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Thanks Joe, I'll keep an eye out for them and if you see them again, please give them my #...

Kenny tells me that there's still a lost cam up on the ramp of the corner, you should bootie that. How do you recon LCK got his namesake? I almost bootied it the day I met him, when he first placed the cam. I was like, hey a brand new cam, sweet. I fiddled with it enough to have it free, but then it walked back to where it sits now. I went up to Snag Ledge and met LCK... That must be your cam there eh... I've been meaning to give it another shot with a few more appropriate tools in tow, however.

I still don't see how disapproving equates to hate, automatically. The reasoning behind the legislation is religious/moral, not because they hate them. I can appreciate your point about it appearing to be hateful. The legislation on the table in Uganda would seem hateful, to me... I don't see opposing gay marriage automatically make people haters. It is a fine line between respecting peoples religious values and also giving everyone the same equal rights. I don't agree with the right wingers, but I can see why they are passionate about their point of view (they believe they are following god's rules, although that does not make them right). I can equally see how the left wingers feel about it and how they feel short changed/discriminated against. Hard to find any middle ground compromises both sides can live with. But yeah, your right about it being unfair to gays?

Are you questioning JO??? You know you will burn in hell forever for that one. Not that you were not going to anyway, you infidel!

I guess we are all ghey by proxy if we are posting here... Feels so good to finally be out, what a relief!

I guess we are all ghey by proxy if we are posting here...

Duh, the Bible, Koran and many of the world's religious experts say so. Come on, get with the program already, you infidel...

Rob, why is it that just because some people (not me) don't approve of homosexuality, that automatically makes said people "haters" of homosexual folk? Sure, some homo-phobes hate them, some just don't approve of it. There is a big difference (IMO). I might not approve of the ways my kids behave on any given day, hell, they might even turn out to be gay. But that does not mean I hate them when they don't behave the way I WANT them to. Can you see the point here? Same is true for most homo-phobe types. Yeah, this thread is Ghey.

Can't be 10a as I am a 10a climber, yet I can't get my fat ass up the damn thing clean. Guess your not a 10.a climber then.

Can't be 10a as I am a 10a climber, yet I can't get my fat ass up the damn thing clean. Guess your not a 10.a climber then. Only cause YW and Jill's are rated 9d+. If they were 10a (like they should be IMO), I'd could say I'm a 10a climber. Then again, we all know ratings are the purist form of science and there is never any room for doubting a rating, regardless of the type of climb, height, reach, weather, gear placements, mother's maiden name, blood alcohol level, etc... Oh, except for Blownout, of course.

Can't be 10a as I am a 10a climber, yet I can't get my fat ass up the damn thing clean. No, not a 9d, or 10b climber, 10a...

Can't be 10a as I am a 10a climber, yet I can't get my fat ass up the damn thing clean.

I'd say most of the route is 10a/b but the final crux on the second pitch 10dish (IMO).

BTW, Bill, did you loose a nut tool on YW the other day? Describe it, and I will be sure to tell people whom I bootied it from...

1st pitch or 2nd? How many points on 8a do ya get for 10 laps up the SE Corner? 2nd pitch. No 8a points for the corner as it only has a couple 5.7d+/- moves on it...

Not that it will help my scorecard as I always get my ass blownout on the damn thing anyway...

Since were changing ratings now, I vote Blownout should be 10d.

For what it's worth, I can't seem to load even the smallest pics anymore. I've tried to resize them "best for web", "best for e-mail" and on and on. I always get snaffled anymore, regardless of the size. Even very small files taken with my phone won't load... But no, I have never tried to load them directly from the camera/phone.

Sthuper! sickie

Granted, the bindings I had issues with were very old, I think from the mid to late 90's. Fact is, those models are prone to release into free heel mode. Also, many ski techs/shops won't mount or work on the older ones for liability reasons. I have some newer ones (still pretty old but from this century) and they have not had the free heel release issue.

I'd suggest that this phenomena is mostly internet bullshit. That must be why it kept happening to me, over and over again with my old Fritschis... Probably just a phantom of my imagination that my heels were unlocked spontaneously due to the excessive spray intake and my weak, impressionable mind soaking it all up... Seemed to mostly happen with a pack on more than without one on (heavier load on the bindings), but it did happen at the resort several times too.

I'd stay away from older Fritschi bindings as they tend to release into "instant free-heel mode" while skiing in downhill mode. Not a good thing, especially with a pack on in bad snow conditions. I think the ones made after 2005ish (?? maybe earlier??) no longer have that issue.

Sweet!

I second Bill's hike but would suggest doing it on a weekday as it is a VERY popular trail, for good reason. Depending on the water level, there are some great high jumps into the punchbowls. I've been wanting to go do this one as an over-nighter, starting from the top and camping about mid-way down. I think there is a campground/sites there?