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Last time to the top for this. Show's tomorrow night. Tickets: $14 at the door, if ya haven't already got one. We've got all our expenses covered now (~$2,000), so every ticket sale is pure profit towards the new vehicle.

Vantage scares the hell out of me. I rode a column down 30 feet there back in 1989... Miraculously walked away with only a "softball" where my elbow used to be, and multiple lacerations and contusions. The biggest chunk of the column ground the rope apart about 3 feet from my harness knot. Later that same day, the best I could do was get TR'ed on a 5.7, and I was doing the Elvis the whole time. And yes, Lightning Crack is way cool.

Relocating my entire existence from northern Virginia to Houston, Texas via Daytona Beach, all while sitting astride a motorcycle. Altho I'm a native Washingtonian, I never paid it much mind, being young and stoned back then.

taking a group of newbies to Peshastin. Gotta get to bed soon.

Sheeit, if we're dropping the grade to 5.6, I'd put in a vote for R&D. Mellow, multi-pitch, and a fun final pitch or two. Presented te wife with her engagement ring at the top of the rap off the side. She almost went over the edge. Total surprise!

Calling for hail in E-burg and Yakivegas tomorrow...

Gotta agree with Sphinx on this one. I 'spose it's funny if you're still into Cocoa Puffs and Cap'n Crunch...

The gummint should create a new cabinet post, something like Secretary of Counter Snaffleism

I live and breathe (cough! cough!) in Yakivegas, the orchard pesticide capital of Washington! (meth labs inhabit the lower valley)

Make it one for the books. No weasling up the total on multiple one-word posts. It's not sporting.

duhhhh.... which way did he go? which way did he go?

HURRY!!!

Quick, jon! Lock the thread!!!

That's cheating!

I also kinda like the fact that they were "re-acquired" by donations to the Access Fund. Kinda makes me feel all goody about that.

Well, it's generally less crowded this time of year, you can count on it for reasonably good weather, there's nice views of the river from the upper rocks, sandstone is a different medium than what they've mostly been on already (basalt/andesite only), and ropeguns that get annoyed by newbie groups stay far far away from PP. After they've been out a few times, and show an interest in the sport and get geared up, I take small groups (2-3) to better climbing areas later in the season. I like to cap the club's instructional season off in the fall with a longer camping/climbing adventure like Harrison Peak near Sandpoint, ID or something like that.

Ya ya ya, I know what you're gonna say... I am taking a group of newbies from my club out to Peshastin Pinnacles tomorrow (weather permitting) to give them a break from all this eastern WA basalt shite. Should be about 7 or 8 of us. I've been doing this for several years now, and I usually split the group in two, and start one on Sunset (raw newbies) and the other either on GCT or Sickle Slab (not-so-new newbies). We'll be moving about, and won't hog any lines, not that any of you ropeguns would be wanting on anything we'd be doing. TIA for your patience and kind understanding.

It's been 10 days; time to bring this back to the top... Eric Simonson presentation on Mallory-Irvine expedition, a Central Washington Mountain Rescue fundraising event for a new rescue vehicle. The show is next week, May 22 at 7:00 pm, in the Capital Theatre in Yakima. Tickets available at the door for 14 clams if you can't get them beforehand. TIA for not spraying on this re-advertisement.

I guess you could say he's a limp Dick...

That's just tooooooooo fuckin' precious! You made my day, FS! I gotta go get something to eat!

Years ago, when I was just out of high school, my old man and I got into a tiff over my beard. him: "Why don't you shave that thing off?" me: "Why? Chicks dig it." him: "Makes you look like you got a vagina for a face." Me and him about it now. Fun times.

Me too, but I keep it trimmed...

Yeah, I have to agree. Personally, I wear 501s. No pubes dropping off me!

Ahhhhhhhhhh, the memories of that one...