iain Posted November 21, 2002 Posted November 21, 2002 free Kootenay Carriages for the first 100 attendees? Quote
Drew_Jones Posted November 21, 2002 Author Posted November 21, 2002 ok so PDX will be there. Anyone else from Seattle? I'm thinking about driving down on Thursday (Thanksgiving Day). Looks like about 15 or 16 hours driving time . Things don't start until Friday night. Â Please Don't respond to this if you: Â 1. stink 2. are really damn annoying on a long trip 3. have no money 4. have ever been friends with Dennis Harmon 5. will make fun of me because I haven't climb V4 6. are a male and want to "have some fun" at the rest stops along the way (females OK) Â Drew Quote
COL._Von_Spanker Posted November 21, 2002 Posted November 21, 2002 I'll be on my way back from j-tree. Maybe I'll stop in and check out all the pad totin' folks get their boulder freak on. Quote
thelawgoddess Posted November 21, 2002 Posted November 21, 2002 will someone tell sharma "kaya" says hi? he should remember me ... Quote
Dru Posted November 21, 2002 Posted November 21, 2002 quote: Originally posted by thelawgoddess: will someone tell sharma "kaya" says hi? he should remember me ... TLG's got a "list" too! Quote
Drew_Jones Posted November 22, 2002 Author Posted November 22, 2002 Anybody thinking about heading to Bishop, CA for the Petzl climbing thing over Thanksgiving? Sharma and company will be there. Looks fun even though I suck at bouldering. Should be plenty of and  Drew Quote
Drew_Jones Posted November 22, 2002 Author Posted November 22, 2002 Here's the link: Â Petzl World Tour Quote
Dr_Flash_Amazing Posted November 22, 2002 Posted November 22, 2002 Dr. Flash Amazing and some other PDX personages will be in attendance. The Doctor posted a link about this a month or so ago, and no one seemed interested. Bunch of lame-asses,if you ask DFA. Quote
Son_of_Caveman Posted November 22, 2002 Posted November 22, 2002 quote: Originally posted by Dr Flash Amazing: Dr. Flash Amazing and some other PDX personages will be in attendance. The Doctor posted a link about this a month or so ago, and no one seemed interested. Bunch of lame-asses,if you ask DFA. Dreamed I was an Eskimo Frozen wind began to blow Under my boots and around my toes The frost that bit the ground below It was a hundred degrees below zero...  And my mama cried And my mama cried Nanook, a-no-no Nanook, a-no-no Don't be a naughty Eskimo Save your money, don't go to the show  Well I turned around and I said "Oh, oh" Oh Well I turned around and I said "Oh, oh" Oh Well I turned around and I said "Ho, Ho" And the northern lights commenced to glow And she said, with a tear in her eye "Watch out where the huskies go, and don't you eat that yellow snow" "Watch out where the huskies go, and don't you eat that yellow snow"  Quote
Dr_Flash_Amazing Posted November 22, 2002 Posted November 22, 2002 Trask, you're so inappropriate. You kiss your mother with that mouth? Quote
whirlwind Posted November 22, 2002 Posted November 22, 2002 Please Don't respond to this if you:  1. stink  i though the smell kinda came with the title "climber", well atleast after the first day of climbing Quote
Drew_Jones Posted November 22, 2002 Author Posted November 22, 2002 I can handle the usual climber smell, but I've been around some people that knock me on my ass even before they've climbed. Â I am serious though about getting a group to head down for the festivities. Â Drew Quote
Drew_Jones Posted November 27, 2002 Author Posted November 27, 2002 OK. If anyone cares (and apparently they don't) I will most likely be leaving for Bishop BY MYSELF tomorrow sometime. I will be drinking all the beer , smoking all that's smokable , meeting all the girls , showing Sharma some new techniques , and generally having a kick-ass time. Any last-minute partners?? Â Drew Quote
Off_White Posted November 27, 2002 Posted November 27, 2002 Have fun, wish I was going. Get a chile relleno at Amigos for me. If you need a day away from the hordes at the Buttermilks or Happy Boulders, go cragging at Little Egypt or down south near Lone Pine at the Alabama Hills, You'll probably have it to yourselves. Â 15 or 16 hours sounds about right. Remember, always go to bed before you go to sleep. Quote
thelawgoddess Posted November 27, 2002 Posted November 27, 2002 quote: Originally posted by Off White: Remember, always go to bed before you go to sleep. some sound advice. wish i could go ... Quote
Dr_Flash_Amazing Posted November 27, 2002 Posted November 27, 2002 quote: Originally posted by thelawgoddess: wish i could go ... DFA will try to get some pictures of C. Sharma in a compromising position. $5 a piece? Quote
thelawgoddess Posted November 27, 2002 Posted November 27, 2002 quote: Originally posted by Dr Flash Amazing: DFA will try to get some pictures of C. Sharma in a compromising position. $5 a piece? despite my freaky tendencies, i like sharma uncompromised. sort of adds to his mystique. and besides, he IS yet a child after all! Quote
Dr_Flash_Amazing Posted November 27, 2002 Posted November 27, 2002 Don't worry; "compromising position" is just fancy college-talk for "no pants!" Quote
thelawgoddess Posted November 27, 2002 Posted November 27, 2002 quote: Originally posted by Dr Flash Amazing: Don't worry; "compromising position" is just fancy college-talk for "no pants!" oh by all means then ... yes! Quote
Drew_Jones Posted December 2, 2002 Author Posted December 2, 2002 I made it to Bishop (by myself). Arrived Thursday morning just as it was getting light (about 18 hour drive). Buttermilks is AWESOME! Different rock than I'd ever been on before. Really big rock crystals to dig into your fingers on all those great slopers. High-ball problems too. Friday I climbed at Happy boulders - a little easier on the fingers but just as fun. Saw some good V10 problems sent, as I was stuck on V3's. Â Sharma's slide show was great. He's so laid back and spiritual about everything. It was intersting hearing about Realization. That guy has some determination! Â Saturday I hit the Sad boulders. Liked the Happy's better, but they were still great. It snowed at the Buttermilks Friday night, so the Petzl deal was postponed until Sunday. I got to meet lots of great climbers as we all hung out at Kava Cafe waitng for the rocks to dry - Chris Sharma, David Graham, Lisa Rands, Obe Carrion, David Kale (sp?), Greh Loh, and some of the Petzl international team who's names I can't remember. Â Every single person I climbed with was totally nice and crash pads were shared no matter who you were. It was my first time to Bishop and it's good to know that all the crap that goes on between people on this site is not truly representative of what happens outside at a great climbing area. Â I'll be back to Bishop in the Spring for sure. Hopefully for a month next time, not 4 days. Off White - I ate at Amigos. Great food. Thanks for the recommendation. Â Drew Quote
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