Crillz

Oh yeah, I remember the football stuff. Laughed my ass off when I heard he did that. F*ck it then. Kill 'em all.

Contrary to my post regarding the gun, I'm not saying ice the dude and any innocent people that happen to be there. Hell, the seller might even be innocent. My point is, from my own experience with stolen vehicles (obviously not climbing gear), the cops consider this type of thing to be very low on the critical scale. Honestly, how can either one of them prove the stuff is his? Maybe respond to the seller, and get some personal info from him like a phone number or address. Then if he trully is a thief, tell him to give back the stuff, or you'll turn him in - maybe you can get your stuff back this way.

I wouldn't even waste my time calling the cops. If they don't follow up on stolen cars, they're not gonna give a shit about a few pieces of stolen hardware. Just the simple truth. If you're sure its yours, and you want to get it back. Contact the seller, see how sketch the story really is. Then, show up with a few friends and take your stuff back. What's he going to do, call the cops and tell him someone stole his stolen stuff back? The cops will F*n laugh if you call them. They'll say come on down and file a report, blah, blah, oink, oink!

Want to borrow a gun?

Learn Morse code and use it with the rope. This way you can have actual conversations with your partner - no confusion this way!

If they're still pushing blocks, I'd say Godzilla is the very limit of being safe. Seriously, last night, you could've been tagged by rock fragments if you were belaying Godzilla. Whoever's cleaning should at least put a sign down low! The LTW is too popular. I don't think it's related (or maybe it is), a good size rock fell from up above the black wall about 9ish. If anyone would have been in its path it would have been lights-out.

Some climbs are soft by 2 number grades.

The large climbing group in general just sucks. The groups with one rope and a handful of people taking turns on toprope truly gets to me - this only happens in certain places, but they're the places that you want to hit real quick before heading home or something (Classic Crack in 11worth). As far as the mounties, my run-ins with them have been pretty smooth. Like others have said, they usually gang bang the easier routes, and in some cases it's on garbage that you wouldn't even think about climbing anyway. I guess everyone has to learn somehow... But, after learning a few basics (1 day), why the fuck can't someone just head out with 1 or 2 other bumblies and figure shit out. I agree with whoever said it - If there's a rope up. Pull the thing, and climb on. The few occasions that I've pulled ropes: there was nobody immediately ready to climb, so I just started yarding the rope down, and half-ass told the "group" I was pulling their rope - I didn't ask. You can always offer to drag the rope back up when your 2nd cleans. I have yet to see a fist fight at the crags! Haha.

When you autoblock, it's off the anchor, so yes, if you were to belay from the side, and the 2nd falls, the anchor could shift. If you really wanted to sit away from your anchor, you might be able to re-direct rather than use autoblock. Just do it, use your common sense, and have a few clusterfux and you'll figure out what you do/don't want to do anymore.

Anyone headed to or want to hit Index Thursday afternoon (5/28)? About Me: I can be there around 5 or 5:30, or we could meet in Monroe. I'm pretty comfortable on 5.9s there. Getting into leading more 5.10s there.

Got any wood left that you need taken away? Headed that way this evening.

What's the snow like without an earlier a.m. start? Is it easy walking w/out snow shoes or skis. Is it postholing madness? Chairpeak/Tooth area. Thanks for any info.

Maybe I'm an azzhole, but I hope a few people in my building get the swine, and maybe we'll get a week or so vacation. No better way to not get the flu, then hiding out in the mountains.

It sounds like this climber initially backclipped. The rope doesn't suddenly go from being properly clipped to back-clipped just because of a change in direction. Forget what everyone's saying - you must use lockers for everything or you will die!

Light is right! Wiregates! If your hands are giganto, you may want to play with a couple in the store before you drop a benjamin on new biners.

I believe there's some developed routes up above Squirrley Gates - that trail may have something to do with those.

I agree. I've had some shitty experiences trying to get into Canada. Quick ones that come to mind. 1)I got locked in an interigation room for a couple of hours one time. 2)Wasted at least 2 hours one time, and my buddy got denied entry. "We'll let you in, but he's got to go back." (fuck canada that day - went to Index instead). Top it off, US agents screwed with us on the way back in. "We hassle everyone that doesn't get let into Canada." WTF.

Opinions? I think I need to get a passport, and at the same time my WA driver's license will be expiring soon.

Not sure it would mean much to a lawyer, but don't most guidebooks basically say, don't trust the information in this book because it might be wrong.

Yeaaaaaay. Chill out. There are only a handfull of good climbs just outside the car anyway.

...Was cragging in the Icicle this weekend. Worked our way up the hill starting at Alphabet Rock, climbing various routes along the way. After several hours we ended up at "Hidden Crack" by Givler's Dome. The guide book says 5.8 pro to 4". After climbing this route, I thought back to that old Washington Crack Workshop thread. After all of the 5.8s and 5.9s that I've climbed, this has got to be the PHD level 5.8 climb. I top-roped the bastard after leading it just to make sure, and I still thought it was hard. :tup:

What!? No Mountaineer's Dome?

Last Chance Qualifier. It's the last chance to get into the main event in a supercross race. "Also used to refer to certain females at the bar around 2:00 am."

Agreed. That's been my MO for the once or twice per year that I go there now. I consider that place the LCQ.

They should've named it the ATC-GYM. It's obviously a gym rat device.