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My improvement rate has increased since I stopped climbing with Mounties, and my ability horizon has expanded since I started climbing with people who came up in other ways. I see no difference in safety among the two groups. Common sense and situational awareness generally seems better among non-Mounties. However, this is individualistic and I see both extremes represented by specific persons from both backgrounds. With 20/20 hindsight I conclude that I very much over-valued Mounties training. It's nothing special. The worst thing about it is the herd instinct it inadvertently encourages with each tier of experience trusting the next higher tier with its well-being.

Nice photos, thanks for posting. Neat climb, your TR makes me want to jump on it.

When he came to the US in the early 70s after being exiled from Russia, he began attacking us for what he thought was too much liberty, our individualism, our lack of love for The State, our distrust of power and centralized strength---the very foundations of American constitutional liberalism established by the Founding Fathers. His diatribes came off as almost a validation of the commie's accustaions that he was a quasi-facist. He had his own idosyncratic notions of freedom, notions that did not at all match our Western ideals. Merely being an anti-communist hardly makes a person an angel or a hero.

You could be a crux troll, hanging out at the crux waiting for someone to get gripped. Then you charge a fee to unlock the moves for them. As a sideline you could sell rap slings. Save money by using tats you’ve cleaned. Hang out at Eight Mile CG and encourage the tinhorns to get on stuff they can’t climb, then wait for them at the crux with your bag o’ goodies. A bolt drill is free to borrow but each bolt & hanger costs $50.

Great. Now I'm craving pizza. Damn all of you!

Funny you should be the 1st to reply. When I read the OP my thought was, 'Glad I climbed the route with Bug my 1st time.'

If you were really core, you'd go barefoot.

"I can't come out to play. I can't find a babysitter."

if I see someone in a nun's habit I'll know it's you

some may like it

I'm not complaining about the thread. You are.

That guy withstood a lot. Best wishes to him and his family.

so stop posting in these threads

you should be beating them off with a stick

I just completed a purchase from him. All went well, no problems.

Amateur.

I'm in the tunneling and mining industry. Headlamps and explosives, baby.

No no no, *banks* are where the money is.

Tinker to Evers Evers to Chance

A breakthrough technique for getting out more: note from the doctor

Too busy to spray on cc.com? Oh, come ON!

Of course that's what he's going to post on a public forum.

The great thing about Cross Fit is that you can fire up your own little scene without a lot of time or money. The CF website has exhaustive info about the exercises and programming. Relatively few tools are needed and many of those can be improvised. There are individuals and small groups in very remote places on earth, living in difficult conditions, who do CF regularly. You can make your own success with CF. No need to wait on others. If you can, look up CF Level Four Seattle ("CF Seattle") on the main CF site and contact Dave Werner. Ask him if you can come by the gym in Ballard and meet him, watch a workout, ask some questions. I can't speak for Dave but I bet he will be willing to help you see and understand the rudiments.

That's funny! Back before the reprint came out (2nd Ascent had plenty a couple months ago) I did an internet search and found two copies advertised for $180!

now THAT'S apathy