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vegastradguy
Trad climber
Las Vegas, NV
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Feb 14, 2007 - 11:08pm PT
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jesus, i thought the gold spike had been condemned and demolished....thats awesome!
yeah, susan's on Topless Twins, a really great .9 at the Brass Wall. The first pic is of Bush Pilots, another fun route there.
We saw the herd that morning too- got quite close to them before they spooked on us- second weekend in a row that we've seen them in pine creek.
great TR, russ!
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Scary Larry
Trad climber
Las Vegas
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Feb 14, 2007 - 11:24pm PT
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Yeah-- I notice Russ is downgrading everything over on Mtn Project. Innocent? (Russ!?) Ignorant? (Couldn't be!) Geez, what's left...
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Feb 14, 2007 - 11:35pm PT
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Hahahaha...
Life per usual in the Mussy Nebula.
Well done.
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Zander
Trad climber
Berkeley
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Feb 14, 2007 - 11:59pm PT
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Thanks for the TR Russ,
I'm a little worried about Nature though. I'm thinkin" of sending him the 30 bucks for the sushi even though i can't make it. Sounds like he could use the cash.
Zander
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Russ Walling
Social climber
Out on the sand, Man.....
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 15, 2007 - 12:24am PT
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Scary: I just won the diet challenge... all those bloated 5.9's are going down!!! 5.8+ max... no hangs! On the front lines of "grade inflation" since 1978.
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Wonder
climber
WA
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Feb 15, 2007 - 12:46am PT
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Hey Russ, Did you meet any of MyFriends?
The ones with the bonnets.
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nature
climber
Flagstaff, AZ
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Feb 15, 2007 - 03:21am PT
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The truth on the Poker and how much I watched the felt grow.
When we got into vegas we parked at the Luxor. Ebola Erik crashed - I went in and sat at the $2/$4 table. My $100 went to the felt in about 3 hours. Not a good start.
Next day after climbing I hit the tables at Binions. IF it wasn't for the crack dealer that played every hand I would have hit the felt that night. pocket aces flopped the set, rivered the quads - crack dealer dood paid me to the end. I got a T-shirt for that - KickAss™™ Ended up down $15 that night - not bad considering I drank 13 Sam Adams and a few shots of Crown. Stumbled back to the Ebola infested van at 4:30 AM. No dice on climbing that day. I got up around 2:30 PM feeling like a truck hit me - not sure one didn't.
Next day I'm back at $2/$4 at Binions. my hundy on the table turned to $225 real quick (I owned them). That dwindled down to about $175 before I left for a tourney at the Golden Nugget. my $65 buy-in lasted about an hour and a half - pocket 4's met pocket 7's and I was done.
So in the end I was out the $65 buy-in and about $50 at the tables. So yeah... hurry up and send your camping fees even if you are not gonna be there!
and damnit if my cowboy boots still don't stick to the floor...
PS - rumors of sheep and velcro gloves are completely unfounded. My sweetie passed through flagstaff tonight in fact. Sheep don't travel this far for the record.
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426
Sport climber
Buzzard Point, TN
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Feb 15, 2007 - 09:12am PT
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fine form...some full curls there.
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Mimi
climber
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Feb 15, 2007 - 09:44am PT
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No surprise here, hilarious as expected. Great TR kids. Thanks for the laughs.
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Watusi
Social climber
Joshua Tree, CA
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Feb 15, 2007 - 10:42am PT
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Nice Russell! Sounds like stacks of kicks!!
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MisterE
Trad climber
White Van
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Feb 15, 2007 - 12:08pm PT
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Ebola Erik - hahahaha!
It was actually the flu, and I must say "sleeping" (I will call it that for a lack of a better word) 18 hours a day in the Parking lot of the Gold Spike with trucks, Harleys and arguing couples as constant companions for two full days is a new level of anguish.
Nice TR, Russ, LMAO.
These folks were so emaciated from the diet challenge, it looked like a anorexic's convention in room 505.
Hollow cheeks, sunken, distant eyes, ribs sticking out of "Ask me about my explosive diarrhea" t-shirts, these folks are serious about their weight-loss!
Cheers, E
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susan peplow
climber
www.joshuatreevacationhomes.com
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Feb 15, 2007 - 12:28pm PT
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Don't worry MisterEE (Ebola Erik) - When I get the time I'll write a trip report of the week before down in Tucson.
You were in fine form there! I saw you upright for 4 days in a row!
The Tucson TR has many of the same players. Really everyone but Russ who was home watching our dog, sewing flys, doing secret training work outs.....
Stay tuned,
~Susan
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nature
climber
Flagstaff, AZ
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Feb 15, 2007 - 12:37pm PT
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Let's see...
No sticky carpet
No Ebola
No Sheep
No mystery woman
No growning felt
No Nooobs
No crazed lanolium sniffers
I didn't get left behind
We should have tons of photos
We mostly just climbed
booooooring!
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Zander
Trad climber
Berkeley
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Feb 15, 2007 - 07:32pm PT
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Nature,
Glad you got out alive. I'll keep my $30 until you REALLY need it. I do wish I was going to the Sushi Fest, though. Next time,
Zander
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Elcapinyoazz
Social climber
Jarhead City, CA
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Feb 16, 2007 - 12:24am PT
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No hubcap sized ham steaks.
No chicks on mechanical bulls.
No tub o lard Chippendales dancers.
No yard 'o daiquiris.
No deep fried twinkies.
No Capt Hook-n-Mordecais in the poker rooms.
Tucson was tame compared to Vegas.
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Jaybro
Social climber
The West
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Feb 16, 2007 - 01:30am PT
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I don't know what happened, but at least someone's getting out, I think?
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L
climber
The City of Lost Angels
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Feb 16, 2007 - 03:05pm PT
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Bump for Matt M.
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BrentA
Gym climber
Roca Rojo
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Feb 16, 2007 - 05:42pm PT
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Captain Hook in Willow Springs...proud route...thanks Jay Smith
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kev
climber
CA
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Feb 17, 2007 - 05:16pm PT
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bump - this is climbing related....
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the Fet
Knackered climber
A bivy sack in the secret campground
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Feb 20, 2007 - 05:46pm PT
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Bump, I didn't have time to read this last week, and it already dropped to page 3.
Good stuff, but I suspect there was vomiting that wasn't reported.
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