Lambone

Yeah, nice climb! although bringing Colin is like cheating...

You could carry all your gear up to 12,000. But it's probly easier just to cruz up with a light pack.

Ok, didn't make it this winter, but I'm leaving on Monday...partner or not, but partner would be fun. No Job? Wall Experience? lemme know... Bone

Now ya did it cracked...

shirtless none-the-less...I'd be wearing leather. Ahhh who am I kiddding, I'm tooo much of a wimp for that shit. Pass me the hooks.

Posted on RC.com...this photo caught my eye...wow. "Neil Monteith (orangeoverhang) commits to a 6m runout whilst struggling through the crux of The Dreaming pitch one grade 22 (5.11a), Mt Buffalo, Australia. Photo Jacqui Middleton"

you a funny man...meet ya in the watershed beyotch.

One question...is St. Josephs in Seattle? If so you are one burly MOFO man...drink up

bummer d. sounds like a clean break though...trying to be positive. A buddy of mine took a big lead fall once and came down hard on his ankle, he totaly destroyed the whole thing and it messed him up good. hope yours fixes up nice and quick. Matt

wierd, you might want to send a pm to jon or timmay sure you didn't log in as someonelse by accident? when I used to surf cc.com at the UW library, the computer wuld sometimes store my password and log me in automaticly. well...one day another cc.com adict used that same computer...so they were able to reign havoc on my login, changed my passwords, all my info, sen't out hate mail to people...etc. not cool. probly should never send your account numbers through the internet unless its a protected shopping site anyway. cc.com gives a disclaimer that PM's are not 100% private, the adminitrators have access.

Went climbing for the first time down here in Ashland. Greensprings...ie. Chosspile. But it was fun. Been riding bikes alot lately, starting to enjoy it more than cragging actually. Yosemite next week!

just push the buttons until something happens...

no shit, eh? Everyone here gets their panties in a bunch if a moderator picks on a newbie...so I need to get my fix somewhere else... Too bad that guy didn't post his cam hook thread here...now that would have been some funny shit mate. http://rockclimbing.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=56074 Cam hooks rule

Ticks suck...there are tons of them down here in Southern Oregon. I pull them off my dog daily, and sometimes off myself. But the Poison Oak is even worse, i'm currently tormented by it all over...sucks ass.

Are you going to do any other Treks?

Hey Bronco, I'd never give mine up...sentimental value. '95 was a great time to be in the Bozone... But I'd be happy to give you any beta you need or desire. I also have a few buddies who live and climb in Bozeman, I could hook you up with. -Bone

I agree that your body is an excellent shock absorber, but if they fall and you are belaying them through the anchor, it still sees the weight of both people weather you are on the same side or on either side of a rope. Besides, if your partner yanks you off and you are both hanging on an anchor that has just bee shockloaded, is it still sketchy? If belaying from your harness you shouldn't redirect the roupe through the anchor...for that reason.

You could look at it a couple of ways. If you are belaying a second and the anchor is less then ideal, belaying off the harness might be better. If you can hold their weight on your waist you may not even weight the anchor at all. However, lets say the seconds fall and pulls you off also, now you are both hanging off the sketchy anchor, instead of just them. In situations where the anchor totaly sucks or is non-existant, you may want to belay with the old school hip belay. That way you vcan let the rope slide a little, less static/more dynamic. Also, keep the knife handy! But...if you do decide to belay the second off the anchor, keep the rope tight. That way if they do fall there will be less impact, and it'll be just bodyweight. Sketchy anchors suck...

Alex Lowe or...Warren Harding

So you climbed there 10 years ago...so you are totaly aware of the current situation there...yeah, sure. Sorry, didn't realize you were the authority on the subject...

True, but there is a war going on and people are getting killed with or without climbers caught in the middle... Did the kyrgez/Uzbecs die because of the climbers...not really. they died because they shot eachother.

I hear that... I went on my Honeymoon in the Bannf/Jasper area in early Sept. We did some fun mellow climbs...but man...WOW!

Two good friends of mine did the Peace Corps in Kyrgistan for a year. They had to leave a year early after 9/11 though...they were devistated. Like most of those hot spots, the risk is really determined by the region you are in. Tommy and Crew were right next to the Uzebc boarder...however other parts of kyrgez are realatively safe. Khan-Ten-Gri is a pretty "politicaly" safe big peak to climb, so I hear.

Thats cool! Which VW? Wish I could be there...

Saw it, very interesting... lummox, I agree with you to a point, but... the US government has issued warnings about traveling in most of Asia, Pakistan, Nepal, Indonessia...etc. Are you saying people are stupid to go climb there? If the same thing hgad happened to some climbers going to Evrest or Ama Dablam, only the captors were Moaist rebels...would you have a different opinion? How about someone going to K2 or the Trangos getting pinched by Taliban supporters? They took a chance, and luckily got out of it. Throwing that guy off the cliff must have been a trip though...especialy for a climber.