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Watusi
Social climber
Newport, OR
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Dec 15, 2007 - 10:58pm PT
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Mr. Mac. I'd have to say thanx a bunch! Without this venue I wouldn't have found lost dear old friends, rekindled relationships and otherwise established a renewed vigor for what I had always held most dear...My hat's off to you sir.
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dirtineye
Trad climber
the south
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Dec 15, 2007 - 11:40pm PT
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It's nice to see that practicing homosexuals like Ahawanee Bartender are welcome here.
IF you doubt my assertion, consider that he wants to f*#k a bunch of guys who think PtHP give blow jobs.
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Wild Bill
climber
Ca
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Dec 17, 2007 - 09:50pm PT
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Thanks for the forum Chris.
No suggestions / requests to make it better - you already did that!
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le_bruce
climber
Oakland: what's not to love?
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Dec 17, 2007 - 10:44pm PT
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One thing that folks who are tired of seeing dynamite climbing threads flung into oblivion by the OT internecine wars can do is to search for and bump older threads.
Witness as an example Handsome B's "Rock Climbing in Moab" thread:
http://supertopo.com/climbing/thread.html?topic_id=322210&msg=482401#msg482401
Posted in Feb '07, it got ONE reply before going deep six until November. Diamond photos on this thread, check it out if you haven't seen it. Had it not been bumped out of obscurity it would never have been seen by most of us. How many killer threads are still sleeping with the fish?
Consider also the message that is sent to posters like HB, who put time and effort into sharing something that embodies what this site is (ostensibly) all about, only to see it turn leviathan under the weight of a million heaps of reeking, puerile and petty bullsh#t.
My vote is with the change nothing camp, too. Thanks for the site, McNamara. Along with National Geographic, we salute you.
Best of Adventure: Audacious Acts
The wildest deeds of 2007—we salute to the bold, daring, innovative, and occasionally insane feats of the year. Text by Steve Casimiro
Chris Mcnamara Made the Wildest BASE Jump Known
In May Chris McNamara leaped into a cleft in a 3,000-foot (914-meter) face above the polar desert of Baffin Island. Using a nylon "wingsuit," the 28-year-old Californian flew horizontally out of the crevasse, then down the side of the face until he pulled his chute some 200 feet (61 meters) above ground. He landed a mere 100 feet (30 meters) from his tent.
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Mimi
climber
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Dec 17, 2007 - 10:47pm PT
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Chris, thanks for all you do!
That's a big 10-4, Wild Bill!
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HighDesertDJ
Trad climber
Arid-zona
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Dec 17, 2007 - 11:06pm PT
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Generification? A decent forum package allows for an insane amount of customization for both the look, features and layout. Hailing Supertopo's uniqueness is like insisting on using EB's and then talking about how some better performance and options would be swell. We're kind of reinventing the wheel here. Just sayin.
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Feb 29, 2008 - 06:06pm PT
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30 threads on the top page, the breakdown:
17 climbing related if I really stretch
9 political
the remainders are either vanity related or geek-show kinda posts...
Sort of discouraging...
Feb 29, 2008 02:59pm Have you climbed Via Ferrata? Matt Mossman 27
Feb 29, 2008 02:57pm Old climbing books tolman_paul 3
Feb 29, 2008 02:56pm Tasteless, but I'm laughing Loomis 5
Feb 29, 2008 02:55pm Name one accomplishment of Obama? JuanDeFuca 6
Feb 29, 2008 02:49pm Obama: this video is unsettling, weird and creepy. WoodySt 9
Feb 29, 2008 02:47pm ElCap Report "Pics Fall 07 " WBraun 47
Feb 29, 2008 02:46pm Old Man McCain seeking endorsements from nutcases dirtbag 1
Feb 29, 2008 02:38pm fascism in America? never! bookworm 22
Feb 29, 2008 02:30pm Need gear beta for Vendetta, Twinkie (Cookie, Yosemite) nutjob 9
Feb 29, 2008 02:28pm January 08' Diet Challenge??? James Durbin 296
Feb 29, 2008 02:28pm Iraq Veterans Against the War(OT) happiegrrrl 135
Feb 29, 2008 02:27pm The most amazing !@#$%^& thing I've ever seen!! Hardman Knott 28
Feb 29, 2008 02:26pm McCain Not Eligible for President? Domingo 24
Feb 29, 2008 02:23pm Action photos? Post 'em up here! Matt 37
Feb 29, 2008 02:22pm This video is insane and so is the climber JuanDeFuca 5
Feb 29, 2008 02:21pm Should we move to the Portal? Rhodo-Router 19
Feb 29, 2008 02:04pm Ibex TR tenesmus 4
Feb 29, 2008 01:59pm Climbing after torn achilles? davidji 6
Feb 29, 2008 01:59pm a bit of a morbid question martygarrison 10
Feb 29, 2008 01:53pm super anal question about writing style marky 30
Feb 29, 2008 01:41pm Lycra appreciation thread... show us your colors! BrassNuts 90
Feb 29, 2008 01:40pm mean ass mule takes out mountain lion. rockermike 9
Feb 29, 2008 01:40pm U.S. Navy proud bluering 176
Feb 29, 2008 01:07pm North dome gully mark miller 12
Feb 29, 2008 12:57pm A short stroll on Mt. Williamson (TR) snowey 3
Feb 29, 2008 12:55pm 36 reasons why Bill thought Monica was a babe... Hardman Knott 38
Feb 29, 2008 12:53pm LAKE TAHOE'S CAVE ROCK CLIMBING CLOSURE BECOMES PERMANANT DHike 74
Feb 29, 2008 12:48pm Obama attended a madrasa (Islamic religious school) ? Majid_S 7
Feb 29, 2008 12:46pm Black and White (photo related) john hansen 95
Feb 29, 2008 12:23pm Red Rocks - avoid the loop road tomorrow March 1st Greg Barnes 2
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Ahwahnee Bartender
Big Wall climber
Fog Town
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Feb 29, 2008 - 06:11pm PT
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Hey did that dirtineye dude just call me a practicing homosexual? Can he do that?
Respect,
Theo
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UncleDoug
Social climber
N. lake Tahoe
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Feb 29, 2008 - 06:18pm PT
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I'm doing my best to get something done about it.
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Bart Fay
Social climber
Redlands, CA
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Feb 29, 2008 - 06:22pm PT
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Way to step forward UDoug.
Its not right for Dirt to call him that if he does not have somebody to practice with.
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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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Feb 29, 2008 - 06:23pm PT
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Feb 29, 2008 02:59pm Have you climbed Via Ferrata with Obama and Old Man McCain? Matt Mossman 27
Feb 29, 2008 02:57pm Climbing after super torn anal in Portal tolman_paul 3
Feb 29, 2008 02:56pm Proud ass Monica style after unsettling Twinkie diet Loomis 5
Feb 29, 2008 02:55pm Name one accomplishment of fascism in America? JuanDeFuca 6
Feb 29, 2008 02:49pm Tastelss lycra appreciation thread. WoodySt 9
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dirtineye
Trad climber
the south
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Feb 29, 2008 - 06:42pm PT
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Well if I did, Theo, I sure hope it made the correct impression on you.
Let's just be certain about this: Yer a frigging fag-boy aid climber. There, is that better?
Of course, I'd rather climb with gay climbers ( and have) than with aid climbers any day.
On the other hand, some of my friends are aid climbers, go figure.
I hope this is climbing related enough.
Let's make sure!
Wall ladders rock!
The best shoes are Megas!
The Best rope is better than the next best one!
Wear a helmet, it might keep your head safe!
Sport climbing is the work of the devil!
New gear is shiny!
Don't go climbing without a harness, unless you forgot your rope too!
An SUV gets bad gas mileage, and won't hold that much crap, so they are not really very good climbing cars!
MMMMM trip reports, good!
Tie knots in your rap lines, so you won't rap off and die!
Learn to tie your shoes!
A cat or a monkey can out climb you, but don't feel bad!
The best camera for climbing is one you can afford to drop and break!
Climbers like to drink a lot, so, bring a lot of beer when climbing!
DO NOT drill a hole in your head or your partner's head and bolt it!
And remember, most of all, if you post a non-climbing thread on ST, you'll go to hell.
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Wade Icey
Trad climber
www.alohashirtrescue.com
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Feb 29, 2008 - 09:18pm PT
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yer on.
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dougs510
Social climber
down south
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Feb 29, 2008 - 10:55pm PT
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Chris,
I've been around here awhile. One of the first to get a guide book, post beta, and start a flame on the forum. After all this time, I can pretty much discern the climbing threads from the foolishness ones, mostly by the posters.... you know who you are:)
The real bummer is that good climbing pics, clips, and TR's get bumped SO QUICK, that if you don't log on everyday, then you'll miss the good stuff.
Perhaps an intelligent algorithm that will sort, or a radio button for climbing and OT subjects.... Just a thought.
doug
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Watusi
Social climber
Newport, OR
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Feb 29, 2008 - 10:57pm PT
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You got a real cool deal here Chris! Thanx for putting it here for us to abuse...(Just Kidding...!)
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Feb 29, 2008 - 11:02pm PT
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i only look at super topo just for the topo guide to the walls. I really hate the other Bull Sh#t. nothing but climbing is what this super forum is all about.
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quartziteflight
climber
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I love the supertaco. Lots of nutty funny folks, great climbing content,and Sweet beta!
The political threads are way lame!
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426
Sport climber
Buzzard Point, TN
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I hear you qflight, people whining about holes in the rock is as political as it gets...a whole is a hole, rock don't care.
No love for "Common Sense Day"? OT...
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xtrmecat
Trad climber
Kalispell, Montanagonia
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Bump, to get it back on top where I believe it should be. Thanks Chris for a place for me to lurk for several years, laugh my butt off sometimes, get info occasionally, and oh yea, inspired by some,(you do not usually know who you are).
Bob
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Gordon
Trad climber
South Florida
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Godamn liberals... you're all the same!
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