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Ya think? that was good comeback, cman.

Good an ya, OMR! Kids succomb to peer pressure, but are especially susceptible to pressure from "adults" such as this scoutmaster. I'm sure not a one of them was willing to take issue with his original choice of the lunch venue. I would posit that you certainly saved at least one person's bacon that day.

Uh, Einstein, you'll need that many people with over $500. Or an additional 9,000 people with $50.

The listing sure matches the specs Linda spelled out. And taking ILD's link and clicking on the "more photos" toggle shows that there does appear to be a wall there. see the pics in the bottom row...

THAT'S THE ONE!!!1 Thank you, molluskinahat

OMFG!!!1 How did you find that? I'd lay dollars to donuts that that's really him. Last summer, in the Selway/Bitteroots, ice axe on the back deck, etc.

I'm very glad to see that your perverse sense of humor was not damaged in the fall. I should probably mention that there is a Paul Harvey-esque twist to this whole event. Dane, Sherri, and Dan: now that this event is out in the open, should I tell them "the rest of the story..."??

I come from that same skewl, Off, until about 15 years ago or so, when I witnessed a Brit dude auger in at Smith. Rapped off the end of the line onto the head of his partner. I mentioned to the first guy on the ground that their rope didn't make it the whole way down. He said, "I know, I just rapped it, mate. It's just a short downclimb." I suggested he remind his partner of that fact, since it didn't appear to me that either one of them was paying much attention to what they were doing/what was going on. But he gave me some lip in something British, so I utterred that oft-quoted phrase to my partner: "C'mon, let's get out of here before we have to rescue somebody." (see Dru's post in the concurrent To Help Or Not to Help? thread in the Climbers Board) We weren't quick enough in our departure... The second guy down lived, but he was a blathering idiot on the carry up and out to the parking lot. The guy who lipped me was in no fair shape either.

you're at the end of a very long line, scott.

You misunderstand me, Linda. I was to Bug's comment about Jamin. You are, by admission, new here, and you don't know who Jamin is. If you come across him, steer clear. You could get hurt or killed by him and his "antics". All the best from me here, and I hope you close the deal to your advantage. PS: Still would like to see pics. Just paste the URL for the flyer from your website to this thread. Use the far left toggle right above the text window you're in when you're crafting a reply.

Hi Dane! RuMR just turned me on to this thread. I would have missed it otherwise. I know it sounds lame, but I was thinking about you this past week at the 6-week mark. I was going to call you. Still will. BTW, I thought we were going to keep this "event" anonymous? Dane pretty much said it all. There are a couple small deets that really won't make a difference to the discussion, so I won't mention those. Dane fell every bit of 20 feet, if not a bit more, without any pro in, as he said. He bounced on that big bulge that's about 10 feet up from the belay spot (it sounded sickening), and then spinning like a horizontal drill shaft, he crashed into me. I saw him coming, and Dane's a big boy if you know him. I couldn't think of anything else to do except try to catch him, since I knew the rope was useless. He landed on top of me and on the ground, face down (not on his side) in the dirt with his head facing me and away from the wall, not towards it as he said (sorry Dane, one of those deets that makes sense to mention - you'll see why in a minute). I checked airway/breathing and signs of hemmoraging. He was clean, so I went for the spine check and stabilization. This is why it was so easy for me to check him out, him being face down. Kind of a wierd experience doing a spinal clearing when your patient is on top of you. When I determined that there was nothing out of place in his spine, I wiggled out from underneath him. I thought he was conscious at first, because he was groaning and his eyes were wide open. But then it became obvious that he wasn't screaming/yelping about the pain, so I started yelling at him and shaking him to try to wake him up. It worked. Dane was out for about 30 seconds, not more than a minute. The next problem was trying to get him to stay still. I was not as successful in that regard. Dane told you the rest. I would also like to thank Tom Michael, DDS, of East Wenatchee for running into town to alert the emergency crews, and his partner that day (Matt??), the former military medic, for staying with Dane and I while we waited for help to arrive. Also like to thank the Leavenworth FD guys who helped me cart Dane down the trail to the road and the Ballard (not from westside, just their name) Ambulance folks who carried him into Wenatchee. Fine work, everyone. Dr. Tom, if you're reading this, and you or Matt are missing any gear, please write/call back. I think I got all your stuff back to you, but I never got a call back from you to confirm. I don't have anything that isn't mine, but I don't know/remember what I stuffed into Dane's pack before I headed down. Thanks again to both of you for being there.

I really enjoyed his book Wisdom of our Fathers. Ya'll should read it.

pics? upload the flyer here. Or not - it's not like I have a cool half mil sitting around looking to get spent...

No shit? You gotta be kidding? He wasn't that much older than me. I really like his book Wisdom of our Fathers. Good read. Heart attack at 58. Shit.

Hey, ya'll go right ahead. It's just OL for me. I'm not making rules for others. That would be immoderate.

that's a pretty fucking funny one, too.

hmmmmmmm, even I can't go there with the "bash on wives" thing. No matter how much you might love/hate them. Still OL in my moderate handbook. Ex-wives are a different matter, tho.

charcoal

I've been known to utter that very phrase from time to time. Not so much anymore, since I joined mountain rescue. A little education comes first, now. If they don't wanna listen, so be it. I'll be back... with more friends to help me carry him out. Cross-posted from the "I fall down..." thread in the Rock Climbing Forum... I come from that same skewl, Off, until about 15 years ago or so, when I witnessed a Brit dude auger in at Smith. Rapped off the end of the line onto the head of his partner. I mentioned to the first guy on the ground that their rope didn't make it the whole way down. He said, "I know, I just rapped it, mate. It's just a short downclimb." I suggested he remind his partner of that fact, since it didn't appear to me that either one of them was paying much attention to what they were doing/what was going on. But he gave me some lip in something British, so I utterred that oft-quoted phrase to my partner: "C'mon, let's get out of here before we have to rescue somebody." (see Dru's post in the concurrent To Help Or Not to Help? thread in the Climbers Board) We weren't quick enough in our departure... The second guy down lived, but he was a blathering idiot on the carry up and out to the parking lot. The guy who lipped me was in no fair shape either.

moderate

Hey Kurt, were you successful in your attempt?

Not a damned thing. you know where I can find some?

wtf? you calling me a fucknuts now? I wish I could fuck with my nuts.

Hey, you cut off the rest of my rambling, there, Sonny. And it was a pretty damned big caveat, too.