layton

no no, i didn't mean that WA ratings were hard! just the opposite....but I bet there's some moderately graded climbs with 5.12 cruxes on them that don't get mention...also some 12's only have a short crux whereas some moderates are full on brutal the whole length of the climb. I don't think it's possible to make a list without actually climbing them all

I'm pretty sure there are some 5.9+, 10s, and 11s out there that are way harder than 12s in WA....numbers don't tell the whole story.

I've got a new place with some extra floorspace for crashing during the show mr crackers...

Our route on devil's club is 11-

no one's mentioned that alpinemonkey's pissed about being called a pussy by some "newbs". Craig, how are you going to learn by just watching? Oh man, I bet you could have learned a thing or two if you man'd up and swung your tools and led your 60, bitch!

go see a doctor

baring takes the cake

unfortunately psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis are much different ballgames.

Good on you. My dad lost 150 lbs by simply eatting less crappy foods and exercising lightly, but regularly. This isn't from my dad's diet, but he did do some of the suggestions I've listed below. Here are some tips 1. Eat your carbs in the morning 2. Try and only eat a small amount of carbs for lunch 3. No carbs for dinner 4. Healthy oils are good for you - don't avoid ALL fats 5. Eat whatever you want 1 day a week 6. Stop eating just before you get full 7. Exercise every day. Don't go hard core or you will quit. 8. Only eat real food. 9. Avoid alchohol at all costs.

thanks for providing an example to clarify my point (end of discussion for me, we've seen how many pages of spray you're willing to dish out on previous threads)

btw, just so you know, i have nothing against crossfit per se, and i have nothing against you per se, i just have, in general, a problem with anyone who makes claims about how their program will help everyone with whatever it is they do (especially when the proclaimant advertises said high-priced services, and is a gumby at the discipline they claim their "program" will help). layton falls into this camp just a little bit, when he dispenses "how-to" RULES as to how one should train for disciplines in which he is not at an elite level. taping fingers for campusing? heavy weight-training for sport climbing? that kind of "rule-making" by amateurs just bugs the heck out of me. shit, elite climbers who coach (except neil gresham, gumby!) don't seem to have half the conceit that so many amateur gumbies have. I wouldn't rag on people for being conceited. The amount of venomous spray you've dished out on this forum is unbelievable. You've obviously found something that works for you, and are hypocritically spewing not only about how other viewpoints are wrong, but insult them by calling them armatures. I really wonder why you and others on this site care so much what other people do. Working yourself up into a tizzy over principles of training is insane, especially since exercise science has shown little proof in any form of human performance.

With an FA, you don't know it's in the bag till you're back at the car. You've created something real that's ultimately intangible.

I may - I'm going to wait until I am super bored at work

I have to work the other 26 weeks 7 days week 10 hours a day if that makes you feel better.

I still don't understand how a PLB would rescue someone who is dead? If you are alive, then you can save yourself. You could easily crawl off that hill. If you are dead....well then you're dead.

Got a job with 26 weeks of vacation a year Published my book F.A. on Dome Peak with Wayne 18p remote alpine big wall Dragged my girlfriend up a 25-30 pitch 10c without breaking up First time skiing, got a season pass and skiied a double BD 1st bolted sport FA (4p 10c) Soled the wind river traverse and the little cottonwood travese in the same week Led my 1st 5.12 ...and back to the drawing board in my lead ability ice climbing as another year begins.

I was screwing around on my computer today and came across these old drawings I doodled and as some may recall, briefly sold as t-shirts and other items until I got sued by the owner of "dirtbag" clothing over copyright infringement. Polish Bob threatened their lives, and that was that. I think 4 years later, it's blown over... so once again, I hope you enjoy my awful awful drawings Below was for Kat's birthday Two Parter: Another two parter Two parter the lawsuit drawing

obviously those 3rd party sellers don't understand how to price things? Looks like that createspace link will work. Thanks a lot Murray!

Thanks Melissa! Congrats on all your steamy reads yourself Anyone else overseas or in Canada able to use this link to get it for a "normal" price? https://www.createspace.com/1000251309

Everyone loves a good read

So it's come to my attention that people in the U.K. who try and buy my book on Amazon.com are being ripped off by the 3rd part seller who deals with amazon.co.uk Anyway, let's say you live in another country. Couldn't you just not go to amazon.co.uk, and instead go to Amazon.com to buy my book? If that doesn't work, could someone out of the country (usa that is) please let me know if the book is selling for a reasonable price here? https://www.createspace.com/1000251309 Thanks! I just have my book reviewed, and I also wrote an article on shoulder injuries for "Climber", U.K.'s climbing mag and a guy emailed me telling me that amazon was selling it for 35 pounds. -ML

Indeed

could someone with knowledge of the area mark the other routes? Looks like some serious shit, and some seriously long shit!

i don't know, i've been at work the past 6 days

nice! how long was the hike to slide lake? Worth it? We were there for a day when you were there. Musta been some cold campin'!! We tr'd the shit out of donorcicle. Deadbolt didn't look in from the road - neither did ccc falls. Was ccc in? LCC was having some great early season ice. Too bad I've had a f'in cold for a month now. wtf?