hollyclimber

SpecialEd-I figure you are not serious!! I actually planned my first skydive for last Sunday, but I got weathered out. I am not going to be able to make it the BBQ. Bummer because it sounds like a lot of friends will be there and I would love to show some slides--I have a bunch of trips that feature Erik, TimL, Ray, and EddieE, at least and probably on multiple trips. But, on Wed I have a class to attend/teach and a birthday dinner to go to, so I won't be there. But, if pub club is still happening (sounds like it is?) maybe I will make the next one after May 20. Hope you get good weather for the BBQ Holly

Hey everyone.. I haven't been here in so long, and I have been missing a lot of you from the old days when this site was actually small enough to keep up on what was going on... I've been stuck in the CPA cave since January (although I did make it up to Canmore for one really bad weather weekend that allowed me to climb about 1.5 pitches). But, I am getting excited about spring and all the climbing that will be happening to make it another great season in the cascades... Does any of the original "Cascade Climbers-We are Drinking Now" crowd still show up at the pub club? Beck, Dwayner, AlpineK, MattP, ChrisW, Cavey, Jules, Ehm, Sean and the rest of the faithful few? Send me an email to my new email address rodeoswissy@aol.com if you are one of my long lost cc.com buds and you want to go climbing. Yes ERIK that includes you man (I can't find your email but I bet I can find you on IM). I still need a plan for Memorial Day WE, but it can't be too agro because I have a "slightly" broken toe that might need a little longer before I shove it in a crack. Cheers, Holly

I checked at REI last week (Seattle) and they do not have the current book on hand. Maybe they are sold out. [ 10-17-2002, 03:08 PM: Message edited by: hollyclimber ]

me too...got mine yesterday, which is what made me wonder about the others... Guess I will have to be patient.

Have you received your copies of the AAJ and Accidents? I haven't got mine yet and I know Accidents is out already....

Found [ 08-19-2002, 03:26 PM: Message edited by: hollyclimber ]

Definition by the poster http://www.cascadeclimbers.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=18;t=000037 GREAT JOB GEEZERS!!!

got one... pm me? Index next week?

hi rock-ice I know that all the "reserved permits" for the Emmons camps are gone for the Aug 3 weekend. However, there are some on a first come first serve basis. I predict though that I will snag them first...

Cavey, Cavey...I think she said that the bugs sucked...which I completely agree with. Got eaten alive on Dragontail last weekend and am still scratching. Michael Layton is some kind of pyscho hoser though...ugly? Exactly what kind of crack have you been smoking?

Well, not sure if I should advertise this, but it turns out that the closure scheduled for July 15 has been extended to Aug 1. So much for cancelling some other plans to "squeeze" in a climb in that area last Sunday...there was no rush after all. Now we have two more weekends... I am not too happy though, because it is already really hot to climb there and the later they start this project, the later it gets finished. Looks like this delay alone will likely extend the project into the spring. They were hoping that they "might" finish it this fall.

Are we talking about the Bridge Creek Bridges and the road to the trail to Colchuck/Stewart Lake (for the Girth Pillar approach?) It is supposed to be closed already... Scheduled to close yesterday, July 15. http://www.climbingwashington.com/news/leavenworth.htm Has there been a change?

I noted above a suggestion to climb Boston. I haven't climbed it, but it doesn't look like great rock! It wasn't in your original agenda anyway, but I am not sure it is a very highly recommended peak...actually I am pretty sure that it is not highly recommended. Sharkfin might be a cool add to your list though. Have fun!

Now, when I read the climber access society link thing it seems to imply that I can climb U Wall because it is not on the Grand Wall at all, and that is all the link says is closed. And it doesn't explicitly say anything about Bellygood... but, I am not going to Squish now until August, so it doesn't matter I guess. Damn birds-making life complicated again. hgb [ 07-12-2002, 04:46 PM: Message edited by: hollyclimber ]

Thanks Dru for the info... I think I did read that pm you sent me, but I can't even remember it anymore... I think you gave me the current info, but not the way to find out myself. I didn't want to bug you every day as I monitor the closures!! Anyway, maybe I need a PM lesson, because I don't have it anymore... Or maybe it was because after I hurt my finger in May I was kind of unfocused on climbing in Squish because I didn't know when I would be back in business...but I am back now (after cancelling 4 weekends of Squamish plans for my recovery...argh) hgb [ 07-12-2002, 04:42 PM: Message edited by: hollyclimber ]

Request Granted http://www.craghag.com/scgi-bin/gallery/gallery_detail.cgi?search=search&ID=sk_01

Bostin Basin-short and not hard (even in this years avy debris). Eldorado-long, steep and kicked my ass. I would never compare the two...

well, it is definitely lame when they make these changes and don't bother to make an effort to inform the climbing community. isn't there some new parking rule at Paradise too? I am so pissed about them doing that and not communicating it that I am ignoring it.. A ranger told me that usually what they do if they bump into someone unregistered is register them over the radio right there and then tell you (on the honor system) to pay on your way out. If I want to go in when they are closed, that is what I will do. I think they should provide for self registration at least in one place (which is still plenty inconvenient it you want to climb on the N side, but that is the tradition, so I am cool with sticking to that). I don't really like breaking rules, but if they are going to start getting this ridiculous, I definitely will.

of course one post can piss someone off, but it does take 800 posts in a short period of time to ensure complete annoyance.

PS I AM ANTI BIRD!! Why do these dumb birds pick the best time to climb walls in Squamish to do their nasty chick raising? We should sterilize them all. hgb

Dru~ Where can we get more information on the closures? Is there a website or phone number? I had some plans for that area that I put on hold because I heard about the closures...but if you can go up the Roman Wall to avoid BG and closures, that could be cool. thx ERIK- I hope you don't mean my d-dog and my tommy!

Ha ha...not surprising that Erik lists 4 kinds of shoes he climbs in... He also brings on a short (7 day) roadtrip_ 1 pair beefy hiking boots 1 pair other boots 1 pair teva flipflops 1 pair tevatype sandals 1 pair hippie sandals 1 pair approach shoes in addition to the other shoes listed above. I climb cracks in my miuras. Longer days, bigger Miuras, sport climbing smaller miuras. I think I have 4 pairs.

one more thing... after running pretty short on food, horsecock rocked my world. I almost bought some at the grocery store last night since it still sounded Sooo good...

The weekend rocked, bivied on Fri night with just my ultralight bag because it was nice and warm...a perfect weekend in the N Cascades. I saw those guys bail at the base of the W Ridge of Forbidden...guess they didn't like that snow bridge into the gully. can't wait to go back up there...

will you guys wake me up when sk gets 86'd because I am sick of her meaningless non-climber non-climbing drivel and it makes me so bored with the website that used to entertain me out of my boredom...