AlpineK

Aparently I deserve some kind of retribution. I was off on dates. I was there 8 years ago not 17.

Having been in Tibet I can tell you that the Chinese present an ugly occupying force. That was 17 years ago, and apparently not much has changed since then. I'm sure the country of China has some cool people and nice places, but the video is not a good selling point.

So your cool with Chinese soldiers plugging Tibetans?

That's pretty sick. It definately doesn't make me want to go to China.

I've upped my count of the long flights of city stairs from 10 to 12 flights.

I'm not sure I would go so far as to say I've given it up, but it has been a very long time, and I have almost zero iterest in reliving the past. It's a funny thing to have done which can make for some good stories, but I would never recommend it to somebody as a must do. I don't know where to find it, but I have read some stuff written by the Swiss chemist who accidentally created LSD and then accidentally dosed out and rode his bike home. It is interesting reading.

Back when I was in the mounties it was the latest thing, but now it's a mountie classic, and they do like the classics.

Same here. I think I'd have to be talked into the idea of having kids by a younger woman. I don't have a set age for women...well over mid 20s and under mid 50s. That still leaves a lot of options.

So back in the old days...I'm afraid to admit this, but I was in the mounties basic class at age 14 back in the 70s (no shit) Polypro underwear was a new thing and at one basic class and on a few field trips shorts over polypro was the recommended garb. It was lighter and cheaper than most availiable outdoor wear and everybody was doing it. At some point folks clued in on the fact that you could get good pants that would hold up to outdoor conditions while not making you look like a complete dork. I mean even today you can legally walk down the street in your underwear without the fear of being arrested but with the fear of being ridiculed by everybody that sees you. Shorts over polypro stuck around for a long time. I'm sorry to say that I have a picture of me on top of Slesse from the late 80s or early 90s after climbing the NE Buttress dressed in shorts over polypro. It's nice to have cloths that you can wear while climbing yet at the end of the trip still walk into a store without feeling ridiculous.

Trip out with Old Greg

From personal experience you can really mess yourself up after only falling 10' I hope the guy is ok.

QUIT TALKING ABOUT BEER. Or other alcohol for that matter. I guess I'm luck that for me I can't drink beer not just because it's fattening but also since it really messes with antiseizure meds that I have to take till sometime in June. The talk of salad dressing is interesting. Just last night as I dumped on way too much I was thinking that I at least need to measure it out.

This whole thread is a dog and pony show. I like looking at this thread since it gives me something to laugh about. Thanks for the entertainment. If you want to take it to the next level both sides should send a crew out to carry on this discussion with people actually climbing at Index. You could watch a group climbing then one side could berate the climbers for being pussys and clipping unneeded bolts while the other side could keep chanting, "now that's a great bolt." Then both sides could get into a fight just like West Side Story.

I like baseball, but I'm going to Stone Gardens this afternoon and that's better in my book.

DUCKNUT that is not a good dinner what kind of example are you setting for the impressionable???? you could have at least gone to the park Damn, you were at the park! I thought you said to meet you behind the high school with a six pack. How about tomorrow night? I can't wait till I can get back to drinking. I'm looking forward to my first Sparks in ages. I was having a really hard time keeping up with all the quotes.

Hmmm I managed to remember enough francois to get by the last time I was over there, but I couldn't follow along with this video. All I know about the new French pres is he's suppose to be conservative, but conservative has a differnt meaning in politics there versus here.

Well that might be ok.

All I can say is no cruising downtown and bringing home crack whores....I don't care how sparkling their personalities are.

Hmmm I always figured the corn tortillas were better for you than the standard flower ones, but that was just my guess. I may be totally wrong; I don't know.

I'm not too bright, but how do you make a burrito without the tortilla? I've been making some tacos with corn tortillas; I figure that's better than the big fatty flower tortillas. Tonight I made spaghetti with sauce and a sausage then a salad. I do use a measuring thingy to keep me at 1 serving of pasta. I don't have exact numbers, but I believe I've been keeping my diet to around 1500 cal/day.

It does look like a cool device. Like anything I'm sure there are drawbacks, but maybe they're worth it.

As things stood I may have slowed them down by at most 5 min at the base of the route. Yeah they could have done an alternate start. As things worked out I was climbing faster by myself than they were as a team. If they would have caught up with me I totally would have let them pass.

I love Sushi. I'll keep eating it, but it probably isn't the best thing for the environment.

I need to make some money, but I don't have clue 1 what WYSIWYG means. Is it something kinky? 8D