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Good vibes and high hopes for Jon's recovery, wishes that his doctor and medical science will prevail.....

Oh man! I'm going for sure!!!!! Well, in Gorak Shep, near the top, in the lodge with the little tomb like freezing rooms I will forever remember the young girl alone in the room next to mine (about the size of a locker) behind the cardboard (plywood) wall; masturbating saying "oooooohhh, thats the spot...." And having my heart rate triple in the thin air....(true story) ooooooohhhh, the stories I could tell.

Yup, Naamche Bazaar is a hike, but that was my acclimatization stop also, so hanging out in the market place for two days, and getting my first view of Everest was great. Quite a buzzing crowd of tibetans, nepalese, locals and tourists. But still with internet access so girlfalldown can still spare some time to complain And yes Kalapatar is just a big hill, but at over 17000 ft a big hill becomes a Jim Morrison psychedelic experience; great views of Everest, Lotse, the Khumba Glacier and the rest of the world. Honestly, everyone at the top of Kalapatar, including me, were crying our eyes out with joy. But of course the altitude had a lot to do with it, too. And lastly, there is the strange high altitude effect of being incredibly horny for some people, including me, which fortunately some girls up there suffered from also... All the more reason to keep GFD OFF that mountain...

I did the Everest Base Camp climb a little over a year ago, before a trip to India; flew into Katmandu, stayed a few days to see buddhist and Hindu sites, then flew into Lukla and walked up from there all the way to Everest Base Camp and then partly onto the Khumba Ice fall (illegally). If you want to do this with a guide I would recommend World Expeditions, which is an Australian Based company, but their American offices are in SF. They will look after you well, but you can do it just fine by yourself. Getting yourself a porter isnt a bad idea though. I loved it. I climbed to Ama Dablan base camp and climbed to the top of Kalapatar (near Gorak Shep), before heading to Base Camp. If you can do so, go during the full moon as these views at night are surreal. Also, there was zero trash at Base Camp. And "overly-commercialized" is a radical overstatement. Youll see when you get there. As for helicopters, the wreck of one still rests near Base Camp so they are semi operable at that point at great cost. I also spoke with people who had done the Annapurna route, and the Mountain passes trip. All had identical things to say about those trips as I had about mine. Wonderful beyond description, do it.

Wonderful, Chad. Thanks. Watch out, Nic!

If you can handle the doping aspects of colloidal synthesis for DOD R+D gel packs for Molecular or DNA computers you'll find a lucrative career with the government (security clearance), but an advanced degree would be the clincher. Post grad professors can offer this path if so...

Holy giant babies, tree...you have babies bigger than you. Just the part of him you got in there is what, 12-15 feet high? Wow...Good looking fellow though, man...Nice job and congrats to you and Mom...

Glad to hear youre back in the land of plenty Baxter. Ive got a billboard jump for you next time Im through.

Thanks Blair old man, that was fun. And thanks for introducing me to Rachel. Hope you had fun with the Raven. As usual, you can count on me to keep things quiet.

Im giving up sex forever...

If youre in Norway, without moleskin, try picking up "compeed" which is the norway equivalent of moleskin as far as I could tell, but this stuff is way better. Its like adhesive rubber pads. When I was breaking in my Cabela Meindels (boots) on kjerag, I got blisters. I put compeed on them, and was right back to heavy hiking. When the time came to get them off they were like part of my foot and wouldnt come off. Some of these usually are contained in the Smaskadepakken kits they have available. I also use gel heel inserts because these are way superior (I think) in comfort and shock absorbing...

Ill be there about the same time frame. Was told about a B there, but last time tried to get in, lawyer offices were locked up. Maybe we go find something new?

Uhhhh. It means ur Gay. Good luck with that.....

Maybe you should change your brand of underwear.... Its been too long since college, but I recognize elements of your dream; your mind is trying to work something out, two psychological opposites that require resolution. Since the body is not born with English innate, your mind arranges itself in visual/emotional/socialization patterns which play against one another till the two find a way of merging. There are books of dream analysis to refer to but some of the significant and telling images in your dreams are "babies" "underwear" (which culturally have strong sexual associations (women buy or use lingerie to make themselves feel good about themselves or sexy or feminine or attractive), "vampire" which is an image I recall reading is one that women identify with strongly (relationships are emotionally "draining", life seems "sucked" out of them when relationships go bad) and also blood and women have a "baby" association (if you fail to have a baby you are rewarded monthly with your period). Also people seem to be trying to help you with this baby problem, and are suffering for it. Only you know your specific life and environment and situation to have an idea of what conflict your mind is trying to resolve consciously or subconsciously. Maybe you are committment shy. Maybe subconsciously you want children, but it doesnt seem to be happening. Maybe youre very independent and are indignant about the cultural requirements of being a woman getting in the way of your individuality and self fulfillment, activities or attitudes which are directly contrary to what a more primitive, reproductive part of your mind is demanding of you. Maybe you have relationship problems. This sort of dream usually is from a girl who doesnt have a boyfriend, and who is getting (cough) past 25. Then again, maybe you just had some bad meatloaf after watching the most recent installment of that "chucky" series. Whatever, that dream means something. No offense meant, Im just a talker....

On a PCA the shrivel flap is removed and the parachute extracted to line stretch by using the bridle, not the pilot chute. The pilot chute is no more than a backup in the system in the event the bridle is dropped prematurely. S-fold the bridle so that the s folds are in one hand (the extracting force) where the bridle enters and exits the hand from the bottom, thumb pointing up, then hold the pilot chute lightly by the crown with two fingers up and off to the side. If no one else downloads a picture Ill put one up later tonight (im driving now). While tearing the pilot chute means you didnt prematurely drop it before line stretch, you still destroyed the pilot chute by making it do what it was not designed to do, and also removed your back up at the same time.

Tom M. recommended safety pins. How the hell's it going, skin? Is that christmas present working out? Oh, and Happy Nude Year to every and all. I for one spent it chaining up an 18 wheeler in the dark and snow crossing 2 seperate snow zones.

Youre making my point for me. Yes I have pc's in tow on this new rig. The story told is a go and throw, and fall and fall and turn and turn. Thats why this new super velcro thing bothers me. Its a vented canopy inside. Im supposed to jump this off sub 200? . But on a go and throw the crosswind would be the dominant vector until the ground wind overpowered it, threw it to the ground and beat it up for its lunch money. With a crosswind the pc would, I assume, go horizontally (46 inch) which would apply a shear force to the shrivel flap. Shear force has already been noted to increase the force necessary to peel the velcro. Thats why the closing flap is designed to shrivel; in the event of a sharply head down exit the velcro will still peel. If it didnt shrivel you would pc in tow the jump till the ground wind became as manly as Raytheon old man. With a horizontal wind pulling sideways on the shrivel flap for a second, same idea only the thing isnt designed to shrivel sideways, hence it may enter assymetrical thrust to the system, possibly delaying the opening as well long enough to turn a jumper in freefall. Or I just had my legs out straight on the jump and the wind caught those damn things and spun me around. Or maybe the jump didnt happen at all, but there still was that Tom M. falling off the propane tank on jump 2. Hmmmmmm. Fine. Have it your way. I imagined it all, and was having a little fun. geeze. ps. the manufacturer just sent me a private PM telling me to shut the fuck up, so I think Im done here....

Im attributing my movement to the extra strong velcro the manufacturer put on the container as already mentioned, but a poor exit is a possibility as well. However I ran off the platform at the top of the freestander, making a right footed exit as a right handed person. i would find it equally hard to digest that I would turn clockwise in freefall, as most right footed fuck ups would turn the jumper counter clockwise. The hard velcro pc induced wind theory fits the available facts as a right to left strong wind would blow the pilot chute to the left initially (on a go and throw) which, assymetric to the jumpers center of gravity would result in clockwise motion. But yes, ray would have been manly, and hummed it down such that the ground wind would have overpowered any other vector involved. Including farting...

GGGrrrrrrrrrrr!! Dont think I dont know where Denmark is, mister. Everyone knows Denmark is the capital of Rhode Island. I know where to find you! And this "I dont know how to speak English crap" is getting old. I know that all you down in Mexico speak English. I get thru all the time... Errr... Wanna jump sometime? I can show you my patented shoulder dip...

Nice Man! Speaking of turning in freefall in a wind. On my newest rig the manufacturer ( for completely arbitrary reasons) put a much stronger and heavier velcro on the shrivel flap (even more stupid considering the vented canopy inside). Last week Im in texas doing a Hi-Lo jump, jumping a 300 ft freestander in very strong winds (forecast 15-25 mph on the ground, proportionately much stronger on top), and then going a few miles over with another rig and jumping a 1600 footer with an elevator (yes virginia, there is such a thing as no gloves and windchill) all in as many hours. I take that Tom M. fellow along to make sure he gets a little experience base jumping before returning to NC. (He worked on his plf falling off a propane tank going over a fence ) I exit the 300 footer and dump, and while still freefalling get turned back towards the antenna just in time for the opening. Of course it didnt matter because I wasnt making any headway at all (we had discussed doing a floater), but I got a very cool visual watching girders and cross beams translating up while I hung in the harness. So basically, when youre in freefall, youre in zero gravity, and even small forces have a notable effect on your orientation. Rather than going north like a normal pilot chute, mine went west (horizontally), and applied shear force parallel to the shrivel flap rather than perpendicularly, increasing the force necessary to peel it (and increasing the velcro strength makes it even worse) and so with the lateral force of the pilot chute exerted to one side of my center of gravity, well, of course, the pilot chute turned me in freefall towards the Antenna. It didnt happen to Tom, so of course I attribute it to this blasted new modification of much heavier velcro, which already has a couple of episodes of hanging up. PS. I exited with a quartering tailwind, coming from the right and turned clockwise to the right in freefall.

What do you mean "a great finale to a spectacular career"? Final video? Is douggs quitting? Douggs, say it aint so man.

Hey. Its not our fault that youre an awfully pretty young lady. Of course, its not your fault either, but you love the attention. Youre perfectly aware that a small crowd of young virile men have gathered, nervously eying you, and every single one is gonna remember every single word youve said here, and think about you all night long. And hope that you make your avatar bigger real soon. In their own guy way, several guys even admitted that theyre in love with you, from Base 704 to Zennie (proud of you, man) so youre feeling pretty good right now. And in closing, let me just add that ("I can promise you two things, one, Ill always look this good, and two, Ill never give up on you")--Hellboy. 'bye Jen!

Bring a raincoat.

Yes, Mistress. Seriously, Im old enough to be your dad. I wasnt having a go for you, I was having a go at you. But you know that, already. Anyway, the line for you has gotten way too long. My athritis couldnt handle that... Ahhhhhh, twas not to be Cheri....I leave you to all your young men. But the long story would have been culturally and sociologically interesting...

Ok. So where the living hell did skin go? Hmmmmmm. Jennejen showed up. Skin vanishes. Coincidence? I think not........ Hmmmm. Must be off making another hostage video...... Oh yeah. PS. We want the long story, jen. Short stories are for graduate students. Bedtime stories go here: Denparbasejmpr@yahoo.com