Raindawg

I gets the feeling that this "kid" everyone is trying to advise does a lot of fishing and dates a girl named "Amber".

Dude...this was your first post and you registered just to insult a guy who shared some of his cool photos.Classy! Speculative reenactment of a first post.

The Mountaineers catch a lot of flak on this site, often deservedly, but I've seen a few nice things. Yesterday, pope & I, with only a couple of hours to take a break from our responsibilities, drove up to tcheck out the new Mounties Headquarters in Seattle. - the bookstore there was great! and they carry alot more than just Mountaineers press publications. Hundreds of climbing and outdoor volumes for sale. - the library. Appears to be a really great resource of books, maps and journals. - the outdoor climbing rock: thoughtfully designed for all manner of fun, instruction and practice. Great cracks, too. And they've got indoor ice-climbing too. Impressive! Good job with the HQ, Mountaineers!

Sit down, noob...take a seat next to Choada-dude. You signed on to this site on July 15th and already have 33 posts, mostly in spray. You're either someone's secondary avatar or you're well on your way to becoming the next Kevbone.

No you didn't. We pretty much figured out "Choada-Boy", hiding behind a computer screen spoutin' a bunch of ignorant rhetoric. Sea-Gal: So far, you've proven yourself twice as foolish and essentially the "human" equivalent of "The Rooster", who pops up undercover with a faux worn-persona, although personally, I find "the Rooster" much more clever. We suspect that you are either the fellow climbing ice in pope's parody picture in the first posting, or a sycophant thereof. Either way, you're a chump for ridiculing another participant's profession on a climbing web-site. You ain't Steven Seagal...so what is it that you so proudly do for a living????? Is this you???? If so, I take it all back.

Is that what you thought, Justin? Really? Look in the mirror and gain some wisdom:

So...back to the unanswered question: What do Choada-Child and Sea-Gal do for a living that's so exciting and fascinating that they feel compelled to ridicule a professional explorer on a climbing web-site? And Faux-Cue...make me some coffee, beyotch...then again, maybe not.

As you think it's somehow appropriate to ridicule my profession on a climbing web-site, why don't you tell us what exciting and adventurous thing you do for a living. I am just guessing that it involves some sort of cubicle, new cover sheets for the TPS reports and Swingline staplers. Either that, or something in the manner of supervising kids cutting things out of felt or making collages for their "social science" projects. Come clean, big shot! Same request for you. I already know what you do for a living. I really thought you were smarter.

DUDE! IS THAT FOR REAL????? SOMEONE ACTUALLY SOLOED A 5.10???? IS THAT HUMANLY POSSIBLE??? HOW COME WE HAVEN'T READ ABOUT THIS IN THE NEWS????? And what will Chris, Tommy, Beth and all of the other BIG ROCK STARS think when they hear of this breakthrough? (My prediction: watch the competitiveness come out!!) P.S., Big-Talkin' Small Fry: Here's a picture of pope soling a little thing we like to call "Brass Balls" on Castle Rock, Leavenworth. No mattress....it was being "borrowed".

POPE SPEAKS TRUTH!

Thank you, Off W., for actually addressing my question and for adding your personal commentary and perspectives about the state of the Valley. And best of all, your TR and photos were awesome! I wish! I found it during a Google image search when I was looking for a beautiful illustration. Viva The Cap'n!

You got an answer to my question or some comments about the social state of Yosemite Valley? What? Nothing? Kindly take a seat next to your buddy Kevbone and come back if you've got something substantive to contribute. And unless you're blind and can't see it for yourself, I'd suggest that the worst part about Yosemite is alot of the people who visit or work there who don't seem to appreciate where they are.

Got anything positive to say? I asked a question and shared some impressions and once again, you've added nothing. In fact, I thought you resigned from this site...perhaps your boss and/or your wife discovered how much of their time you waste. It's an addiction and with over 10,000 posts, you need help. Seriously. Here's something positive...Yosemite possesses "some of the most beautiful scenery in the world" and three cheers to THE Captain.

I was in "the Valley" last week salutin' The Cap'n. Question: them mangy fixed lines for descending/reascending to Heart Ledge. Anyone maintain those things annually or do they just get replaced when someone gets scared enough? Gnarl. Also...the scene down there... - many of the employees seem to resent the "tourons" who are the very reason for their jobs...yah...some real snot-heads work down there. - that housekeeping camp near Curry Village looks like a scene right out of Slumdog Millionaire. A genuine slum in the midst of some of the most beautiful scenery in the world. - they got a jail in the Park, and I bet it gets regularly occupied by both tourists and employees. -

Name a "sport" where someone hasn't died? Yah...maybe if John Bachar had listened to your advice, he'd still be alive, but then again, he wouldn't be John Bachar. Stay at home, sit on the couch, watch Oprah with a plate of bon-bons, and you won't die free-soloing...but maybe you'll keel over from a heart-attack. Bachar was almost 52 years old and CHOSE to free-solo for decades and he certainly could do so infinitely better than you or I. It ain't got to do with age and wisdom. It has to do with experience, confidence and exceptional ability. He still DID have it going on and there are plenty of other climbers far older who are playing the climbing game hard.

What? You want some sort of special kudos for being the first to announce a death on a climbing web-site??? Sorry, pal. This time it ain't about YOU. LIVE with it.

I'm not your pal, guy. Oh ya...you're my pal alright, Rev. Spaghetti, and I'm THIS CLOSE to trading you for a pack of cigarettes:

'NUFF SAID.

No, pal...you AREN'T learning. YOU are the joke.

You're a joke! Really! Sit down, "Spaghetti Monster".

Hey, pseudo-hippie. Thanks for admitting it's a topic for sensitive chat... so moderators, please move this inane, trite and wholly baffling garden compost to its rightful place in "Cafe Sensitivo". And while you're at it, chirp, here's a link just for you: JUST FOR YOU!!! By the way: Decode it.

Moderators....please send this weakness to "Cafe Sensitivo" where it belongs....that's right....it ain't even good enough for "Spray".

"mandatory" family BBQ? Was that the birthday party that your two adventure buddies weren't invited to? Dude...what's up wid dat?

Oh yeah? Check out today's comments by Mr.Roubini, a.k.a. "Dr. Doom": Dr. Doom Has Some Good News Jun 25, 2009 From the Atlantic: Nouriel Roubini, the New York University economist who accurately forecast the bursting of the housing bubble and the resulting economic contraction, has become famous for his pessimism—he has been the gloomiest of the doomsayers. Which is what makes his current outlook surprising: Roubini believes that the Obama administration’s policy makers—and especially the much-maligned Tim Geithner—have gotten a lot right. Pitfalls may still abound, but he is now projecting an end to the recession, and he sees growth ahead. Dr. Doom Has Some Good News