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WTF's the deal with the price of used aliens?
jshamster replied to Alpinsanity's topic in Climber's Board
save yer money & get the new aliens next year. supposedly Mad Rock is buying CCH. p.s. lose the seizure inducing avatar please! -
What are the pitch ratings for Revolver?
jshamster replied to Tyson.g's topic in Rock Climbing Forum
aw, you know it's all 5.slabfun! screw the ratings...just slap & pray ;-) -
Rainier Summit Bid Aug 4-6... 1-2 climbers needed
jshamster replied to vtbobm's topic in Climber's Board
kinda stupid putting a blatant ad out there for illegal guiding. wtf? fyi, the enforcers as well as a number of legal guides read this site. oh, and at least use the obvious partners forum. sheeesh. or another troll. whatever. -
Mt Baker crag...does it ever really dry out?
jshamster replied to Chad_A's topic in Rock Climbing Forum
That moss doesn't go away on it's own. Climbed there 8-9 years ago, and the cobble wall needs a thorough cleaning every year from what i recall. Pretty much gave up on that area and just climbed the steeper bolted stuff you can see from the road. cheers jimbo -
the road to the trailhead is fine, but anyone traveling on the mtn. loop hwy in the next few weeks needs to check this website: http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/mbs/conditions/road_conditions_report.shtml there will be full road closures at times, so getting to rd. 49 could be problematic. cheers jimbo
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so you wouldn't mind falling with spikes on yer feet & no way to arrest? interesting. snow is getting awfully soft in the middle of the day. perfect for balling on the bottom of the 'pons.
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there's a couple of stations to get past the top & the friction pitch.
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actually haven't climbed the route on a rope, but from what i recall a 30-40m rope should suffice. i suppose a 50 might be useful if pitching out anything below the steep cracks.
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i do not remember any bushwhacking. i was by myself and made into open, alpine terrain in an hour or so. when i say flagged, i mean that's the way to go, not really a trail. been a couple of years, but i remember it being the logical, and easy, way to go to reach Torment. if going to Forbidden, I would, of course, use boston basin trail. i think i just followed the beckey approach beta for Torment basin. cheers jimbo
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here ya go: descent: hope that helps.
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approach shoes would be fine. snow from top of moraine to start of route. probably steps kicked in? not sure. all snow down to top of asgard w/ big cornice in the usual spot. asgard is 98% snow free. something like 15 yards of snow w/big steps kicked in. the route looked totally dry to me. i'll post a pic of dtail when i get a chance. cheers jimbo
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was up there two days ago. rapping n. face was pretty lame/time consuming. i would probably rap/downclimb west ridge next time. it was something like five single rope raps to easy snow traverse back to west ridge notch.
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There are a few other that could answer this better than I, but I don't believe there is a wall as big as Garfield around Dtown. Slab Daddy checks in at around 3k and 22 pitches. There is, of course, a TR of this route right next to your post. Poke around. The info for established routes is out there.
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IF you find the correct, flagged trail, the Torment Basin approach is very nice. I did it a couple of years ago and found it very pleasant, and much quicker into that part of the area. Too bad it wasn't all that for y'all.
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best piece of clothing i own. sorry, not giving mine up.
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Nice Mikey! Abraxas definitely has free climbing potential.
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USGS topos are public domain as well. This is one source: http://libremap.org/. I believe there are others.
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nooksack tower & price glacier from a week ago. shot from the top of hannegan peak. cheers jimbo
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[TR] Mt. Rainier - Central Mowich Face 7/16/2010
jshamster replied to danhelmstadter's topic in the *freshiezone*
thanks for the tip Ruds! -
[TR] Mt. Rainier - Central Mowich Face 7/16/2010
jshamster replied to danhelmstadter's topic in the *freshiezone*
Schweet Dan! My helmet cam's been doing that same shit off & on. Any idea what's causing it? Even tried to edit out the blackness in imovie, but didn't work. cheers jimbo -
Most importantly, go now & take skis!
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Hi all. My brother-in-law just got back from Denali, and has no further use for these warm & comfy boots. Used only from 14k to 17k (they got a helo ride to 14k ). Boots are in excellent condition, and awaiting your next cold weather adventure. $250.00 for these. Located in Snohomish. Can do the deal locally, as in Whatcom to King county, or Leavenworth. Or, will ship. Buyer pays shipping. pm or email - jimboshokes@gmail.com cheers jimbo
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3rd free ascent [TR] Liberty Bell - Thin Red Line - Free Ascent -
jshamster replied to Sol's topic in North Cascades
nice work Sol! I still just want to get around to aiding that rig some day. i'll be over there Wed. let's have a beer or climb or float or something. cheers jimbo -
Favorite Upper Wall routes/link ups/pitches?
jshamster replied to ryanb's topic in Rock Climbing Forum
70m rope is fine. new anchor installed recently to rap DH/LA with one 70. routes: DH/LA, DGS, anything at earwax wall, heavens gate. pretty sure i heard that earwax is a bit dirty these days, but should be climbable, and clean up pretty easily. first pitch of DGS is kinda weird, but second pitch is a full rope length of super fun 5.9. probably need two ropes for this one, but i can't really recall. oh yeah, 1st pitch dana's arch is great as well. think the second got new free climbing bolts as well, but i've only aided it at A2+ or so on old ass mank fixed gear. upper wall is awesome! and cool temps are nice too. cheers jimbo