Bronco

quote: Originally posted by mikeadam: Look at this! I decide to lay off for awhile and look what happens!!...this gibberish is like the diet coke of spray...spray lite! We need some death threats and random acts of cyber intimidation! Get with it people! Please help us o shpray miester!! We're not worthy!! Put a sock in it whiner; before you make me upset

quote: Originally posted by Peter Puget: ....I suggest a special Friday Pub Club at the Index Tavern. Everyone could get some climbing in and then retire to the Tavern for refreshments. It might even be wise to have afew practice meetings there the offical Pub Club meeting. I second the motion and put it too the floor for a vote. All in favor?

Peter Peter Pumkin Eater - sorry to contradict you but, here's what I have used recently P1 - 15' funky crack - .75 cam, #3 cam P2 - 20' finger crack - 4 nuts P3 - 15' chimney - dont fall P4 - 10' traverse under roof to a nice 20' hand jam - 4 or 5 cams from #1 - #3.5 so, basically what peter said after all I'd also recomend Senior Citizens in Space a nice 5.8 at Private Idaho. probably better when its not raining. Check out UTRABRUTAL! a 5.7 which goes diagonally over the entrance to the missle silo near the Country.

if you catch them, don't hesitate to take matters into your own hands the justice system rarely gives car prowlers priority or hands down appropriate punishment. POSSEE UP VIGILANTES!!

I would suggest that everyone start posting " oh yeah, top of the page mama!" on the first post of a page on every stinking thread on the board.

I know some guys who hunt them and its not killing them that's the problem, its the body retrieval, they tend to jump off of the damn cliffs after being shot. Big wall hauling tactics work pretty good for this.

some of us do it because we are lazy and don't want to carry all of the extra gear required on a planned overnighter. It is kinda fun to travel light as well. I would ask you - why the hell would you want to haul a tent, sleeping bag, pad, 2 extra meals and your large pack for what ammounts to 20 hours of climbing? Why not travel light and do it single push?

If you dont mind Copenhagen all over your boots. anybody else accidentally take a big slurp of chew spit in a beer bottle?

I have some drytool gloves I paid $40.00 for and they are spiffy. I think freeclimb is just having some fun with you guys.

Don't take anything you absolutly don't need to have, improvise. Make sure no one in your group is carrying duplicate items. Using the Lightest ropes you can get away with can save pounds. Hydrate and carbo loading the 24 hours prior to the climb can be a significant factor in how well you perform. Eat lots of pasta, breads and veggies the day before. Cytomax or similar helps on route. Moderate use of caffine is proven to be a performance enhancer. Opinions on it's diaruetic effects differ, so do your own research. Emergency gear is pretty grim for me, 4 extra Cliff bars, hefty garbage bag, either a stove or iodine tablets, 20 ibuprofin caps and 5-10' of ductape. Everyone has what works for them, try it with partners you know pretty well on a route you have done. It's not that big of a deal, how well do you really sleep on an overnighter with an apline start anyway.

Wallstien: Workin aint so bad. I don't really know you, but, based on your opening post, grow up and get some responsibilities in your life and your perspective on "work" will change. I like my job. Your friend, Bronco

My good friend "Pedro" is new to climbing and has limited resources for buying climbing gear (Wife and 2 kids) He has a harness and really needs some shoes to start climbing harder than a 5.8 which he currently does in his running shoes. Do any of you dirtbags have an old pair of size 9 or 9.5 collecting dust in your closet that you would give him? He might give you his old Choinard seatbelt sling in exchange.

Thanks guys, now I have a nice tick list for tomorow if it doesnt rain too hard.

You suck ray! That was a manky contribution if I ever saw one. thanks for pimping me out this morning, I'll get you your money

here's a link to $180 ARVA. http://www.overstock.com/cgi-bin/d2.cgi?PAGE=PROFRAME&PROD_ID=32324 they also have $37 cassin flash ice axes

quote: Originally posted by AlpineK: Come on man, what about my fight with Sparky. Wasn't that good enough? yeah, you and sparky were the ones I was refering to when I said some of you were trying.

I have been reading this thing once a week or so since Timmy opened it back up and it is all the same. I know some of you have been working hard but, most of you only care about the Glory and Reward of getting to the top of the next page. Where is the love??we need to fire it up around here, Who wants to bolt up Godzilla and Thin Fingers this weekend?? All I got is some quick draws, bolts and a roto hammer and I want to climb these routes now that moderate man erik said they are the 2 best cracks in the state.

the camo hat and cash are just too much of a coincidence. and if you include the fact that the road crew on N. Cascade HWY did not even start to clear the road until the middle of March which is when it opened last year, we are talking major conspiracy!

quote: Originally posted by rayborbon: .....Pub nearby with lowlife rednecks are always entertaining. Ray: Your application to the Eastern Snohomish County chapter of the Lowlife Redneck Fellows has finally been reviewed and subsequently approved. We are willing to overlook your aparant addiction to Duran Duran and WHAM! music because you can party with the best of them and your apparant desire to kill mountain goats. We look forward to an initiation ritual next meeting where you will be required to play "I'm a Cowboy Baby" by Kid Rock on a banjo.

I thought it would be cute to sneak up on a small herd near Naches once. Till they spotted me and came closer.

Good one Scott! HAR HAR HAR looks like you caught a couple of big smelly bull trouts.

Here's a link to Clint Cumins' online guide to Index Town Walls climbing area. Crammer's guide has a few more routes in it than the website. http://www.stanford.edu/~clint/index/ btw- there are lots of good routes there from 5.7 to 5.9, mostly cracks that eat up the pro.

quote: Originally posted by freeclimb9: There you go jumping to conclusions again. I'm a professional big game fisherman (last year, anyways). Proffessional troller anyways. Guys who drink beer from cans are trying to be enivronmentally conciencious, we don't want to have to waste water and soap washing the glass.

Oh yeah, ted is primarily a bow hunter.

Assuming all hunters do is drive around in a truck drinking beer and blasting bambi from 4 miles away with a sniper rifle is not too unusual. It is generally the same folks who are educated by watching the Fox network and assume all rock climbers do is pull themselves up the ropes previoulsly installed by the forest rangers. And assume all trees live forever if left alone. 1 - the hardest most suffering days I've ever had were hunting. #2 - duh. #3 - tree's sometimes die(even if they look ok on the outside) and need to be removed before they fall and crush you or your house. all of the above are also very fun, healthy sports to participate in and can be benneficial to the environment.