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I heard he is alone with only his cook at basecamp . He will try the schell rt again this time solo.The first time his partner bailedthe second time weather.

PDXers! Working on an October Date with a special guest star- MIKE LAYTON hiself! This could be a rocking show. A pre party and post party will be had as well I am sure we will do this up right!!

Incredible climb and effort Mike And Eric! According to Alex Lowes description you are the best climber in the world !

Got it, yes Mike you have your own page

web page I caught them late too. Sub alien is my favorite song. I bought all their albumns and they are my second favorite band of all time!!

poor Josh has climbed them all ,but he never got to see them!

You crossed over Dragons of Eden near the middle of your route, Looks like a fun line even with the kitty litter, Topo coming?

Nice Jens And Loren I must ask for a picture of the line!

Man I am bummed we could not get it together before Josh left for Colobobo, he just had to get back together with his Uncage the Soul buddies! There is a plan to do a PDX show though Eric

Not work safe? More like not brain safe. My mind is scarred forever.

Join us at the slide show: Wednesday, September 21 Feathered Friends Retail Store, Seattle 7:00-9:00 pm Free to the Public Donations Graciously Accepted

The pakistanis taught me a great tric, They join arms and sholder side by side toether and become a multi-legged team. Could believe the stuff they crossed!

3-coil Cornbacked Rattler

Could used a bit more sun exposure on the pigs, but man what a shot Buck, You have to do both traverse now!!!!!!!!!!

Well good job Mike and Mark, I Kept the secret guarded all this time. May have to do the 2nd assent. Worthwile? Gonna be in pdx this weekend?Ill be at browns

SHIT! I wanted to that with him if its the one I am thinking of!

Mt baring, N. Index, Bear mt, Selesse, Picket Traverses ,All have G-6s. Just let Mike have his little moment to himself. Cant wait to hear what it is.

4 trips to the Pickets , 16 days, 32 summits.

Also, very funny dialogue between the climbers...made me laugh. Cheers!

its just gotta be dry right now. There are closer and neater bivies than F jack . but its an easy day from fj too.

Wow John and friends ! You did it! Nice to get a big ol traverse underway uh? Nothing quite like being on the summit for days! Great Frigga Job Mates!

Its better when the scree is covered in snow.

WHERES THAT AT?

Thanks NC ,great link , I would love to read the book on the disaster,its pretty f-ed up how it went down. We saw a big pod of whales from the Valencia veiwpoint and the cliffs there were very unclimbable-looking. The photos will suck cause it was foggy most the time. There is a great picture book out there bout it though

Climb: West Coast Trail-South to North Date of Climb: 8/13/2005 Trip Report: Chelsea and I have just finished a dream backpacking trip of ours in completeing the West Coast Trail on beautiful Vancouver Island. It is an adventure trail with an incredible history. It was installed to save survivors of hundreds of ship wrecks along the southwest island coast. as many as 700 people died along this stretch of rugged coastline, some after reaching the relative safety of the shore.Outrage at this carnage led to lighthouses,telegraph lines and eventually a 75 kilometer trail that evenually became a world famous adventure trek extaordinaire.Even with the installation of hundreds of long ladders, bridges, cable cars and boardwalks it still makes a trail so strenous it rivalls the toughest climber approach "trails" .An average of 150 people a year are evacuated in its current state. We left Monday from Port Renfrew by small ferry boat to reach the start. I would call the effort a half -day as we held up at a nice beach called Thrasher Cove. It was a tough 10 k but it would set us up for long and brutal days to finish up by Friday. There were many "Mountaineer"type backpackers on route. Everyone was on their dream trip so the comradery was great. They only allow 8000 people a year on the trail, once we got ahead of the weekend starters though we had a lot of solitude.We then pushed our selves into several 20 k days enjoying a combination of forest and beaches and lazy recovery time on amazing beaches. Eventually we drug our tired asses into the North Station feeling like we did Ranier and then some in 4 - 24 hour days. We had a great time with each other,the people we met along the way, and with the wildlife we saw. Whales were abundant on the North end. It was great to fall asleep on the beach to the sound of their explosive breathing patterns.It was a relaxing week without the pre-climb anxiety I am used to on the trail.We will never forget it. Gear Notes: Not much-We were Backpacking! Approach Notes: The South end is tougher so you can get it out of the way while your legs are fresh, but if you went the other way you would have lighter packs.