[[TR] Winter Hard Mox and Spickard - West Ridge, South Face 12/29/2023]

Amazing adventure and astounding persistence! Glad the drytool crag could be of some assistance!!

[[TR] Mt. Temple North Face, Banff NP, Alberta - Greenwood/Locke 08/06/2022]

Damn! Nice work I had my own go with that back in the 90s. What an epic wall, great job.

[[TR] Sharpen the Saw: Sawtooth Ridge Traverse]

Well, this is, indeed, a unique pleasure! I never would’ve thought this would have seen a repeat attempt, and of course this is the first one I’ve heard of. I am so glad you enjoyed it. Such adventure !!

I grew up climbing on choss, so that rock actually felt pretty solid to me, but we probably varied our lines from in our respective route fighting efforts. Cheers again to you, and we are running out of climbs of mine that haven’t seen a second attempt! I can only think of a few left at this point.

[upgrade in progress]

Thanks Porter!

[Adding aftermarket pinky rests to the original (old style) Black Diamond Cobras?]

You will have to add 2 rests to be viable. I tried a couple of different methods and they were bulky and cold to the touch.
My conclusion: there are amazing tools out there, If ice and mixed are going to be your sport perhaps you should invest in it?

[[TR] Sloan Peak - West Face "The Sloan Slither" 01/29/2023]

The bar keeps getting raised! Nice to see a couple of “Worldly” people on the big local venues!

now, when does that Rock-wall get bolted?

[[TR] Seton Lake - FA- Lieutenant Dan’s Aquatic Death Ride - 450m WI4+ 12/16/22]

Great report! You should send this to gripped magazine, they would love it.

[Pub Club]

Not sure if I can make it now..

[Pilot offering PNW recon flights for new routes.]

Not sure if you’re set up for it but I would love to do some thing in winter.

[[TR] Bear’s Breast + Summit Chief - SE Face on Bear’s Breast; E to W ridge traverse on Summit Chief 09/01/2022]

Remote! Nice job

[[TR] Holliway Mountain - North Face Route (aka "Scary Bear Attacks") D 5.9+ new route 08/14/2022]

Well done yet again with that adventure! 
I’m amazed you guys still have to drive for this sort of thing after all these years! I lost mine a long time ago. Good for you though!

[[TR] PRIMUS PEAK (8508'), TRICOUNI PEAK (8102') - EAST RIDGE & NORTH RIDGE 08/13/2022]

Beautiful trip report! I take it you went solo?

[[TR] Morning Star - Beyond Redlining 08/07/2022]

I’m becoming more familiar with the once a year multi pitch lifestyle myself unfortunately, good one guysAlso I’ve heard those pesky drytool guys are taking over the negative anyhow...

[[TR] Crescent Creek Spires, Southern Picket Range - East Twin Needle - North Buttress 5.9 D+ 2,000’ 07/31/2022]

Great pictures, and what an adventure! Very very smart of you to have started on the right side of the mattress. Everybody including myself trade from the left side and got shut down pretty quick.

[amazing summer]

Yes I’d love to have one thanks!!

[[TR] Picket Range - Southern Pickets Enchainment 08/04/2022]

Quite the summer this is turning out to be for all you guys! It’s like the mid 2000s all over again!!

It’s great to see “my work” become appreciate it after all these years. I had a feeling it would, I just didn’t think it would take this long. Just everybody stay away from that route I did On Logan, and we will all be OK!

[[TR] Whatcom Peak - “Castle in the Sky” FA of the South Buttress of Whatcom 5.10b TD 08/06/2022]

Yes! Yet another great adventure wow. I’m almost completely out of ideas now! I am saving one idea though for myself and Mike Layton though. 
The “Golden Age of Cascades Climbing “ is still going on! Congratulations again you guys.

[[TR] West Fury - Mongo Ridge 5.9 ED1 (second ascent of the Pole of Remotenesses) 07/14/2022]

Well done and what a a strong team you two are! Great to see you two even try it after P+J let some air out of the sails. It was great to have you as well as pj over for dinner too! Anyone that climbs that rig gets a free dinner at my place! 
 

The Pole is pretty special place, hope it gets even more traffic.

[[TR] North Pickets - Mongo Ridge (Tower 1) 07/01/2022]

Great report you guys! You’ll be interested to know that just a couple of days after your attempt, my friends Sam and Lani were able to do The Ridge and the Pole. They found one of your cams and used it extensively. Lani has started a report on Instagram. Again great work up there I’m glad you have your priorities right, Wayne

[[TR] West Fury - Mongo Ridge 07/05/2021]

Wow, I can’t believe I overlooked replying to this amazing trip report! It must’ve skipped my mind somehow. What an amazing effort you to put in to my big sand bag. As I write this U2 are in the Karakoram and I haven’t heard anything for weeks. My heart is out there with you once again! Love Wayne

[Banks Lake Map of Routes]

Nice work! Love it

[‘The alpinist” movie now on Netflix]

  My own conjecture would be that Mark was both inspired by our cascade climbers reports, and a bit put off by the self-promotion media that we rolled at the time? 
    Being one of the few solo climbers att, I wanted to be real careful how I presented the game and not pull any punches with how different and risky it can be. Yes I romanticized it, and that game can be rewarding af, but it becomes pretty obvious quick that the stakes are all in. 

I wish I could have met him, and I recently ran across Brett, but didn’t want to assert my need to connect at the time. It’s pretty easy to see being friends with either of them.

It’s so cool that we have a era frozen in time that we can pass on to future generations!

[2021/2022 OR/WA Ice Conditions]

Word is, the black spider is going off!

[[TR] Stuart Range - Stuart Range Traverse 08/30/2021]

Thanks for spelling out with this traverse is really like. People were so in love with it, that when I did it I didn’t want to pop that bubble, but I had nothing good to say about it other than the north ridge Stuart is always really cool.

[[TR] Mount Goode - Megalodon Ridge 07/19/2021]

You made even the shwack sound fun, nice work!