wayne

"Hope is not a strategy" Love it, thanks!

Nice effort!! Thanks for the detail on Towers traverse.

Excellent report and anchor work. thanks! I still have a spot in my heart for that peak and area.

Trip: Liberty Traverse and Big Kangaroo - Date: 7/9/2017 Trip Report: Thanks for the inspiring trip reports everyone! It is great to see this site thrive on as this great summer winds on. Fourth of July was a 4 day weekend for my friends. My gal and I started with the Liberty Traverse. One of the great traverses in the state for sure. We purposely did it overnight for the romance. Next my guy friends and I did the 2nd ascent of the Skinny Start to the Kearney/Thomas route on Big Kangaroo. It was a burly outing for sure with some minor epics to add interest. Info in Blakes new book, but be careful with the beta, there are more pitches than described, and didnt see the rap anchors for going down the Becky route. About as much fun as we can have on a weekend. Further musings on my online journal. https://waynewallace.wordpress.com/2017/07/09/liberty-traverse-skinny-start-big-kangaroo/

Do you still have the Metolius offset?

Is Beacon open currently?? thanks

What no cross training on the shady side of the canyon? Way to build the stoke for rock when ice is still going off.

Right on! Way to get back into the mix. Great pics and report as usual!

Thanks for the thrill of the possibility of this getting climbed someday. It was a dream of my younger years that is now still alive for the next generation! I made a strong attempt long ago.

Nice meeting you as well! here is a trip to Moab: https://waynewallace.wordpress.com/2017/04/18/moab-17/

Thats a great trip, thanks for adding to the list..

Trip: Red Rocks Nevada - a bunch Date: 4/4/2017 Trip Report: Channel all of your winter angst and hatred towards me. I went to Red Rocks 3 times in the last 5 months. sorry to do this to you again. https://waynewallace.wordpress.com/2017/04/05/red-rocks-17/ https://waynewallace.wordpress.com/2016/12/17/escape-to-the-desert-part-2/ https://waynewallace.wordpress.com/2016/11/05/red-rocks-16/

Epic year for canadian rockies too: https://waynewallace.wordpress.com/2017/03/16/canada-ice-and-mixed-3-17/

for sure this one does: https://www.redbull.com/se-en/photos-tackling-oregon-s-turkey-monster

which ones? http://www.redbull.com/us/en/disciplines/1331579449012/climbing

We did the first 2 pitches yesterday. Climbable, but sketchy ice was the theme, the rain made a runnel on the top pitch, making it unclimbable. The snow dumps hammered the ice on the bottom 2 pitches, making them hollow, rotten.

Wow, cant believe how fat the route is for this report! We just did it in thin shape I guess?

Trip: Hyalite 2-17 - Date: 2/22/2017 Trip Report: Personal journal report here Well ice season is NOT over yet, just gotta drive a bit. Bill and I found Hyalite in epic fat shape and did a 3 day weekend that was so fun. Included in the Madness: Zack Attack 5p wi5, m5, Scepter-Mummy3-4 linkup 3p wi5-6. Go get some!!

http://cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/1153419/TR_Mt_Hood_The_Pencil_FA_1_30_#Post1153419 they are doing some fun things on Hood these days

$50 for the pack (like new) , $30 for the shoes

Wow, the Pencil finally goes down! Congrats on getting it done. I have been excited to see the Portland alpine scene revitalize. You guys look to be having a good time doing it. Thanks for sharing.

I will take them please. Pm me you email for paypal, and ill give you my address too, Thanks Wayne

Wow, I had to go up the left finish when I fa'd that one in about the same shape, BUT that direct pillar on the right finish has not been in like that before that I have seen!!!

Thanks Lowell for keeping this alive! I am not sure it is up to the standards, but the late Laurel Fan and I did a 2-3 pitch mixed route on Bryant Buttress are above Source lake last year" "The Circumvention" , she called it., I tried to repeat it but it wasnt "in" last month.

Partner found, thanks