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Lynne;
Show me one environmentalist who puts the good of the environment ahead of their own political sophistication.
M.

Gretchen;
Here what you need to do. Find an engineer. Give them a big hug. Tell them that you love them and appreciate what they do. Give them lots of money and a design spec for a sporty electric vehicle.

OK, maybe that won't work, but the engineer will be happy!

M.

Apropos of the season, was looking into renting a good scare flick and ran across The Descent- a horror movie about a spelunking expedition. This got me thinking... Do you suppose a credible horror movie could be made about a rock climbing expedition? Conditions: the whole movie takes place during t...

Disgusting... But not surprising...
http://www.modernhiker.com/2014/10/21/i ... nal-parks/

Urushiol Wall.

You should build it up to LOOK like a giant wasp. Or maybe a giant hairy wolf spider. That would be youtube GOLD.

Just finished belaying a buddy one time, and lowered him. We were standing there chatting as he started to pull the rope. Then he looked up and a rock about the size of a pack of cigarettes hit him right in the forehead, below the rim of the helmet. Knocked him clean out for about 10 seconds. Took t...

Well said Ascensionist, I was trying to figure out a way to say the same thing without taking away from the rec to wear a helmet. Significant rockfall will go through a helmet like butter- a helmet is good, but learn to stand out of the way!

Yeah, I hesitated a little before suggesting that one, but if there is a route that will win a person over to climbing, that is it. The first time I did it, my largest cam was a 4. Spent the whole pitch just waving it around in the crack and whimpering.

Good Tang.