chirp Posted June 5, 2003 Posted June 5, 2003 Heya! Just wanted to post out a big Howdy I just moved back to the NW from Vegas ( was there 7 years) and I realize now what a sweet place this area is. Vegas is really a heinous place to live ...climbing is fully top notch but the quality of life is rather dubious. Anyhow im in Tacoma and am psyched to hit the local crags again. Question: anyone here climbed at the Kanasket columns recently? Its a cool bunch of glueups on a trestle over the green river...near Kanasket. back in the day is was pretty fun. Is it still there? access issues? rednecks shot off all the holds? OK nuff, be safe and have fun! Quote
bird Posted June 5, 2003 Posted June 5, 2003 So, your idea of improving your quality of life is to move to Tacoma and climb bridges with glue on holds? To each his own. Welcome back! Quote
chirp Posted June 5, 2003 Author Posted June 5, 2003 (edited) Lol, NO thats not my idea...BUT its the only area I havent heard anything about. I've been scoping all my old haunts. But actually if you must know, climbing glueups in a lush forest near a cool, green, life rich, NON alkali body of water... versus climbing in 100 degrees on a urban ghetto limestone sport crag near suburbia...i'll choose the glue ups Really, its just one aspect of climbing I enjoy. It happened to be a nice place to go, outside, protected from the rain and away from the crowds. <--- something im getting very very tired of so I choose to climb in obscure areas. Im now looking at nailing the clay banks off Point Defiance Edited June 5, 2003 by chirp Quote
thelawgoddess Posted June 5, 2003 Posted June 5, 2003 bird said: So, your idea of improving your quality of life is to move to Tacoma and climb bridges with glue on holds? Quote
chirp Posted June 6, 2003 Author Posted June 6, 2003 (edited) Lol, you sure are a friendly bunch Edited June 6, 2003 by chirp Quote
ivan Posted June 6, 2003 Posted June 6, 2003 chirp said: Lol, you sure are a friendly bunch actually people will be a whole lot friendlier if you say you're close amigos w/ dan - Quote
chirp Posted June 6, 2003 Author Posted June 6, 2003 DOH, I was in Vegas for awhile, not Mars. hehe. ill be keeping my distance from that one Quote
erik Posted June 6, 2003 Posted June 6, 2003 tacoma is a great city, way better then seattle!!!!! Quote
kitten Posted June 6, 2003 Posted June 6, 2003 erik said: tacoma is a great city, way better then seattle!!!!! Who are you kidding? You are never home on the weekends and join any event in Seattle just to get away from smelly Tacoma. Quote
Szyjakowski Posted June 6, 2003 Posted June 6, 2003 erik said: tacoma is a great city, way better then seattle!!!!! it ain't the city of destiny for nothing! Ttown is where its at... and there is no way we are driving north next tuesday... Quote
chirp Posted June 6, 2003 Author Posted June 6, 2003 Tacoma is improving, really... The YMCA even has a climbing wall (uhhh yeah). Im really impressed tho, its amazing if you leave and area for a length of time you really realize how nice your former home was. The green, the moisture, the water. WOW. Regardless, if any of ya are in Tacoma, drop by the Starbucks on the UW campus and say howdy, im the follically challenged fello behind the bar. ( To temper any anti-Starbucks flames which will most surely follow, Ive been working at *$ for 14 years and find it to be a fun job with mostly cool peeps. The corporate aspect isnt my fave but hell when I started we only had 32 stores. ) Quote
Szyjakowski Posted June 6, 2003 Posted June 6, 2003 chirp- Your avatar pic scares the sheit outa me! Quote
kitten Posted June 6, 2003 Posted June 6, 2003 Szyjakowski said: chirp- Your avatar pic scares the sheit outa me! Yeah me to. Reminds of the movie 'Pulp Fiction' - oh bad imagery in my head. Blah blah blah Quote
sobo Posted June 6, 2003 Posted June 6, 2003 kitten said: Szyjakowski said: chirp- Your avatar pic scares the sheit outa me! Yeah me to. Reminds of the movie 'Pulp Fiction' - oh bad imagery in my head. Blah blah blah He's missing the ball gag. Hey Spider, git the Gimp! Quote
chirp Posted June 6, 2003 Author Posted June 6, 2003 Szyjakowski said: chirp- Your avatar pic scares the sheit outa me! Err yeah, its the Evercrack addiction, consuming me Quote
Mr._Natural Posted June 6, 2003 Posted June 6, 2003 Zed: Bring out the Gimp. Maynard: But the Gimp's sleeping. Zed: Well, I guess you better go and wake him up then. Quote
kitten Posted June 6, 2003 Posted June 6, 2003 Eweeeewwwweeee. How can you quote that? Oh wait a minute - must be your hidden life style! Quote
Mr._Natural Posted June 6, 2003 Posted June 6, 2003 sobo said: Wasn't somebody's name in that scene "Spider"? I think you are thinking of Zed's "looks like the spider caught another fly" line. Quote
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