texplorer

Hey Sayhay, I did the N Face last year and what a confusing climb. I agree with Ian about Leuthold's. For the time of the year you are climbing I would suggest the wy'est route. You can start from the lodge and descend the standard route. Whichever route -enjoy!

When there's a website called Canukclimbers.com

He may be a machine but having the best Patagonian season EVER might have helped him a little. They have had something like 20 good climbing days or something. [ 03-14-2002: Message edited by: texplorer ]

I have a feeling Red will be getting sprayed into oblivion soon if he doesn't take a chill pill. Remember Red, "The best climber is the one having the most fun." Alex Lowe So those little 5.2 climbing shits may be as good a climber as you and might be having more fun since they aren't the ones having a bitchfest on our little forum. eh

Hundreds of First Ascents, Hundreds of Women. . . . The Life and Times of the Ultimate Dirtbag Climber

Haaaaay kids, wanna get high?

I agree with the posts on this thread except for the comment about all us posters who are not guides. I have climbed with "guides" before and they are many times less knowledgeable than many of the posters on here. I am not saying that RMI or any other group has poor guides just don't diss the posters of CC.com. There are some real bad asses in here that do more climbing than most guides.

You can take a bright colored sewing thread and simply sew a line through the sheath. It will not fade, runs through the belay device well, and you can feel it in the dark.

Yo Pump, I get tired of seeing posts about these routes too but I remember my intrepidation about climbing up there my first time. I would have been on here asking about it if there was a website like this out there. The fact is that Hood is a really cool looking mountain and when you look at it from Portland you think, man I want to climb that. And so you go up the easiest route with the least difficulties and then you remember how fun that was and you hear about Leuty's. The next thing ya know your posting to try to find out the beta on these climbs (usually which we answer with -don't be stupid and you'll be ok). So there you have it. Many people don't know about Jefferson or Washington because they aren't as visible or close to a metro like Portland. Frankly, if they want to keep herding up the south side that's ok with me. It'll keep them from showering rocks down on me on other routes on Hood and will allow for experiences like being the only people going a classic route like the jeff park glacier route. This is my oppinion. -Carpe Diem

Whoever says you don't learn anything on CC.com? For all you sporties out there- If you ever wanted to know what it feels like to be a wicked trad climber:Put on your best pair of lycra and look at yourself in a mirror. Now take a sock and stick it down your pants, hold a Mickey's in your hand, and look again at the mirror. Afterwards you might want to check your pants.

You can interchange the spikes in track shoes with Javelin spikes. they are about 3/4 of an inch long and wicked looking. I have used some old racing flats as lightweight approach shoes before. heh heh

I saw the post heading and thought this was going to be a thread about Fred Beckey farting or something cool like that. What a dissappointment.

Texplorers tips 1# Tricks are for kids 2# Make a modified anchor clip in by taking a piece of tubular webbing and run a smaller piece of surgical tubing through the inside. Instead of hanging way off your harness or getting in the way like a long daisy it scrunches up when not in use. When time to clip in it the surg tubing stretches out to the length of the webbing 3# If you drink 6 shots of tequila and eat 8 extra caffeine gu's there is a 15 minute period where you think you can do anything and your stupid enough to try.

I have la sportiva boulders. They are now adorned with duck tape to match my entire wardrobe of outdoor gear. Don't buy them unless you can afford a new pair every 4 months

I used to rack it all on my harness but chmimneying with four #5 camalots got kinda tough. Now I just solo and leave the gear behind I don't need.

Getting back on topic after 23 pages. . . So who's up for smoking a big one in the hut this weekend?

That sounds more like a Bowline thread Roger.

Well Timm@y you were right. I am just a spray monger. I am stuck down here in Texas for only one more week though. Maybe then I'll turn back into my old mellow self. Until then I'm going to the worlds largest rattlesnake roundup this weekend. No Shit

I have found the People at The Mountain Shop to be real and knowledgeable when I have gone in there. There is a girl in there that wears some buddy holly-like glasses and a guy with bushy sandy hair that excellent for asking questions on gear or routes. In fact the dude (can't remember his name) sold me a pair of his personnal Kaukulator's for 35 bucks. If you see Monique at Climax tell her I'll see her in Indian Creek next week. -Karsten

My vote would be Kenny. He goes through an epic every episode and you think he is dead but just keeps coming back. I wonder what his odds would be with Jim Wickwire? Well, if I'm wrong -Blame Canada-(heh heh or Dru) "Drugs are bad mmmmkay" Post # 200 YEEEEEEEEHAAAAA [ 03-03-2002: Message edited by: texplorer ]

What's the deal with closing the post on the TNF lecture. What if we want to praise the girl giving the talk for doing what hundreds of guys are doing out there but are not getting sponsored because they aren't a woman. How about if we find her rise from lower mediocrity to upper mediocrity enthralling. What if we want to post on how we thought her TNF pants looked so sleek with her forest green TNF sweater. Now I'm not telling you how to run your little climbing website but it justs seems to me that your members might want a way to express their admiration of what must truely be a great woman. What to start in her twenties and be world class already. . . that's quite an acomplishment. If you know this girl or your foaming at the mouth to write me an evil little reponse to my opinions, my advice is to chill out and enjoy the spray.

I heard about this oldfart. This is one of my favorite climbs ever. It's a sad state of affairs that we even have to think about repelling another condom-minia from a place like this. Damn I'm starting to sound like my tree-hugging friend Mr. Zeno. Anyhow I'm going back there in a couple of weeks. If I see any developers out there I'll rough um up for you guys.

I did Leutholds about this time last year and it was a cruise. Not a single piece of ice or rock came out of any of the coulouirs up there. Good luck.

I don't believe you Doug. Nobody really learns anything on here.

Damn Lambone, I actually learned something from this post. What the hell is happening to CC.com? Pretty soon we will all be giving route descriptions and be talking about the good ole days when the site was nothing but spray.