Doug

WHOOO HOOOO!!!!!!! Go Jimmy Go!!!!!!!!!

quote: Originally posted by gregm: i'm going to write a screenplay about caveman and adamson being missing. it will be called "silence of the hams". i don't know if jodie foster will be available so we might have to settle for drew barrymore. Come on, like that's even a contest.....

This site helps me from going mad at work most days. Some go out and smoke cigarettes, I log on to cc.com and spray, get sprayed and learn a few things in the process. Keep up the good work!

Ouch. You females sure know how to hurt eachother! This is cool though. If I ever see a woman leave a group and go to the bathroom alone, I know that she's been very bad.

Give me a call Charlie (before the weekend, I'm headin' to Australia). I'll give you some beta on Cancun.

This is an interesting thread. 1st of all, I'm very impressed with the response that occured after Jim's fall. It was a classic example of people stepping in to help in a very delicate situation. I can only imagine how difficult it is to respond to an accident that involves a close friend. I hope to hear more details later on. Fortuneatly, I haven't been invoved in a climbing accident myself. I remember the accident that Jim mentioned. I was involved in doing a review of it. One of the hings that impressed me the most was the way in which the entire climbing party responded. Some went out for help, some went to the scene, others just stayed out of the way. The 1st responder was a guy who was waiting his turn at the bottom of the route. He just immediately went in to action. And handled it and himself very well. I don't know if the ability to respond to an accident in an appropriate emotional manner is something that can be taught. I do believe that whatever it is that allows for that type of emotional response is something that most anybody who climbs already possess. A few years back I was starting a hike up Tiger Mt. from the road off of I-90. As I was starting up the trail, I saw a couple of buddies pull in and head up to the upper parking area. I told them I'd meet them there and hike up with them. So as I get to the power lines, I head right towards the upper lot. About 100yds or so down the road, I see someone off to the right, just at the edge of the woods. I'm thinking "hmmm, something ain't right here". So I stop and look closer. It's someone hanging from a tree at the edge of the woods. At 1st I thought t was a haloween prank, since it was that time of year. But sure enough, it was real. I went to the lot and one of my buddies had a cell phone and we called the Sheriff, and they came out and retrieved the body. Turns out it was a young homeless guy who wasn;t looking forward to spending another cold winter on the streets. The image stayed with me for a few days. Luckiliy, I had enough people to talk to about it that it didn't stay with me that long . Since that time, I've become active in a SAR group and have been out on numerous calls that involved some pretty hairy stuff, messy accidents, patients dying before they could be evacuated, body recoveries of some fairly damaged corpses. The ability to tolerate it comes easier with each time out. If you know any EMT's, Firemen, cops, ER docs & nurses they'll probably tell you the same thing. At some point in time all of us who climb have to think about it. If you dont think you could handle it, you may want to re-evaluate what you are doing. Or not.

A couple of my favorites: "Your voice has changed, but you've got the same breath." "Will the owner of this stench please retrive it and get it the hell out of here?"

Took a 30' fall, not sure what route he was on, though based on the description of the location it was somewhere around sub-station.

Leave the seat up or put it down. Whatever. Just remember to steal money from her before she leaves.

quote: Originally posted by max: Are you saying he's a big asshole? Shame on you! Oh God No!! Big Lou is just, well he's Big Lou. He's a swell guy! If you dig far enough back you'll see that He is so big that......

Imagine if they charged to be a member. 1 member online and 47 guests.

What a wonderful idea. Have authors sit in ink and autograph their books with their asterick * . How special. You think Joe Simpson's may have a permanent pucker to it? And what about Big Lou? Think his would fit on the average page?

I was talking with a friend this weekend. We were talking about getting mountaineering books autographed. He went to see Big Jim at Nordstrom or somewhere like that and he asked Big Jim to autograph not only his autobiography, but also his twin Bros' as well. Jeff explained that if he ever got a chance to come across Big Lou that he would ask him to do the same. (As a side note, I suggested that if we really wanted to run across Big Lou that he should either a) hang out at Whittaker's Bunk House or b) follow Dwayner & pope around since they appear to be stalking the poor guy). Anyway, back to the story, What Big Jim wrote in Big Lou's autobiography: Great Novel, wasn't it.

Thanks to everyone who helped out and continue to help with Jim. He's one hell of a good guy!

I've always been told that farting while on ascent up a rock face is considered to be aid climbing. Is this true? RURP, you surely must know.

HA! Say what you want about Lame Bone, but it looks like he's covered for shade in the summer and heat in the winter

I think he's finally been caught...

I think he's finally been caught...

Cavey, Don't take this wrong, but you missed the "Climbing News" forum. Thought you'd like to cover all of your bases.

quote: Originally posted by hikerwa: Or did someone piss off Cavey.... You may be on to something here......

One thing I've always found amusing is that most people I know who have made this pilgrimage (myself included) will stop at the duty free shop 30 meters from the border crossing and put in their claim for the GST refund, and then go to the crossing an lie about how much they spent. Last time I made any significant purchase of gear at MEC it think it was in the order of $700.00cdn. Got a nice GST refund at the duty free, then went to the border claimimg that we only spent $200.00. We bought new packs, and stuffed them with gear and said we were up hiking & climbing. That dirty underwear trick is a good one. Whenever I've brought Cuban Cigars back, I usually stash them in my running shoes. Most humans won't go near those....

"Honey, I don't know how to tell you this, but my drug habit has gotten out of control. I've stolen money and things from you to feed my habit. I'm not worthy of you any more". Hopefully she'll be so disgusted that she'll leave you. Plus she'll fell like shit for leaving you when you obviously need her the most!

What's the difference between Michael Jackson and a grocery bag? One is white, made of plastic and dangerous for kids to play with. The other is used to carry groceries. How can you tell when it's bed time at Michael Jackson's? When the bif hand is on the little hand.

quote: Originally posted by erik: does that include keys to the world famous jblakley s&m chamber of painful love??? Watch it erik. Even though we are out of the pen, he's still my property!