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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 24, 2015 - 12:46pm PT
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Except to say that it sounds like he's gonna get put through the ringer.
Sandler could maybe dole out the HzO for Mayweather.
Speaking of May weather, do you think Paquaio will be raining punches on his opponent? Those are terrible odds you mentioned.
I won't be watching. I'll be over there at Ronnie Moe's gym watching him duke it out with the girls.
He uses only his hands and his feet. No head butts allowed, this isn't MMA.
For good coordination and foot speed, the rope's the ticket. It also helps build stamina.
I'll bet T Hocking will be watching the fight. He's our big sports authority/fan/thread-master.
No, I won't watch the fight. I can rely on Tad for the blow-by-blow.
You should get a color man/person/woman to help call the fight, Tad.
Have fun. That's what it's all a bout.
Here's the fastest feet in the world, by the way. Kid's in another dimension, I swear. I can't work the cube AT ALL![Click to View YouTube Video]
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zBrown
Ice climber
Brujò de la Playa
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Apr 24, 2015 - 01:33pm PT
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The three boyz in the family were all paperboys. Two went on to become box boys and attorneys. The third one never did and is now all that remains and is merely famous long ago.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 24, 2015 - 05:04pm PT
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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Apr 24, 2015 - 05:18pm PT
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whoot whoot ! I was able to climb, ground up - on sight - old school: three placements,In 148 feet. ( I was without any tools of any kind Not even a nut pick )
(Darn-it I did not bring the pinz n' hammer) wait that is after this at the startNice packs?Any one ever use the mom-jeans porta-sack?
my old friend who now says he would prefer to be called "Blind Lemon Jim"
Here is the start This I usually post only if there is nothing elseOr asz well there he is in the treesI am really trying, the pics are what they are and I am glad to have them,
here this is pulling through to the middle of the crux: to a stance only ten feet from the top, maybe it will clean up? ( The pictures? probably not, and the route, yeah it has a death flake that I left and some hollow sounding rock . . . )
the Bulging white outside corner, covered in Lichen leads out of the corner, the moves to the crux top-out - Bullit Hard Pudding Stone conglomerate a number 1 hex and a opposing number 4 stopper, at the lip, stand into the bushes and brambles, Watch out for the indigenous Bottle plants, they grow like that, right on the edge. . .
whaddya 'spect
It is New Jersey!but here to; this Tagging crap.
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feralfae
Boulder climber
in the midst of a metaphysical mystery
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Apr 24, 2015 - 07:23pm PT
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Thank you for that video on Calbuco, Mouse.
Here's a little article some might find of interest. I guess it will be on the front page only today.
ff
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zBrown
Ice climber
Brujò de la Playa
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Apr 24, 2015 - 07:37pm PT
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thanx ff - even NASA is looking for The Flames (however, even if you find them, you can never go home again)
Every night, a network of NASA all-sky cameras scans the skies above the United States for meteoritic fireballs. Automated software maintained by NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office calculates their orbits, velocity, penetration depth in Earth's atmosphere and many other characteristics. Daily results are presented here on Spaceweather.com.
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feralfae
Boulder climber
in the midst of a metaphysical mystery
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Apr 24, 2015 - 07:49pm PT
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Gnome commented, with photo here to; this Tagging crap.
I think 'here', with the tagging issue, is almost everywhere. Even Montana. So, someone tell me why this is not a good idea: where we see tagging, we could leave invitations around the area, inviting people to climbing classes around that spot, or close by as possible. Maybe, since they like rock, it would be good to teach these kids to climb?
Because I don't think real climbers would tag anything: we are all slightly aesthetically enthralled with rock, too much so to paint it.
What do you think of this idea? Is it something that has been tried? How did it work?
Thank you,
feralfae
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feralfae
Boulder climber
in the midst of a metaphysical mystery
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Apr 24, 2015 - 08:04pm PT
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Gnome, thank you for the great photos.
Thoroughly enjoyed and appreciated.
feralfae
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feralfae
Boulder climber
in the midst of a metaphysical mystery
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Apr 24, 2015 - 08:08pm PT
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zB,
Yes, NASA shares some great data, and SpaceWeather does a good job of organizing some of the data.
If we are at home (wherever you go, there you are) as we breathe, I think that we do not leave our home, in the ice and clouds or the valleys. Just perfect Hobbits. Or chambered nautili, come to that.
Great graphic.
Thank you,
feralfae
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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Apr 24, 2015 - 08:22pm PT
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The start was mellow the cold was exciting, the pet hawk that screeches when it should be quiet flew thru the yard on a raid dive patrol.
Them first thirty miles went well at 80-88 mph.
The traffic closed in and seventy minutes of white knuckle NJ rush-hour driving ensued, with a lite dusting of snow, not sticking, but making the drive bumper to tail pipe,
This is the Sawmill River Parkway, red lights are announced by billboards, red light notices, 500 feet before the intersection of six lanes funneling into two, fun.
Does any one remember, the legend, "Mr Sir", Jack Mileski, and the description his driving in NJ traffic?
People do this every day !!? The crux of the day will be the rush hour drive home ! Friday !
The rush starts at three and so no way to beat it and when I get home thin rations and no beer!
The blind photographer, wants to deny that he had a conniption and more than once told me
The equivalent of - get down from there & your gonna die , what will I tell your wife?
So
The name; Stress Test seemed to fit. Also this climb climbs right off the base of an old ski slope turned convention hall and park.
The climbing here at this part of the area is the lesser of the crags as far as difficulty but the ease of the approach and the availability of parking along with great view from the family park area, also were part of the name, the climb is center stage in front of old ski area ,
but no one climbs here.
That is to say, climbs here the way it needs to be climbed - as in throws up new routes with volleys of 'Trundle Thunder' 5.10/b r, the other part of the Stress Test was to see if we raised any buzz.
The likely hood that the seam had been top roped was not borne out by my search for, any moved rock, dirt, brushing or anchors , rope cuts thru dirt etc.
That said, the base was clear and the slab start had a very easy step up. It was 5.7? easy 5.8? Three moments of really don't mess up here, 5.9? It is hard to tell until some more gardening, any-way, very R/X the way I led it but with three pins/bolts it could be G I left a four foot long 100 pound block shaped like the head of a Marlin. The thing was so loose! that I feel bad that I left it. The thing sits at the end of some thin face moves over hollow rock, and a bit of a stand up Leaves it in your face. Don't grab it! The block sits with the spike side blocking good gear, . . . . it should go it is a death block!!
(I did not touch it but it is a perfect 'handle bar' hold if you only climb in a gym)
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zBrown
Ice climber
Brujò de la Playa
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Apr 25, 2015 - 07:16am PT
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Newz of the UCSDaze
The festival has been disruptive to the school's academic mission in other ways, according to the vice chancellor’s notice: "Over the years, faculty have complained that students have skipped classes on the Friday of the Sun God Festival."
BITD students didn't have to go to class because the Fybate* company would go for you and then provide you the class notes for a small fee. Then the Profs wised up and started copyrighting, tradmarking, and otherwise protecting their material. Is this fair, fair use?
Apparently "just saying no" did not work since drugs still appear to be a problem on campus.
http://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2015/apr/23/ticker-no-sun-god-class-dodging-professors-told/?google_editors_picks=true
*later (1987)
At Berkeley, the service is run by Black Lightning, which sells notes for $17 to $21 a course to 10,000 subscribers each semester. Black Lightning pays note-takers from $6 to $12 an hour, with the higher rates paid for technical classes. Most note-takers are graduate students.
http://articles.latimes.com/1987-12-06/local/me-27031_1_note-takers
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 25, 2015 - 08:19am PT
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Chas. Dickens was a note-takin' fool. He became successful as a journalist simply because he bothered to learn a shorthand for taking notes during sessions of Parliament.
Note the abbr'd Chas. How, I wonder, would one shorten the man's surname?
He probably did not bother himself overmuch with using surnames of the floor speakers, so I'm thinking he may have just used a single cap, as in "Chas D."
He was the Boz of a one-man press corps.
One would come away with a paycheck and more knowledge than one needs, I think, were he to become a post-doc note taker.
[Click to View YouTube Video]The men at the press conf. were having fun. But they were not badgering the steno.
I didn't know that the word zysygy was pronounced as he said it.
I've always used "zie-ziggy" as the way to say it, myse
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 25, 2015 - 08:39am PT
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I wish we were having stormy weather.
My words the day before yesterday.
I make no claim to be a weather profit or a rain dancer-necromancer using arcane ritual like sacrificing pigeons to effect pluvial response.
Weather just happens.
Whether it happens because of something we humans do is the topic on many peoples minds, much of the time.
Maybe I should post a climate thread...hmmm...
It began raining overnight here. Imagine my surprise. It wan't all that shocking, really, because I was out taking photos of the weather last evening.
It rained pretty steady all morning and it just cleared off about forty minuts ago, right after it really pounded down for ten minutes.This drenching reminded me to try to find the restaurant which nita asked about, Noah's.
Here is my prize from last evening's shoot-out on the street.The moon has been seen and photographed sitting on the wire ere now. Like a bird on a wire.
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zBrown
Ice climber
Brujò de la Playa
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Apr 25, 2015 - 08:52am PT
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If the man knew the protocol, which he apparently didn't, he would have opted for cD, especially since in script there is no extra key press required to get the cap (even higher movement penalty for bold).
Economy of motion.
I am currently working on the algorithm for determining how much height wearing mismatched shoes adds to one's high jump. Hopefully I can acquire a patent and utilizing Herr Braun's famous boombox photo (yes, he will receive a huge royalty as will Mr. Gaines (get it), will market it to the masses of high school high jumpers out there aspiring to greatness. I do wonder why he switched to matched shoes for the championship jump.
This would be dF (not degrees of freedom and no known relation to ff).
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 25, 2015 - 09:28am PT
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Oh, we're talking sports again?
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 25, 2015 - 12:16pm PT
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Hah! Missed it. I went and listened up to the Raconteurs, then posted some sh to weej but it got wiped.
Pulled a fast one on myself. I forgot to go out and check at ten for the parade--all I saw was a few families walking back from the end of the route.
So the traffic cones were all gone and what few people who may have showed up had left.
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That's a mellow song, Mouse.
Why thank you.
Love this guy.[Click to View YouTube Video]
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zBrown
Ice climber
Brujò de la Playa
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Apr 25, 2015 - 01:22pm PT
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Here dude, I know how much you love a parade. I think the visual equiv of orale is mira.
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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Apr 25, 2015 - 05:09pm PT
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Second times the charm,
Gremlins & Trolls, will not lift a finger to help.
but never let it be said the same of Gnomes,
especially rock gnomes.
They can be counted on to pull at least their
Own weight plus more !
The frontier cable keeps us all guessing will the service blink? Send the computer crashing mid down load? Oh this just is the twist to top a topper? The visit that climbin' ya' all got treated to up thread was fun and funny is under review it is a worthy story but I need my crutches, the twin vices of weed and alcohol, just a thimble full of each to wet the whistle and grease the mental gears, but such is my life that waiting is such sweet sorrow. It also makes that first consumption of the month sweet in it's relief.
while there is cake in the trough (that would be wear the pigs feed)the Jamaican me crazy who won't climb but is ripped from his stin.. .
I digress, seems it is hard hard to do a trip report justice.
Without a net - [TR] Jaybro Apr 25, 2015 04:59p 7. . . .. .. . hmm well I will fix that too.
The time and effort that it took to preform and turn out a short attention span classic, like Jaybro's seems to be eluding me and some nine pages needs to be beaten down to less than three, less is more in today's meme world
Hey look at me . . .
A great YoYo and I am not dead yet,
Surprise
Stan?!
See spot in eye? see spot , ehey
The need to continue upward as the world pulls it down to the lowest common denominator !
The cliffs in NJ are still wild and pristine. The trash and tagging is minimal and the small rock hell is vast.
Thrown together as the last of a few home boys from the northeastern woods who climbed everything that was vertical that stood in their world.
We were the last two. After my ga'fawr and posting my past up for the interest of climbing history in NJ,.
I called "de free rider" "We need to talk, let's get together" I said.
Hey well I was the last to still send half hard and from the sound of the old boys I was the only one who still climbed at all !?
"Well yes let's do, do you still dubee?" " Hell yes my friend", I said loud an' proud thank god he was still the same.
He is not the same and suffers from MS. His climbing history is one to marvel at though , thanks to the Crypticlly named Stanley Smiegel. Stan took him up the desert towers and spires a few routes in Zion that they made good progress on, were all now fifteen years ago.
I said;
we would get together for pictures,
I had said;
just to stroll in the park, talk of the old days, and get high,maybe a ride on a top rope.
"Okay Im in, lets meet at the rest area on 23"
Now this was a problem for me was he joking!?
The saying, 'blowing me off' would be a dangerous phrase in this case.
Did he know that he was asking to meet at a well known , world wide known, homo pick up spot?.
The ex-governor of NJ had used the same spot and then outed the rest area as a no-names place where men of that kind meet up, and some for pay.
What the EF john ?
Are you gonna not be there and when the cops pull in to ask why am I still hangin' out?
I will tell them your Name, the type of game played on me and if that fails to convince them'
I will leave as instructed.
I have to admit that after all of those thoughts raced through my head I almost said no. That I said yes & I will be there at 8 am, started the stress.
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