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day hike to hardscrabble lake. you can check out the routes on big snow mountain. good climbing on the doorish route and the east ridge (freed at 5.10).

scott, i thought it was 5.10 (not hard 5.10) when we did it. so my comment about the grade is really pretty insignificant, but bp asked.... a highly recommended route overall. someone should continue it to the top of silver star. see ya out there.

and there was no rock climbers before you climbing the choss heaps on chuckanut drive, right?!? nope, not a one before 1983. 'nough o' this silliness.

assume you mean the "crux" pitch? very nice, varied crack climbing. accurate ratings? maybe a bit soft. though a bit of prior knowledge usually makes things seem a bit easier than during a ground-up fa. final splitter? definitely the way to go. more questions? fuck off.

you might check out the area north of mud cove. take the right turn prior to the park just south of fairhaven (name? the one with the rose garden next to the road). there used to be some public access to the shoreline along to the southwest but this could easily have changed. good bouldering above a narrow bench that drops straight to the water. don't bother bringing your humping pad.

"a few years ago..." and the laughs keep coming.

the verglas and light snow added a nice touch but didn't hamper the free-climbing. scuzzy rock and a lot of snow in the descent gully (melting fast).

never mind. i checked the updated topo.

your last sentence is fucking hilarious.

long shot. anybody have recent info on conditions in cowan cirque and/or beehive basin? post or email snocreek@crcwnet.com. thanks.

direct north face of liberty bell---good hard kitty litter with runouts. moonshine (west pillar) on half-moon---put up not knowing about lunar rubble and might share some pitches. good, not as hard kitty litter and cracks. cedar creek wall---climbing kitty litter for location.

actually, more than a few people have known about the potential back there for more than a few years. who knows, maybe both lines were climbed previously. anyway, it's a cool place. word is that doorish is doing/has done some wall climbing in that area.

i'm bored so....i'll nit-pick.... it doesn't deserve a AI4+ rating---more like 3+ but you don't want to fall, hence the tongue-in-cheek "genuine tough guy" comment. we did some very nice pitches but it would be great to see someone straighten out the line and take it to the summit 'cause style is all you got. we were alpine chickens.

blah blah fucking blah.

enter our beershed again without permission and you won't see what hits you.

bring a snorkel.

1 set of a5 5-step etriers---$20. 1 set of a5 4-step etriers---$20. or 4-step/5-step combo--$20. construction: 1" webbing with sub-steps on top two steps and clip-in point. excellent condition. i would like to keep a pair but it doesn't matter which flavor. e-mail me at snocreek@crcwnet.com.

haha. piss off, tweaker.

jack's--lowest common denominator but great camping. queen creek--next lowest common denominator. what's "close"? i agree with arlen that the most interesting climbing nearby is in the supes. would recommend grandfather hobgoblin, the hand, weaver's needle (good solo) and routes on the wall one valley over from the weaver needle trail (don't recall the name). if you're going to drive a couple hours to get somewhere, there is good climbing near prescott (though it may be too cold) and sedona (the town is a worse fucking hole than phoenix) but the backcountry routes in the more southern part of the state (tucson and south) are where it's at.

bob plumb was a local probably before you were born. i'll drink if the weather sucks.

i'd be happy to go but i can't find anyone who isn't afraid of the sleastacks. just a matter of time before sea-stack climbing explodes in oregon/washington/b.c. the cascades are passe.

don't be such a putz. jim's done some cool shit but now he after the 401k.

land of the lost, you will die. stay away.

"d.t." is worth doing. we found elephant ears and ice baubles plus some steep hero ice and frozen turf---two 100'+/- pitches and a 60 footer all separated by short snow slopes. it's an easy wade across the creek. thanks for the info on "the gift".

"deep throat" is in decent shape though thin/hollow in spots. it doesn't appear to get much traffic. anybody do "the gift" yet this year? we couldn't tell if the first pitch had completely touched down.