You should solo it a few times in Second Life this winter, then cram in a few episodes of "Everest: Beyond the Limit" right before you leave. You'll be fine.

There is a huge gay community in SLC.

You're all wrong. It's the Internet. I don't even have think any more, I can just look it up on Wikipedia.

I'd say that none of these "Fatherly Concerns" couldn't be remedied with a good life insurance policy and a few visits from either Uncle Ex-Boyfriend or Mr. Pizza Delivery Guy.

Mom! Buy me something! Buy me something!

With nothing better to do, I ditched the biners I started with and got myself a pair of these: The Black Diamond "Micron" key chain biner! Wicked light, and the perfect size. I got three, the third I will pull test to failure or 300lbs, whatever comes first. They look stronger than my swivel regardless, and none of this is meant to support much more than body weight, so perhaps by building a deliberately weak system, I'll be preventing myself from cheating.

If you look closely, it's a giant smiley face!!

Trip: Sumallo Cirque - Zero Gully Gear Walk Date: 11/23/2007 Trip Report: Like a bloated tick, I once again detached myself from the rest of humanity and hoofed it out to the Heart of the Spirit World, this time for a re-match with Sumallo Cirque. Leaving my Canyoneero at Pitch Dumb o' Clock in the morning: Three hours later and VOILA! I'm at the base of my brilliant idea. Pretty mountain! Pretty mountain! Pretty mountain! The Perfect Crime! Wait! What's that?? Wait a second!!!!!!! Seems like my deal(s) with The Devil came back to haunt me as Satan himself and his Demon Legions were furiously shoveling as much snow towards me as they could from all aspects and altitudes. So sad... So, for the second and a half time, and after standing around for a full hour marveling at my surroundings and admiring Satan's shoveling tenacity and copiousness, I turned my back on one of the most disgustingly beautiful places in the world and headed back towards my beloved civilization. Boy, after such a soul-filling experience in the Throneroom of the Mountain Gods, I sure was happy to find that the rest of the world was still, quite literally, a smoldering, ruined wasteland! Just as I'd left it!!!! Turns out, it was all part of BC's "Sunrise Enhancement Program". Don't get mad! Get even!! See ya! -J Gear Notes: Brought: 6 small nuts, 2 pins, 2 screws, 1 picket, 3 runners, 60m 6mm, etc. Used: Boots Approach Notes: I left B'Ham at 2:30 and got to the base of Zero Gully just before 8 without breaking a sweat. Dru's voodoo magic won't work on the gate, they've figured out how to use locks, so plan on hoofing it. The approach is so easy it feels like a crime, and if you follow the road to the very end, it dumps you right under Mount Payne with no bushwhacking.

Thanks for the input Colin and Don! Perhaps Steve House could also chime in with his $0.02, then I'd still be mediocre!

Bump. Anyone?

Hi Don! The pics of you aiding off of tools on the Deeping Wall back in the Dark Ages give you plenty of "cred" in my book. Upon sobering up and analyzing the rig I built, my biners are way too beefy, I'll at least downgrade those to the smallest I can find at the hardware store. Here's the goal: Leashless in the alpine without dropping a tool. Maybe it's too much to seek for...

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The bank owns my land.

War is essential to the economy. Get over it. It might have made more sense to block shipments TO Iraq. Just a thought. Perhaps they were too busy blogging at the time...

How many quickdraws should I bring? 20?

Good input. Thanks. I've worn Scarpa boots for the last ten years or so (Assaults and Cerro Torres) and the quality and durability has been impeccable, so I would expect to find the same with the Freney's. The La Sportiva boots I've worn (Trangos), although functional, lack the thoughtfulness of design, attention to detail, and durability of the Scarpas. This matters a lot when you're shelling out $350 for a pair of boots, IMHO. La Sportiva boots are to a toyota, perhaps, as Scarps are to a Ferrari (patiently awaiting flamage over bad analogy) I'd be wearing the Freneys for ice climbing and winter alpine climbs. Anyone climbing ice in the newer Freneys?

I see T-Shirts for everyone!

My anus is BLEEDING!

SAYS "Then, in November, he linked the extended track with the sit start he had done in 2006 to create a pitch that has about 110 feet of mostly horizontal roof climbing. " Hmmmmmmm SOUNDS LIKE 110'. PRETTY TALL FOR A BOULDER PROBLEM. Hmmmm... sounds like it's mostly horizontal, so unless it starts out from a cave at 100', it's pretty short. Having said that, his side-kick pad people gave me an idea: what if they protected him with a single bolt that they moved while he climbed? Would it be a boulder problem or a sport climb?

Anyone using these boots? Thoughts?

The choice is clear. We must bomb ourselves.

You should totally go for it, then. Such an awesome route.