AlpineK

All I can say is if you want to fight the man you and a bunch of your buddies better be well armed and organized. General Seahawks?

NEW RULE: No solo climbing with an Ipod blasting. But solo posting with a is encouraged

I've been on a climb that I was doing solo. I came up behind a man and woman ahead of me on the climb. I got to a point right behind the woman. I would have waited lower down, but the only decent rest spot was right behind her. I then waited for her to finish the climb before I climbed up. They went off on me. All I have to say is I didn't force them to climb faster, and I felt comfortable with the situation. I figured I was in the biggest danger for an accident, but they felt like I was making the situation unsafe. I think part of the problem stems from them being totally unused to solo climbing.

People who don't know that the North Cascades is a well defined region where people go climbing or hiking and yet refuse to pay for geography lessons.

You think Kevbone has the time it takes to look at the title of the forum

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I think any activity that helps people get out and make money is a good thing. Climbing in that area is popular. If men and women can make money guiding richer people from abroad those people will bring the money back and use it in the community to buy stuff they need which will create more employment in the area. I should add that health care is very important (I know that from recent personal experience), but it isn't the only important part of life; you also have to be able to make a living (once again this is an issue I'm working my way through)

I fixed it by restarting my computer, so I did see the video. It was pretty nasty. Normally I have a bad attitude about cops, but in this case I feel sorry for the poor guy.

I can't figure out why that utube video doesn't want to play for me.

The most recent theory I heard was if you want to be a great climber you either need to be a shorty or really tall. The worst thing you can be is average height. I'm about average height.

From the movie What About Bob...."Baby steps on the bus...."

I wasn't really counting Mt Louis as a crag area, but yes there is some good climbing there.

I didn't click on all the links, but I don't think its pron.

I don't work in this forum....look at the bottom of the page

Exactly; I don't know where JayB or Offwhite are...not here.

So what you are saying is we should tear this one down and have a brand new fight instead of adding on eventually to what they are building

I was going to bring that up Tvash. Just because you hop on light rail doesn't mean you are forced to only go to the airport. You can get off whenever you want. Obviously they would need to add on quite a bit to make the system more usefull to a wide variety of people. In the past I have taken a metro bus to the airport and back after my trip. One link via light rail to the airport is an improvement over the bus but not the end of the overall situation.

(I wish)

I think it may be awhile before they release the name as the climbers spouse is overseas and a long way from contact. It is a really sad event.

I don't know if we have to take this from a well known Dick Head.

There are plenty of people who have jobs that require them to schlep all kinds of stuff to the spot where they are working that day. Myself and lots of people I know couldn't do there job via bus. Due to my injury I take the bus quite often, and it is a good means of transport, but it also means that I can't work right now.

On a somewhat related subject I was listening to an interview with Lee Iacocca this morning HERE He says that plug in hybrids are the best thing that will gain the most buyers in the near term. Hydrogen is a great idea for a vehicle, but it's about 25 years out right now. I think the price of fuel not the desire to be eco will get people to buy these. I'm eventually going to have to do something about my chevy pickup.

Tri Cams rule. They are a really good thing to have doing alpine routes since they don't weigh you down like the same set of cams.

Good point but don't be dissin Yak