Cpt.Caveman

I will be getting real high on that High Priest next time. Hahhaha Smokeage and actually the rock could be very good.

Which one? Hahhaha

Sunday My friend Jim and I hiked into Lake Viviane. Then we set up camp and went for a short walk. The next morning we woke up early and simul climbed the West Ridge of Prussik Peak and continued to the Flake the Monument and finally the Boxtop. The Flake is a seldom climbed spire just east of Prussik Pk. and has a tiny summit register underneath a rock in a crack. Very interesting climbing on the traverse from Prussik leads to a notch on the ridge and a 5.8 crack to the top. I bet it gets climbed a couple of times a year at best. Then we continued on to the Monument. This pinnacle is a classic must do if you ask me. There is a steep awkward 60 ft crack with good quality rock on the west face that leads to a ledge that surrounds pinnacle about 25 feet below the summit. From there it was blank rock. So we threw a rope over from the north side to the east side and anchored it down with cams. Then we proceeded to prussik up to reach the slightly sloping summit. I have never done anything as cool as that before This is the only way to reach the summit of this peak which makes it pretty unique. Continuing on we reached the Boxtop which was tricky routefinding as I think the Beckey topo could use improvement. Anyway we did the red lichen traverse and I continued up the chimney and east onto the south face for some committing crack climbing. We reached a spot with a tunnel through to the north. I climbed up this chimney and through the tunnel on to the north side then again back around to the south side after reaching the ridge again. From here the routefinding is the trickiest. We continued east and bypassed a conrner and chimney and climbed up on chickenheads to the summit (a little off route). The real route bypasses the chickenhead face we climbed via very exposed traversing east to low 5th class cracks leading to the summit. The Boxtop is not easy to retreat as well. There are some rappels and steep downclimbing that are tricky. We decided to bypass the High Priest because it took so long to do the Boxtop. I will be back for that one So we hiked back the nine miles to our car at the Snow Creek Parking lot and drove home.

Klar, It is not about the glory all the time as it is about history and traditions. If they are offensive or senseless to you then maybe you can understand the interesting way that others may look at them, such as I. -Cpt

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Stay tuned Will there is a lot of slush climbing here in the winter too Plus I promise to drop a thread once a week that is pretty wierd from now on..

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This could be better than celebrity death match!!!!!

You know I have to stand up for Bronco. I had never met him before and invited him rock climbing with me and friends this spring. I was impressed at how good he did and what a nice person he actually is. Recently we went climbing again and he did even better. It was fun and that was all there was to it. I can see how judgement mistakes like this can happen. Bummer but I guess he learned from it. Good Job is what I say

Are you diggin' ditches with Wopper Oh no just say no!!!!

Ed, This stuff was planned out sort of or else I would have invited you man. Next time bro next time. If you want I can meet you for some climbing after work today?

You and him must do some tricky things at the crags HURL!

So what is on everyone's agenda for this killer weekend? Where are you going to go climbing or craggin' or whatever you are up to? I am going to the Enchantments to climb Fun Fun!!

Is NSYNC the openeing act ?

What if I hit you guys? Or maybe If I shoved you into each other?

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Hahahah yes only solo or with Aliens

Timmy is that your shimfriend?

Come on please dont start quoting Reinhold as I think a lot of his writing is boring........

I nominate the crew that did DDD! Yeah just ask Daler he knows who did it. They are well known PNW climbers. [This message has been edited by Cpt.Caveman (edited 07-06-2001).]

Bummer!!!!!!!!!

I found gear there last night and would like to return it. If you lost some and can identify it email me at rayborbon@hotmail.com

Some of new generation of climbers now believe this is ok. Look at LorenS. statement there.....This is the pain I think we should not set an example for considering the problems it creates. I have seen more of this bolt next to crack mentality lately, look at Skaha..........

http://www.rockandice.com/index.phtml?section=news_show&news_id=86 http://www.rockandice.com/index.phtml?section=community [This message has been edited by Cpt.Caveman (edited 07-05-2001).]

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