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by mve
Sat Feb 27, 2010 12:53 pm
Forum: San Gabriels
Topic: 20100226 Baldy Brew Couloir
Replies: 4
Views: 53

Re: 20100226 Baldy Brew Couloir

Awesome trip dudes! I am stuck at home with a strained knee ligament drooling over these pictures -- thanks! :D

BTW -- how's your knee doing Ryan?
by mve
Thu Feb 25, 2010 11:37 am
Forum: News & Conditions
Topic: Hikers allowed guns on Mt Rainier
Replies: 90
Views: 1640

Re: Hikers allowed guns on Mt Rainier

Open carry deters armed robbery in Kennesaw Two customers displaying holstered pistols deterred an armed robbery in a Kennesaw Wafflehouse recently. There is some debate raging in Georgia about whether people should conceal their holstered handguns while in public. Some believe that wearing handgun...
by mve
Mon Feb 22, 2010 10:34 pm
Forum: The Pub
Topic: Youtube song of the day
Replies: 69
Views: 3864

Re: Youtube song of the day

DJ BoBo - SOMEBODY DANCE WITH ME
by mve
Mon Feb 22, 2010 5:48 pm
Forum: The Pub
Topic: Is Taco making a beer commercial?
Replies: 9
Views: 299

Re: Is Taco making a beer commercial?

I don't always drink beer but when I do I prefer :D
by mve
Mon Feb 22, 2010 4:45 pm
Forum: San Gabriels
Topic: Baden Powell
Replies: 11
Views: 142

Re: Baden Powell

Man I love this weather :D
by mve
Mon Feb 22, 2010 4:41 pm
Forum: San Gabriels
Topic: Baldy Bowl 02212010
Replies: 15
Views: 287

Re: Baldy Bowl 02212010

Patrick -- thanks for sharing! Great day and cool weather.
by mve
Mon Feb 22, 2010 4:37 pm
Forum: The Pub
Topic: Youtube song of the day
Replies: 69
Views: 3864

Re: Youtube song of the day

How do you guys embed videos? I forgot and it pisses me off. It won't show the video when I post the code Youtube provides. make sure HTML is enabled when you post the message: http://content.screencast.com/users/ttlj_vitaliy/folders/Jing/media/b8238984-a574-4e8c-a7f9-725b3a93231d/2010-02-22_1636.p...
by mve
Sun Feb 21, 2010 10:54 am
Forum: The Pub
Topic: Youtube song of the day
Replies: 69
Views: 3864

Re: Youtube song of the day

I Wanna Hear Your Heartbeat - Bad Boys Blue
by mve
Sat Feb 20, 2010 4:50 pm
Forum: The Pub
Topic: Youtube song of the day
Replies: 69
Views: 3864

Re: Youtube song of the day

Josephine - Chris Rea
by mve
Sat Feb 20, 2010 12:13 pm
Forum: The Pub
Topic: Youtube song of the day
Replies: 69
Views: 3864

Re: Youtube song of the day

Enter Sandman - Metallica
by mve
Sat Feb 20, 2010 12:37 am
Forum: The Pub
Topic: Youtube song of the day
Replies: 69
Views: 3864

Re: Youtube song of the day

Don't Damn Me - Guns N' Roses
by mve
Fri Feb 19, 2010 5:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Anyone climb the couloir left of San Antonio Falls?
Replies: 10
Views: 203

Re: Anyone climb the couloir left of San Antonio Falls?

Great pictorial story Hamik.
by mve
Fri Feb 19, 2010 12:59 pm
Forum: Sierra Nevada
Topic: Yosemite Snowshoe Feb 2010
Replies: 16
Views: 283

Re: Yosemite Snowshoe Feb 2010

Vitaly, the hut is the GP Store & Gift Shop in the summer, so it is plenty huge. this might be a great trip for you and your girlfriend. That explains it and is exactly what I was thinking about -- nice weekend getaway ... yes, i love El Cap, and i have a dream that invloves me & El Cap on ...
by mve
Fri Feb 19, 2010 11:36 am
Forum: Sierra Nevada
Topic: Yosemite Snowshoe Feb 2010
Replies: 16
Views: 283

Re: Yosemite Snowshoe Feb 2010

I love this TR and the great annotations and pictures you've made -- thank you Norma :D

Glacier Point Ski Hut looks very nice and huge.

Overhanging Rock is just awesome, and I gather you like El Cap a lot :D
by mve
Fri Feb 19, 2010 10:16 am
Forum: The Pub
Topic: Youtube song of the day
Replies: 69
Views: 3864

Re: Youtube song of the day

Maybe Tomorrow - Stereophonics



PS: to embed I just copy paste the embed code right off of youtube -- no modifications ...
by mve
Thu Feb 18, 2010 11:13 pm
Forum: The Pub
Topic: Youtube song of the day
Replies: 69
Views: 3864

Youtube song of the day

How about we post our favorite song of the day (off of youtube)?

Brother In Arms (Live 1993) / Dire Straits:
by mve
Thu Feb 18, 2010 10:34 pm
Forum: Out-of-state
Topic: Aconcagua 2/2/2010
Replies: 9
Views: 284

Re: Aconcagua 2/2/2010

What a story ... thank you for sharing. And please tell Megan it's the journey not the destination that counts and this one was one that will provide lifetime full of memories. WOW -- what a journey! Having worked with people from Spain (who also have 'siesta'), the funniest bit for me was " cl...
by mve
Thu Feb 18, 2010 9:35 am
Forum: San Gabriels
Topic: 20100217 "Chimneyville"
Replies: 16
Views: 126

Re: 20100217 "Chimneyville"

Leave a note on the driver's window that reads:

"Hey Steve, I'll be back in a minute - I'm siting in the scope. Look toward the east and smile"

Oh and then there's always the Trunk Monkey:
by mve
Wed Feb 17, 2010 5:57 pm
Forum: San Gabriels
Topic: 20100217 "Chimneyville"
Replies: 16
Views: 126

Re: 20100217 "Chimneyville"

Naples was a shit-hole when I was there in 2004.

Pompeii OTOH was well taken care of and is worth visiting -- puts things in perspective ... so does Rome. I love Italy.
by mve
Wed Feb 17, 2010 5:35 pm
Forum: San Gabriels
Topic: 20100217 "Chimneyville"
Replies: 16
Views: 126

Re: 20100217 "Chimneyville"

Some of the ruin pictures remind me of Pompeii (minus the trash) ... although there is plenty of trash in Naples:

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by mve
Tue Feb 16, 2010 7:32 pm
Forum: Gear & Fitness
Topic: Wikimapia
Replies: 7
Views: 154

Re: Wikimapia

by mve
Mon Feb 15, 2010 12:07 pm
Forum: San Gabriels
Topic: Photo Climb/Trek up to Mt Baldy - Feb 04 2010
Replies: 97
Views: 1614

Re: Photo Climb/Trek up to Mt Baldy - Feb 04 2010

Thanks Hamik!
by mve
Sat Feb 13, 2010 11:36 am
Forum: Gear & Fitness
Topic: Lowering on BD ATC Guide
Replies: 1
Views: 61

Lowering on BD ATC Guide

real life scenario:



compare this to a simple DB instructions:



Quite a bit of a difference! To a newb like me it's an eye opener as to how much more involved using this gear in the field really is ...
by mve
Sat Feb 13, 2010 12:25 am
Forum: San Gabriels
Topic: Photo Climb/Trek up to Mt Baldy - Feb 04 2010
Replies: 97
Views: 1614

Re: Photo Climb/Trek up to Mt Baldy - Feb 04 2010

Thanks man -- cool biner!
by mve
Sat Feb 13, 2010 12:23 am
Forum: San Gabriels
Topic: 20100213 Horse Canyon-ish
Replies: 14
Views: 140

Re: 20100213 Horse Canyon-ish

Curious Salamander -- never seen one like this before ... Back to roaming the "dry" land Ice Pirate? :D
by mve
Fri Feb 12, 2010 6:15 pm
Forum: San Gabriels
Topic: Baldy Today
Replies: 11
Views: 201

Re: Baldy Today

WOW -- looks like you guys had a blast (literally) :shock:
by mve
Fri Feb 12, 2010 10:25 am
Forum: San Gabriels
Topic: Running Water Trail 2010/02/11
Replies: 4
Views: 46

Re: Running Water Trail 2010/02/11

Nice scouting and bushwhacking Matt!
by mve
Fri Feb 12, 2010 10:08 am
Forum: San Gabriels
Topic: Photo Climb/Trek up to Mt Baldy - Feb 04 2010
Replies: 97
Views: 1614

Re: Photo Climb/Trek up to Mt Baldy - Feb 04 2010

Thanks for the tips: is it this 'biner that you like (Quicklock/red gate):

http://www.backcountry.com/outdoorgear/ ... 0035M.html
by mve
Thu Feb 11, 2010 10:39 pm
Forum: News & Conditions
Topic: Hikers allowed guns on Mt Rainier
Replies: 90
Views: 1640

Re: Hikers allowed guns on Mt Rainier

Practice makes perfect -- "What one man can do another can do":
by mve
Thu Feb 11, 2010 10:11 pm
Forum: San Gabriels
Topic: Photo Climb/Trek up to Mt Baldy - Feb 04 2010
Replies: 97
Views: 1614

Re: Photo Climb/Trek up to Mt Baldy - Feb 04 2010

3) Rappel normally, except attach the carabiner on the ATC to a girth-hitched piece of cord or webbing on the belay loop--effectively, the ATC is now an arm's length above where it would usually be on rappel. Then attach a prusik or bachmann to the rope beneath the ATC and attach the friction knot ...