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I've never had it come loose either. Actually, it can be a little tough to get loose when you need to top step and make it a little longer. You eventually get the hang of it though.

Flash, Onsite, Redpoint, Pinkpoint, Bluepoint, PurpleStick, 'Scend It, Stick It, Climb It, Lead, Follow, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.......... Like cracked said, it's only important to the magazines. It's all climbing, and that and having fun are all that's really important, right? So how was Bishop? How long did it take you to get down there?

I looked in the guidebook, but see no mention of Skin Graph. Where is it, what's it rated?

I agree it's probably your IT band (Ilial Tibial?), which runs on along the outer side of your knee. It's an overuse injury common to runners, and it sound like climbers and hikers as well. Damn thing gets inflamed and hurts like hell when it rubs and the only thing you can do is lay off, ice a lot, and who knows what else. It can hit you out of nowhere, totally sucks. Go see a physical therapist or get a second opinion. Sounds like the person you saw didn't know shit from shinola.

I agree with Dru. I use two reg. daisies with an adjustable-length Fifi that I got from ProMntnSprts. Works like a dream.

Can't take your own medicine, eh?

What happens when Ashcroft and Micheal Jackson meet... and of course, where would Ashcroft be without his backup singer, Colin "I wear G-strings too" Powell?

Damn, I didn't realize the poor chap was climbing with Wickwire. Some really bad luck there.

Did you go to Bishop for just a couple days?? I thought you just left a few days ago?!? Why not longer?

This is by far the most disturbing thing that I have seen in a very long time. I don't know if I should puke, cry, or scream. Holy fuck.

You asked for it...

I don't buy it for a second that they didn't know it was fake. Bullshit! Powell and the cronies got caught and now they'll just look the other way and say "woops!". The sorry thing is that this probably will get swept under the table rather quickly by the administration and the press (seems like they're in bed together anyway) and we'll find another excuse or more "documents" that support this admisitration's agenda of vaporizing the whole damn country.

ol' Bushy should take some forgery lessons

Am I right that Lambone recommended p2 of NAO? Is the lower pitch getting up to it dry and aidable? I'm checkin' out the '93 guidebook and it looks like a good way up would be Narrow Arrow Direct p1, C2, then under the roof and up Narrow Arrow Overhang p2, C2? I'm having a hard time trying to figure out where that pitch ends and what from there? Can you rap off, have to keep climbing, more aid? The '93 guidebook isn't exactly the clearest guidebook ever written!

I guess it goes to show how much conditions can vary. Looks like it all depends on a)rain intensity and b)wind strength and direction.

If that's your definition of dry, then I'd like to know what you think is wet! I've aided that in the rain and water was flowing like a river down my sleeves.

In your experience, what are some of the better aid routes to be doing on a rainy day? (assuming that you're into something silly like that) I.e. those that stay drier than others due to overhangs or some other kind of coverage. Index is what I had in mind, since it's the closest aiding I know of to Seattle, but if there's anything else you know of, give a shout.

Early season, lots of exposed rock on a windblown ridge. 'Twas much easier to boot, if you must ask.

Dru's just trying to get to 10,000 as quickly as possible so he can win his cookie.

Unfortunately, that may not be for quite some time. The forecast shows that the freezing level is going to drop back down, at least to about 3,500' by Saturday, so at least all this wet snow that's settling should solidify pretty nicely?

Andrew - was this snow or was this slush? Are we talkin' like 90% water content up there?

Isn't the good ol' USofA scheduled to go to war this weekend? Everyone turn on your CNN!

DAmn! Somebody's got their little panties all up in a wad!

It is. I was never referring to Roskelly.