Jens

Isn't the Gustav burger $5.95? I've been to most of the other joints and I'm staying with Gustav's. Michael Jackson picks his nose at the other places.

Anybody ever do an extended ice stay at Lillooet for ice? Am I smoking crack to consider such an idea? I just went back and forgot how much it delivers. *Way cheaper than the Rockies. *Way shorter drive *Way colder than Washington ice venues or Hope *The town and bars have tons of character *Tons of new route potential (especially if you bring your Bosch) *Climbs are way closer drive from the hotel than Canmore * The Theft is perhaps the most impressive single piece of ice in north america that is within 3 hours of a road.

No it was just me and a buddy. Tavashtarketena and I got started late on Sunday due to being at the Vic and the Reynolds the night before. Climbs were plenty fat. The Duffy was pretty strange on saturday- Ice in more new places than I have seen in 10 years of going to Lillooet averaging 2-3trips a year but all the climbs were are had taking a beating from the sun and or warmth. It is plenty good right now though and I'm betting Feb. is gonna be really good! I forgot how much I love Lillooet.

71 days is my record. If you like to climb ice it really conflicts.

The guidebook is still practically brand new!

Who's gonna bolt the mixed route to the left of the climber in the 4th picture?

For the hardman challenge........ Show up at "the Vic" in your pink softshell and say that everyone in the bar sucks at pool. _______________________________ Man, I forget how much Lillooet can deliver for good ice. I gotta start going up their a lot more again like I used to. Screw the thin dripfests of Banks and Leavenworth. 4:40 drive up (my shortcut and driving in th middle of the night)

18F in the afternoon when Tvashtarkatena and I left Marble Canyon at Lillooet yesterday.

Anyone ever seen one of the deflatable Pika stunt pads? Anyone ever fall on one? From 50 feet plus?

Wayne, I guess I was warned!

Any of you guys obsessive compulsive about how you tune your boards? Everyone has their own little ritual for waxing and the like. I'm a little bit superstitious myself (I think I go through like 9 steps for a hot wax). When I was a ski instructor quite a while back, every other instructor had their own theory on "the best" way to do it.

Oh I miss my CWU days at the tav! If it was 4 hours and 30 minutes from home to the ice at Strobach living in Ellensburg, I'll assume it is 6:30 from Seattle in winter to Strobach ice- And you guys are in better shape then me! 8 hours to strobach from Seattle-ouch! I knew a guy that made it from Seattle to roadside Banff ice in 9 hours.

When I drive in snow, I pretend I have a raw egg (in it's shell) in between me and every contact with my vehicle. Midwest and Rocky mountain snow is easy to drive in. Our snow may go through thirteen different freeze-thaw cycles in one day. It's kinda like skiing, we go to the rocky mountain areas and we rule the hill. My only correlation is this: No matter where you go, the subaru drivers are the worst snow drivers of all. I'll defend this satement until I'm blue in the face. Next time it snows here in Seattle, watch!

Dudes- march is the month to score FWA's in WA. Long days, freeze thaw cycles, less avy hazard on the descent.

In going to Gustav's for years I have to 100% disagree. If you are a climber, that is and will always be your calling when you are in 11-worth.

LC would go under 3 hours for sure.

Dude uh what does that mean? Does that mean I get to drink beer? ---------------------- Love the dinosaur pic! ----------------------- My mom just showed me an old photo of a pair of skis my grandpa made out of ash. Every single generation has skied going back 3,000 years- I guess we even hunted on em'.

Apex company (google it) had a blowout sale on ropes that were made in 2005. I just bought a 50m 8.5mm dry rope for 59 bucks (no tax or shipping). And a 60m 9.4mm rope for 71 bucks. (no tax or shipping). That's cheaper than the pro deal! Ropes "Buy cheap and buy often".

It hit 60F at my place in Seattle today. Put away the ice tools and go cragging!

All right, I know what you guys are planning!

The house I just sold had the motherlode of indoor climbing walls (two story garage). The guy that bought it wanted me to leave it up. I think the first year this site was up, I put a post out about wanting to have a roving eastside comp night. If it was your crib, you set the routes and judged (this is wildly popular in England I'm told). When you went to other people's place, you got to climb. I think I got flamed hard on this site for that post! My new house is 3 minutes from Seattle Vertical World now, so I don't need a home wall. Although I do miss climbing on plastic with my ice tools.

Gustav's does rock!

I would have to agree

You guys crack me up!

That there looks like sandstone to me? Not index?