layton

I can no longer afford to work at the clinic I was originally in so if you call, you won't be making an appointment with me. When I get a new (paying) position, I'll let ya know.

and I'm anything but a hardman these days

Darin, it's almost impossible to critque something without sounding like an asshole on the internet. I just gave my opinion on Salish, I'm not saying it was easy - I found the cruxes quite difficult. And the last pitch is a bolted crack....sorry, it just is.

Yeah, the Roan Wall is a great slab climb, I'll bump my opinion up to 4/5! Salish...not so much. Still, I didn't do anything but show up and climb it so I really can't complain. Still, a better line awaits, and some bolts NEED to be chopped on the current route.

Teleross and I climbed both routes on Sunday. Thanks to the FA party for the hard work. I would not call the 1st two pitches part of the route. The 1st is a contrived start, and the 2nd is certainly not 5.4x, more like 4th class with cracks all over. The Roan wall is VERY good rock and the line chosen up the wall is pretty good. It only takes a couple hours up it, and the climbing gets kinda old by the last pitch (p.8) if you're not waaaaay into slab climbing. But the rock is awesome and the bolts are solid. Definately no run-outs. 3/5 stars. Salish peak is, as Darin said, amazing granite. The line chosen up it, however, is not. There are a couple good pitches, but on the whole it's a VERY forced line and way way way way overbolted. I clipped MANY bolts that were either right next to a crack, or a crack very nearby. The line chosen does not follow the natural crack systems, but rather splits off randomly. I had a good time, Ross was a lot more vocal about the contrivence of the line and the over-bolted nature. That said, I didn't put it up and was happy to get out climbing on a peak I probably would never have thought to climb on. It's a pretty area on great rock. 2/5 stars. Flame away, just my $0.02

Wow, I didn't read what you wrote, but you're a very pretty dude.

Dylan wants his poles back if you're the party that "borrowed" them for the rescue.

no, don't get all Canadian Pride n' shit. It's a simple problem of converting a volume to a solid

so how do I attach a file!

Thanks Bill!

I mentioned the x-ray not for the veins, but for any funky other things.

no there isn't, it's just a full-zip puffball with a hood.

who said you don't have veins over your knuckles?

Yeah, I was gonna ask. I saw a big ol somethin on it from Bonanza last year, and a photo in the beckey guide. see anythin?

what he said, unless it's not a hand problem. You might want to have a general physician take a look at it. I can certainly see you and send you where you need to go after some x-rays are taken.

I got my climbing gear stolen from me in Oregon the day before I left actually - soon after my girlfriend dumped me (connection?). Also lost my one paying job today too. should stayed in the womb is more like it. There's more, but it's just too depressing to list all. The one thing I stand a chance of getting back is, however, my camera, so if you have it, please pm me. I was going to use it to take pictures at my graduation ceremony on Saturday. My luck they probably won't give me my diploma cuz I missed a math test back in 4th grade.

Hell yeah guys!!!

I lost my camera at UW practice rock today (thursday). It's a silver cannon digital in a black lowe alpine case. It must have fallen out of my pack when I moved it from the crows pecking at it. If you found it please contact me, this wasn't the only thing I've lost in the past two months, and have very little left of anything anymore.

thanks fern. That's the number I got. Just double checking

I always read you want around 6% carb drink mix in your water. But water is measured in volume and powder is measured in weight. Here's the question, how many ounces of a standard carbohydrate drink mix do you need to make an 8% solution in 1 liter of water. Next question, how many calories is that x-amount of drink mix. Pick your drink mix, I'm assuming the weights of different sugars are similar enough for this not to factor in the equation. NEXT, The exact same question (amount and cals) for a standard protein powder to make a 2% solution.

wow, glad i didn't see this thread until now! Have another one in Ballard!

working two jobs and not climbing

Issue 3 is so totally climbed out by now. So...when's issue 4 expected? I mean, come on, issue 3 is sooooo last year.

I want to attach a file. how do I do that?

John, contact a university with an exercise science degree in PDX, they'll be your best bet...maybe you can even get paid as a lab rat?