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If anyone is interested in selling women's 7 us climbing shoes, please email me at lebondy@hotmail.com Any with no holes will work. They are for a beginning climber. Thanks, Lloyd

For those of you who actually gave good ethical answers to my question, thanks!!!!!!!! I agree that things should be left the way they are except for the extremely rusted out anchors. ' For those of you who added the typical "rock jock" flair about "don't climb there if you don't like it", you can kiss my ass. You are the ones who give other climbers a bad name by thinking you are better than everyone else. Why not try and help someone understand rather than jump to conclusions and tear them apart. As I stated before, I was information gathering. I understand. Thanks to all of you who were honest and actually took time to help.

I would be more than happy to lend a hand if you need one. I just don't see falling on old rusty bolts necessary if they can be changed. Let me know if I can help and thanks for a good answer instead of being a dumbass like dberdinka.

There is a big difference between scary and stupid. I led the pitches without a problem. I'm not concerned for my safety as much as that of someone else's. For instance, there is a flake that has busted off, just above the first pitch anchor. It is about 2 feet wide and 3 or 4 feet tall and probably weighs about 200-300 pounds. How smart is it to climb with the potential of that thing nailing you causing old nasty bolts to break off. The runouts that are currently there are long enough that it is more like soloing than sport climbing. Why not just use pitons and remove the bolts? For that matter, why not remove all the bolts and make it a solo route. Who decides how this is to be done? I see new bolts going up all the time and I don't hear a lot of complaining about it. I'm just trying to get a general concensus.

A freind and I went to static point and climbed a few pitches of Online yesterday. The approach is ruthless but the weather and rock were great. Does anyone happen to know if retro bolting is allowed? Also, can bolts be added to reduce the runouts? The anchor bolts were 1/4" and a lot of the exposed bold had been rusted out. It wasn't just surface rust. I am against over-bolting good routes as I'm sure most of you are. However, I believe the runouts there could seriously injure someone if they were to fall. Especially if one of those rustbombs were to break. Any and all info would be appreciated. Thanks!!

I have lived here less then 2 years and have been climbing less than that, so pick a new excuse. (anyway refer to my post above) Hey now... I have been to Leavenworth several times and I love it! If you have ever tried to find Static Point per Smoots book, you'd know he's full of crap and inaccurate. It's always good to have a nice reference to go by.

Where can we get this new book and how much does it cost? Some of us haven't lived/climbed here all of our lives and need a little help catching up. Thanks!!!!

Thanks for the info!!!!

Thanks for your help Erik! I appreciate it.

Thanks for your reply. I have been to both of the web sites you linked before. I currently set routes for VW and am familiar with their set up. The link tells what they use, but not how to go about it and it lacks specifics. I'm sure they won't share the information as they sell the complete panels for an outrageous amount.

Would anyone here happen to know how to make the texture used on climbing walls like at Vertical World or Stone Gardens? I am building one in my garage and would like to do a nice texture job on it. I think I am on the right track by using a concrete patching epoxy to mix with the concrete, but I believe I have to treat the plywood before applying the mixture. Any help you could give would be appreciated. Thanks!!

I haven't attended yet, but would definately consider if there were a non-smoking pub club. I don't know most of you, but would like to increase my number of climbing contacts. I agree and think it's a great idea!

I saw a great add for Bell helmets once. The ad read " It's what separates the men from the organ donors" It had a cool pic. of a dude dropping off a ledge on his mountain bike. Anyway.. thought it was a cool ad.

Here is a link to the root of my dilemma. I read a tech tip in Rock and Ice saying to use a figure-eight-bend. See the link below http://www.climbing.com/Pages/Techtip_pages/194/image_pages.194/TT-194-trad-fig01.html

Will do. I wouln't go on verbal or typed information alone.

Is the dark brown text on black background for new messages here to stay. Is really hard on the eyes.

Sounds great! Thanks!

Is the EDK tied with both ropes together like a regular overhand knot or is it re-woven?

That it is! Too bad I left my camera in my truck. I probably needed a photo or two to prove the sun was actually shining in January!

I'm looking for everyone's opinion on tying two ropes together for a long rappel. I've heard two different stories regarding which knot to use. I've heard the figure eight can fold back on itself causing it to untie, but if you have a backup knot, are you still in danger? The pro I've heard to this knot is that it can be pulled around corners much more easily keeping the rope from getting stuck. I've heard the double fisherman's knot is stronger with less room for error in this application. However, it may become stuck when pulling it over a corner because of the barrel shape around the natural lay of the rope. Any comments or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!!

I went to Mt. Erie to do some sport climbing this weekend with 6 friends and it turned out to be much more than we could ask for. There was a blanket of high fog when we got there and it broke within minutes of us arriving at the top of Powerline wall. The sun shined on us for most of the day making the climbing comfortable in a tee shirt and light pants. We hiked out at dusk and it was getting a little chilly at that point, but overall, the weather was awesome. There are a bunch of newly bolted routes as well. They were not shown in the Washington Climbing guidebook.

For the most part, I think you're right. However, the beginners I am taking are adults. I think you may have had it easier with your beginners. Great pic though! Thanks!

OK.... how about "thing" and "built"...

I recently got the Nex IIe and love it. It is also smaller than my wallet. The think I like about it best is that it uses flash cards. You can get up to a 1 gig flashcard for it. It also has a fully adjustable build in eq. Check it out... web page

Not sure but that's a damn good question. If it is locked for the season, when does it re-open?