wayne

I am considering having a Super Bowl party, I started a thread on it

Is anyone interested in having a party at my new place? I just finished my climbing wall and want to do the housewarming as well. I only have a 20-some inch TV but there is a dry tooling route here. PM me if you are interested

Ian , thats sick. What was the freezing level down there?

Did we tire of giving each other stars ? I found it to be amusing but strange game. It was fun to see how many people were interested in a person enough to bother to rate them. I had fun giving a person who did a second ascent of one of my routes a 5 star rating ,and being the only person to rate him... People quiclky brought him down after he threatend to rise above! Let the games begin!

Lockspot sounds good to me .The poll says the same thing too what is the address?

Congradulations Doug and Matt! That was probably the second ascent. Aside form my playing on it,Your trip was one of only a couple forays I have ever heard of that dealt with the I-rock in winter conditions , believe it or not. So , it has interesting rock quality but , I have so much fun climbing on it . The next thing you should look for is Rime Dog .It starts in the left steeper gully and goes straight up from there. It is my favorite and I may repeat it for the 3rd time this weekend. As far as the East Face is concerned the rock at the very start is bad .the middle is great but the finish is bad too. I have climbed stiff cracks there in the summer, but it is a bit sunny for winter stuff except for March Madness, a pure water ice route. Good job!

One of the tings that makes this climb interesting is its steepness. It would be an interesting angle even in summer with rock shoes. You have dihedrals to stem it out though. I did it solo in 5 hrs.

It is appropriate to come to attention when an officer enters the room. Ten-hut!

What did you climb? I managed Whiteman and Kitty Hawk

Other friends of mine have climbed with Robert and he seems cool. I guess he is a NYC executive in the corporate world then just goes to try to solo Everest in winter for fun. Must be nice. He was on the Kanshung with a friend of mine, I guess hes tried Everest a bunch of times.

anyone do it lately?

What kind of tool ya swing good docta? Something with a scapel of an edge, Im sure

Good news all! They are coming into shape! Guye peak saw its first ascent this winter via the s. rib and I think they will only get better with time/freshiez/cold

Hey Alex it is not that bad, I found an easy way, when you get to the top of the dolphin go up then left on the snow ledges to the summit serac . 3 pitches of wi4 ice and to the summit! It was one of the highlights of my life

Do people know of the gem that can be Guye peak in winter? The S. Rib was truly a kick in the pants today! We tried to stay as close to the rib(next to the W. face) as possible and it was amazing to put it lightly >the ice was thin but the rock was protectable and sound with trees for belays .The adventure of it all was par excellence and I will repeat it with its many variations in the future. It has access and ambience except for maybe the traffic and skiers but it is a must do! Check it out if you havent already.......

If adventurous "mixed "is your thing Guye peak - S.Rib is in decent enough shape to be very fun. Just ask Stebbi and Lizzy"#6"Hawker . They fired it off in fine style!

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Lizzy WILL move back to Washingtom to come to terms with Torment, Despair, and Terror. Isnt there a Mt. Agony ?

I am with Mr. Parker here with his no-show due to last minute cogs we thow to the party machine that is club! We will all miss dear Lizzy aka. Alpine Lightning, AKA Growler! Sake travel back to the Isle and Happy Holidays to you and All!!

What a great story! Thanks for bringing it to our attention. I would love to see that "sidewalk in the sky " too. Kit did some amazing stuff here, what else besides Selesse in winter did he do?

Lizzy You did great(it was her 2nd ice climb ever) Ray I need to see those pics is the link fixed? I also need your phone again I have a question for ya

We were all shocked to find out Icegirls real profession!

Speaking of Big Brother . I found that a few of the Nat. Park Service people spend a bit of time trolling this website as well.

Inspired by his mentor, Erden is planning a worthy adventure: To cycle to Denali and attempt the mountain up the Muldrow route! What a great tribute to a great adventurer: Goran Kropp! Lets all show our support through what ever we can offer be it encouragement , donations(go to REI seattle climbing dept),Heck loan him gear if he could use it. We can start a n encouraging thread here now too!!Lets hear some ideas.

Dont get me wrong here,Bone . I am not accusing the site of anything but inspiring people to do great things. It was a joy to share it with friends. It could however create crowds like what we saw and maybe a situation? I bivied high and got up early to ensure not getting beaned. As of today,This thread got 918 "veiws"