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Believe it or not, that time frame fits my summer plans perfectly. I'll be in Colorado during that time, so it's a real possibility. :D
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Count me in.
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I might be able to join in on Sat and Sunday. My schedule is hit or miss. I'd love to take another crack at Cryogenics if someone will lead it on Sun. Also, I think Elbert is a great choice. The slog to the summit is beautiful.
Yo Geo. . .I hear that there is a 24 mile backpack that takes you around the Maroon Bells and supposidly up a 14'er, Maroon Bells Pk I'm guessing. Got any beta on it? I want to go ultra-lite and do a little solo trip out there in 3 weeks, depending on the conditions.
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How can I say no to the geo??? I'll be there for one or both days.
2 a.m. is fun!!!
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All right!! Another chance to climb and joke with Geo, count me in!!!
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Josh called me on my cell to tell me the spectacular news. Of course we're both very psyched, but we'll have to check our date books before we can be sure of anything. We'll keep in touch about it though!
P.S. Hey Geo, did you read the thread on Powerbars? Funny schtuff! :lol:
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Aside from the 2 am wake up :shock: :shock: this sounds pretty sweet!
I'll do my best to be there!
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I am my own boss so I can approve the time off now. Count me in.
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I'm there.
I just got laid off, so I have a bit of free time...
I might even be able to drag some other people along too. :)
(If not, I'll need a ride up from Boulder. :P)
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What??? I can garantee or your money back that Mntgeo is between 10 and 20 times cooler than any of those guys, including David Lee Roth, Buddy Guy, Little Feat, Ted Nugent, Alice Cooper, Cheap Trick, Marshall Tucker Band and Lewis & Floorwax and the Groove Hawgs.
Well, Ok, so maybe not Mr. Kill em and Eat em Nugent, but all those other yahoos for sure.
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awwwww, mikedano! you are sooo sweet!
wanna go steady? :lol:
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skibby --
first, allow me to state -- unequivocally and for the record -- that i never ONCE called you a "bail queen". well ... not in THOSE words anyway! :lol:
second, i would opine that my handlebar moustache MUST count for something in the plus column.
third, clint is as cool as they come.
and, finally ... lewis & floorwax and the groovehogs? i LOVE those cats!
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i am, however, dismayed at your demuring on this one.
not that i'm looking to turn casa de geo into a sodom and gomorrah (i mean, geez ... the carpet cleaning bill ALONE would be a b*tch), but ... since statistically there are more men than women climbers, there's always the risk of having what could have been a pleasant, well-balanced shindig turn into an ugly sausage-fest. ick.
let's have some female representation on this one fer cryin' out loud!
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Sorry, Geo, but I don't think I'm much help on the representation by "the fairer sex."
As for the 2am start -- Cheese an' Rice! Even those of us starting in East Egypt (aka Aurora) probably wouldn't drag our backsides out of the sack until 3am or so. Last I remember, Elbert is a big class 1 anthill, maybe worthy of a 7-hour car-to-car outdoor stairmaster. OK, with much better scenery. Well, unless that lithe brunette at Bally's is leading the aerobics class. Oops, I digress. Anyway, I'll pass on Saturday.
However, Sunday is a different matter. Pretty certain you can count me in for Monitor Rock (chase those bolts, baby). Bring your new (sorta) rope bag. I'll even bring the trusty stick clip. Dood.
Skibby -- I hear a soft chanting in the distance (bail princess ...)
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shorty --
geez, what a MAN. you obviously didn't read the INSTRUCTIONS!
come up on friday after work and crash at casa de geo.
the fun part about getting up early (aside from getting down before the 11am lightning show) is coming down in the morning cool as the thundering masses of corpulent midwestern chuffers are heading up into the heat.
don't be a gym climber! :lol: REAL mountaineers get up at 2!
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and what does that lithe brunette at bally's have that i don't have?
hell, man ... i've been doing the "butt-blaster" tapes every morning. i can open a beer bottle with this ass! :lol: here, gimme that thing -- let me show you ... *FSSSST*
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If I'm in CO by then, I will be there. If not, I won't.
Deep, eh?
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That would be waaaay cool, DEER! ;)
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i'm flying out to tashkent uzbekistan on sunday, but i will try to make it for friday night and saturday. i am also going to pass on elbert since i've done it before(not because i'm out of shape and don't want to wake up at 2, definitely not), but if anyone is interested in rock climbing in the morning and meeting up with everyone for the bbq let me know.
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Well, My Better Half/The Brains of the Operation will also be attending this shindig, so there will be at least one representing the fairer sex. So all you sausage-wielding dirtbags must behave!
Also, since we've done Elbert I think we'll head to another nearby 14er/13er on Saturday (la plata?), and meet back up with everyone saturday night. Anyone is welcome to join us, but I can't garentee the fun-hogging hilarity Mntgeo can.
2 am is fun!!!
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wow! talk about seredipi ... serendipi ... um ... you know: things working out just so. i've just happen to have walked in the door following a predawn blitzkrieg across the ellingwood ridge.
here's a thought: howsabout we do la plata instead of elbert? THAT way, those who want mellow can charge up via the normal route, those who want sporty can tiptoe across the ellingwood ridge ... and those who want to rock climb can go to monitor!
or shall we make it a pure rock weekend with climbing at monitor, independence pass and buena vista?
you choose. the beer will only get colder; the scotch will mellow. :D
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Groovy! I've already done Elbert but not LaPlatta. I'd try a bit harder to make it on Saturday if others decide to go up LaPlatta!
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tracy --
i would STILL strongly suggest to those of you planning to hike on saturday to come up friday night. that way there's no motivation to roll over in denver and punch the snooze button.
15 years as a marine taught me well the art of early morning persuasion. :lol: :lol: :lol:
NOBODY sleeps in on MY watch! :shock:
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i've also done la plata, but not the ellingwood ridge so i'd be psyched to do that. geo - any new routes possibilities on that big steep face? its been years since i've gone over independence pass so i don't remember much what it looks like, otgher than it impressed me many moons ago.
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'droo --
while there IS some big stuff on the north face, i've only ventured to climb there in winter & spring. i would imagine, though, that the whole chossy pile was cemented together by the snow and ice. i would further imagine one would encounter extreme rockfall during the dry season.
so, basically ... i'm game! hell, you'd be amazed how far a chunk of ensolite under your helmet will go towards raising the testosterone level! :lol:
besides, sh*tty alpine rock means ... PITONS!!! and i DO enjoy driving steel.
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it has also just occurred to me that there's no better way to end a fine day's climbing than with a long soak at the cottonwood hotsprings in buena vista!
*at night it's clothing optional!* :oops:
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In reply to: hell, man ... i've been doing the "butt-blaster" tapes every morning. i can open a beer bottle with this ass! here, gimme that thing -- let me show you ... *FSSSST*
and also...
In reply to: besides, sh*tty alpine rock means ... PITONS!!! and i DO enjoy driving steel.
...Geo you are so damn hilarious!!! I will eventually get out to CO and climb with you but I'm a little worried about losing my wind halfway up any route we do from laughing. Laughing at 4k is much easier than laughing at 13K I need to start training in some sort of bubble or something?!
Well, once again I must tacet on this little get together. But the house is coming along and I will someday be available again to climb, and drink, and pound pitons, and spew beer through my nostrils.
Later brother, have fun.
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EL-VEZ!
dude, i have a number of people on this site with whom i'd give your left nut to climb with ... and YOU, palie-boy, are on the short list!
i'm glad to hear the hut's coming along ... that'll sure make the the missus happy. and you know what they say: "if momma ain't happy, ain't NOBODY happy!"
being handyman retarded -- i can identify a claw hammer 2 out of 5 times -- it just impresses the sh*t out of me that anyone could actually build their own house! don't they SELL those things?
we'll get together some day, bruddah. some day ...
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In reply to: being handyman retarded -- i can identify a claw hammer 2 out of 5 times -- it just impresses the sh*t out of me that anyone could actually build their own house! don't they SELL those things?
Oh no, don't be impressed. It's all smoke and mirrors. :lol:
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Geo -- No offense, but if you're tending bar, I just might pass on asking for a long neck. This could put new meaning to "down stream beer."
With the possibility of something like LaPlata, you're finally putting some "mountain" in "... Leadville mountaineering..."! Ellingwood would be a worthy outing.
Oh yeah, and I'm hurt by the "gym climber" comment. As soon as I can roll out of my Crazy Creek belay chair, figure out how to undo this Grigri from my harness, untie the rope (oops, my error -- if you never get off the deck, you don't need to tie in), and find my Teva's, I'm going to mince your way and whack your "butt-blaster" with my stick clip. Then I'll hot foot it back to the cave and pull down some more plastic. I just hope I don't build up too much leg muscle in the process. doo--ooo--ood
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elvislegs --
yeah, right. whatever you say, mr. vila.
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[quote:e3e1705f36="shorty"]I'm going to mince your way and whack your "butt-blaster" with my stick clip.[/quote:e3e1705f36]
*in effeminate voice* oh, big guy!
q: why do you wrap a hamster in duct tape?
a: :shock: :shock: :shock:
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I am in. And I am going to throw something else into the mix. Does anybody else on the site kayak? Saturday after the proud summit at some ungodly early morning hour, while everybody else is soaking their tired legs in the hot springs who wants to paddle with me? Either the Numbers on the Ark or we could dodge rafts on Browns Canyon.
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wiggie -- i got even money says you'll bail. :lol: and, DAMN, i just quit paddling and gave away my perception c-1 this spring!
amber -- two words for ya: butt ... blaster. that's all i'm sayin'. :wink:
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Well that sounds like a date not to miss. My self and my better half would love to come up and join in on this trip. Plus you all sound like a great group of people and we look forward to meeting you.
We both would love to join in on the Sat. afternoon kayaking also. But beware, we're beginners in a boat. Maybe we could spung boating beta off ya.
Count us in. and keep the info running.
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schweeet!
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here's the deal, people: i'm tired of folks saying they'll be there, then bailing at the 11th hour. sooo ...
if you post that you'll be here, you need to BE here.
the only acceptable excuses are:
1. emergency surgery. in which case we'll need a note from your doctor and posted pictures of your oozing wound AND ruptured spleen on a stainless steel tray.
2. death. rendering #1 (above) a moot point.
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3. the death of someone in your immediate family, including grandmothers. in the case of a stiff grandparent, be aware that we'll be phoning your employers for the past 10 years to ascertain whether or not yer grammy has "died" on more than one ocassion. it happens.
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Hello Pot? Yea, this is Kettle. Are you calling me black? :D
I can't make any promises on the leather. But I have plenty of neoprene which is kind of the same thing except it smells a little funkier. which reminds me. I should probably wash that stuff at least once every couple of years.
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now look here, wiggles.
YOU were the one who missed the pacific peak winter thing because "I was at the wrong trailhead" or some such lame excuse!
i, on the other hand, missed eleven-mile #1 because i blew the tendons in a finger whilst solo aid climbing. i have not only a DOCTOR'S excuse, but the second knuckle on the middle finger of my left hand -- the very one i'm giving you right now -- looks like a friggin' KNEE!
okay, so i'll admit we're TIED. but look here: "wrong trailhead" -- lame gurly-boy cop-out; blown tendons while SOLO aid climbing -- pretty damn burly.
... ball's in your court, little missy. :lol:
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whoa .. who said something about being TIED. .. does this mean that there will be bondage along with men in leather??!?! if so, the peaks definitely win over the hawgfest.
w00t. hells yeah.
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amber, stop, you're making me wet. i'm sorry ... what's your boyfriend's name again? :lol: :lol:
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In reply to: amber, stop, you're making me wet. i'm sorry ... what's your boyfriend's name again? :lol: :lol:
hahaha, touche. though, he'll be on some other continent at that point. maybe we could even arrange a midnight jello wrestling contest just to up the ante ?
In reply to: Ah, yes, darlin', but do you want Ten Men in Leather Tights, Or TEN THOUSAND!!!!!!!!
hmmm ... is there any way that you could drag some of them up to geo's? then we could have the best of both worlds!!
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[quote:01ce76a99e="clymbr_chk"]maybe we could even arrange a midnight jello wrestling contest just to up the ante ?[/quote:01ce76a99e]
[b:01ce76a99e]OKAY, EVERYBODY! AMBER'S IN![/b:01ce76a99e] :lol:
[quote:01ce76a99e="clymbr_chk"]hmmm ... is there any way that you could drag some of them up to geo's? then we could have the best of both worlds!![/quote:01ce76a99e]
a bunch of men in leather!!?? what -- so we can join in on "YMCA" and selected showtunes? i think not!
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In reply to: In reply to: hmmm ... is there any way that you could drag some of them up to geo's? then we could have the best of both worlds!! a bunch of men in leather!!?? what -- so we can join in on "YMCA" and selected showtunes? i think not!
FABULOUS IDEA, GEO!!
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okay, okay ... if we MUST have a bathhouse scene and dress up like the village people i call dibs on the construction worker costume. he always did have a really long, um ... hammer. as a former marine i REFUSE to have anything to do with dressing in a *gasp* navy uniform!
and, as far as the showtunes ... again, if we MUST, i say we do all the numbers from "paint your wagon". at least clint eastwood and lee marvin (a decorated wwii marine) were in the film version.
"where am i goin', i don't know. when will i get there, i ain't certain. alls i know is i am on my waaaayyyyy ..." :lol:
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Me thinks me hears a lot of show and not too much go from the ladies. Let's see, the June trip had the "men in tights" going for it. In reality, it was a little warm for tights, so Geo did his best with the wife-beater t-shirt and climber-dude shorts to reveal his manly physique. And while I was mantling the crux on Arch Rock's Kansas Honey, Geo threw out the "Do you use the butt-blaster?" comment. Honesty, I'm not in the habit of observing other guys' butts, but to each his own. All I know is that when I later dropped a carabiner at the base of the climb, I kicked it all the way to Colorado Springs before bending over to pick it up.
But back to the main point. A lot of talk, but I don't recall either Amber or Skibby at 11-mile. No men in tights, but sometimes ya gotta go with the flow.
So Geo, odds are that we can don our best chaps, borrow a hawg for the weekend (sorry, I'm a rice rocket kind of guy), and do our best YMCA dance routine -- and the gals will still bail!!! And don't think we won't look silly on the Ellingwood Ridge.
I double-dog dare the ladies to show.
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if i can find an afforable plane ticket and a ride from the airport -- and half a dozen mountain men who are willing to wear leather for an evening -- i'll be there with bells on .. might even bring some jello for the wrestling match.
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well, shorty, i don't know. you and me on the ridge sounds okay.
picture this: you, me, the ellingwood ridge ... candle light, a bottle of wine. manilow playing softly in the background ... :lol:
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damn, geo .. throw in a grilled steak and the desert and it sounds like my favorite first date .. :wink:
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good god. i work for a few hours, and look what happens to this thread. i am going to have to start training so i can kick geo's ass. if i keep drinking beer, i bet i can get my gut as big around as one of geo's calves in a month or so...
looks like i have to bail - my trip just moved up a week. on the other hand, while y'all are in colorado i'll be in central asia trying to thumb a ride to the tien shan. i'll send a postcard, and $50 to whoever keeps amber in line(but not in that way geo!)
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well then, you just go ahead and go off on your little trip to alabamastan, or whatever. WE'LL "take care" of miss amber!
and, sir, a southern gentleman doesn't kiss and tell. :wink:
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I am quite sure I won't be there but I still plan on reading this thread every day because geo keeps me IN STITCHES!!
Between the altitude and the hysterical laughing I'd have cerebral edema within 5 minutes of walking in the door 8)
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In reply to: and, sir, a southern gentleman doesn't kiss and tell. :wink:
Well, either you're not southern or not a gentleman, cause I recall you bringing up (on multiple occasions) some garlic thing that some girl did that you liked so much. :P
Sorry Geo, Laura and I won't make the gathering. I have a wedding I must attend.
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In reply to: and, as far as the showtunes ... again, if we MUST, i say we do all the numbers from "paint your wagon". at least clint eastwood and lee marvin (a decorated wwii marine) were in the film version.
Now that's funny. I saw that flick about 12 yrs. ago. Did anyone ever see the Simpsons episode where Homer thought he was about to watch Clint and Lee kick ass in that movie and then the singing started?
Anyway, I didn't hear any mention of Bridgeport George, so I might not have any reason to attend now.
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In reply to: i'll send a postcard, and $50 to whoever keeps amber in line(but not in that way geo!)
hells yeah. does "keeping amber in line" involve leather and bull whips!?!?? and do i get a post card????
In reply to: I might not have any reason to attend now.
i hereby challenge kcrag to a jello wrestling contest at the summit. the winner gets to hide a rock in UBG's pack and steal his beer.
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In reply to: I am quite sure I won't be there but I still plan on reading this thread every day because geo keeps me IN STITCHES!! Between the altitude and the hysterical laughing I'd have cerebral edema within 5 minutes of walking in the door 8)
whoa. you mean people are reading this, even if they dont plan to attend??? isnt that against the law or something!?
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[quote="jhattan"][quote:e83c063d11="mtngeo"]Well, either you're not southern or not a gentleman, cause I recall you bringing up (on multiple occasions) some garlic thing that some girl did that you liked so much.[/quote:e83c063d11]
hey -- i never mentioned names ... and never will. besides, like every other guy i COULD be lying. :roll:
and for the record: it wasn't garlic. it was a garlic PRESS. 8)
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In reply to: i hereby challenge kcrag to a jello wrestling contest at the summit. the winner gets to hide a rock in UBG's pack and steal his beer.
Watch it, amber. You're talking about a gal who pinned down her latina competition in 10.4 seconds during the 1993 Miss Ibiza Mud Wrestling Extravaganza. (cough cough, of course that was ten years ago)
Still, you better start training now. I'll certainly be up for a match on top of La Plata (hey, where's lilred?).
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well it's about damn TIME my climbing partner got in on this fracas!
where have you BEEN, girl!!?? i bet you're gonna blame it on a computer problem or buying a house or something lame like that.
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Oh, and this gathering sounds as if it definitely needs an appointed adult supervisor. Any volunteers?
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yeah, there's a cub scout who lives nextdoor.
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Oh great geo... I'll bet you were his troop leader.
This is gonna be one messy slogfest.
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In reply to: In reply to: i hereby challenge kcrag to a jello wrestling contest at the summit. the winner gets to hide a rock in UBG's pack and steal his beer. Watch it, amber. You're talking about a gal who pinned down her latina competition in 10.4 seconds during the 1993 Miss Ibiza Mud Wrestling Extravaganza. (cough cough, of course that was ten years ago) Still, you better start training now. I'll certainly be up for a match on top of La Plata (hey, where's lilred?).
*sweet* ... how about we make it mud then, instead of jello?
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hahaha .. okay. done deal!
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In reply to: well, shorty, i don't know. you and me on the ridge sounds okay. picture this: you, me, the ellingwood ridge ... candle light, a bottle of wine. manilow playing softly in the background ... :lol:
I don't have leather pants.... :(
Is this a requirement? Geo did you say something about PITONS??? grin.
HHMMMM, guess I'll have to look at my calendar...
josh
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Geo -- In keeping with the "YMCA" and "In The Navy" leather theme, I'm thinking quiche, white zin chilled by a single ice cube, and a full moon. With something dreamy from Boy George or Elton John for ambiance. Dirtbarbie's holly hobby chairs would be a nice touch, too.
In reality, Ellingwood will be closer to a half-eaten powerbar-like substance from the depths of the pack and luke warm gatoraide by headlamp. And let's not forget the duct-taped gerbil for an after dinner pick-me-up. All this while dodging lightning bolts, avoiding rockfall, and trying to figure out how many ##&@! more rotten spires we have to negotiate on this **%$? ridge.
Now Amber, THAT'S a first date to remember.
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by the way, just to give you people who want to do the ellingwood a little perspective, the dawson guide allows for 12 hours on the route. i did it yesterday in 5 hours.
OUR time will fall somewhere between those two. in fact, i would err waaaaay towards longer.
read up on the route and decide if you're up to it.
shorty! you have command of the thread. carry on ...
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In reply to: Now Amber, THAT'S a first date to remember.
touche. though, my favorite first date so far involved me sending the kingfisher, leading the first pitch straight out of sport climbing school, bouldering to cool down, having fantastic grilled steaks and veggies, and my very first tricam and bridgeport IPA.
if you can top that plus free trips to siberia, south africa, peru, and possibly easter island and belize, then i'll consider maybe possibly splitting with the current boyfriend -- especially if you'll wear leather pants .. :wink:
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Amber, let's go down the list.
Leathers (check). No butt-blaster revealing, parking in rear, chaps with fringe here. No siree bob. We're talkin' full on jet black crotch rocket form-fitted-for-speed specials. Matching jacket and gloves complete the ensemble and keep the bovine population down.
Free trips (check).
1. Greeley, Colorado. This booming metropolis is stategically situated between the Monfort feed lots and the sugar beet processing plant. Depending upon the wind direction, it either clears your sinuses or brings tears to your eyes.
2. Colorado Superfund sights. We could start with Rocky Flats (nuclear waste), Climax Mine (molybdenum tailings), or Lowry Landfill (great chemical cocktails) and move on to the more exotic locations later.
3. Neptune Mountaineering, the Independent Republic of Boulder, Colorado. The Mecca of climbing purveyors, nestled in the heart of "Get out your Birkenstocks and hug a tree", USA. You'd love Boulder. The outdoor Pearl Street Mall is a perfect place to see and be seen. And to learn that local ordinances require men to shave their legs and women not to. :shock:
Climbing (check). I don't know anything about the kingfisher, but this state has some of the finest choss piles anywhere. For mountains and 14'er bagging, think heaps of tilted ball bearings in the southern Sawatch range (i.e. Mt. Tabaguache). For over-bolted, squeezed lines, chipped holds, and soft grades, go with Boulder Sport Park. And for soft sandstone that allows you to manufacture holds with a sharp nut tool whenever you deem necessary, Garden of the Gods can't be beat. (My humble apologies to Colorado Springs climbers who like the place.)
Finally, the grilled steak thing. I find gerbil filets just can't be beat. Oh, they can be a little gamey late in the season if they've had the change to run too much. However, they are quite packable, remain fresh for days, and have a multitude of uses. In a pinch at high altitude, substitute pikas or marmots, but don't spare the A1 sauce.
Remember, Colorado is home to Coors Lite -- the most manly of manly beers. And for cross-training, or cross-dressing, or cross-whatever, the queen of drinks, ZIMA ("there's Zomething In My A$$").
It just doesn't get any better than this.
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shorty --
doood! i had SUCH a blast climbing with you and skibby yesterday. next time don't be such a d*mn lead hog! let someone else tie into the sharp end every couple of climbs! :lol:
martha -- so ... how do you like friction climbing? thanks for the apres climb jalapeno wheat beer! it most definitely hit the spot.
i apologize for the mess i made at the restaurant when i spooged the ranch dressing all over the table and myself! like i said, that beer hit the spot. and after climbing all day with not much to eat, i think i was a bit loopy!
keep thinking about this gathering!
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(Warning, Will Robinson, Warning! Sarcasm meter going off the scale. Robot detects Dr. Smith's tampering with ethics program. Danger, Danger ...)
Ah yes, Amber, I remember sport leading school.
Leader's Lesson:
1. locate bolt
2. climb towards bolt
3. clip bolt
4. repeat if necessary
Belayer's Lesson:
1. locate Crazy Creek chair
2. park butt-blaster in chair
3. clip rope into grigri and harness
4. keep bottle of sparkling, natural spring water nearby
5. practice saying "dude" as a three-syllable word
Tough school. I started in the remedial group, needed after hours tutoring from Sylvan Learning Centers, but finally tested for my G.E.d. after 4 years. Didn't graduate because I kept missing the final multiple choice question: "A 5.11a lead is ..."
A. Really freakin' hard!
B. Attainable only on low-gravity days with bolt-to-bolt hangs for fat-ass working stiffs.
C. An embarrassingly easy warm up climb, only done after spraying about 3 blown tendons from sending your latest project at VRG.
Fortunately, I've just been accepted into "Slab 101 for Gumbies" at the local community college. Rumor has it, our first lesson is to perfect the "Edwin Moses belay stance" -- a handy technique for Boulder's waaay runout 5.4 Flatiron routes. I can't wait.
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[quote:7322318f94="skibabeage"]the Jeep made it up the hill without over-heating too much, but now it's frozen in reverse[/quote:7322318f94]
sheesh, what a RELIEF! and i thought it was just me ... who could never be sure with women ... whether they were coming or going! :lol:
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Geo -- kwitcher bitchin', just grab the cams & draws (dude), and climb. Besides, I seem to remember your comments on one lead, about needing something bigger (ahem) to use in the crack.
Skibby -- Yah, ve vill make a burly-gurl slab klimber out of you yet. You vill flex your shapely calves und beat zee vimpy rock into submission. Vimpy Frenchy sport klimbs are for zee gurly-men. Ahnold vould approve.
And remember, gerbil is served as a wrap.
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shorty, dood --
and, by the way, may i ask -- why do the ladies call you SHORTY?
to correct the misinformation you've been scooping out here: i did not say i needed something BIGGER on that route, i said i needed something SMALLER. you know, come to think of it -- i've never seen you place a nut. "friends and tcu's ... that's all i need".
geez, man ... it's a d*mn good thing we used YOUR rack, 'cause if it were up to THIS heavy-duty trad-daddy i'd have been pounding a bunch of nested angles and leeper z's behind every one of those expando flakes.
oh, and while i'm on a roll: even though my 200 pounds of solid steel and sex appeal DID grind that one flake to a pulp, i was STILL able to heft my prodigious, dense mass and stick that one dyno move where YOU took the women's and children's variation with much whimpering and gnashing of teeth. :lol: :lol: :lol:
bite.
me.
dood.
*dancing the "cabbage patch"* go geo ... it's your birthday ...
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In reply to: my 200 pounds of solid steel and sex appeal
By golly that is good. I feel like I should be writing this down or something.
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Wow, not certain about this, but I think I've been slammed. I just may take my grigri back to Clear Creek Canyon and pout. Bring out the waaahh-mbulance.
BZZZZZT! Thanks for playing, but last time I checked, a number 3 camalot is bigger than a number 2 camalot. I know my cams -- pink, teal, turquoise, mauve, aqua, sunflower, puce, and tangerine -- I just love that rainbow (coalition) of colors.
Geo, try getting in touch with your feminine side. Nothing like some purdy spring things to balance that hunka-hunka "steel and sex appeal." Besides, who needs nuts and hexes (aka "3-dimensional things") when I have lavender anodized French biners which are color coordinated with my slippers. But I somehow need to find a wife-beater t-shirt in primrose to complete my ensemble.
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yeah, we WERE talking about those rainbow stickers, weren't we? LOOK -- i don't mind if someone's of an alternative lifestyle. MY problem is that some of those stickers are so small you're almost up the guy's @SS before you see them! :shock: and believe me, it's not a pleasant thing to be rear-ended by a ram!
... or a probe.
insofar as your pretty biners ... give me bd ovals any day. yeah, they're a lot heavier, but i can usually get in an entire set of curls -- thereby further bulking up my guns -- while i'm waiting for you to thrutch up the pitch and flop yer carcass onto the belay like a landed halibut.
rock on.
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Scuse' me Gents, May I interject here?
BwaHAHAHAhaHaHAHHahhaHahHAHAHAA!!!!HAhahaHA ...AHahahaAhha!!1
Alright, carry on.
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Oh, I am so-o-o-o-o hurt now. Like, I'm taking my "bicycle" Petzl helmet, "bicycle" Oakley shades, Petzl Reverso, and svelte wire gate rack back to where floundering onto the belay ledge is considered a higher art form.
Back to where "I'll put a cap in your ass" doesn't involve a long neck.
Back to where "Let's do crack today" requires a glass -- not metallic -- bong (bong).
Oh that's right, I'm already back in Aurora.
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oh, i'm sorry.
did i say something wrong? :wink:
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yeah, i saw that.
we're definitely getting snow in leadville tonight. GOD IS GOOD!!
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Curse you all.
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sean --
okay, break's over! now get back to a hammerin'!
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For everyone interested in Ellingwood Ridge, let's have a show of hands who's read Geo's homework assignment. Well now, not very hands out there in cyber land. In hopes of keeping the gold stars by your names, here are the Cliff Notes.
per Lou Dawson's guide
"To climb it safely you must have good technical route finding and climbing skills. Carry a rope and small amount of rock climbing hardware."
"With careful route finding all the aretes on the ridge can be skirted on the side. For more excitement try climbing several aretes. Be ready to rappel if you do so."
per Gerry Roach's guide
"The closer you stay to the ridge crest, the greater the difficulty will be. Staying directly on the ridge crest all the way is an endeavor that requires several rappels, much Class 4 climbing, some Class 5 climbing and, possibly, more than one day to complete."
My favorite line from Roach comes from his description of a few reference points along the ridge. "The view from here is discouraging." He states this more than once.
Due to the length and complexity of the Ellingwood Ridge, we need to keep the size of the team relatively small -- say no more than 6. So let's start getting the list firmed up. And remember, there's also the Class 2 northwest ridge for laplata, which is really a nice hike.
And our first lucky contestant is mtngeo (geo *@$%in' rocks!). Geo aspires to be from the manly country of Germany, which is why he prizes his poster of Wolfgang Gulich (geo must explain that one to you. I ain't goin' there.) Highlights from this Teutonic kind-of-guy include a love of panzer tanks, Mercedes-Benz, BMWs, warm dark beer, and lederhosen. His bulging rack includes nuts, hexes (aka cowbells), BD ovals, and vast quantities of pitons fashioned from any alloy worthy of his "200 pounds of steel and sex appeal." Get your tickets for the gun show before they're all gone. In his words (sorta), "Yah, I vill flex my manly biceps und krush das rock into submission like a little vimpy gurl." Only one climbing accessory mars his otherwise burly resume -- the 1980's Euro-trash fluorescent pink and yellow chalk bag.
Contestant #2 is the one and (thankfully) only shorty. Going against the tide, shorty feels France rules -- in it's own panty-waist way. For example, the Normans gave us (posters are still available!) Catherine Destiville, Isabelle Patissier (hubba, hubba), Lynn Hill (hey, she did live there for a while), and Laeticia Casta (Think Victoria's Secret. Think Sports Illustrated. Think I need a cold shower.) This is also the country that brought us Dom Perignon, the bikini, and the Porsche. Oh, that's right, the French can't build cars, so I must side with geo here. France produces great climbing toys, including the grigri, the reverso (geo uses one!), Petzl biners, and Petzl Meteor "bicycle" helmets. Shorty's climbing philosophy is you can never have too many cams, toys in the garage, or climbing shoes. Imelda Marcos is his role model. And finally, "Slabs RULE. Dude."
Snow, rain, sleet, brimstone, locusts, or whatever. Let's do this Ellingwood thing.
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good GOD! i thought he'd NEVER shut up!
hey, shorty, three words for ya', pal: BITE. ME. DOOD.
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Ok if I'm going I want 1 partner who is willing(and able!) to go super light and fast on this thing. I'm talking running trails, soloing and basically hauling ass! Onsight Car to car in 4-5 hours?? Any takers?? Even if it took longer it would be hell'a fun!
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flamer --
you'd BEST get your fat @ss over here for this one! and, heeeeyy ... YOU'RE the big playboy ... bring some skirts along. climbing ability optional. :shock:
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Geo,
DOOD!! Don't give me away! They can't know I'm a playboy!
I quote my buddy- "leave it to josh to bring a stripper to the ice fest!"
I'll try...if I leave denver for too long all of my women get lonely :wink:
Beside's I've been in the mood for some hippy mountain girls....
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The testosterone in this room is cracking me up!
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yeah.
you might wanna' scrape the bottom of your shoes and wring out your socks before you leave. 8)
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In reply to: Heralding from the Land Across the Water and representing Italy on this foray, we can thank Miss Skibs homeland for Italian shoes; the father of all Opera, Giuseppe Verdi (that’s Mean Joe Green translated); the fine arts of Michelangelo; the astronomy of Galileo; the long and lanky I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter Fabio; and the father of all mountaineering, Reinhold Messner (hey, he LIVES in northern Italy, don’t knock it). Let’s also not forget Ferraris, Maseratis, the Venetian canals, and the fact that Rome wasn’t built in a day. Italy also sports Cassin tools, Silvretta and Diamar bindings, Asolo boots, and even though the favorite après-climb feast of pizza is indubitably American, the word itself is inherently, thoroughly, Italian (rip-off A-Murricans!). And let’s not forget Stallone in Cliffhanger – how Italian upper-body can you get! In reply to: Spoken like a proud Italian! I like to add my two heroes growing-up: Joe DiMaggio (the best baseball player ever!) and the great alpinist Walter Bonatti.
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so, bob ... can we coerce you into joining us?
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In reply to: so, bob ... can we coerce you into joining us? In reply to: Love too! I think I could keep up Flamer and would love to do some climbing on the "Pass". On another note: Tom Perkins new guidebook to the "Pass" is out and looks great. |
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alrightie, then. we're going to hold you to your word!
glad to have you on-board.
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In reply to: Little know factoid here. Did you know YOUR hero, Joe DiMaggio, and MY hero, John Muir, share something (no, not dirty underwear!). DiMaggio was born in Martinez, California, exactly one month before John Muir died, also in Martinez. They mighta been neighbors! Coincidence? You be the judge.
One great life ends and another begins!
Did you like Muir writing? He is one of favorite authors along with Wallace Stegner and Willa Cather. I like his writing much more than Thoreau, more down to earth and basic, if you know what I mean.
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In reply to: In reply to: so, bob ... can we coerce you into joining us? mud wrestling between skibbster and kcrag at the summit???
Do not base your participation on this. Amber was supposed to mud (or jello) wrestle lilred at the PBC, however, and sadly--this never materialized.
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In reply to: Bob, Do not base your participation on this. Amber was supposed to mud (or jello) wrestle lilred at the PBC, however, and sadly--this never materialized.
Curt, thanks for the info, didn't want to get my hopes too high. Still have to go to meet some of these characters!
You should come, lot's of good bouldering around the "Pass".
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not only THAT, gentlemen, but we can most assuredly use the adult leadership!
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just when it appeared we'd raised the bar ...
... martha drags us back into the pee-pee jokes! :lol:
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okay, young'uns, gather 'round ... uncle geo gonna' let you in on a little surprise.
*come here little martha -- come sit on yer' old oncle's lap. atta' girl!*
it seems that bob d'antonio is planning on attending out little shindig. now, this a good thing on several fronts. not only is bob a guidebook author nonpareil (that's french, by the way. it means, um ... somethingoranother), a prolific first ascentionist with probably well over six- or seven-hundred routes under his swami, and a walking, talking repository of climbing history ...
[b:b67e0502b0]bob has also offered to put on a slide show![/b:b67e0502b0]
so let's have a show of support and encouragement for what is shaping up to be a truly august occasion!
*feel the love ... feel the love, bay-bee!*
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aw, heck, little martha ... i'm just happy to see you.
now ... move a little to the right. :lol:
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so let's see ...
we have bob d'antonio, published author; martha perantoni, published author; and ME, weekly newspaper humor columnist. and what does it say in THE GOOD BOOK ("rules for writers")? it says, "when three or more are gathered, there shall be scotch"!
[b:950b019882]altar-boy! fetch the sacramental elixir![/b:950b019882]
no, NOT CROWN ROYAL! :shock: that drek is for common baptisms.
[b:950b019882]FETCH ME ... THE TALISKER -- POST HASTE![/b:950b019882]
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does that mean no leather pants or mud wrestling? ??
whoa. did you just say scotch??
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why, yes. YES i did!
and ... isn't your boyfriend out of the country that weekend? 8)
you'll love talisker. it's like a good date: goes down easy. :lol:
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'doh .. i think he heard you say that ... his schedule got rearranged again .. hahah.
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amber,
so does that mean 'droo can make it? if so, will he still let us wrestle?
the slide show sounds great. i can provide a projector, if needed.
-k.
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Cad drugh Feck!
ill be in Cinncinati that weekend, and im still trying to get to one of these Colorado shindigs. This one sounds epic, although im rather partial to Dalwhinnie meself Geo, that talisker drool is what the heathens drink. Bring on the Single MAlts! Next time i swear, i think, maybe...
cheers
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sandbag --
dalwhinnie ... lagavulin ... i like ALL the classics.
but, hey -- talisker IS a single malt! whaddaya' talking about "drool"!!?? :D
oh, well ... perhaps next time!
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amber -- does this mean andrew's coming? :shock: RATS! foiled again.
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Should we add some culture to this event? How does everyone feel about a slide show of climbing and bouldering in Indonesia?
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In reply to: amber, so does that mean 'droo can make it? if so, will he still let us wrestle? -k.
hahaha .. i think he'd be more inclined to approve if he's there -- especially if he has exclusive rights to the front row and all photography for the event.
honestly though, we may end up spending the weekend at his work gig in SLC so that i can fly in early and catch a few extra days with him (awww).
i'm sure that we can arrange a mud wrestling event at some point though.
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and, yes, geo .. i'm afraid that your plans have been foiled again -- he took me up the kingfisher, grills amazing steaks, gives me climbing stuff, and let me have the crux of maiden voyage in the Black ... not to mention an absolutely spectacular weekend in NYC ... i'm afraid that there's just not much hope for me anymore these days. .. (insert nauseating display of affection .. hehehe)
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watch yer' shoes, y'all, i gotta' *gag* puke. :lol:
damn you, atg200 ... foiled again!
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/giggles like a high school girl/
yep, that's my man.
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hey geo,
i'll know by tomorrow morning if i can make it. my weeks in uzbekistan keep getting switched around, but i'll have a firm final date sometime today. my guess is i'll be in tashkent during this weekend, but i'll drink a bottle of lagavulin on the plane and pretend the guy i'm sitting next to on the plane is you.
bob - i'd love to see the indonesia slide show. what kind of climbing, and where in indonesia? i'll be working down there next year and want to do some climbing. mostly i'll be on an island whose name i forget near bali, but i also may be doing some working in irian jaya near carstenz. any and all beta is appreciated.
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Andrew, most of the climbing was on the Island of Java on cool limestone cliffs and towers up to a 1,000 feet! Pretty wild places with monkey on the walls and fruit bats the size of my Lab. The bouldering was out of this world. Huge, beautiful boulders set back in the jungle and rice fields near a small village with wonderful people and spectacular scenery! Give me a call and I can give you more information and some names of climbers that I met!
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In reply to: Sorry kids, (and before Geo calls me a BAIL QUEEN again), but that's the weekend of the Winter Park Hawgfest. We're talking lots of biker boys in leather....hmmmmm. Lineup includes David Lee Roth, Buddy Guy, Little Feat, Ted Nugent, Alice Cooper, Cheap Trick, Marshall Tucker Band and Lewis & Floorwax and the Groove Hawgs. This old hippie's gonna take a smokey walk down memory lane. Have fun!
Damn!!! I think I'm falling in love with you girl!!!! :D
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In reply to: /\ /\ /\ /\ /\ /\ /\ /\ /\ /\ I've gotta don my chaps and saddle up my hawg. :lol: Be afraid........be VERY afraid! :lol:
Damn Martha! You ride TOO!!! :shock: :shock: Now I KNOW I'm fallen in love with you!!
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Shit!!!! I have competition?!! :evil:
I'll just have to get out there before Mr coach I guess!!!!
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man!! i havn't post on this site since i got out of school for the summer. if the schedual fits, count me in. i sure look forward to the ellingtonwood's arrete.
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In reply to: No sweat, dood. Coach is a married man, and I won't do a married man unless I'm the one married to him!
Smart Lady!
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yeah, i am definitely missing this one. make up some good route names, and i'll use them for the new routes i'll be doing in uzbekistan that weekend to make up for it.
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awright, people -- time to get on the bus or be left behind!
in the next few days i'll start getting the short-list together and checking it twice; i need a go/no go from each of you, as i'll be shopping for groceries and hooch.
bump it up!
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I should have some pictures to post here pretty sooon of Ellingwood Ridge and from the Class II "hike" that skibby mentioned. I did the class II route on Friday. From the summit, you can see the ridge. It is soooooo cool looking. Those of you who decide to take the class II route, you won't be disapointed. It's beautiful too.
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Here are a couple shots of the Ellingwood Ridge, but from this persepctive you really don't get a great idea of the jaggedness of the ridge:
http://www.hoffmeyer.com/Fourteeners/HTML/LaPlataPeakC163.htm
http://www.hoffmeyer.com/Fourteeners/HTML/LaPlataPeak4.htm
http://www.hoffmeyer.com/Fourteeners/HTML/LaPlataPeak04.htm
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Sign me up for the "short bus" (aka special, slow, or gifted bus) -- we're goin' on a field trip! Woo-hoo! I'm willing to whimper with the best of 'em up Ellingwood. And assuming the Geritol kicks in Sunday morning, count me in for Monitor Rock.
Geo, with a little luck I may be able to supply some salmon and/or halibut steaks for the weekend. I'll be in Alaska the prior weekend with my Dad, and hopefully we may just land a minnow or two. Let me know if you need additional grub.
Skibby -- have you picked the Jello flavor, yet? This makes all the difference in the world.
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Hey, I'm all for having a little summit cherry.
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good lord on a crutch ... heeeere we go again!
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[quote:d99ef82292="shorty"]Hey, I'm all for having a little summit cherry.[/quote:d99ef82292]
shorty, i must say -- and, no offense intended -- that if martha is still, um ... "intact", and you can manage the required hydraulics after a day's sloggin' at 14,000 feet ... i'm filming this little escapade and posting to the www.hun.net! :lol:
dream on playa'!
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In reply to: They do say, Geo, that after seven sexless years "it" grows back. Guess I could qualify to be an honorary virgin, at least!/
Geo I'll try and make it for fri. and sat. then back to the damsel's in distress in Denver.....
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Geo, I'm going to try and make it up Saturday evening for hanging out and whatever rock we can find on Sunday. I'll assume someone there has the local guidebook, only available in Aspen and Glenwood right now (me, too lazy to stop last time I was in Glenwood too, wah)... Monitor and Instant Karma sound like neat destinations. Don't count me for food or sleep space at this point - I'll probably have gorged after meeting my MA friend in Boulder in Sat (Flatirons intro guiding day), and if it's nice I'm hoping to just roll out a bag under the stars wherever I won't get run over.
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I'm in.
Two tickets for bed, food and beer please :)
PS: The best picture I have found of Ellingwood Ridge is from ClimbingBoulder.com
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Looks like I gotta pass. :( I'll be just getting back from a conference for work in Atlanta and won't be able to get someone to watch my 14 yr old two weekends in a row. Have fun!!
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Unfortunately I'm not going to be able to make it, either. I'm not going to be on the road in time to get there (barring a teleporter), by the looks of things. :(
But on the bright side, I'll be closer (Oregon) for the next one!
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martha --
[b:9482fcb825]SEVEN YEARS!!!??[/b:9482fcb825] :shock: :shock: :shock: geez, girl ... check the operator's handbook -- that thing comes with a manual override!!
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hey, martha, here's an impression for you: BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!!!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:
you know you can use those things WITH a partner too, huh?
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Be afraid. Be VERY afraid!
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And not a bad way to make a latte. Talk about whipping up a good head of froth!
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Holy jesus! Will I be that much of a pervert when I get as OLD as you guys?? I kind'a hope so! It will give me something to look forward to!
So is anybody in on the light fast trip up the ridge?
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In reply to: Holy jesus! Will I be that much of a pervert when I get as OLD as you guys?? I kind'a hope so! It will give me something to look forward to! So is anybody in on the light fast trip up the ridge? josh
Holy $hit Josh. You are so funny. :lol: :lol: :lol:
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TR- Why thankyou YOUNG LADY! You've done your share of making laugh...
So Geo how about a list of attendee's?
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Josh, if I go - and I might - I'll do the light and fast run with you. Someone already suggested that partner-up with you for that. I haven't been above 12k this year, but don't worry - I'M A MACHINE.
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awright, kids. gather 'round ... here's the latest skinny as of 7/10:
mtngeo -- duh
kyhangdog -- distant maybe
felis -- yes
stephan (felis's son) -- yes
tracyroach -- yes
kcrag -- yes
skibabeage -- yes
mikedano -- yes
mrs.mikedano -- yes
freeballn -- yes
jasona -- yes
neph -- yes
scott (neph's climbing partner) -- yes
shorty -- yes
wigglestick (that hosebag) -- yes
rckjk -- maybe
bobd1953 -- yes (don't miss bob's saturday night slide show!)
curt -- maybe
sharpie -- maybe
tradkelly -- strong maybe
uncle_big_green -- maybe
flamer -- yes
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UBG, A good word was put in on your behalf as well! Sounds like a plan! I haven't been very high yet either but I generally have little trouble at altitude...Hmmm. Maybe I'll go run Blitzen ridge as a warm-up....anybody want to do it with me next week?
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GEO!!!! I don't even get a MAYBE!!! What's up with that?? Now I'm coming for sure....so I can eat all your food, drink all your booze, oogle your women, then wrestle you to the ground and show everybody what an OLD man you really are.....
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rats! sorry, josh!
done.
and, if you can wrestle ME to the ground i'll give you a dollar!
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Looks like I'll be rolling in around 7:00 ish on Saturday night. Hopefully I won't miss Bob's slides. hint hint
If anyone needs a lift from Denver on Sat PM, let me know. I promise, the anit-christ is fixed and will not break down again for another 20,000 miles or so.
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SATURDAY NIGHT!!!?? you're gonna' miss the ridge?
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skibby -- pm kcrag and hook up a ride.
tracy -- "word"? sh*t, girl, i'm 42 years old! what the hell does THAT mean!!!?? :lol:
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If Geo and I have anything to say about the sponsorship it will be Bridgeport.
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word to THAT.
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In reply to: GEO!!!! I don't even get a MAYBE!!! What's up with that?? Now I'm coming for sure....so I can eat all your food, drink all your booze, oogle your women, then wrestle you to the ground and show everybody what an OLD man you really are..... hmph!!
Geo, if you are old at 42, what does that make me at 50? Time to put these young guns in their place.
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Bridgeport works for me, reminds me of sunny summer days snowboarding on Mount Hood, and shady summer evenings getting liquored up in Government Camp.
Bridgeport IPA for me please...
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In reply to: if you can wrestle ME to the ground i'll give you a dollar!
Easy there, big fella! If geo & josh are doing the wrestling, I think it's traditional that the ladies supply the dollar bills.
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[quote="bobd1953"]In reply to: Geo, if you are old at 42, what does that make me at 50? Time to put these young guns in their place.
Ok, Ok! I don't reallythink Geo is old at 42. And he certainly doesn't act like it!!
Of course 50 is pushing it...and that does sound like a challenge....flamer start's packing his wrestling shoes and headgear....I'm pretty certain Bobd may be able to climb circles around me....but this corn fed Iowa boy was born and bred to lay the proverbial "Smack down"...flamer packs can of "whoop ass"and opener. :lol: :wink:
Bob- if I pin you in under a minute will you still do your slides? I wouldn't want to miss them...
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LOL- My mom is 49!!
Come on I'm just having fun, MOM quit nagging!!
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[quote:603b563e5f="bobd1953"][quote:603b563e5f]GEO!!!! I don't even get a MAYBE!!! What's up with that?? Now I'm coming for sure....so I can eat all your food, drink all your booze, oogle your women, then wrestle you to the ground and show everybody what an OLD man you really are.....
hmph!![/quote:603b563e5f]
Geo, if you are old at 42, what does that make me at 50? Time to put these young guns in their place.[/quote:603b563e5f]
bob --
it's quite apparent to me this young guard just doestn't understand. i've put up MY humble share of hard climbs. but i know that -- at the young age of 50 -- you're still pulling down on some VERY hard stone and putting up high-standard routes. what do you have now -- close to 1000?
they'll quickly find out you can whup a man on a horse. :wink:
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In reply to: Geo? Bob? Willing to assist?
:shock: Tag team ,ah? Ok I'm going to need some help on this...hello? Anybody?
Also to make myself perfectly clear, I'm not attempting to insult Bobd and fully respect his contribution's to the climbing world....Geo on the other hand is a Mr. Potatoe head looking mo'decker!
Ring anouncer's voice- "In this corner, hailing from the top of the world, The Leadville bull, The Mtn. goat molesting champion OF THE WORRLLDDD....MtnGeoooooo...."
"And in this corner, coming from the brite lites of the big city, Mr. no I'm not gay, flammmeerrrr".
"Let's get ready to RRUMMBBLLEEEE!!!"
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In reply to: it's quite apparent to me this young guard just doestn't understand. i've put up MY humble share of hard climbs. but i know that -- at the young age of 50 -- you're still pulling down on some VERY hard stone and putting up high-standard routes. what do you have now -- close to 1000?
Geo, I think around 900 but I stopped counting a few years back.
Flamer, you might be corn-fed, but I was Philly raise and we didn't roll around in the hay too much back there. We could alway settle this South Philly style, ever watch the "Saprano's"? Let the games begin!
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Sure did get quite around here all of sudden! That last post was in jest.
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Mr. D',
What time should we expect your show to start, in any likelihood? I'm not going to be in the neighborhood until at least 7 or 8ish Sat evening, but want to ensure that I make it in time for show-and-tell. I have a quite good portable xvga projector that I can bring if it'll be of any assistance. Roughly 4x6 screen as well, but no stand - it'd have to be hung. Looking forward to it!
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In reply to: Mr. D', What time should we expect your show to start, in any likelihood? I'm not going to be in the neighborhood until at least 7 or 8ish Sat evening, but want to ensure that I make it in time for show-and-tell. I have a quite good portable xvga projector that I can bring if it'll be of any assistance. Roughly 4x6 screen as well, but no stand - it'd have to be hung. Looking forward to it!
That would be up to our gracious host, Geo Let's us know what is a good time.
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the plot thickens...
All this talk about tussling and beer drinking is perking my interest. I've wanted to schmack it up with Bob D for sometime.
Josh, I used to wrestle for UNC, I can come off the top rope if you need some back up!
Of course I tip over pretty easy these days, especially with a buzz.
Let me know the whats what
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Sweet! It sounds like I needed alittle back up!
Geo and bob better be ready, I've heard about Brent's Pile driver!
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LOL
I am old enough now that I enjoy being called a "youth".
The naive part will probably never wear off
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In reply to: Sooooooo, we have summit jello wrestling and Boy Toy wrestling before the slide show. What a busy Saturday that's going to be!
Well, there are two boys and two men. Guess who the men are?
Are we going to get in trouble for hurting minors?
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In reply to: Well, there are two boys and two men. Guess who the men are? Are we going to get in trouble for hurting minors?
If worst comes worst, quickly break out the priest's robes and state that it's all part of a religious purification process.
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[quote:e9c08f785e="flamer"]Sweet! It sounds like I needed alittle back up!
Geo and bob better be ready, I've heard about Brent's Pile driver!
josh[/quote:e9c08f785e]
[b:e9c08f785e]HOLY FRIGGIN COW!!! [/b:e9c08f785e] :shock: :shock:
after a quote like that from a guy named FLAMER ... [b:e9c08f785e]I'M SLEEPIN' ON MY BACK!!!![/b:e9c08f785e]
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Geezzz…
A girl goes on a 6-week road trip, and look what happens.
I missed the last Colorado gathering, but Geo, I am going to try and make this one. I may have a family obligation, but I should know soon. If I go, I would love to be one of the contestants selected for the ridge!
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Well sitin here and perusing your banter over the last several weeks I have kept attendance in the back of my mind! Being in nearly yelling distance has no consideration.There is something about the sweet young 17 yr. old daughter I usually travel climbing environs with that has me hesitating. Although, I must admit on a purley personal note it all sounds great. On the other hand she might keep me in line. Oh the decisions?!. Babes, a la grit, on La Plata (my preference) or a mid life wrestling crisis. Actually, when I put it that way I'm sure my daughter wouldn't be phased by it. She's seen way to much of this mid-lifer to be amazed any more. :wink:
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Wow I'm sure having fun with this thread!! The gathering should be even better! The Colorado people on this site have got to be the coolest around! What a fun, drunk, scary, funny, and weird group!
josh
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FRAN (just_me)!!!!!!! welcome back, gurl! how was your trip?
insofar as the gathering, you'd BETTER get your rear over here or i'll hunt you down, duct-tape you to the top of my truck and bring you here myself! family obligations? shoot, your family will always be there ... but you never know when the whole lot of US will be thrown in jail! :lol:
cologman -- same goes for you, buddy. i assure you we're mostly talk and little show. and if anyone behaves as less than a gentleman around your 17 year old daughter, i'll personally rap 'em on the head with a chouinard bong (and i KNOW i don't have to explain that one to you or bob d'antonio!).
flamer -- heel, boy ... [b:8f823d7392]HEEL[/b:8f823d7392]!
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For everyone information: Tom Perkins new guide book to I-Pass and Monitor Rock is available from him at: www.aspenclimbingguides.com
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well, my pain in the butt client in utah needs me to cover for their tech nerd who is going to a freakin video game conference, so they moved my uzbekistan trip to august(great, 120 degrees instead of a mere 115). the upshot of that is that i will probably make it to this gathering after all. still up for a new route chossfest geo?
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SWEET! I "call" Andrew for my team in the big wrestle off!!
Glad to hear you'll be around Andy...now about those bolts that need drill'n....
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It's about time you made it to one of these things, atg.
Jeff... of course you can bring Hallie! I've climbed enough with mtngeo to testify that he is (basically) harmless. As for the others... ?! La Plata will be great and I'd love to have your climbergirl take me up an .11 at Independence Pass. Try to make it if ya'll can. (you too, Fran!) -kelly.
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oh and skibby--NO EXCUSES! I will personally escort you to the gala. Plus, we've got to keep these guys in line (and you're supplying the jello!).
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In reply to: SWEET! I "call" Andrew for my team in the big wrestle off!! Glad to hear you'll be around Andy...now about those bolts that need drill'n.... josh
no way, josh .. i've got dibbs on wrestling with andy .. and i'm not afraid to use the unfair advantage of being his gf to win, either 8)
who knows what my situation will be in late july. regardless, i hope to make it out there.
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In reply to: And there's ALWAYS room for Jello! :lol:
hells yeah!
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andrew -- glad to hear you'll be gracing us with yer presence. besides, we're certainly more fun than a bunch of computer nerds sweatin' their nads off in east freakistan or whatever!
skibby -- chilli and jalapeno cornbread sound yummy! i don't want to be stuck drafting behind anyone the day after, though!
bobd -- thanks for putting on the slide show; any time saturday evening would be fine.
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[quote:2f1c065600="skibabeage"]PS I'll be bringing vegetarian chili as well as the moo-cow kind.[/quote:2f1c065600]
thanks, skibby! cows are my friends, so i don't eat them.
however FISH are a different story. they LOVE being made into yummy sushi. it's like ... their patriotic duty or sumthin'! :D
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In homer simpson voice...MMMM SUSHI.....
josh
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okay ... gross-out time (you can thank shorty for this one) ...
"there's only two things that smell like tuna -- and one of them is tuna. :?
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How about fish tacos....mmmm :)
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yeah ... FISH TACOS ...
THAT'S what i meant!
[size=24:d3d0043234]NOT![/size:d3d0043234] :lol:
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OK Geo,
I altered my plans so I fly out Monday after this gathering. Count me in for group on the Ellingwood Ridge.
I am looking forward to seeing you all again soon!
If anyone wants to carpool from Boulder, please send me an email.
Fran
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Oh, wait - thinking about it in a less lucid state of mind, I'm bringing the projector Sat night. The slide show will start after I get there. 8) I'll not be too late.
Geo - Sean & Anne w/ pooch might come up; Anne's dad is staying in town acclimatizing for a couple of weeks for the L100, so they have added incentive after their Keystone bikey thing on Saturday, said it sounded like a good idea last night. I'll try to be in town while the sun's still up on Sat. Need a screen as well or have a big white wall? If anyone is headed over to Aspen/Glenwood between now and then, PM me and pick up an extra copy of the new I-Pass guidebook for me? Cheers all.
Hey, is Charlie (climb4life) coming with Mort?
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If anyone needs the new guidebook for I-pass let me know. I will be climbing with Tom on Thrusday and will pick up a few at Tom's cost. Bob
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bob -- please put me down for one guidebook!
tradkelly -- sean and anne? you wouldn't perchance be referring to sean and anne HUDSON, would you?
fran -- you ROCK!
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this is the latest update ... baked fresh for you!
mtngeo -- duh
atg200 -- yes
clymbr_chk -- yes
kyhangdog -- distant maybe
felis -- yes
stephan (felis's son) -- yes
tracyroach -- yes
kcrag -- yes
skibabeage -- yes
mikedano -- yes
mrs.mikedano -- yes
freeballn -- yes
jasona -- yes
neph -- yes
scott (neph's climbing partner) -- yes
shorty -- yes
wigglestick (that hosebag) -- yes
rckjk -- yes
bobd1953 -- yes (do NOT miss bob's saturday night slide show!)
curt -- maybe
sharpie -- yes
tradkelly -- yes for saturday evening
sean & anne hudson -- maybe
uncle_big_green -- maybe
flamer -- yes
[b:41c5c92fbc]don't forget, people, beds are first come, first served, so ... bring a sleeping bag!![/b:41c5c92fbc]
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Bob,
Please add me to your list for the guidebook.
Carson
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Geo,
Yes.
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tradkelly -- sean and anne hudson? you tell that gangly hillbilly i said he'd better get his @ss over here or i'll hunt him down and kick his butt! how he ended up with a sweetie like anne is beyond me. :D
also ... were you one of the crewmembers the year i paced him in the leadville trail 100? i seem to remember a kelly.
the poor sap had just come off the flu, was feeling like crap, and he'd taken on almost no nutrition the entire race. i knew it was pretty much over at about mile 75 -- about 3 am -- when he looked at me and said, "hi i'm sean ... who are YOU?" :lol: :lol: :lol:
then he lay down on the trail and curled up to try to sleep!
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HERE'S some incentive for you!
this is from a pm to me from mikedano, the subject line of which was "pie pie pie pie"
[b:1ff431e84d]"I have been instructed to inform you that my better half/mrs mikedano will be bringing some delicious baked goods to your big event in a few weeks. It will be pie or bread or something delicious no doubt."[/b:1ff431e84d]
hey -- who DOESN'T love pie!? :roll: :roll:
"when you die, if you're given the choice between regular heaven and pie heaven, choose pie heaven. it MIGHT not be real -- but if it IS ... mmmmmm!" -- from "deep thoughts" by jack handy
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Pie
Fish Chili :?
and Bridgeport
How could I possibly miss this? OK Geo, you can upgrade my status to a “fer sher”, still don’t know if I can do both days though…
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Geo, so tell us a story about the L100 when HBO came to film it. You volunteered to show the camera men good vantage points... and nearly killed them hiking over the mountains ... and he ended up carrying all their gear too.
I think S&A are in. They say wow and hi and studly and all that. :)
Bob D', I'll be in the market for one of those guides fer sure. Ready to go... Ready to go...
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tradkelly --
oh, yeah ... hbo sports hired me to guide one of their camera teams around to film the (i think it was) 1998 event.
so i show up with my pack full of stuff for the three of us (camera crew: "packs? no one told us we needed packs!") for 24 hours -- a good 20 pounds -- and the camera guy says, "hey, would you mind carrying this here tripod? it's made of KEVLAR." so i think, okay ... kevlar ... light. right? well, you'd THINK so ... but the damn thing weighed about 50 pounds.
by the time we finished, we'd been up and down the race's high point at hope pass something like six times (and me hauling the kevlar anti-christ)!! hell, the racers only had to do it ONCE!
i almost killed THEM and they almost killed ME! i'll fill you in at the gathering ...
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I have a screen I can supply. It looks like Sunday won't be possible for at least Hallie as she is off to CU for a summer engineering program for prospective freshman. If harmony exists on the home front through all this I'll be there all weekend. :P
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i look forward to meeting you, jeff!
will hallie be making it at all?
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Excellent, Gman! So we'll have many multiple hardmen to show us around. Lookin' forward to seein' you again. Bummer Hallie won't we there for Sunday. It should be a good crowd - I hung with some of them after the first 11mile gathering and they're not nearly as crude as the posts might suggest. Of course, I can't speak for the host....... 8) Talk to ya in a week!
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HEY ... i resemble that remark! :lol:
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I don't know about the hardman part of it but i do look forward to seeing/meeting everyone. :shock:
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well, looks like i'm the new bail queen. pain in the butt client remorsed, and now i am back to going to east freakistan this weekend. bummer - i was looking forward to bob d's slide show especially.
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In reply to: well, looks like i'm the new bail queen.
But then again, this is the 21st century.
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At the risk of being slain, flamed and hung by my toenails, I'm just wondering if any of you peeps attending the gathering are taking on other BIG endeavors aside from the ridge on Sat. The reason I'm asking is because I did LaPlatta via a different route a couple of weeks ago so I'd like to bag something I haven't done yet. Also wondering how the climb will be w/so many people.
Don't hurt me.
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What'dy have in mind?
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here's how it stands as of 2245 on 7/16. check the atg200 ticker below to see andrew's CURRENT status.
mtngeo -- duh
clymbr_chk -- distant maybe
kyhangdog -- distant maybe
felis -- yes
stephan (felis's son) -- yes
tracyroach -- yes
kcrag -- yes
skibabeage -- yes
mikedano -- yes
mrs.mikedano -- yes
freeballn -- yes
jasona -- yes
neph -- yes
scott (neph's climbing partner) -- yes
shorty -- yes
wigglestick (that hosebag) -- yes
rckjk -- yes
bobd1953 -- yes (do NOT miss bob's saturday night slide show!)
curt -- maybe
sharpie -- yes
tradkelly -- yes for saturday evening
sean & anne hudson -- maybe
uncle_big_green -- maybe
flamer -- yes
[b:104d33046e]don't forget, people, beds are first come, first served, so ... bring a sleeping bag!![/b:104d33046e]
***atg200 -- let's see ... eenie, meenie, miney, mo ...***
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DRATS! foiled again!
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Tracy,
This really is Geo's gig, but you might wan to expand on the "BIG endeavors" concept. IMO, "Sawatch" is really an old Indian word which loosely translated means "big gravel piles for crazy flatlanders to climb."
Other than the Ellingwood Ridge, the only Sawatch "climb" is probably Ice Mountain -- a class 3 or 4 scramble on loose rock and possibly steep snow. It's considered dangerous by many who venture its slopes.
If "BIG" means long hiking days, consider the following one-day ascents:
Holy Cross -- 12 miles & 5600'
Oxford/Belford/Missouri -- 11 miles & 5900'
Harvard/Columbia -- 14 miles & 5900'
Other long days can be made by linking two or more close 13ers.
Choose your favorite, but the Sawatch range is generally the land of scree and talus hikes, not rock climbs.
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hey, shorty ... two words fer ya' pal: [b:8d9ff18188]BITE. ME.[/b:8d9ff18188] :lol:
jeez, i mean ... this coming from a guy who meets me at the crag in a freekin' porche! get a 4x4 fer cryin' out loud!
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hey Geo -- two words back at cha: BITE YOURSELF.
Last I checked, the 4Runner in my garage is a 4WD. And believe it or not, some of us flatland feriners actually know how to drive one. BTW, the proper spelling is Porsche.
As for the quality of the rock in the Sawatch range (at higher altitudes), nobody will confuse Mount Princeton with, say, the north face of Hallett Peak. Or Crestone Peak. Or most of most of RMNP's Glacier Gorge. Or much of the Sierra Nevada range. Or, ... well, you get the drill.
Dude.
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[quote:492a2ab3e1="shorty"]BTW, the proper spelling is Porsche.[/quote:492a2ab3e1]
yeah, well i used to OWN one way back when! chock it up as a slip of the fingers. :oops: i two are a college grajuate ... so there.
[quote:492a2ab3e1="shorty"]As for the quality of the rock in the Sawatch range (at higher altitudes), nobody will confuse Mount Princeton with, say, the north face of Hallett Peak. Or Crestone Peak. Or most of most of RMNP's Glacier Gorge. Or much of the Sierra Nevada range. Or, ... well, you get the drill.[/quote:492a2ab3e1]
quality? oh, gee, i'm sorry ... tell me again HOW hot it's been down there where you live? i was at the denver airport yesterday (you know: drive to kansas and take a left) and it was [b:492a2ab3e1]103[/b:492a2ab3e1]!!!! hell, i don't think the surface of the SUN is that freekin' hot!
leadville? it hasn't made it above 75 yet this year.
so don't talk to me about rotten rock, speed-racer, -- i live in paradise. and in paradise we pound PITONS to hold the whole chossy mass together. besides, it's not rotten rock ... it's in the process of finding a state of geological entropy. look it up.
oh, and ... bite me.
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In reply to: Oooooh, Rock Rumble! Rock Rumble! I wanna see Geo and Shorty wrestle! A la grecque, boys! :shock: :shock:
I just want to see them bite each other. :lol:
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hmmm... "grecque" seems a bit too close to "Greek" for my comfort. Given Geo's comments of "Do you use a butt blaster?" during one of my high-step / mantel moves, and of "It's not gay if you're on top.", I'm afraid. I'm VERY afraid. :shock:
Call me a wus, call me a gurly-man, just call the other "boys" on this wrestlin' thang. I just want to be sure that a certain orifice remains a one-way highway. :wink:
However, Skibs, if you're hankerin' to get into the ring ......
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[quote:8011d5b635="shorty"]hmmm... "grecque" seems a bit too close to "Greek" for my comfort. Given Geo's comments of "Do you use a butt blaster?" during one of my high-step / mantel moves, and of "It's not gay if you're on top.", I'm afraid. I'm VERY afraid. :shock: [/quote:8011d5b635]
jeez, shorty, it's just that ... well ... when you did that you looked SO MUCH like wolfgang gullich!! :lol:
he's so DREAMY!
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Actually there are some phenom. climbs to be had. Shorty/Geo next time you have time on your hands trek up Browns Creek, give it about 4 miles. That is down here by Mt. Antero, pilgrim, another of your giant gravel piles. Your eyes will pop. I'm actually headed in there this weekend. :lol:
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In reply to: Well, I AM bringing the jello....... :wink:
*sweet* skibbster's in .. i'm definitely gonna have to watch the air fares then!!
In reply to: i two are a college grajuate ... so there.
yeah, but you are also a marine .. (chuckles to herself)
semper fi.
hehehehe.
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lmao ... skibby, that was brillant
hahahaha
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In reply to: * sweet* skibbster's in .. i'm definitely gonna have to watch the air fares then!!
Amber-
You'll have to check Frontier Airlines Web specials next Wednesday they usually have killer "week of" travel deals from Dallas/Ft. Worth to Denver...They only post them on Wednesday and you usually have to travel on that Friday or Saturday.
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yeah, i'm shooting for the ascent level membership with frontier .. yay for cheap airlines based in denver! w00t. 8)
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geo,
wish we could make it to your shindig (okie for blowout) but won't be coming to CO this summer until week of Aug. 3 - 10. doh! be safe and somebody do a J-E-L-L-O shot fer moi.
:roll: :? :shock: :wink:
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For the folks who need guidebooks to the "Pass": I have ten at the cost of $15.00. I also think that Tom Perkins and Neal Beidleman might joint us for the big-blow-out on Sat. nite. If that is ok with our host (Geo)? Should be a lot of fun. I might be doing some new routes on Sunday. So who wants to help?
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I'm not sure what all it will entail, or if I am experianced enough to help, but I would be happy to offer you assistance Bob! I enjoy labor, and especially learning.
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In reply to: I'm not sure what all it will entail, or if I am experianced enough to help, but I would be happy to offer you assistance Bob! I enjoy labor, and especially learning.
Good, that is a start. I need to clean ( lot's of lichen and some dirt) this one crack (looks like 5.11d) and maybe clean and place some bolts on this nice face (maybe 5.10+). Might also work on the trail up to the cliff.
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*if* i'm able to make it, i'll either be pulling in late on friday or early on saturday .. depending on the web specials at aa.com and frontier, and the preferences of my gracious chauffer
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Hey I'm looking at showing up friday morning/early afternoon. Anybody want to climb something on friday? Preferably rock, I don't know this area very well so I'm open to suggestions...I'll be in Estes tuesday through thurs. so let me know before than....or meet me for some fun in Rocky...
josh
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Hey Geo-
I did the Brown's Canyon "family pace" rafting thing a few years ago, and I seem to remember seeing some short, 1 pitch, sport and trad routes in the canyon. Are you familiar with those climbs? If people get there early on Friday, would that be a good place to start? Or, are we better off starting at the local tavern?
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you can update the atg200 ticker to a definite no geo - i am catching the 6:30 AM flight to tashkent tomorrow morning. have fun, and you need to have one of these sometime when i am in the country.
andrew
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Hey Geo,
How's about some directions or an address? I'm not sure where you live!! josh
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[quote:715a4f0720="bobd1953"]I also think that Tom Perkins and Neal Beidleman might joint us for the big-blow-out on Sat. nite. If that is ok with our host (Geo)? Should be a lot of fun.[/quote:715a4f0720]
sure, bob, the more the merrier. besides, with guests of THAT caliber how can one go wrong?
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okay, ladies ... here's the update as of 0912 on 7/22. be sure to check out out NEWEST feature below, the atg200 rap to determine andrew's CURRENT status.
[b:334997b4ea]check page 1 of this thread for directions.[/b:334997b4ea]
mtngeo -- duh
clymbr_chk -- maybe
kyhangdog -- distant maybe
felis -- yes
stephan (felis's son) -- yes
tracyroach -- yes
kcrag -- yes
skibabeage -- yes
mikedano -- yes
mrs.mikedano -- yes
freeballn -- yes
jasona -- yes
neph -- yes
scott (neph's climbing partner) -- yes
shorty -- yes
wigglestick (that hosebag) -- yes
bobd1953 -- yes (do NOT miss bob's saturday night slide show!)
curt -- maybe
sharpie -- yes
tradkelly -- yes for saturday evening
sean & anne hudson -- maybe
uncle_big_green -- maybe
flamer -- yes
tom perkins -- yes
neil beidelman (everest veteran) -- yes
just_me -- yes
[b:334997b4ea]don't forget, people, beds are first come, first served, so ... bring a sleeping bag!! [/b:334997b4ea]
[b:334997b4ea]the atg rap[/b:334997b4ea] (by yours truly, heavy g)
here's the story on andrew,
atg200, yo,
will he show to throw wit geo? hell no!
uzbekistan, schmekistan, where-the-heck-is-ekistan,
andrew gotta' go and do his thang, he gotta' be the man!
(scratch: a-wick, wick, wicky, wicky, wick, wick ...)
the leadville thing? he can't make it,
he got a job,
he really gotta' take it,
he's a software prodigy,
he can't fake it,
maybe next time,
but right now he can't make it.
(a-wick, wick, wicky, wicky, wick, wick ...)
word.
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andrew is in uzbekistan .. so i think the ticker can safely be set to
eenie, meenie, miney, no.
he'll be backin august .. we should throw him a big bday party with lots of beer .. then he'll be sure to show up.
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On that note. There are preliminary plans for a b-day bash at wigglesticks house in mid August. Probably the 16th. It will be the social event of the year for Northwest Denver. When is atg's b-day?
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Geo,
So where is my name on the ticker list!?! Have you forgotten me so quickly?
By the way, this party had better be good. I have been hanging out with a bunch of crazy Brits. I met them in Yosemite, and now they are in RMNP. I AM BLOWING THEM OFF FOR THIS WEEKEND, SO YOU HAD BETTER SHOW THIS GIRL A REAL GOOD TIME!
Check this group out:
http://www.hotrockglobalchallenge.com/
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In reply to: Aw, come on, Carson! Don't make it so easy for Das Flame! 8) I havin' fun messin' with the dood! :wink:
:o But MOM!!! Why's everybody always pick'n on me??
josh
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In reply to: the atg rap here's the story on andrew, atg200, yo, will he show to throw wit geo? no! uzbekistan, schmekistan, who can go there? andrew can! (scratch: a-wick, wick, wicky, wicky, wick, wick ...) the leadville thing? he can't make it, he got a job, he really gotta' take it, uzbekistan, where the hell that be? ax the software prodigy, that be atg. (a-wick, wick, wicky, wicky, wick, wick ...) word.
Geo,
That was undoubtedly THE WORST rap I have ever encountered white boy.
I mean really... really... bad.
...so bad
...Terrible
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[quote:f874762549="just_me"]Geo, YOU HAD BETTER SHOW THIS GIRL A REAL GOOD TIME![/quote:f874762549]
jeez, fran, if only i had a nickel for every time a woman said those very words to me ... or a dime for every satisfied customer. 8)
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In reply to: In reply to: Geo, YOU HAD BETTER SHOW THIS GIRL A REAL GOOD TIME! jeez, fran, if only i had a nickel for every time a woman said those very words to me ... or a dime for every satisfied customer. 8)
...then you wouldn't have 2 nickels to rub together.
I couldn't resist.
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[quote="elvislegs"]Geo, That was undoubtedly THE WORST rap I have ever encountered white boy.[/size]
el-vez -- it just goes to show that it's hard to be tragically hip when you're over forty.
now, help me out here ... do these black dress socks and white patent leather loafers go with these plaid shorts? :lol:
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[quote="mtngeo"]In reply to: Geo, That was undoubtedly THE WORST rap I have ever encountered white boy. el-vez -- it just goes to show that it's hard to be tragically hip when you're over forty. now, help me out here ... do these black dress socks and white patent leather loafers go with these plaid shorts? :lol:
Only if you are wearing Gaiters over all of it.
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In reply to: In reply to: In reply to: Geo, YOU HAD BETTER SHOW THIS GIRL A REAL GOOD TIME! jeez, fran, if only i had a nickel for every time a woman said those very words to me ... or a dime for every satisfied customer. 8) ...then you wouldn't have 2 nickels to rub together. I couldn't resist.
/begins cleaning soda off the screen/
how goes it, ubg.
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uzbekistan hot like surface of sun. 132 degree on sunday. cold baltika beer is only thing keepink me alive. mancamp is scenic - mtngeo would be popular, especially in shower. all rocks glow from uranium tailings, and airline lost rope so maybe no climb for two weeks.
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i don't like colorodoans much
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[quote:e41ef642cb="atg200"]uzbekistan hot like surface of sun. 132 degree on sunday. cold baltika beer is only thing keepink me alive. mancamp is scenic - mtngeo would be popular, especially in shower. all rocks glow from uranium tailings, and airline lost rope so maybe no climb for two weeks.[/quote:e41ef642cb]
androo, tell me more about this "mancamp"! is there, how you say, much soap dropping? :lol:
if you want i can mail you my poster of wolfgang gullich!
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In reply to: i don't like colorodoans much
. . .and your opinion is oh soooo important. He's from New York!
Suckaaaaaaaa!
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bummer. no cheap fares from dallas ... amber is out ... :(
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In reply to: bummer. no cheap fares from dallas ... amber is out ... :(
Awwwwww! Phooey!!! :cry:
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In reply to: bummer. no cheap fares from dallas ... amber is out ... :(
You mean you bailed without creating some ficticious country that needed your technical expertise? What would Andrew think?
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here's the update as of 1121 on 7/23. due to much wailing and gnashing of teeth -- not to mention another example of the white man keepin' the brother down -- the atg200 rap has been discontinued. next time why don't YOU try to cough up some snappy, sybillant, and appropriately angry lyrics despite YOUR whiteness, you sniveling honkey bastards! [b:6a443f268b]FIGHT THE POWER![/b:6a443f268b]
[b:6a443f268b]check page 1 of this thread for directions. [/b:6a443f268b]
mtngeo -- duh
kyhangdog -- distant maybe
felis -- yes
stephan (felis's son) -- yes
tracyroach -- yes
kcrag -- yes
skibabeage -- yes
mikedano -- yes
mrs.mikedano -- yes
freeballn -- yes
jasona -- yes
neph -- yes
scott (neph's climbing partner) -- yes
shorty -- yes
wigglestick (that hosebag) -- yes
bobd1953 -- yes (do NOT miss bob's saturday night slide show!)
sharpie -- yes
tradkelly -- yes for saturday evening
sean & anne hudson -- yes
uncle_big_green -- maybe
flamer -- yes
tom perkins -- yes
neil beidelman (everest veteran) -- yes
just_me -- yes
[b:6a443f268b]don't forget, people, beds are first come, first served, so ... bring a sleeping bag!! [/b:6a443f268b]
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2 questions:
first, for anyone in the Louisville/Boulder and maybe Denver area that can stand being in the car with me for a couple of hrs. - wanna carpool?
second, for George - I work very close to Liquor Mart in Boulder (for those of you who aren't familiar, if you took the roof off the place, you could land a small plane in there), so how many 12 pks. of Bridgeport IPA should I bring?
BEN
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Jul 23, 2003, 6:14 PM
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In reply to: In reply to: bummer. no cheap fares from dallas ... amber is out ... :( You mean you bailed without creating some ficticious country that needed your technical expertise? What would Andrew think?
yeah, well .. i'm just not as clever as my boyfriend .. instead, i'm stuck in dallas .. not nearly as interesting as uzbekistan, but damn near as hot .. yay me .. ppfffttt
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and ben's a cheater .. braggin about bridgeport when i wont be there to indulge .. and stuck in a state that doesnt allow good beer, for fear that it will ruin the market for our watered down breweries .. double sigh.
at least i still have my nice warm desktop and some good coffee. french roast, yum.
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ben --
ipa at pro-deal prices!!?? how can we turn THAT down? howsabout 4 12-packs? i'll reimburse you as soon as you walk in the door.
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uncle_big_green
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George, as a show of my magnanimity, and appreciation of your hospitality and generosity, the barley pop will be on me.
Martha, if (4) 12 pks. aren't enough, I can make it 5... or 6.
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I'm bringing a bottle of to-kill-ya. You may have to pry it from my cold dead hand!
What movie is that from????
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On a more important note, Geo, do you get coverage of the "Tour de France" at your place?
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Whats a good time to show up Friday, so as not to miss the food and beer?
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ubg -- your magnani ... magnani ... your KINDNESS is much appreciated!
martha -- there's really no reason to drink anything other than ipa, stout, and single malt scotch. however -- it the interest of getting as much debilitating alcohol down the ladies' gullets (it's the only way i ever get a chance) -- we also have a selection of lite *gag* beer, hard lemonade and zima. zima of course is popular with women and gay men, and stands for "Zomething's In My Ass!" salud!
neph -- ANY time on friday is fine, although i would imagine the thundering herd wilkl be showing up circa 6-7 pm.
[b:b8ba4eab0f]bring your clown pants, people -- it's gonna' be a freak-show without a tent![/b:b8ba4eab0f]
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martha -- schweet! a raise! congratulations. oh, and ... the mcstiff's jalapeno wheat was a freebie. FREE beer is the best beer of all. unless it's free coors ... then i'd rather you just pee in my mouth. :lol:
bob -- sorry to have blown you off there, buddy. as pertains to your tour de france coverage: it pains me to inform you i have not had tv for about 6 years. but, come on ... a bunch of guys in lycra shorts with shaved legs? what kind of sport is THAT?
now ... if they had SNIPERS along the course ... THAT would be an EVENT!!
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I'm guessing the need for a screen still exists. I wanted to reconfirm I will bring one.
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In reply to: I'm guessing the need for a screen still exists. I wanted to reconfirm I will bring one.
Thanks!
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[quote:e6ccabf3c2="clymbr_chk"]uuuugh, i wanna scotch .. no fair .. mtngeo, you still owe me, man.[/quote:e6ccabf3c2]
sorry, amber, the federales get pretty bent out of shape if you try to send the stuff through the mail. i guess you'll just have to make a gathering! :D
jeff -- i think tradkelly was bringing a screen, although his required that it be hung from the ceiling. is yours free-standing?
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In reply to: You may have to pry it from my cold dead hand! What movie is that from????
I think that's the Charlton Heston NRA line...
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what time is everyone showing up on Friday? I don't want to be the only person showing up relatively early.....
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soo .. if i show up in august, all of the beer will be gone?
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In reply to: soo .. if i show up in august, all of the beer will be gone?
Not a drop will be left by Sunday nite!
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Ok well I hope to show around 5 or 6 in order to avoid some denver traffic. If I am early I am sure I can find something to do in Leadville.
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(( sigh ))
well, think of me and send some good juju from the summit so that the kiddo and i can move soon and take part in all of these cool mountaineering parties.
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w00t .. you're the bestest ... :D
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here's the update as of 7/24 at 2248. it's looking more and more like a real barn-burner, people!
[b:7025e01e06]check page 1 of this thread for directions. [/b:7025e01e06]
mtngeo -- duh
reno -- yes
felis -- yes for friday night only
stephan (felis's son) -- yes
tracyroach -- yes
kcrag -- yes
skibabeage -- yes
mikedano -- yes
mrs.mikedano -- yes
freeballn -- yes
jasona -- yes
neph -- yes
scott (neph's climbing partner) -- yes
shorty -- yes
wigglestick (that hosebag) -- yes
bobd1953 -- yes (do NOT miss bob's saturday night slide show!)
sharpie -- yes
tradkelly -- yes for saturday night
sean & anne hudson -- yes
uncle_big_green -- maybe
flamer -- yes
tom perkins -- yes
neil beidelman (everest veteran) -- yes
just_me -- yes
[b:7025e01e06]don't forget, people, beds are first come, first served, so ... bring a sleeping bag!![/b:7025e01e06]
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Jul 25, 2003, 3:09 PM
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I just wanted to send a note out to all of you Leadville blowout participants!
:D HAVE A WONDERFUL TIME! :D
I haven't been to Leadville in over a year (my friends moved out east) and I am so missing that place, I am so jealous! :cry:
have a great time, be safe. . . . and behave yourselves. . . . OK I know you won't, but it had to be said! :wink:
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Yes, my screen is free-standing and I'll have it regardless. Any takers on Monitor on Sat.
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jeff -- the forecast doesn't look good enough to go traipsing across ellingwood ridge, so it looks like a pure rock weekend; i don't forsee anyone having a problem with that.
monitor? i'll take that action!
there's also buena vista and indy pass. so as to not look like an outward bound group or a boyscout jamboree, i would suggest we talk about it this evening and split up into groups.
that's all for me ... i'm cleaning toilets!
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OUCH!!! I did a fast ascent of Blitzen ridge yesterday- and my body is letting me know about it today!! SO, josh would like one order of rockclimbing tommorrow- with a short approach on the side! Please!
Who's with me?
josh
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I am with Josh. my legs haven't forgiven me for the demoralizing longest slogfest on the back side of Rainier two weeks ago.
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Leadville, Colorado Blowout!
