bigwallben

Would anyone happen to know if there is reliable water sources either below Roan wall (or in basin), or above Roan Wall/Salish pk. area this time of year?

Been meaning to write something up on this new route we did last Jan. Finally found the time. Gilkison's Travels

Why yes, that was me! If I recall, I was doing my first top rope at Barney's Rubble; and both me and my partner Steve were slapped with a 100 dollar ticket by a ranger looking like santa clause. So, disheartened and ticket in hand, we drove down to Peshastin pinnacles where we were later that day, confronted by said ranger,and accused of running over government signs. He crawled beneath my beater hatchback civic, and said a couple scratches on the oil pan looked fresh, and that his forensic partners could come and corroborate that I was the perpetrator. A week later he called and apologized to my parents, after apprehending the culprit. Were you that older gentleman giving us sage council? Thanks for reminding of this story. Yeah, I'll never forget that one.

Remembering my first summer of climbing. Rolling back the years

CBR is amazing! But, I'm going to have to challenge the immaculate attribute, which means perfectly clean, neat, or tidy.

Squamish eats them for dinner. Everyone knows that "Breakfast" is the most important meal of the day.

There is no contest here. Index eats all those other crags for breakfast.

Josh Simoneaux is the developer.

That totally made my day. Great video for a guy with a blown MCL stuck studying in library.

Thanks for the positive comments guys. Still reliving the Mt. Baring climb with fond recollection. This was one of my more memorable rock climbing experiences in the Cascades over the years...and IMO it should see more traffic. Wallstein, what kind of biners were those...? Hope your ribs are ok.

Trip: Mt. Baring - Vanishing Point Date: 9/19/2012 Trip Report: I've not the time or savvy to make an additional report CC specific, but here is a link to the full write-up. Blake Herrington and I climbed Vanishing Point yesterday on Dolomite Tower. It was an excellent day climbing with a solid partner.

Nice Needles TR guys! It really brought back great memories...

Nice work Mikey! Thanks for fore-running all those routes for me. Nice to know they are oompa loompa friendly And, Drew, yes, I vaguely recalling you onsighting it after my scrubbing the death out of that first pitch. It was quite impressive.

Went to Erie and Rosario for the first time today. Had an excellent time. Yes, the last few feet of the Refrigerator wall is covered in a 1/2 of robust moss. I definitely had to unearth some footholds on the finishing sequence of 'total eclipse'. The wall is short but packs a punch; and combined with the amazing scenery and beach side vistas, I'll definitely be back. Neck time however, I'll definitely bring the wire brush. My nylon brushes were completely useless, almost. as for the bolts, yes, perhaps the bolts are rusty. the washers are definitely rusty. I took a nice whip, and didn't crater, so at least one is good! Does anyone know if the 13b on the "headwall" at Snag Butress has been completed? who bolted it? just wondering.. Smoot books says something about it probably being completed by now.

Has anyone climbed at the Rosario "refrigerator" wall in the last few years? Are the bolts still solid? Thinking of heading here this weekend for novelties sake. Any info of people with experience here would be appreciated. Thanks.

Big Thanks to the person responsible for returning my rope to me! Ben Gilkison

I've been wearing the Kauks since 1996. Yes, they were an integral arrow in my granite quiver. I'm still hanging on to 2 pair. Last friday I received a pair of TC Pros. Took them to Newhalem this weekend. I'm beside myself with pleasure over how well they not only perform on micro edging and general smearing...but how comfortable they are to boot. I'm just blown away. Very blown away. Think about the dex all the time, but just needed a break, and wanted to develop other climbing skills. B-

craigs list climbing gear Ben

Thanks Rudy! I've got other rope options for now; but I am still hoping the perpetrator might have the courage to do the right thing, and give stolen rope back.

Hi, Unfortunately, I forgot my old BD Traverse flicklock poles up at World Wall 1 Saturday evening. They were left on a ledge just up and left of Chronic. Came back on Sunday early afternoon and they were gone. One pole has no carbide tip left. They are pretty beat, but I'd be psyched to get them back, for sentimental reasons. Ben

Bump. Pretty please return my rope. Thanks.

Bump. ----8.9 x 60 Mammut Serenity still MIA. The rope is of orange-ish color. Ben

Please, if you are the person(s) who took a discretely placed 8.9 x 60m orange rope (in a purple dry bag), from WW2 at little si, I would very much appreciate its return. Please either PM me or drop it off at the Marmot store in Bellevue where I occasionally work. Since the rest of the gear at the crag is still there, I assume that this was a simple misunderstanding. Also, for those not involved, please don't use this post as a springboard for the fixed draws/gear-wilderness purity pandoras box. I understand that I take risk when I leave draws on projects etc. -Thanks Ben Gilkison

Yeah, its not that bad; and certainly not harder than the narrows pitch on the steck-salathe. More people should do Pipeline. It is quite splitter, in an angled kind of way.