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Who'd ever thought some guys from Yale would get a FA on an obscure peak in B.C.? Nice TR. Could you really feel the inversion in a matter of footsteps?! Cool!! I was down in the lowlands cragging.

Josh, Your avitar looks like Boba Fett the Viking. Watch out for that Sarlaac Pit

If ppl didn't carry sliders and fell from the crux, what would the fall be like? Deathdrop? If it was my line and I climbed it sans a bolt, I'd make other people experience the quiver-fest as well. Don't pander down to the lowest denomenator. If it was blank slab for 30+ feet, then I'd think a bolt would be needed. However since you can get gear in, albeit not common gear, I'd leave it alone.

Sounds like a winner for the Darwinism award But then again who am I talk. I'm not supposed to do anything until Feb. when my ankle heals and I'm still going out climbing

Exactly. It's not raining yet . Even then I wouldn't rent it even on the $.99 Monday Movie Night rental special. Eiger Station all the way baby

Actually I'm getting the SD Peak Bagger for X-mas!!

Short checklist since I can never remember climb names: Gilver's crack (along with two others that I can't remember the names too) at l-worth; Mosquito and Penny Lane (along with countless others I can't remember the name to) at Squeamish and since it's my home crag, I'll go with Allen Henshaw Pre-Memorial Route at Mount Erie None from Index because every single friggin' time I've been to Index, I've wound up climbing something other than what I thought I was climbing and it always ends up being something way over my friggin' head !! Somebody give me the guided tour so I can finally climb The Lizard and Godzilla!!!

Hey Timmy, I've tried uploading a couple of jpegs onto the gallery and it keeps telling me that it won't accept that format . What da dilly? What formats do the photos need to be?

Check out this link: http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/wrhq/TotalForecast.csh?TotalForecast+WR+WA+017+073+MAPCOORDS^81^18

Just finished talking with a new co-worker from Utah. Among our talk we were discussing fav. climbing spots. I told her about Exit 38 and how I don't like it. And my dislike stems from the times I've been there, the people around were, well assholes, showing off, etc. That's not saying everybody that climbs there is wasting oxygen. So what climbig places have been your favorite based on the fellow climbers? Obviously I'd say in the mountains where on a climb where there is nobody around for miles. But all in all, I'd say Yosemite was the nicest place I've climbed. Shared a rope with a few parties, good talks and brew in Camp 4. Second place would go to Joshua Tree and third would go to Squamish (only one bad experience where I threatened to pummel a group racing past us to get on The Snake with my large hex )

Rubber is better in the cold. Fingertips....well that's another story

Having only down a handful of 11s on top-rope, it came down to confidence and time. I think unemployment helps. You climb alot, you get better. Ever notice that at the end of a roadtrip, you climb much better than when it started? Going out with better climbers than you also helps a great deal, like you said, but also for another reason methinks. Just seeing somebody do a climb that you don't think you can gives you a mental boost, "Maybe I can do it".

The best time to go is when there is some snow. It is best to go up the gullies on the north side when they are covered. Otherwise you have some scary, wet rock to climb with scant pro, think waterfalls . Also crossing the river down there can be a pain. Going down you trash, we found a way back up to the Hannegan trail that was a little bit better coming back up...its about a mile from the trailhead. Got turned around at a smooth waterfall partway up so I can't tell you about the upper reaches. Also don't know about from the Nooksack side (south route). Good luck

I think there's still some of my O-positive staining some J-Tree granite from my trip there four years ago. My friend just borrowed my J-Tree guidebook. He's heading down in Jan. and I'm seething with jealosy!! Or maybe that's because I've been up since 3:30 a.m. and I don't get off work until 12:30 a.m. I'm getting loopy !!

gappertimmy wrote: When you figure how to do that, can you tell me .

Stop yanking my underwear Trask!!! Some of us ain't switch-hittin...

GT, Did you at least get to some ? So many emoticons, so little time . Thanx for the work

Kinda like reading your posts, huh?

Get fat on !! Everybody have a good turkey day, be it in the mountains, on the trails or with family and friends. Cheers

Love seeing the juxtaposition of the nice neat square town blocks in the middle of nowhere. What town is that? It it on the Corsair Highway?

So which one of you guys/gals did I see up at Orange Wall when I was climbing Black Wall today? When we took off from the bottom there were no cars there, when we got back there was five other ones there. You should check out Black Wall sometime 120' routes, mixed with bolts, pins and gear. Sandbagged 5.8-5.9. A little dirty but not the kind of climbing you normally see on Erie. If you want I can scan in the topo I have and email it to you. (Limited to the first 10 customers). Will gladly except reimbursement by and !!!

Dustin, The SAC teaches the class through SVC. As of now the class is looking for a new instructor. There is also talk of making two classes or just a scrambling class. Give me a PM and I can tell you who to talk to for that.

Your avitar gives me nightmares trask

The impressive line on The Cirque does go in the 11s. Caveman's personal friend Smoot got it wrong in saying that its a popular line. I think me and Dallas are the only ones I've seen climbing there. Turtleback Arete on the left side of the Cirque is a good climb, scant pro, but moderate.

Uncle Tricky wins the geology question of the day. I did an interview with a geology prof from WWU a couple of years ago and asked him what Erie was made out of. Apparently the rock is less resistent to normal erosion, which is why it is still there and is really devoid of classical crack lines. Thing I've always wondered was why the stuff down at Shady Hallow, Black Wall and the Boulder Gardens (ie Goliath Boulder) was slick and dark compared to he really sharp volcanic feel of stuff on Orange Walls, Madrone Wall Slabs and Orange Wall Slabs to the inbetween stuff on the Main Wall and Skyline area. FYI Dallas has gone back and bolted a number of good routes (5.8-5.10) up around the Skyline and Main Wall areas. Was out at Skyline yesterday and had a wonderful time up on Sidewinder, Convulsions and Ain't it Nifty to Be Fifty. Hopefully heading out tomorrow if I can find a partner.