Alex

was she totally drunk on Letterman last night or what?

In fact, I will be there!

truly classic. this post should be engraved in a piece of frozen poo and enshrined in the muir hut for generations of scot'teryx and catbirdseat offspring to gape at with awe and reverence

Hi. I have heard that quality bits matter alot. So I'd like to know if anyone has recommendations for which bits last longest for a Hilti TE-6-A and where to get them, as well as other hardware, for the best price. Thanks

right on dudes!

gee, if you could bookmark a web page this whole conversation would be pointless retards

thats an outstanding price

better than Halflife and Halo discuss

Shuldtian strongarm tactics

Yea yea there are lots of crack problems in Everett. I hear about it on the news every night. I think thats why he likes it. They aren't into pot there...

erik, you're being a dick. go skiing or something?

ouch!

Canmore

jja climbed s face a few weeks ago. see alpine lakes forum for TR

I've been edumacated!!

I am trying to figure out what "FA" means in this context - 1) "For Advertisement"? 2) "For Ascending"? 3) are you guaranteeing an FA everytime I climb a route with these tools? ebay links are lame.

I used to work at REI. I've also worked for many years for EMS. I found the experience as an REI employee both fun and horrowing at the same time. (Working for EMS was much better.) On the one hand you get to meet alot of people passionate about the outdoors, and who are doing lots of cool stuff! You try to give them the best service you can. Sometimes you dont know everything. On the other hand, I was making 5.25 an hour! I could not possibly make ends meet in the real world. My managers made around 20k to 22k a year. I am not sure how they made ends meet either. The good thing is outdoor retail sales people tend to take the shit more seriously than, say, someone at Payless Shoes. The reality is that you still don't retain particularly good help for a low wage - these are high school and college students, or part-timers on the weekend working for the discount, by and large. I still go to REI. However, my purchases there have gone down about 50% over the last two years, as I find other, better, places to shop - both locally and online. My purchases at REI these days are pretty much B93'ed items and really basic stuff like Nalgene bottles. I can get Clif Shots and Clif Bars cheaper at Trader Joes. I can get climbing equipment online and at MEC. I get real technical outerwear from shops like PMS, Patagonia, and FF. I get alot of items from CASCADECLIMBERS.COM Yard Sale! I get some things from Second Bounce, where it is invariably cheaper used, and still very servicable. Alex

I have a matched set of Black Prophets for sale (adze & hammer). They have no problems and are good tools. They come with a set of very decent Wild Things leashes, and spare Stinger picks. I think they are worth 220$ for the set. PM me if interested.

E-bay sales in YARD SALE is lame. The whole point is to support your local bro's and chicas with the kine deals and foster community, not sell your crap to the highest bidder...... If you want to use EBay, by all means do so. Just try to sell here first for a few days for a fair asking price. If no one takes, sell it anyway you can. Ultimately, what goes around comes around. Work for good Karma. Peace out.

And good counsel is even better!

hey Mer, awesome avatar pic!

He's calling all y'all fat.

NPR....you ...you....you..liberal!! I listened to Rush the other day. I had to turn it off after a few minutes, I was laughing/screaming so loud...

based on cbs still out of work, maybe?

North Ridge Forbidden is also done in a day car to car. DPS and MVS had a good day out on this last year, I believe. Alex