Choada_Boy

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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.

A LH2/LOX fueled ICBM would save far more polar bears.

Which route did you climb on Robson?

Did any Tauntaun Locater Beacons go off on Hood today? Seems like perfect weather.

That's good for you. The older Quarks need to be modified, as the griprest won't fit on the end of the handle. The thought of going leashless had yet to enter the psyche...

I guess I've got an older old pair. You have to trim away a bit of the rubber at the bottom of the handle and drill a hole into what's left for the mounting screw. Thanks for the info, though, I'll start cutting

I ordered a pair for my Quarks but didn't realize that I'd have to make a modification to the end of the handle to get them on. Anyone done this mod, or seen the results? I'm interested in how the tool would work without them on, if I choose not to use them for some reason. Anyone using Griprests on their Quarks in the Alpine?

Looks fine to me. People pay for this shit at any good spa.

I still prefer my "plastic-bag-over-head-with-rubber-band-necklace" training method. It keeps my teeth looking white.

I, too, got into climbing after watching an episode of "America's Top Model". Little did I realize the terrible cost I would have to pay: ravaged cuticles, days between waxings, and the horrible experience of confronting a rock that hadn't been cleaned before I touched it. Good to see that climbing, like the rest of America, is flushing itself down the toilet in the most ridiculous of fashions. I do wonder, though, if more people are getting into climbing these days, as the article states, considering how expensive everything (gear, food, gas, air) is getting. Who has $1000 to get geared up for trad climbing?

Body Double?

Built a pair today per Alpine Dave's specs. I might have went a bit overkill in the biners I used for clipping into the tools, there a bit smaller than a neutrino, but a bit heavier. I found them at a marine supply store for three bucks each. Everything seems to swing OK, but that's in my kitchen, of course. Threading the shock cord was easy, I used about 2.5 feet of stiff wire, bent one end around the end of the shock cord, and fired it in.

Hi! I've been having to login twice before I'm actually logged in. Porblem? Solution?

I suppose you'd have to be drunk to rifle through the pockets of a 4000 year dead corpse.

They make me want to make poo in my pants. Wait...that's last night's chicken mole. Gotta go!