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Re: Acronyms & TLAs Steve C #3520 04/10/10 03:34 PM
Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 2,251 Likes: 1 Humbug Reach (Pop. 3) wagga OP
OP wagga Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 2,251 Likes: 1 Humbug Reach (Pop. 3)	OK. I'm posting in monospace (Courier New) UBB mangles fixed spaces, so the formatting does not look like a table. I suppose, when it's done - we'll use HTML for the final product. How you can help: 1) Add new abbrevs. 2) Find links to illustrate. 3) Build link pointers to make the lines short & allow multiple links. Lookup the ITCZ entry for an example. 4) Vote out (or at least debate) questionable entries. 5) Find duplicates. Remember, this is a first pass, when polished, it could be a good resource for newbies, and a reason for peeps to find & use this forum. Neither wit nor a sense of humor is discouraged.
	'pons Crampons // AC Americas Cup // http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America%27s_Cup AMS Acute Mountain Sickness // http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altitude_sickness CAATS Contr., Abbrev., Acron. & TLAs // contractions, abbreviations, acronyms & three-letter-acronyms CF Carbon Fiber // http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_fiber CFRP Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer // http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_fiber_reinforced_plastic CH Cape Horn // CH Cat Hole // Doing your business in an environmentally safe way. // Except in the Whitney Zone. CHIS Channel Islands National Park // http://www.nps.gov/chis/index.htm CM Clover Meadow // Western starting point of one of the TSDH routes. COGH Cape Of Good Hope // Jessica & Abby http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_of_Good_Hope CPAP Continuous Positive Airway Pressure // CPAP is an effective treatment for obstructive sleep apnea CR Clouds Rest // http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clouds_Rest EB East Buttress of Whitney // http://www.supertopo.com/rock_climbing/route.php?r=hiwhebut EF East Face of Whitney // Fresh Air/Shaky Leg The High Sierra: Peaks, Passes, and Trails EPL Ella's Pink Lady // Jessica's yot yacht ES Elegant Sufficiency // Taking enough, not too much. Mooseburger exempt. Elegant Sufficiency ESB East Side Bigot // denies the existence of the Sierra West DEVA Death Valley National Park // http://www.nps.gov/deva/index.htm DGAS Don't Give A S**t // When a rock is smitten with nature's handmaiden Gravity, // Nature DGAS if you are in the way. DP Devils Postpile // FA First Ascender // http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climbing_Terminology FAQ Frequently Asked Questions // http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FAQ FS Forest Service // see USFS http://www.fs.fed.us/ GND Girl Next Door // NOYFB GORP Good Ol' Raisins & Peanuts // Trail mix for periodic nibbling to keep high energy level // between meals on long climbs or hikes. An backronym GPS Global Positioning System // also GLONASS & Galileo. Global Positioning System HACE High Altitude Cerebral Edema // http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_altitude_cerebral_edema HADE High Altitude Dumb Exhibition // Temporary intelligence loss due to reduced oxygen in the // blood supplying the brain. Unlike HACE and HAPE, HADE // often occurs at modest altitudes and can be artificially // induced even at sea level by drinking too much beer. HAPE High Altitude Pulmonary Edema // http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_altitude_pulmonary_edema HAFE High Altitude Flatulence Expulsion // http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_altitude_flatus_expulsion HD Half Dome // HH Hetch Hetchy // http://www.sierraclub.org/ca/hetchhetchy/history.asp HST High Sierra Trail // INF Inyo National Forest // IMO In My Opinion IMHO In My Humble Opinion INFVC Inyo National Forest Visitors Center // Where life-altering decisions are are made with a leaf-blower ITCZ Inter Tropical Convergence Zone // Doldrums JMT John Muir Trail // JOTR Joshua Tree National Park // http://www.nps.gov/jotr/index.htm KP Kearsage Pass // KSE Knowledge, Skills and Experience // LAVO Lassen Volcanic National Park // http://www.nps.gov/lavo/index.htm LBSL Lower Boy Scout Lake // LMK Let Me Know // It's a DUG thing LP Lone Pine // LYV Little Yosemite Valley // MB Moose Burger // Available at one place only in the world! The Mooseburger MB Mountain Bike // Not allowed on wilderness trails MR Mountaineer's Route // Mountaineers Route Links MT Main Trail // MW Mount Whitney // MWH Mount Whitney Hostel // See WPH Whitney Portal Hostel WPH Whitney Portal ostel // Phone: 760-876-0030 Picture MWHA Mount Whitney Hikers Association // NFS National Forest Service // see USFS http://www.fs.fed.us/ NIMBY Not In My Back Yard // NOYFB None Of Your Friendly Business // see GND NPS National Park Service // A quasi-business run by the Federal Government which brings // in about 4 dollars for each tax dollar spent. NSFW Not Suitable/Safe For Work // Don't click that link. Not at work, anyway. OC Outpost Camp // OD Old Dude // bloke with an Old Dude Pass ODP Old Dude Pass // NPS Lifetime Pass http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Age_Passport OV Onion Valley // http://www.trails.com/tcatalog_trail.aspx?trailid=HGS389-023 PB&JS Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwich // http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peanut_butter_and_jelly_sandwich PCT Pacific Crest Trail // PM Private Message // PTWO ???? // Classified. Bee's worst nightmare. RCC Rock Creek Complex // RE Roads End // REI Recreational Equipment, Inc. // http://www.rei.com/ REDW Redwood National and State Parks // http://www.nps.gov/redw/index.htm RM Reds Meadow // RPS Resupply Package Service // http://edisonlake.com/site/content/view/25/42/ RURP Realized Ultimate Reality Piton // Miniature, postage-stamp sized piton originally designed by // Yvon Chouinard http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piton SAR Search And Rescue/Recovery // SC Sierra Club // SCTC Sierra Club, Tehipite Chapter // Best playground of any SC Chapter SLCD Spring Loaded Camming Device // Could be your best Friend - sometimes used to refer to // any type of spring loaded camming device. SRSS Santa Rosa Spotted Skunk // SEKI Sequoia/Kings Canyon National Parks // http://www.nps.gov/seki/index.htm SLR Single Lens Reflex // camera. SNF Sierra National Forest // SNR Signal To Noise Ratio // message lost in the chit-chat SP Summit Post // http://www.summitpost.org/ TANSTAAFL There Ain't No Such Thing // Popularized by the late, great Robert Heinlein As A Free Lunch // TC Trail Camp // TLA Three-Letter-Acronym // http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-letter_acronym TM Tuolumne Meadows // http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuolumne_Meadows TOF Truck 'O Fun // http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_Element TP Tioga Pass // http://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/tioga.htm // http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tioga_Pass TR Trip Report // Trip or Trail? TSDH Trans-Sierra Day Hike // RCC-VVR DP-CM OV-RE UBSL Upper Boy Scout Lake // USFS U.S. Forest Service // http://www.fs.fed.us/ USGS U.S. Geological Survey // VOIP Voice Over Internet Protocol // http://www.terrestar.com/ VVR Vermilion Valley Resort // http://edisonlake.com/site/ WAG Waste Alleviating Gel // WAG Wives And Girlfriends // of racing drivers & football players. WPS Whitney Portal Store // http://www.yelp.com/biz/whitney-portal-store-lone-pine WPSMB Whitney Portal Store Message Board // Doug Sr. http://www.whitneyportalstore.com/ WZ Whitney Zone // Steve C. http://www.whitneyzone.com/ YNI Yosemite News & Information // eeek http://yosemitenews.info/forum/index.php YTDS Yosemite/Tahquitz Decimal System // An evolving system to define route difficulty numerically // with fine definitions within Class 5. The system bears // the names of where it developed in the 1950s. YOSE Yosemite National Park // http://www.nps.gov/yose/index.htm YV Yosemite Valley // CFD Chinese Fire Drill // Ad hoc Whitney MR winter group climb. Don't know why the // Chinese get the blame. GUWC Great Unwashed Community TMI Too Much Information // Usually connected to bodily functions IIDKYIWMYS If It Don't Kill You It Makes You Stronger YCSHDFT You Can See Half Dome From Turlock BOF Big Oak Flat MMWT Main Mt Whitney Trail AWDIWDTE Anything Worth Doing Is Worth Doing To Excess E15 Eyjafjallajokull // Miliary jargon
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Acronyms & TLAs	wagga	04/09/10 02:42 AM
Re: Acronyms & TLAs	Bulldog34	04/09/10 12:11 PM
Re: Acronyms & TLAs	CaT	04/09/10 02:15 PM
Re: Acronyms & TLAs	wagga	04/09/10 03:32 PM
Re: Acronyms & TLAs	AlanK	04/09/10 05:00 PM
Re: Acronyms & TLAs	Steve C	04/10/10 09:52 PM
Re: Acronyms & TLAs	wagga	04/10/10 11:34 PM
Re: Acronyms & TLAs	Bee	04/10/10 11:47 PM
Re: Acronyms & TLAs	wagga	04/11/10 01:10 AM
Re: Acronyms & TLAs	Mike Condron	04/11/10 01:15 AM
Re: Acronyms & TLAs	Steve C	04/11/10 07:38 AM
Re: Acronyms & TLAs	+ @ti2d	04/12/10 02:36 PM
Re: Acronyms & TLAs	wagga	04/12/10 03:57 PM
Re: Acronyms & TLAs	wagga	04/14/10 01:53 AM
Re: Acronyms & TLAs	+ @ti2d	04/15/10 12:05 AM
Re: Acronyms & TLAs	wagga	04/15/10 01:03 AM
Re: Acronyms & TLAs	wagga	04/26/10 01:20 AM
Re: Acronyms & TLAs	saltydog	07/06/14 04:45 AM
Re: Acronyms & TLAs	Steve C	07/26/14 05:44 AM
Re: Acronyms & TLAs	+ @ti2d	07/28/14 02:59 PM
Re: Acronyms & TLAs	Steve C	07/28/14 04:56 PM
Re: Acronyms & TLAs	lynn-a-roo	07/30/14 04:17 AM
Re: Acronyms & TLAs	+ @ti2d	07/30/14 02:51 PM
Re: Acronyms & TLAs	lynn-a-roo	07/30/14 11:54 PM
Re: Acronyms & TLAs	+ @ti2d	07/31/14 02:46 PM
Re: Acronyms & TLAs	lynn-a-roo	07/31/14 11:04 PM
Re: Acronyms & TLAs	dbd	07/30/14 02:13 AM

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