Peter_Puget

Hillary's NH victory got me thinking about all the characters from administrations past. WHo can forget this amazing friend of Bill! Why do I feed the hungry, clothe the naked, and help the oppressed?

Another thing to consider is drive time. If you're gone for 5 days (120 hours) Red Rock is 16hrs more than mid state Calif. If Mid State Ca sucks you can continue on to J Tree. Or like I did once when all of Ca was way too cold, as was Smith go back to Vantage! Pinnacles fun! Sweet 5.6 Trad climb! Should get am sun! This great 5.5 bolted climb is just a few yards to the left.

Paul?

But OW my icy spring time lake is only a couple of hours away.......

John do you think an employer should evaluate a prospective employee's tats when hiring?

Here you go Minxie:

No cheating! ie no googling. The following are four quotes from three Presidential candidates. Name the candidate who said it! “You know that we can’t afford four more years of the same divisive food fight in Washington that’s about scoring political points instead of solving problems; that’s about tearing your opponents down instead of lifting this country up.” “You know what’s wrong, Washington is obsessed with scoring points, not solving problems.” I’m going to reject the ugly politics of the past, where people felt like they could get ahead by tearing down their opponents.” ”I saw many signs in this campaign. Some of them were not friendly. Some were very friendly. But the one that touched me the most was — a teenager held up the sign `bring us together.’ And that will be the great objective of this administration, at the outset, to bring the American people together.”

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Stop drinking Minx! I figure if a person has tatoos should they mind if they are judged by the tatoos subject/quality? No. I'd hope that most of us with tattoos have one thing in common. We don't give a raw fuck what you think. Actually Archy I was speaking in reference to job interviews.

Stop drinking Minx! I figure if a person has tatoos should they mind if they are judged by the tatoos' subject/quality?

Did i find it?

In general there is too much BS and too little climbing here lately.

Just had to link to this picture from the Supertopo site of the Pinnacles!

Quick Quiz

When I did did it the guidebook only said 5.10. I don't remember a jump but you have to admit some of those knobs are pretty bomber! Mp has this picture. The obvious corner is 5.9 and the face to its left is 5.7. Last time I climbed there (before fire) were big pine trees everywhere. I just noticed that he wanted multi-pitch sport. There is very little multi-pitch sport in the Tahoe area. BUT if the weather Gods co-operated the East Wall (3 pitches 5.6) at the Leap would be a great trad route. Good pro and the best 5.6 climbing anywhere. The Pinnacles has a bunch of good sport clims and is a fun place to hang. Link Definately climbable in March. Anyway at the very least the area can be a fun way to break up the drive.

The pics are on Supertopo. Conditions links +> http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.html?topic_id=300084&msg=300231#msg300231 http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.html?topic_id=157615&msg=160244#msg160244 http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.html?topic_id=118554&msg=129197#msg129197 http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.html?topic_id=64505&msg=64527#msg64527 http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.html?topic_id=64021&msg=64051#msg64051

From Supertopo: Sugar Loaf and the Spires are several thousand feet lower in elevation than the other areas. Farely on Sugar Loaf:(p1 is 5.9 the rest is easier) This is an exciting three pitch climb. The last pitch traversing across the face is super. I climbed it in February. 20 ‘ approach from highway. CandyLand at Phantom Spires. Knobby 5.10b. I climbed it in December. This formation is 5-10 minutes uphill from Candyland. Ok I’ve never climbed here in winter but this faces south. This route is 5.7 the corner is 5.9 I climbed this route (5.7)in March with a ton of snow at the base. Dont forget Castle Crags! Anyway just ideas its nice to have choices. All these routes will be as good as anything in J-Tree.

Snow might be a problem but three months from now it may be a different story. Certainly the Leap is not Donner Summit and Sugarloaf is even lower.. If you are driving south I think you’d be crazy not to stop 8 hours north of J-tree if the weather was good and the rock climbable. The Valley is even lower elevation but doesn’t have nearly as many good moderates as the Leap. Spring conditions are always variable: I’ve been snowed on in J-Tree in April! If they are driving from Seattle to J-Tree they will only be 90 minutes from the Leap when they hit Sac.

Yo what dates? I will be in Arizona in March for 10 days.

Index! If it rains, head to Oregon or Eastern WA. If you drive to So Cal and the weather is good and snow not so bad check out Lovers Leap or Phantom Spires. The Valley could be fine then too. Maybe Pinnacles if it storms. J tree is fun but also over rated. I've climbed in all these area every month of the year. Sometimes with quite a bit of snow around. Although that limits your choices quite a bit. Castle Crags could be really nice then too.

I like most everything Off. What I like most about Robin is the tone of his guitar. Worth going just hear that classic sound. I think the Showbox in Seattle.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1R5Yh4HY9k&feature=related

Robin Trower

This guy will be in Portland on 2/19. You should go check him out. He's definately not my usual cup of tea but I am thinking of seeing him the next night in Seattle.