AlpineK

Sorry Scotty. If you heard me right we were on the Chinese side...much cheaper. Also the trip we did was about as low budget as one can go. If I had a desire and the money I could have gone back and summited, however my climbing interests lie elsewhere.

We couldn't climb a route that nobody has to date summited via.

I don't think it's very likely that anybody would look down on climbing the Cassin Ridge. I doubt you have the balls to do it Scotty. Seeing as I've been to 25,000' on the Chinese side of Everest I think I've got a much better understanding than you of what goes on on big expeditions.

Martlet sidestepped a comment I made in another thread. I hear Martlet voted for Clinton; at least that's what IG told me. If this is true then Martlet gets my vote for the two faced piece of shit of the year award. ...that isn't a bad thing IMO.

I disagree. Climbing Everest especially via the south col route is a major circus. Yes you have to be fit, but you don't have to be any more fit than any one of a few thousand Triathletes. The main factor you need to climb Everest is money. It costs a fuck of a lot of money to climb the mountain. For the most part either you're rich or you're working some kind of scam. In the case of Annabelle, she's traded her image for a chance to summit Everest and thus become even more marketable for future money making ventures. Anyone who's pulled a deal like Annabelle deserves some respect, but she deserves abuse for scamming. IMO the folks who deserve the most respect on the south col route are the blue collar folks; i.e. the sherpas. They're the ones who set the route throught the Kumbu, fixed the ropes, set the camps, and hauled up all the gear for all those folks, including Annabelle, to summit.

911 same as the east coast. That is if you take a cell phone. I've never taken one; though they're so light now it really doesn't make much of a difference. Just don't be one of them losers on the summit making a phone call..."hey guess where I am?"

Well fuckin'a! Good for her.

Actually if you were to compair lifestyles I bet the snowmobiler uses a lot more gas. Josh commutes to work...so does the biler; therefore that's a wash. Josh drives his rig to go skiing; he uses whatever it takes in gas. The biler is dragging a trailer; therefore he uses more gas; then he fires up his gas powered toys and spends the day burning gas and having fun while josh is having fun without burning gas. Anyway, I'd just like to say, as somebody who runs 2 cycle engines all day at work, I want my recreation to not remind me of the bad parts about work; therefore I have no desire or understanding of those who think that sucking exhaust and listening to a loud engine is fun. Sure I'd take a pull up a logging road from a biler, but I'd do that so the rest of the time I could be left in peace.

It sounds like you're describing Marylou...except not as good looking.

...nothing but a red neck, white bread, chicken shit, motherfucker... NWA...fuck tha police

I have a raging

No I'm voting for Kerry. I don't agree with any of your points. Bush is stupid, he hates the environment, and his thinking is based on his born again religious doctrine which says the end of the world in near. I hear you're just a big act Martlet, and in reality you voted for Clinton.

His speaking skills may just be a symptom of his problem. Bush may surround himself with people someone has told him are smart, but a commander in chief has to be able to weigh all the oppinions of these, "smart," people and come up with a decision. No matter how smart his cabinet is Bush has to be smart enough to make the best decision. In my view Bush is lacking.

Fascinating news! Can you believe it Fairweather hates John Kerry. I'm shocked, shocked I tell you. I'm still voting for the guy. As far as I can tell all potiticians have at least some sleaze factor. I view voting like going to the dealership looking for a car...you just know you're going to get jacked arround, but you do it anyway.

huh. That's disappointing. Maybe TDI is the the next big thing.

You've only been banned half as much as you deserve.

Hi Don

You've got a long way to go.

Everybody puts bbq sauce on both meat and poultry. Why is there an aversion to steak sauce on chicken?

I've never tried steaksauce on chicken...something to think about.

I love steaksauce. A1 on hashbrowns...yummy

There ya go Martlet...of course you could have just looked at this post, but then again I guess you expected me to post it. Sorry I'm busy working. In fact I'm sorry I've wasted my time on you. I think from now on I'll only talk about you in the mod forum.

No he's smart enough to know you aren't worth his time. How is it that you think everyone agrees with you when nobody's come to your defence? You remind me a lot of this Tomcat guy...

I read your post and all you did was make a statement you didn't disprove anything. As to CrazyJZ you didn't hand him his ass; just because someone doesn't have time to waste on a bb doesn't make you right.