fredrogers

Compass gone.

Cams sold (pending).

Okay, I don't know Olyclimber (Porter), but know bro will have some serious bills from that much time in the hospital and want to help as I can- my trip to Spain is paid for. Plus I'd love to see this stuff get used. So, with that said, it's time for Gearpalooza-to-help-Olyclimber 2007. All $$ from sales will be donated to Porter's bills at the accounts set up by Pax and Timm@y. Prices are the same, but you can pay more to help out. I'll post the sale price here here and a total donation when done. In no particular order: Petzl Elios Helmet, size 2 (20.9-24); essentially brand new- worn twice. Never dropped, always stored in the shade. Retails for $65, yours for $45. TNF Talus Tent- bought when partner forgot tent on 10 day trip, used maybe 15 days total. Fine, 3 season backpacking/mountaineering tent. No rips or patches, poles are in great shape, stock pegs need to be replaced. New for $190, yours for $100. Dana Designs Hiyalite Pack, vintage 1993 when they were still made in the US; in great shape, excellent workhorse and load hauler pack approx. 4500-5000 CU, $85. Size large. Misty Mountain Cadillac Harness in bag, size large (says it fits 33-36 inches, fits more like XL 36-39 inches, too big for me); used maybe three times and in immaculate shape. Retails for approx. $95, yours for $40. Mens Kayland Spider approach shoes, size 10.5. Fits narrower foot than mine. Used 3-4 times, essentially new. $25. REI gear sling $10 Cascade Designs Sweetwater filter and silt trap, vintage 1999; Now made by OR. $15. Old-skool Petzl zoom headlamp with 4 batteries and retro Bolle glacier glasses $10 takes both. Free with Dana pack purchase. Men’s no-name black 100 weight zip-neck fleece. Free PM or e mail db underscore climbz at hotmail dot com Photos in the gallery here http://www.cascadeclimbers.com/plab/showgallery.php?cat=516 Higher res images available upon request.

I've been to Shield and Mesa Lakes on my way to climb the Mole. Amazing place, as is the Edwards Plateau (I think- right by the Mole). We saw no one after we left the Snow Creek trail (granted, we got lost and took the drainage before the correct one in Selected Climbs 2). Highly recommended. I've been told that there is a better approach via Nada lake, or you could just cricle North around Prussik and come in that way.

Try Horsethief Butte. Fun boulding and short routes. http://www.rockclimbing.com/routes/listArea.php?AreaID=1592

I have a ton from 1997 on. Free to good home if you pick up. I'm in Ballard.

It's true. They will be run as a wholly owned sub-division under existing management with headquarters remaining in Steamboat. SmartWool

LMAO. This web site Snoop Dawgifizes web sites and shizzle. Here is cascadeclimbers.com: http://sites.gizoogle.com/?url=http://www.cascadeclimbers.com/

My understanding is that it was Russ Clune and a bunch of othe Gunks locals that took to video taping their climbing in the early 1980's using a betamax camera, thus the origin of the term "beta" for getting info on the route. Total drunken OR memory...

You could spend three days in the Washington Pass area- camp at Klipchuck or Early Winters campgrounds and hit thibgs like Liberty Bell, Kangaroo temple, La Petit Chaval/Sponteniety arete (search the site for a topo) and Golden Horn.

There is also Snowking or Logan, although Logan my be a bit of bitch in 3 days (I haven;t been there yet myself).

you mean this job?

Yeah- I was the second one down- bonking pretty damn hard by the time I got to your belay. We did time it right- we got back to our packs as the tumder started and were mostly down in the trees by the time the real fireworks started. I felt really bad for the party I saw on on the SW Buttress right below the bear hug pitch when it started sleeting. Of coure, John was smart (and fitter) and made it back to the car before it really started raining. Me, soaking wet 1/2 later.

JJA ropegunned my sorry ass up the the SW Buttress of S Early Winter Spire last Sunday. No snow to speak of until after you get above the slabs on the climbers boot track, miserable soft snow conditions from there to the foot of the SW Gully. We brought snowshoes because we had been warned of this and thus avoided the miserable postholing. Very little snow on route- some at the base of the 5.8 pitch, some on the ledge before the 4th pitch. S Arete has snow in some places, but it's easily avoided.

Second the recommendation for Klahanie crack- bring lots of .75-2" pieces. Urine Too Deep is a 5.8 just further up the hill and worth doing if you are in the vicinity- I remember some wierdness with the walk off. Park in the Shannon Falls lot and then head south on the bridge- the climbers path will be obvious on the East (lefthand) side of the rode. Octopus Garden is a nice shady alternative and has a wide variety of grades.

Tim- it moved into Winthrop- it's now on the east side of the bridge over the Methow.

June Issue, pg. 28.

Hell, cc.com hit the big time again! DFA's boulder a yak challenege to Distel is quoted in the newest cimbing.

I saw a bunch of military issue ring pitons at the surplus store in Belltown not so long ago. They were $1/each. Might be worth a call to them.

Dru complaining someone is spraying on his trip report? Sorry about that. Way to climb 5.8!

With one enormous difference. Do you think you can figure it out? Here we go again.

Upper one is called Chumstick two-tep (I think), no idea what the lower one is called. They are in the new guidebook. Slaphappy might know who put them up- try PMing him. I believe the lower one is 5.6 and the upper one is 5.9 or 5.10. Both are fun.

He just got divorced.

http://www.endangeredman.com/

Apparently the search for weapons of mass destruction continues.