texplorer

I don't really know what this thread is all about but at least I got a few laughs out of it and its not about politics.

thanks for the info dber

Just have to wait and see what the weather will be like next week. I didn't mean to discourage you from going up though. You sometimes have to just go and see for yourself. I have gone many times when people said conditions were poor and made out just fine. After all, TG and I tried one of the hardest routes on Hood knowing it was about as out of season as it could get. That's how you get stories to tell the grandkids if you live to make some.

Ancient arts is a fun mellow climb. We took video of the last bit at the top ascending the spire. Quite funny to watch your knees tremble later.

Craig, I would not go up Leuthold unless it gets cold up there due to rock and ice funnelling right down onto you. The wy-east might be doable but watch out if lots of snow falls. You traverse alot of possible avy prone slopes on that route. I would just wait it out a couple of weeks

next time there's free beer and pizza let me know in advance!!

I have heard all this stuff before but I suspect the stories are bigger than the actual experience. I know its bound to be dirty but I hear that the rock underneath is actually pretty solid and with it being a 50 classic and all I would suspect it to be climbed often.

I guess I've had the ghetto fries many times Dru. Oh, and Nachoman, I like powdered milk. I don't even buy real milk know cause the powdered stuff lasts longer is cheaper, and . . well do you really taste milk in cereal anyway? And they say you don't learn anything on roadtrips. For all the rest of you don't know you know that and should be the mainstay of your diet. You might tote along some cheese in your pockets too.

Have any of you climbed the Titan in the Fisher Towers of Utah? I would like to get some real person beta-

I agree Geek. I actually wish more people were like scorpio and would just shut up and climb instead of debate if this climb is a easy .10c or a .10b with one hard move or some other shit like that. However, if you have less than 100 posts on this board you are subject to be sprayed no matter what you post because we all know the more you post the better the climber you are. It's our way here at CC.com of saying "your welcome here.. . . that is unless your a wanker who doesn't eat horsecock and cheese for breakfast."

Yea, supercrack is actually doable too if we can figure out that offwidth business at the top. It may be one of those -stick in a #5 and lie-back for 10ft to the anchors.

Why don't we start our own climber's company and make our own gear to rival the big guys. We can call it . .. .hmmmm. . . .Recreational Equiment Inc. . . oh wait. Why don't we get really big and then start selling little key chain biners to soccer moms too.

I hear dueling banjos on this post. What's that Trask? No I don't have purty lips.

Good comments, I have been popped in the tooth with several nuts coming out but luckily no chippage as of yet.

Fritschi's make good coat racks. I installed mine on some beautiful K2 piste off skis in a cornger and they are great for hanging coats, drying ice gear, etc.

1) Astroman -Yosemite (if the Rostrum goes well) 2) Moses -Canyonlands 3) The Titan -Fisher Towers Also Grand Wall -Squamish Slesse -Druville Synchronicity -Lillouett ROTC -Midnight Rock, Leavenworth Liberty Ridge -Rainier Thin Red Line and Liberty Crack -Liberty Bell Yokum Ridge -hood Wish list -top three 1) Belly full of bad berries -Indian Creek 2) Supercrack -leavenworth 3) Willis Wall

I think I'll shoot myself if I have to see that guy with toilet paper up his ass one more time.

anyone heading up this weekend. Post a report for me when ya get back.

I wonder if he would climb blasphemy, heresy, or if he would "barbeque the pope"

Um yea, I guess I've been reiden SK's posts for tu long

Great scorpion, this here guidebook says this next pitch is a 5.13c X crack. Here's the rack, STFU and do your 60 meters.

Alpine K, your so softcore.

The upper Willie Nelson looked sparce still. Probably doable by my standards but then again TG and I attempted the route in . . shall we say . . not ideal conditions. Oh yes, the snow was just mushy enough for a knee-friendly descent too.

I would say I like the a-d ratings. I guess cause I started climbing sport or something but I usually think of climbs as an a,b,c,or d rating (even cracks). It must simply be understood that ratings are subjective and that variations will occur. If I ever write a guidebook, I would use +/- ratings on climbs up to 5.8 and start rating even 5.9 climbs with an abcd rating. It's yours guide though and you should write it how you see fit. If we like it then well say its a good guide.. . or if we don't like it we'll catagorize you with Smoot. Good luck

gopher. . . . Everet?