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LUMMOX makes no point, lummox idiot.. i go climb ERD now, goodbye

What about Retro? JERRY SANCHEZ? Me? To The Top!

To go up o-rock w/o the ice climb seems like a masochistic trip. Might as well do St Helens at the end of summer the next day as well, and then maybe Boston Peak!

Page top for Gary, shout it out Dude!

Yes, it's a low level alpine ice climb. You'd have to be a real moron to go up there and "summit" ORock just by climbing up the choss, that's a total waste of time unless your a peak bagger that loves scree and shit. Maybe you should read the entire thread, unless your eyes can't see that well anymore old timer........

Gonna try for the ERD once again this Monday, anyone else heading up there this weekend?

rap whenever possible. I hate to rappel, i hate it I don't think anyone should be lowered or TR'd off the chains. I did it a few times when I first started climbing outdoors, and then i noticed normal wear and tear on chains at vantage and exit 38 and it kind of freaked me out. I have also noticed some people like to use the chain links as anchors. meaning they clip the QD's or lockers into the 3rd, 4th, or even the last link instead of the hanger. At least I was told that is bad as the links are not as strong as a hanger or eye(?) bolt.

First Responder Took a health class in school last year and had no idea I was getting trained to be a FR. Pretty cool though

True Dat

Yup, go past ida creek and such somewhere around 14 miles in the icicle creek road and look for the pulloffs on the creekside. Lotsa free stuff. Even more above Rock Island on the other side of the creek once you go over the bridge and past the pay sites

So how many people are helping with this? I would be more than willing to help Count me in

Looks like John is being released right now from the hospital. I am not sure if he is gonna consider Harborview Alison, but thank you for your concern and suggestions. Dr Barker was his surgeon and his sub speciality was the ankle I guess, but I will let John know about your ideas for sure.

Shut Up Start your own post in Spray if you want, this thread is a "Get Better Soon thread"

No ledge, just hit the slab with his left heel and ankle.

He fell, that was it. It was a good belay. His foot was maybe 1 foot above the last bolt so he did not go very far. The doctor said it was just hit in the right spot, and a clean break.

Your a piece of shit Lummox, that's going a little too far

So I forgot to post about the original topic........ The 4 good sam's were Ryan and Marcy from Seattle, and Ben and Tracy from Bremerton. Thanks to Elum and Mike Linde who also helped us with the entire operation Thanks so much guys, we could not have done it w/o you! Chelan County Sherriff's Mitch and Matt were awesome as well, it was a textbook evac and could not have been done any better.

Update: Just spoke to John and the doctor said that he has a 75% chance that the bone will die and he will lose some movement in his foot. Not a good percentage IMO. But then again I had a 50/50 chance I was goinbg to lose my finger when I cut it off, but I beat the odds. Positive vibes for John folks, okay?

Went climbing up at Clems Holler area yesterday. John and I made our way up to Retardant Rock after an enjoyable climb on "Gun Rack". We found most of Retardant Rock occupied except for a far left bolted 10a slab. I decided to give it a shot even though I don't like slab so much. I got the 7th bolt or so and after a few tries I decided I did not want to fall on this particular climb. He lowered me down and then gave it s shot himself. He made it to the next to the last bolt and then took a short 10 foot fall, followed by screaming and swearing. I lowered him down carefully only to find he was in a ton of pain. There was no compund fracture or blood, so we let him set for awhile and see what happens. Luckily, 2 of the other 4 people climbing next to us were wilderness first reponders, and I had been certified last year as a first responder. I immediately called for SAR, but instead they sent 2 deputy sherrifs with a wheeled litter and met our friend at the trail. After we got the litter up to John we started what became a 3.5 hour descent down to the roadside. We had 4 people on each handle, and belayed him down the rocky and narrow trail. 3 ropes were used and we did about 25 belays. W/O this technique it would have been very difficult and might have sent john down the hill in the litter. The ambulance was waiting for us once we reached US 2. He was taken to Cascade Hospital in 11worth, where it was accessed that he fractured his Talus bone and rotated it 90 degrees. He had to see a bone doctor that evening, so we drove to Providence in Everett and luckily enough an orthoopedic surgeon came in and immediately got him into emergency surgery. Turns out the ankle was his sub speciality and it was going to need a screw. The talus bone is also one of the few bones in the body that can die in a few hours if not taken care of immediately (I was told). John went into surgery at 3am and got out around 7am. I saw him this morning and he was dealing with it okay, considering he just got laid off from his job last month, and has no medical insurance. Not sure what happens for him at this point except he is staying with us for a few days since he has a 5 speed and it was his left foot. Wish him a safe recovery, but he wont be on the foot for another 6-8 weeks I'm told.

It was still rough when I was there back in October of last year Static Point Car got scratched up pretty bad

Right on, heading up there again on Sunday after being rained off 2 weeks ago. Sounds like the east face rappel route gave you no problems?

Alpine Lakes? I thought Del Campo was in the North Cascades

Summon the cougars in the area with the secret squirrel whistle and have them carry me out on the magic rug

I'm gonna protest everyone, it's all crap! Sewer rat might taste like pumpkin pie..........

Updated Information: http://nwog.org/reports/092003mac.htm So if your interested in any way, please let me know your team and how many there are of you, as I would like to know what to expect. Just send me an email with your contact info. I also want to make sure to limit this to 5-10 teams depending on team members (# in team) Support is very welcome, so let me know if you would like to help out there as well. I might be able to get prizes for those folks as well