wayne

Nice we saw your tracks in there .Josh and I just did the n but terror

The Red Team so-kicked the pull-up contest. It wasnt even close

Cool, I love the Name Mesahchie!

Job! any back-away photos-o-de-line!

I will be there

DB has spoken. Ah to be young Layton wants me to waste some precious knee-cartilage to go in there.

Great sounding trip! Heres to the first monster trip of the year!:cheers: You are going to fire up Marios team with this report.

Wow! Sounds cool SS! I wish I could help. Gettin in some good girlfriend time. Good luck and -send!

Unless your name rhymes with Tommy, Alex,or Thomas . I would say Grade 4+ or 5-.It would have several 5.11+ pitches and a 5.12b/c crux to boot! All TRAD! It was Bob's topo, He is even more of an exaggerator than I. he rated it 5+ or even 6-! .It is in the Becky guide as a "variation"

Just up dated my Alpine Lakes Page yet again! Again, Great job guys. Its off to another beer now..

FRIGGAN SCHIDTASS!! Great job!!!!!!!!!, Send this to the mags! Amazing trip report, It takes some work to photo that stuff. I have wanted to scream about both of the routes that you have sent for teens of years . I cannot express the joy and the amazing memories this brings back to me. I had no photos of the climbs. Done us all proud guys! I am going to find a beer right now in your honor! Wayne

Jeez, Great article. Thanks Lowell for your tireless work. It is rare to have such a great historian in our age.

Hail Ropemaster!

Seattle Times Obit piece FA Mt Fury, Luna. Climbed well into his 70's Peace to you and your family.

the third message would be the cooked bunny rabbit, That was great Porter. Thanks

Maybe people assume that since we a disrespectful and rowdy bunch, we wont have the proper respect for preparing for conditions and the respect for fallen comrades? One will find though, this is generally not the case.

Well, any tugs in the circle? Accuwux-Marlboromount

Sweet , there is something about that mountain, though it is not exactly obvious what it is.

Welcome back Buck, Great pics as usual!

man if you ever find a pair of 11s, I will always be your bish. I have an old pair that I have resoled 5 times. They are doomed Im afraid

Man you can go off on the lead guy for R-head but the music....cant be touched by any modern band

Crap DPS, That sucks! Hope you feel better

Trip: Bonanza - N.E. Ridge Date: 6/22/2008 Trip Report: Last weekend, Zac and I climbed the N.E. Ridge of Bonanza Peak. It was a last minute trip. On Friday, we found out that the crane we were using to build with was finally coming down, after weeks of being shut down and in the news constantly. Having Monday off allowed us the time to navigate all of the travel it takes to do the remote Bonanza Peak. We changed plans (from Dragontail to Bonz) and headed off to Fields Point just in time to catch the boat to Lucerne. Soon, we were hopping on the shuttle bus that would take us to the trailhead at the Holden Village, now 2;30 p.m. If you dont know anything about the place, it is well worth investigating.Here is Zac , much happier after his "Indoctrination" Greeted there with waving folk, rain,and ruin we set off in search of early season adventure. Finding snow at Holden lake, we felt lucky to find a dry spot there to camp. Zac trying to hang our food(2hrs) Again, more rain. In the mourning it dawned with clouds , but not as much precip. We found another party just getting up after a go at the Mary Green route the day before. They were turned back by deep snow and snow slides. That made us glad we were trying a ridge route. We had actually hoped to repeat the Volken 3-summit Traverse . We later realized it was too early in the season to try such a committing endeavor. There was to be plenty of adventure just getting up the NE Ridge .I may make the climb sound terrifying, but it was very fun. We first noticed there had been an inch or so of new snow that had stayed on the North Faces. There was also wet-Black-Lichen that was very slippery to put it mildly. The sun came out at times when starting the climb. When the route went into the shady, right side of the ridge, it would be cold and terrifying. On the left, sunny and mild. The climbing became steep and very exposed with just enough loose stuff to send the brain into mortal musings. The route finding was especially difficult. Zac described one of the last obstacles as very "stressful climbing" Many times I would go several directions until it felt feasible. The towers in the middle were overhanging at times and our packs loaded with bivy gear tugged at our balance. It felt like it took us forever to get up the long climb but 3 and a half hours later we were the first to stand on its summit this year. we agreed the climb felt pretty hardcore, and we felt it a sand-bag at grade III- 5.7! All-in-all, though, the climb was alpine bliss. We shared a great start to the season, and I now feel ready for anything! Gear Notes: 4 cams 4 stoppers Approach Notes: drive to Fields Point take the Lady of the Lake to Lucerne( r-t-$40) . Have a reservation for the shuttle bus to Holden Village r-t $15) Hike to Holden Lake( 2 hours, plus)Camp there or Holden pass( another hour and a half. Then 2 hrs to route and 3-6 rs on route. Leave time for an involved descent 6 rappels and steep snow/ glacier travel. Summit Pyramid of Bonanza, NE Ridge on right

Pike street Brewery Or the one across from that dive in freelard

160-5% BF Ready for da seesun!!!!!!!!!!