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dan and i went up to look at that after bailing from the pencil. cool mushrooms on that line but it was melting jackass fast in the sun. we fled. glad to hear no one was hurt up there over the weekend. as of monday morning, the pencil was still standing but it was raining on stevens pass.

i'll grab it for you if someone else hasn't stepped forward. send me a pm with location and your address.

great effort. is the third photo the east face of tricouni?

drury has been soloed at least 2x in "modern" (internet) history and who knows how many times in the "dark ages".

cool. cowabunga dude touched down with a sorta scary wi4 pillar on the right side....cracked at the top. the solarium was thin, chandeliered and also kinda scary...bring rock pro to 2". the wet lady was fat fun.

"dan is a giant among our people." (mike schaefer)

that looks like some fun skiing. nice photos.

oly, eric #1 is the big baller. i am eric #2, the extremo kayaker. get your facts straight. good job, colin and mike.

drury--fat but looking a bit off. approach pitches look plastered. pencil--fat. the approach and overhead gullies haven't slid. i can't there until next week so someone please pack a trail. fording the river upstream near swiftwater looks dicey. drip wall--no, nada, nothing. hidden lake--probably fat but also probably buried under new snow. south aspect of icicle river valley--mostly melted out but with the usual mixed potential. might rebuild quickly. snow creek wall--the line we did near white slabs direct/country club looks like it might be ok. dog dome--dike looks ok. rat creek climbs--in. snowy. hubba hubba and environs--in. lots of avy debris. wet and wild--looks good. worth the wallow?

i already did but was hoping for some contradiction. sounds like a weekend better suited to dodging the white monster. thanks, dru.

warm enough this week to send it all rushing to the sea? anyone have current ice info for pemberton/lillooet/bridge river areas? thanks.

http://www.avalanche.ca/default.aspx?DN=5,4,558,3,Documents if you haven't already seen this click for south coast, north shore and whistler backcountry. not as detailed as nwac.

i recently re-glued my skins using the bd glue renew transfer sheets. having used the bottled ascension glue a few years ago, i think the transfer sheets work much better. grab a six-pack and take your time....a hot iron is the key to getting the old glue off and ensuring that the new glue sticks to the skin backing.

it wasn't my intention rag on you guys. however, the issue has been discussed on live-the-vision and at least one canadian mentioned the potential for yanks and others to not know of, or ignore, the restrictions. i was just trying to, as jmace described, get everyone up to speed (i actually posted this link a week or two ago but it was never pinned to the top of the forum page). glad you had a fun trip.

if that's your rig and that's the bottom of gbu, you might want to read this: http://climbersaccess.ab.ca/content/view/47/38/ it might be nice to put this link at the top of the forum page.

bob, you're a complaining wank (shitty weather, shitty climbers, shitty business environment, ad fucking nauseum). shut the fuck up or move to canada like you were spraying about years ago.

i didn't realize montanans were such delicate flowers. looks like a fun trip.

the trail near the road is an easy hike. they frown on people hiking along the jeep road but we did it on the way out. camping is regulated in the area (unlike wall creek?). north face of grimface is kinda furry but good climbing.

thanks.

is foley creek road the access to the cheam range and the north side of knight peak?

a second recommendation for granite mt. also worth the time is grandfather hobgoblin and other routes in that area (rock ain't perfect), weaver's needle (easy solo or very light rack), and a 3-4 pitch wall accessed from the same parking as for weaver's (can't recall the name but the rock was fine and ratings were honest). sedona has some fine routes if you can stand the "ambiance".

the gate is locked at bridge creek campground. plan accordingly if headed to colchuck or stuart areas early season.

going to the ghost this winter? please read this so you don't inadvertently get a ticket and screw up future access. http://climbersaccess.ab.ca/ you can find more discussion about this on live-the-vision.

bad boy bubby tromeo & juliet frankenhooker (good fun)

provided you're serious, this remark is all anyone needs to prove your ignorance. do you even know why? learn to climb dirt or move to "the lost world of suckiness".