Dru

"Alpine Routes in the North Cascades". look out here come the hordes!!! I predict Erik will write a letter to the editor asking "where is the wet and wild?" again. the big question is have they included Mt Si or not?

quote: Originally posted by imorris: Climbed most of it already. All choss and the odd golf ball from Buzz Aldrin or whatever. Dynos were easy, but frequently put you off route. Buzz Aldrin only went to the This is the famous FACE ON MARS. The real Red Rocks!

G. 4114

E. 420.

Loads of FAs to do. only a few locals and they are small and green.

quote: Originally posted by sobo: quote:Originally posted by Gimpy: I understood all that except for Iron Cross and Triple Sukahara. What are they? In men's gymnastics, particularly the rings, the Iron Cross is a move in which the gymnast suspends himself from the rings with his arms at 90 degrees to his sides, with both legs together and pointing to the floor. Picture yourself being crucified. Looks the same, probably feels the same, too. ...sobo What about Iron Cross in women's gymnastics ? When both hands are on the ironing board at 90 degree angles and feet are on floor spread apart with toes pointing 180 degrees and stubborn collar will not lie flat?

quote: Originally posted by Figger Eight: quote:Yeah those stickers are for helmets not cars Oh sorry Dru...next time I'll check with you to see if it's cool or not... I meant the stickers from REI. But you are welcome to check with me anytime you dont know if somethings cool or not. I dont mind offering you fashion advice. I can tell you need it.

quote: Originally posted by erik: COOLEST STICKER I HAVE EVER SEEN ON A SUBARU IS A BRIGHT BLUE 'N' Shit man you colorblind? That N is GREEN!

quote: Originally posted by kevin: Sierra mosquitos can be horrendous in june, but during the early summer they are going to be mostly at the lower elevations (6000-9000 ft) if you stay at the higher elevations above the snow line, they shouldn't be bad. As the snow line moves up, so do the mosquitos. I've spent months at a time in the high sierra, and have found that you might as well leave DEET at home. If you get the mosies bad, its useless; plus it attracts bears and makes you feel greasy. Bring a light, longsleeve shirt (old dress shirt is great) and light pants and tuck a bandana under your hat. Its the only way to keep them off you, and it protects you from sunburn under the intense sun. DEET does not attract bears. hippy citronella attacts bears, and trustafarians. And DEET does keep the mosquitos and black flies from biting you. But not from landing on you...

Sid Haze? I see colors from sid not a haze. I see a haze in Muir Hut from a smoking PineK.

I was the first to vote for Ballard even though i am not coming to pub club. i did it just to deride the democratic process. SMASH THE STATE ANARCHY NOW!

quote: Originally posted by wotan of ballard: Please don't misunderstand or distort my original point. I think the organization and photos of Alpine Select are excellent. Kevin McLane did a labor of love, but perhaps the "Lake Wobegone effect" "where every child is above average" has occurred to some extent. I have not done a "crappy" climb that is listed in Alpine Select. I have done several "average" climbs, I expected a minimum of "above average " from a "select" book. Perhaps it's my expectations that were too high . Which climbs did you think were "average" then? Nelsons book includes walk ups, winter routes etc. KMs book is mostly focussed on summer rock climbs, and a few ice climbs, within weekend access range of Vancouver, that he had good photos of. That reduces things drastically compared to the number of routes Nelson had available. For instance there are amazing routes on Judge Howay that he had no good photos of the mtn, so he did not include. Ditto the north face of Aragorn, f'rinstance. Or, he didnt include any routes on the Illusions, because he thought the bushwack was too long to get in there and do a route in a weekend.

quote: Originally posted by Figger Eight: The stickers I had on my Subaru were from companies that supported programs I'm involved with by donating gear. They supported me...I don't mind showing my appreciation. If you just go to REI and you snatch up a bunch of stickers just to put all over your car, then you're a GUMBY. Yeah those stickers are for helmets not cars

I though you killed a bunch of snafflehounds, ate em for dinner, and slept all night in a bedroll you made from their pelts?

J Tree is busy enough you can just do climbs next to top ropers and then catch a ride down on their ropes.

quote: Originally posted by monkeyboy: Ya, you can get by with some tied slings with rubber bands or what not but that is pretty ghetto. For walking around looking cool at the top climbing areas you want to and get a shiny new set quick draws. While your at it make sure to get some ultralight anodized biners in a stunning color that matches. If at all possible these should all match the color of your new rope, chalk bag, and shoes. They really will make you climb better! For the coolest look have your Metolius Redpoint Laser stuck into your chalkbag in the toothbrush pocket, and the Prana froufy $200 gold-plated cheater stick with ergonomic handle for tweaking your girlfriends navel ring while she is cruxi ng at the 3rd clip of Toxic.

quote: Originally posted by goatboy: I'd take a single 60 meter rope and be careful to asess descents before climbing. There are SOME routes which you cannot rap off of. But a single 60 would get you down many of the ones that you DO rap off of. Intersection rock, for example, is a popular formation with a mandatory rappel and no walk off. A single 50 or 60 rope works fine for it, however. Steve You can downclimb the 5.3 route to get off Intersection. Usually while you are drunk off your ass at 2AM after the New Years Eve kegger.

quote: Originally posted by max: quote:Originally posted by rayborbon: Yep most of those cracks are face climbs in disguise. BUT they are gear climbs Gear protected face climbs are my favorite. Best of both worlds. I really like "pure" (jamming) crack climbs, but I like face-type crack climbing too. Which is mostly Skaha cracks. not much jamming technique required. To me a true gear protected face climb does not follow an obvious crack line but moves up a face using various flakes, pockets, etc. for gear placements. i like them too. You know about 2 days is the ideal length of trip to Skaha... cause eventually you get tired of crimp, highstep, crimp, lockoff, highstep.

You didnt see a video of it, a picture of it, you never watched anyone climb it, no one shouted advice up to you while you were on it, and you didnt rap down it or TR it first. IF ANY OF those happened it is "just" a flash if you climb it first lead try. If you TRed (the hell out of) it first it is not a flash - it is a Headpoint.

quote: Originally posted by Don Serl: whew! dru! a mistake... for shame, buddy! fact is, sir sandford is the highest peak in the selkirks, and will definitely be covered in the new northern selkirks guide (maybe out by christmas?) i don't know a thing about the approach, but i'll e-mail dave jones to see if he'll post a reply. cheers, don Ya see, I hang my head in shame I WAS WRONG ... sometimes I type and dont bother to connect my brain to my fingers.

quote: Originally posted by Goldman: Are they really dry bags? Just because they have a roll top doesn't mean they are waterproof. What really is the advantage of these packs? They are really drybags.

mostly you walk off anyways, not rap off.

Well just to keep you happy, I am going to smuggle a lynx across the border with me every time I come down from now on (we have so many of them up here they are common as dirt ) and release them in all your supposed wilderness areas that'll show you!

Whatever poor sap at TNF gets coerced into writing this spam musta had a lobotomy cause they ALWAYS GET THEIR FACTS WRONG IN EVERY SINGLE POST. Im just waiting for the one where they call Ed Veisturs "First Man to Climb Everest". [ 04-15-2002, 08:42 AM: Message edited by: Dru ]

"I met a man from Mars He picked up all my guitars And played me a travelling song And when we got on the ship He brought out "something" for the trip and said 'Its old but its good' Like any other primitive would." Neil Young, "Ride My Llama".