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It's all about knowing what you can do with what you have. Improvisation is the key when equipment is running low. You should probably also practice how to make a carabiner brake rappel package. You could drop your ATC someday... Nice to have these little snippets of knowledge in your toolbox when the shit hits the fan.

I was going to say this very same thing, then I got to the bottom of the thread and found RBP's post. RBP is exactly correct. The gates MUST BE MADE to form an "x" when opened. That will NOT HAPPEN if you arrange the gates as opposite and opposed. They will form a "slash" across the biners when opened (try it). While that may look fine to you, turn one of the biners around 180 degrees and now what do you see? Both gates are aligned and adjacent, and all that needs to happen now is for the rope to fall out. Precisely NOT what you were trying to achieve with "opposite and opposed", no? Put the gates opposite and NOT opposed (have the hinges at the same end of the package). This will give you the "x" that you're looking for, and will still give you that "x" even if one of the biners spins around (gates would now no longer be opposite, but you will still make the "x"). Just check to be sure they make an "x" and you'll be fine. If it hasn't become obvious by now why you want the gates to make an "x", it's because that "x" will "trap" the rope within the biners if the gate(s) open, no matter what the orientation of the biners. Or you could just buck up and buy some lockers...

Wow, those are all proud ascents. And the PNW appears to be very well represented...

WTF??? Why is this here??

Now that has to be a record for coming out of the woodwork around here... Registered for nigh on 9 years and this is his first post. Uncommon patience...

Oh, man! I just checked out the sample pages on the link LG provided! This new guide is smokin'!!!1 I'm gonna have to order one immediately and own my fourth VK guide to 11worth.

This can be taken at least a couple of different ways...

Damn straight! At just shy of 50 years of age, she is still out there ripping it up. I get so sick to my stomach every time I watch her climb something. It makes me realize just how much of a big pussy I am at 50.

Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale, A tale of a fateful trip That started from this tropic port Aboard this tiny ship. The Mate was a mighty sailing man, The Skipper brave and sure. Five passengers set sail that day For a three hour tour... a three hour tour. The weather started getting rough, The tiny ship was tossed, If not for the courage of the fearless crew The Minnow would be lost... the Minnow would be lost. The ship set ground on the shore of this uncharted desert isle With Gilligan The Skipper too, The millionaire and his wife, The movie star The Professor and Mary Ann, Here on Gilligans Isle. So this is the tale of the castways, They're here for a long, long time, They'll have to make the best of things, It's an uphill climb. The First Mate and the Skipper too, Will do their very best, To make the others comfortable, In their tropic island nest. No phone, no lights, no motor cars, Not a single luxury, Like Robinson Crusoe, As primitive as can be. So join us here each week my friends, You're sure to get a smile, From seven stranded castways, Here on Gilligan's Isle. How's that for getting a shitty song stuck in your head? I know I'm going to humming it for the rest of the night, now...

Every time I see or hear the phrase "fish tacos", my mind leaps to only one thing... Damn good thing there's several locations to serve me...

Neither do I. On the drive to and fro, though, it's generally Pink Floyd, Led Zep, and Big Country. The Big Country stuff is an homage to my first climbing partner/mentor, Frank Gibson, as it was our favorite band back in the early 80s, when I first learned to climb. Those of you that have been on this board for a while know the story of Frank's premature passing. RIP, my good friend Frank. This one's for you.

These aren't the droids you're looking for. These aren't the droids we're looking for. He can go about his business. You can go about your business. Move along... Move along! Move along!

This confounds me: Did she willingly go down on the guy, or is he just really really really tall???

Fuq, at least ya got a GF. She should be givin' ya a hummer... yeah we were talkin bout that - i have to watch sex and the city with her if i want it Small price to pay. Very small price to pay... Turn on the tube, dude...

good stuff! Time to crack another one...

broken back and girlfriend refuses to get on top... i feel for ya, though Fuq, at least ya got a GF. She should be givin' ya a hummer...

Moose Drool... :brew:

well, you're posting too, huh? I'm in the endgame of my divorce. What's your excuse?

See what I mean? You didn't even read it!!!1

Meh, perhaps not quite enough. It's very high-brow reading, ya know...

Sounds like someone's not feeling the love tonight...

Clearly, you don't have kids, or else it's been quite a while since you've read Green Eggs and Ham... It wasn't the Cat in the Hat, it was Sam-I-Am who was trying to get the hatted, furry, slothy-looking creature (I don't think it even had a name) to try green eggs and ham. That Sam-I-am! That Sam-I-am! I do not like that Sam-I-am! Do you like green eggs and ham? I do not like them, Sam-I-am. I do not like green eggs and ham. Would you like them here or there? I would not like them here or there. I would not like them anywhere. I do not like green eggs and ham. I do not like them, Sam-I-am. Would you like them in a house? Would you like them with a mouse? I do not like them in a house. I do not like them with a mouse. I do not like them here or there. I do not like them anywhere. I do not like green eggs and ham. I do not like them, Sam-I-am. Would you eat them in a box? Would you eat them with a fox? Not in a box. Not with a fox. Not in a house. Not with a mouse. I would not eat them here or there. I would not eat them anywhere. I would not eat green eggs and ham. I do not like them, Sam-I-am.

True, in an emergency, you can broadcast HAM on an amateur frequency. I just didn't feel like that needed to be added, based upon the OP's statement. I figured he was going to go all the way with a radio if he was going to go at all. Hence, he'd get a license if he got a HAM radio, and any emergency broadcast would be OBE.

If you are talking about a handheld HAM radio, then absolutely yes, you will require a HAM radio license in order to operate it legally. There are all sorts of little requirements of the FCC that you'll have to follow if you go that route. Stuff like always using only your HAM call sign (no nicknames or "handles"), both when you sign on and sign off, as well as several times during your broadcasting session (I forget how often you have to do that), no profanity, etc. etc. Plus you have to get your license renewed periodically. A bunch of the folks in my mountain rescue unit are licensed HAM operators. I, for one, felt that it was a lot of shit to go through just to be able to talk on a fancy radio. I go with a cell phone and occasionally FRS radios when the party gets large. I won't carry a PLB.

Looks like it. All hail jon and timmay!