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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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Hey, SLR, what was the cave? That thing near Bloomington with the Volcano Room? Buckners? Nah, this was in the far SE corner of Indiana, can't remember the cave name.
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Aerili
climber
Project Y
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Years ago I dated a dude who was an experienced backpacker. He and his buddy got a little lost near the end of a trip out East somewhere when they tried a variation on the hike; it took them an extra day or so to figure out their course and correct it. Since they were technically overdue, someone noticed and called SAR. He said when they saw a chopper flying by, they hid in bushes and then proceeded to sneak all the way out. They came out at the t/h acting all stunned and confused by the assembled search. :-D
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Gary
Social climber
Where in the hell is Major Kong?
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Man, electric lights? WTF? :-) I know got my JustRite around here somewhere.
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overwatch
climber
Arizona
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I think he is implying you are a meth head
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WBraun
climber
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Burch fits this description.
Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools, (Burch), because they have to say something.
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overwatch
climber
Arizona
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DMT is the big winner today, could be you tomorrow. Exciting!!!
I am on pins and needles and the needles are full of meth
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hooblie
climber
from out where the anecdotes roam
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repost from'09, tale dated '01, relationship survives:
new flame, ten years my senior. new digs (raw land), after relocating to the grand canyon. new snow, a bunch of it. enough to alleviate my sensitivity about wrecking stuff with my four wheeler (atc) out in what would be no man's land but for development scams that never took hold.
so i loaded up this great grandma for some serious cross country drift bashing and a rowdy tour of the spread late one afternoon. things got a bit nippy for her as she didn't exactly come complete with adventure gear. so we dropped in on a guy who lived well off the grid, before cell phones etc, and pulled up a couple of chairs in front of his stove while he presented brandy toddy's and regaled us with comedy guitar, harp, keyboard, and percussion. he was actually a professional one man band. everything was soooo groovy. all is well, time to get the little lady home. all of 8 pm.
four daughters, up to within seven years of my own age, plus the county sheriff, had all been mustered to the scene of the disappearance of the victim who was last seen with mystery man, me. my background had been searched to the full extent of the technology. meanwhile we were laying into big gs four wheel drifts alongside the state hiway in front of her place and doubling back to cross them into big loopy eights, all chipper and glee. eventually, turned up the drive to the house and slid up alongside the porch. weee!!
i had never seen a nest of hornets like the ones that came boiling out of that house, lucky for me i was the conservative drinker. miss tipsy turned and announced with a rebel yell, "i'm a missing person!" that was my introduction to the family. actually no introduction needed. all my specs had been duly logged. i slinked away while the slinking was good, and left the team to call off the hounds
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overwatch
climber
Arizona
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See how that works?
Nope, explain it some more, I am confused
vvvvvvv God forbid this thread go off track...what are we 'talking' about?
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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Yeah it fits here too
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/proposal-cliff-top-facetime_us_5707795de4b03a9e75d40e07
Man Scales Rock Face For Dramatic Proposal, Ends Up In Jail
But at least she said yes!
04/08/2016 07:52 am ET
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Lee Moran
Trends Editor, The Huffington Post
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Michael Banks will forever remember the day he asked his girlfriend to marry him. But not for the right reasons.
The 27-year-old from Fresno scaled the southern side of the 581-foot high Morro Rock, off California’s Central Coast, early Thursday, the San Luis Obispo Tribune reports.
Banks used the spectacular backdrop to propose to the love of his life via his iPhone’s FaceTime app. She said yes.
But he took a steeper trail back down the eastern side of the cliff and became stranded on a sheer ledge. A witness heard him yelling for help at 8:30 a.m. and dialed 911.
Video posted online shows a California Highway Patrol helicopter winching him off the rock face. He faces paying for the chopper ride, which could run into the thousands of dollars.
To make matters worse, the hapless Banks was cited for trespassing — because climbing Morro Rock is deemed to be too dangerous, so it’s prohibited.
He was also arrested on suspicion of being under the influence and in possession of methamphetamine, KFSN reports.
Banks was at the San Luis Obispo County Jail on Friday morning, in lieu of posting $10,000 bond.
The City of Morro Bay confirmed in a statement to ABC News that Banks “will be billed for the chopper ride and other related costs.”
“We are glad all involved are OK, and appreciate the hard work of our first responders. Climbing Morro Rock is illegal and dangerous,” the statement added. “We hope folks will choose to view it from below, saving themselves and our fire responders time and money and protecting everyone’s safety.”
Morro Bay Fire Chief Steve Knuckles also stressed to NBC News the dangers of climbing the volcanic plug. “I have been on at least four calls where people have died on the rock,” he said.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Hooblie, you do yer ink (and electrons) justice, sir.
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F
climber
away from the ground
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Burchy gives it a 2/10.
The rest of us 8/10. What's the common denominator in the equation, the rest of the world is completely stoopid, or Burchy has an inferiority complex? You decide.
WBraun
climber
Apr 8, 2016 - 07:25am PT
Burch fits this description.
Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools, (Burch), because they have to say something.
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F
climber
away from the ground
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Your ego demands that you confirm my observation. And you don't even realize it. Or don't care.
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overwatch
climber
Arizona
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Do you even avy bro??
You might be confusing your Lettermen, I think that was H, might be me that is confused again.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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being assured of having fallen on a person responsible and above all good faith
You shoulda used a pad, bitch! Or fallen on Burchy.
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overwatch
climber
Arizona
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Totally a fool move, right? No wise man would screw that up ;)
yep, yer worthless
Edit;
Oh,yeah... ;)
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clinker
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, California
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Apr 10, 2016 - 07:33am PT
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I'm soft! Dad-bod!
Dad bod. I will have to use this.
Burch, you are going to end up so fat that the handicapped parking signs in your town will be changed from "Van Accessible" to "Fork Lift Accessible". If you get stuck on a ledge SAR will need the Chinook.
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Psilocyborg
climber
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Apr 10, 2016 - 10:55am PT
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Thanks Moose, I appreciate it.
Perhaps I should explain my method a bit, so the creatures of the forest like duck and moose would better understand ;)
I'm a busy guy. I like to be effective and efficient with my online stupidity. The more confusion and hurt feelings I can muster with minimal investment on my part, the better.
With this one, poor DMT is confused. He knows he doesn't do meth. Then overwatch was confused because he thought he was clever for a moment. Anyone reading this that messes around with Meth was probably a little insulted, so there's that. Not bad so far. The guy who did the climbing on Moro rock probably lurks and was hoping I wouldn't bring it up (you lurker!). Braun jumps in with his 2/10 nugget of "wisdom." I've not even had my first cup of coffee, and already this day is off to a fantastic start.
See how that works?
cool story brah
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cornel
climber
Lake Tahoe, Nevada
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Apr 27, 2016 - 11:21am PT
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Monty Python...! Now for something entirely different.. Three decades ago My daughter and I were about to go up a moderate on Tacquitz when a Charming Englishman approached us about the possibility of climbing with us. He assured us he could climb 5.11 so we agreed to make it 3. About half way up the climb He spent well over 2 hrs following a 5.8 pitch..we began to realize perhaps this was a bad idea..? Perhaps he had exaggerated his skills. Anyway, The 6 pitch climb which normally would have taken Marisa and myself 3ish hrs tops became an epic. We Finally topped out about 8PM... Making it a 10hr+ climb. Then things got even better. No headlamps we had all left our headlamps, so the walk off took forever.. Back to the truck, fortunately no mishaps at about midnight... Our new friends wife had called the sheriff but fortunately they had yet to get the SAR staged..
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