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So I don't get it... did she call him back or not?

Oh man... do you guys block youtube at work as well? Sobo, sprobuj z domu...

The best part of the comments from gunks.com: "And as of yet, there's still no thread on rc.com about any of this. What's taking them so long!!!??? How could they miss such an obvious opportunity for gumbys advising gumbys???"

Of course, if you try it make sure it doesn't end up like this That's pretty funny too, though for quite another reason. Also significantly less hotness.

There are a myriad articles and blogs about various shady camera shops in NYC. Just punch in the name of the shop you're considering into your favorite search engine and chances are you'll find some info. Also, if their prices are significantly better than Amazon, Adorama or B&H then it is most likely a scam.

I'd be interested in knowing about Fish Lake Road #4330... Is it open past Fortune Creek? How deep is Scatter Creek ford right now?

Trip: Little Tahoma - East Shoulder Date: 6/22/2008 Trip Report: A group of us climbed Little Tahoma this past weekend. We hiked up to Meaney crest and found it to be largely melted out by now. The walled tent sites are dry now. The evening was very windy, and those were the conditions we woke up to at 12. We decided to check again in two hours. By 2:30 the wind had died down, and the summits of Rainier and Little Tahoma would occasionally be visible through the drifting clouds. We left camp late, at 4am. The snow was good and took crampons well. There were a few crevasses open on the Fryingpan glacier. The good snow conditions persisted on the Whitman. There are a couple of large crevasses open on it. The rock band marking the exit from the Whitman was iced over in spots, which made it a bit of a pain to get over. The little snowfield above that is melting out fast. The final gully to the crest is in good shape. We tagged the summit a little before 11 and headed down. Since we had a couple of new climbers with us we rappelled the icy rock band to descend to the Whitman glacier again. There's a couple of slings left up there as a result of that. The snow had softened up considerably. The entire time we were above the marine layer and had pretty good sun, so we plungestepped down the upper 1/4 of the Whitman and glissaded the rest. Unfortunately the Fryingpan glacier was very soft on the way back to camp. We got in another 1500' of glissading down from Meaney crest to Fryingpan creek. Gear Notes: Standard glacier gear, some anchor material for rap. Approach Notes: The bridge over Fryingpan creek is damaged, but if it held me with a full pack it should hold anyone else. Just cross one at a time. We were surprised to see that AT&T has full strength coverage on Meaney crest...

reposted as a proper TR

I'm there to watch the lesbians make out...

There appears to be some uncertainty whether the Russian term limits law applies to total term limits or consecutive term limits. It may be possible that after pulling Medvedev's puppet strings these next couple of years Putin will decide to run for President again...

He was president for two terms, now he's the PM and his hand-picked stooge successor is now president.

According to teh Googlez There's some good info there.

Beautiful pics, great eye

In the self-rescue courses that I've been in, it has been perfectly acceptable to use spectra cord for a prusik or kleimheist on a rope as long as the hitch does not move relative to the rope. So something like a spectra cord kleimheist on an ETO would be just fine. If you're keeping the hitch open and letting the rope run through it, like you might do with a tandem prusik belay or an autoblock, then the rope slipping past the same parts of the hitch can lead to damage of the spectra and should be avoided.

I got email from Brian this morning at 8:09 am which made no indication of him being in any sort of accident... so it most likely isn't him. Though I'm sure he'll be touched by everyone here worrying about him

I've got a pretty large noggin, so a lot of helmets just simply don't fit or look like I'm just wearing a little skullcap... I like the Petzl Elios myself. And it can be modified for ice climbing with a face shield

Yeah, I'm with Off_White on this one... I always feel right at home in Portland. I greatly prefer it over Seattle... Still, like he says, we have better mountains...

Wow... I thought you were kidding... but it appears to be true...

Short pendulum onto a small BD nut... on the short traverse at the very start of the S. Face of SEWS. Dragged my belayer face first into the dirt when I popped off, but she held the rope.

REI should carry them...

You may want to point your husband at Kinesis -- they're based in Bothell. I've used one of their contoured keyboards for ~13 years now. I used to have ulnar tunnel syndrome, and this keyboard was a lifesaver for me. They also have very responsive customer service. I can't recommend them highly enough. The only downside is they're not cheap -- $300+

Women... can't live with them, can't fuck beer...

Then please try and explain how a new AAC-run campground would threaten the dirtbag one. While that may well be the case, I (and probably a host of others) are having a hard time following your reasoning.

The authors are Marlene Ford and Jim Yoder... the title is "Frenchman's Coulee -- A rock climbing guide" IIRC

Actually, when I spoke to the climbing guys at the flagship store in Seattle they said they'd have it in about a month. I went across the street at that point and got it at Feathered Friends. Honestly, scrambled_legs, your best bet might be to hit FF or Second Ascent on your way to Vantage and pick up a copy. They have plenty. And you wouldn't be going very much out of your way...