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Those guys sure are playful and curious. Had the same thing happen in the San Juans several times. One of them tried to hug the bow once. My wife has a great pic of that one somewhere.

The klenke has been moderated??? WTF is this world coming to?

IMO, Ironically, I think the only way for you to gain credibility here is to have 5 fewer posts My vote for POTD. 5 stars.

Keith, I was going to add that little factoid, but decided I'd said enough. However, you are right about that statistic. The assumption is that some climbers think that "the hard part" is over once you've summitted. Add to that: they could be tired, thinking about the chillin' beers back at the rig, spooning with their SO when they get home, etc. Easy to lose focus.

The American Alpine Club publishes Accidents in North American Mountaineering (abbreviated throughout this site as ANAM) annually. It's a highly informative read of the accounts of incidents, with analysis and comment. In the appendeces, the statistical tables categorize the myriad ways that people got the chop. You can find ANAM in your local library, or order it online from any number of book suppliers.

It's really not "that" bad. My fiance' still married me after that epic descent outing.

5K- Nice job on R&D. Ten years ago, I took my fiance' up that route. At the top of the fourth, I reached into my pocket and pulled out "the rock" and handed it to her (I had already proposed at Punte Hilbrunner in the Italian Alps about 6 months earlier, but didn't have a suitable ring at the time). She almost fell off at the belay. That's when I realized we still had that last pitch to go to finish. Kind of the story of my life: just when you think the effort is over... Sherri- Noticed your beat up shins, too!

I learned a little ditty from my former climbing partner who got "kidded up" before I did (hence the "former" appelation): (Every toy) "Starts out as a hammer; ends up as a rattle. Except drumsticks!"

Wow! A "two-fer" for the bull!

ScottP- Joker's Wild arm blockage Academy. So inputting those three words into a popular interweb search engine returns... Joker's Wild Fighting Academy Google... it's a wunnerful thing. 'bone- this sort of shit happens all the time at Pamplona. It wouldn't surprise me in the least if it was not PS'ed.

OW- Nice pics and entertaining read. Looked liked a spanking day out there! PS: That old axe is rad, man! PPS: Is the double-bandana Mountie-certified?

It's in post-production right now. Here's the recently released theatrical trailer.

You don't think that "naked joke of the week" was sufficiently informative?

naked joke of the week NSFW

Verrrrrry clever rejoinder! +5 Then can I least watch?

WTF is a "CVS bag"??? And those were pretty tame stories, aye.

I was referring to the glue-on gym holds being only at Dishman. At least, that's what I thought you meant by "those annoying rocks from the routes" comment.

Ooooooooooh, that's a clever one! +1

whisper pink = ghey sickie

minx - love that new autosig! :tup: Some people are like Slinkies Not good for anything but they bring a smile when pushed down stairs.

What? Where are the adroit rejoinders and brilliant banter? Am I a thread-killer now???

Ahhhhhhhhh, I see. Thanks snoboy. I did not know that you didn't need the url portion in a Utube address. I is now ejumacated. someone should put that little tidbit in the FAQ, cuz I know I've seen a lot of peeps get all befuddled about the same problem on this here board.

Moose (meese??) are huge fuckin' critterz. I mean crazy huge! And I thought elk were big...

well, then detart me, ya little skirt-paddled trollop

why ain't it embedding properly???