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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

pm sent on #3 C4 and ascenders

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.

By that measure you're getting out even less

Eh, you can take solace in the fact that your prediction that new fathers might wind up having to sell their racks may well be accurate... Since having Julian I haven't had a chance to get out but once to Index And my next rock climbing isn't scheduled until the end of August So if you see a "rack for sale" post by me, you'll know what happened.

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

She e-mailed me back promptly. Her post did say to e-mail her instead of sending PMs... must be some sort of IQ test...

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...

Russian... Also, WTF... German OR Russian? Those languages sound totally different.

Yep, they were the the manufacturers of that. They also made extensive use of slave labor. They now live on as AGFA, BASF and Bayer...

Have you considered anchoring yourself? Also, unless your partner takes a huge whipper or outweighs you by a lot, the dynamic nature of the rope and the little bit of slip of it through the belay device should keep you from getting launched.

Also, when you say you can't lift your arm -- was that the same arm that got the tetanus shot? If so, that's a somewhat common side effect of the shot -- my last one left me with a dull ache in my left shoulder for a few days...

you can examine the fluid discharge from the wound -- if it is cloudy and has a foul smell, it may be an infection. If you look in any first aid book you can see about how to treat different wound types in the field -- whether they require regular irrigation, what type of dressing, etc...

Look at the size of the colored square on the map, then compare that size to the legend next to the pic... you'll see that quake was a 6.change

Blake -- I've had a Hilite for five or six years now... in general, I'm pretty happy with the bag. I'll agree with ericb -- the WM is pretty narrow, so if you toss and turn and flail your arms you may not like it very much. The fabric is VERY delicate -- I've had some down poke out of it, and I've got a couple of small holes in it.

Tank traps for when we come and annex Canada as the 51st state...

There's one more NZ article on the matter here Seems to be largely in line with the article posted by nkane...

Clearly you're either not married, or have been married longer than I am and have learned these things, sensei