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We! I always love how fans take ownership as if THEY are playing in the game. We!are gonna crush those losers! Ahhh, the joys of being an armchair Mayton Panning. Stuperbowl Shmoooperbowl. I got yer bowl right here. Suck it bitches! Seahawks by 100!

Cause it's the best climbing in OREGON... So I've been told so many times.

Birds are excluded from the taboo of fornicating... They just reproduce at our expense. 8D

Just using a nice PAS - Lumix LX7, may have tweaked brightness on a few...

I'm asking you, buddy...

Where is Fairweather and his political rant now?

Even better, I got 8 hours/day plus perdiem for me 4 day stint in J-Tree. Easy money and free housing! ; )

Thought I may have noticed you in the parking lot at J Tree yesterday, Bstach. Maybe just another dirt bagger... Never racked up but got to get some cool boulder and scrambling in. Not to mention, soaking up the sunset! Can't wait to come back and spend a few weeks climbing here.

I aint got much, but at least I can run das Corner now and den. Faces of Stone and Shadow Lizard Monsters. IT"S A TRAP!!!

Speaking of which, I got exactly what I wanted even though I didn't know I wanted it. Or, how much I NEEDED it... The Rainier Beer Legged Mug. Life is complete. Oh yeah, and a big black...

I home till Jan 2nd, then back to Palm Springs to finish a job. LCK told me I'm climbing w you 2moro... Then hit the outdoor hot tub at Skamania Lodge. Or bivy. Or both.

I heard Crazy Ken used to solo it a lot. Ballz! Not sure if it counts unless he had a noose around his neck though...

Thanks fawker, I just soiled my keyboard w coffee shooting out my nose...

I just did it and was actually pretty cool. Some good bouldering to be had up there as well.

Warning… Kevbone had climbed YW at least 100 times before his boltless assent. But it's boltless! Not to mention, having Arnt as a partner is AID!!!

I remember when my back was broken in a fall nearly 4 years ago and all I had was time to spend on cc.com. It was suggested by my friend Eric to polish my spray technique during my recovery, which I'm not really sure that I developed - probably because I don't brag about myself very well. Regardless, I learned during that period of non-climbing that devoting too much time to self-congratulation and [over]exagerated descriptions of mediocrity[as Gräfenberg-Spotter says] will make ones head proportionally too large to climb. My head is already big, not because I am a great climber but because I know when to vocalize my ego and let it get big. As a result, I have spent so much less time on cc.com and thus resorted to infrequent visits to all the forums. But whenever I do login I always check the gorge because it is my neighborhood area and the one with which I hold the most stock. Beacon is my favorite local place to climb and I take more ownership of it than many others because I am here each day from March through October. I'd say that I am local enough, even if I am mediocre. As such, any report I see (when I do login) here that says Young Warriors, SE Corner, Jill's, Gull, Dod's, Blownout, or any of the "less than full ropelength" routes immediately reels me in. Toddeeepooh, I would never think of getting a laugh at your expense (or anyone else for that matter) unless I had been guilty of something similar - man, I wish I had pictures of a few of my leads of Jill's or better yet Blownout to post right now.. Not only have I used a sewing machine on both routes, but I carried a spare! And yeah, I know all those above named routes pretty f-ing well so I feel well-qualified to EITHER poke a lil fun OR offer up a differing idea, regardless of whether or not I know the participants. Such is the nature of a public message board, and I have been a victim of both on cc in the past. It seemed logical to develop a thick skin for it. Perhaps your iSkin is a lil thin, hmmm? I mean, c'mon, this is the Internet. If this bothers you that much I'd avoid posting on cc anywhere because it is likely to happen on any forum. I don't say this to antagonize, but the fact that you took even a lil offense at my post tells me that you should blow off steam at Beacon more often. Clearly you aren't out there with my regularity or I'd probably know you better, or likely have shared a rope with you by now - always open to it.. Let's go!! And I assure you that I am just as fearful you or anyone. And on the topic of the interweb posting habits of "self-appointed beacon locals and the 8 routes they climb" as stated by the snake captain, I'd like to point out that they are the same patterns as any of you other internet enthusiasts. If you (speaking to the serpent king) are so much different than the rest of us why don't you post with part or all of your real name instead of the gutless act of cowering behind your mirror-shrouded mask? Could it be because you, yourself, are just as good as the rest of us at tasting your own feet? Proly so. Maybe you should come out and climb Bluebird with me since you remarked that it needs more traffic. Or maybe one of your other seven routes... I'm game anytime I'm there. And why the hell does this TR have over 3500 views?!? That's not too many fewer views than the ENTIRE California TR section. Avy Lilly's pic of the pink bikini affair ain't even posted here. Must say something about Warriors... maybe the best 5.9 within a 4 hour's drive in any direction? Certainly it beats the shit out of the hardened ashtray that is anything at Smith Rock. What about that would be mediocre, G-spot? I think I should receive a little credit for not posting something lewd about pink bikini and her [trad] rack. Merry Xmas to all! xoxo You've come a long ways... I remember it taking you a couple hours to lead the first pitch of Dod's. Some of the lowest hanging fruit there. Meantime, I've gone a long way in the other direction. Spray on sprayers! Whatever you do, DON'T PUT CAMS IN THE CORNER ON THE SECOND PITCH OF THE CORNER, DAMNIT!!! Unless'n you like the name "Lost Cam Kenny." (or insert name as applicable)

Looks like I will miss you but I may also need a random partner... I've been working in Palm Springs doing gearbox change-outs on some wind turbines. Gotta go back and finish the job on Jan 2nd. If we get winded out flying the rotor/gearbox I will have some time off. I did not bring my shoes/harness last time but will this trip. Never been there so psyched to scope it out. Knowing the grades are stiff there, I'll follow 5.easy ; ) PS Any cheap lodging suggestions in Palm Springs?

I thought your boy Pat had that covered fer ya? 8D

Kind of like the crux on right gull... Cheatable bolts, if I remember. Still, not that hard though. Course, I did almost 20 years ago so memory may not be too reliable. Awesome position and exposure! Stellar 5.9 finger cracks to cruiser 5.8 laybacks towards the top.

Give the man a Carebear!

Unless your uber confident in your solo skills, a primer roped ascent would be prudent on this one. At least on the first two pitches. (IMO)

Just change your name to Dave, Steve, Bob or Bill and everything will sort itself out...

FW - I consider myself a conservatively liberal moderate. As well as a recovering, shoved down my throat while growing up, righty tighty...

"I did not chop down that cherry tree." Myth or truth, I can't recall?

Come on now over "I am not a crook" and/or "Read my lips, no new taxes" both are bald face lies above and beyond the semantics of "you can keep your healthcare"... I'm not defending Obama's lie, just saying it is a bit less straight forward than the other two.