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"the brotherhood of the rope" .. I always loved that phase

I'll third the motion for CCW ... I've been using a Chernobyl and a custom Valdez for a number of years, (Chernobyl has got to be pushing 20 years old by now) ... rock solid, bomber construction and great customer service. The custom Valdez (40L) Randy made for me included a padded, Chernobyl like hip-belt with gear/tool loops for a better carry with heavier loads, replacing the newer fixed crampons straps with his original design of daisy chains and removable/replaceable straps along with a couple internal daisy's A 40L pack on a 14.5" torso could be a challenge ... Thank you Mr Rackliff

Wow ... that sure brings back some old memories

huevos cojones

As JasonG mentions above ... July is typically too late for descent skiing on Adams ... go early in the season ... watch for road reports on NF-500 and how close you can get to Cold Springs Campground, consider skiing the last mile or two of the road.

Cheers to the admin and mods .... nicely done. Does this mean the end to the jumping, turgid sausage?

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Congrats ... nicely done.

Sobo & Larry .. thanks for the photo .. that would be one hell of a stem, I'm assuming even more of a stem than the upper portion of Wildcat Crack

I smell a Dirty Sanchez

Sobo & G2G .. thanks for the update, exactly the sort of feedback I was hoping for. I always chuckled at the name for PoC .. my recollection is a little friendly rivalry between Kerns and Fritz to see who got it first. I guess if something had to go, at least it was a couple of the shorter bolted routes. I'm wondering if it was the entire column or only the portion above the small roof on SM? Obviously this will turn Couch Potato and Entrance Exam into entirely different routes, and I imagine over time will most likely lead to a couple new ones. On a sad note ... fellow Yakimaniac Sam Alder pasted away last week. Sam and I spent hundreds of hours at the Columns back in the early 80's before moving on to bigger and better things in the Alpine. Cragg should remember him.

curious if any of the locals and/or others have any more details? WDFW news release

bump

SOLD

Misty Mountain Threadworks 5 steps, excellent shape. These were my backups, little use, they are in excellent condition! They've been in cool, dry storage for the last +10 years and need a good home that will use them. All steps are reinforced with a second layer of flat webbing. Anchor point is is reinforced with a sleeve of tubular. Comfortable spacing, not very heavy ... $50 shipped