keenwesh

I started belaying my dad on multipitch when I was 12. He just tied me in and didn't fall. 7 years later it's changed, I tie him down and do most the leading, watching me run it out makes him nervous. Also I get to carry the rope, rack, and food bag, he calls me sherpa. I've gotten very good at jabbing him in the ribs while still remaining mostly asleep myself when he is snoring away in the tent, bring some earplugs for your kids sake. Still, every climbing trip I do with him is a great time and I look forward to many more in the future. here's a precious moment captured on film from a few years back. contemplating the rappel with the waeschle brothers, August 2009 in the Needles

ahhhh, that kind of "climbing". shoulda said something about velcro gloves!

Is that because your ass works just fine? the sorostitutes of phi bitea dicka work the best...

Its always climbing season in Montana I've slacked off on the climbing for the last month or so, putting together a research project to keep me busy next year. But yeah you're right. Only time I've experienced constant rockfall at a sport crag was on gallatin limestone with the snow melting up above. kinda like spindrift, but with rocks.

ya think?

rock shoes polish the rock too, especially when wielded by noobs. the hip belay was standard for years, and although I've never caught a leader fall with one myself there are plenty of stories of catches of huge falls. look on supertopo. Teaching beginners how to hip belay though, not really sure about that. especially with the rope running under the armpits. my suggestion is to climb somewhere else, I try and stay away from those spots because there are often hords of guided clients tring the shit out of everything.

I'm huge and greedy, yep, that's me in a nutshell

I don't fit in the I tent, the fitzroy is more my size. And I ice climb with mostly bd gear, so they're not all bad. I did ditch my bd tools for petzl earlier this year though...

school is out in 2 weeks so I have to cut it off then anyway, if you haven't gotten the picture yet I'm a selfish and shallow guy (at least now, with climbing season coming on and finals looming over my head).

but sorority girls don't need to be told, that's a skill they all seem to know already.

you're nailing it with the zingers today pete!

expired gu is all I've had for the last few years. bought a big pack of it and then lost it, didn't find it until it was 2 years past. either way gu tastes terrible, just open up your throat and suck it down. sscchchhlluuurp

the falcon guide gives a general idea about the areas, but some route descriptions are hopelessly wrong. sky valley rock is good, along with the 3rd edition leavenworth guide. rattle and slime has the lowdown on darrington. exit 32 you don't really need a guide, just ask the locals hanging out on launch ledge.

it was worth a try. keep the penis jokes coming! today is a homework day and I'm in need of a few laughs

I have a ladyfriend who happens to share his surname, is getting a new outdoor home for my rad alpine ascents in the cards? I feel like asking her outright is rude. the internet is my only option... whadya'll think?

yeah, camalina seeds do the same thing, pretty cool. I think they made a tea out of the seeds in the born to run book mixed with some other stuff. experiment with it and report back.

read "born to run" apparently chia seeds are really good, off the top of my head I think they're 60% oil by weight and 35% of that is omega-3.

infinite bliss, although some people get pissy about that one when it comes up on here. 23 pitches of sport. some good write ups on summitpost.

as for where you live, R6 isn't a place I'm familiar with

monroe, it says right below his name... creeped for ya

or aid hammer. in all seriousness though I have a similar question, I'll be flying to chico in a couple weeks to drive a car back, maybe with some climbing in between. shouldn't have any problems with a rack of draws and a rope, should I? I guess a gigantic noose could be constructed out of the rope, and a bola could be made out of a chain of draws...

call up the TSA.

I doubt this claim, everybody overcam the hell out of your gear (preferably new, don't want to add too many variables into this) and then whip onto it. I'll do my own tests on the pieces you can't get out

I always use a catheter on summit pushes, piss stops are just so inconvenient...

listen bro, you gotta sneak in the snarky spray while you can, usually under the radar. by the way, always make sure it's cool before spraying on one of the opposite gender, that can get a lot more messy than any cc shitfest real quick. stay safe boys.