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actually, i was the one to tip off the usfs in 2000 regarding the noontime rock nest. no federal employees have ever rapped into the nest area(s). telescopes were used to observe nesting/foraging behavior and the number of fledgings. as jim pointed out, all of noontime and midnight (and likely "no-time" rock, as well) are now officially closed until 7/31 under penalty of fines, death, or worse from larry. don't be a selfish, brainless, "my user-group rules" shit-head and climb somewhere else until then. more people = more fuckups = more cops

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while peregrines are being taken off the threatened species list, they and all other raptors are still protected by the federal migratory bird act. seasonal closures and the amounts of restricted area seem to vary from region to region (el cap, cochise stronghold, etc.). the restrictions on climbing at midnight/noontime are relatively tame from what i have seen elsewhere. a seasonal closure seems like a small price to pay to have such cool birds in the area. besides, there is alot of other climbing "real estate" out there.

quote: Originally posted by Wallstein: Then there was another route way to the right, like 75 yards. It started with a short finger crack and then ended on a long slab. Weirdest thing though, there are bolts next to the crack. gordon b.'s "handiwork". ya gotta love the man but the bolts next to the crack couldn't have been his proudest moment.

bug, i can't believe you are trying to get laid on cc.com.

quote: Originally posted by erik: so as of late there has been quite a bit of people thinking they are getting one up on one another by making fun of thier spelling or grammer and especially in spray..... if you want people to ignore poor spelling, then you should not get so upset over people who misspell your name, it's just a bit hypocritical, don't you think?

hey, craiga, is that "friend of yours" by chance a commentator for the men's downhill in the olympics?

quote: Originally posted by Szyjakowski: .no more winter=no more snow....hehehhehhehhehehehe little pussy szyjakowski is afraid of snow!! oh no!!

what's the chute? is that like, the "pearly gates" or whatever? when i climbed the south side some years ago, the chute through "pearly gates" or whatever, seemed about 30 degrees, and the slope below, with the bergscrhund, about 40 degrees... just guessing.

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Hey Beck,Did you like the little slideshow? Did he sell you a little Swiss Sew on patch for you pack? Do you still ski like shit? Go hang your ass off a seacliff in a diaper. rat, now that's the kind of reply that makes me proud. good job. but like i said before, the capital letters are a giveaway---lose 'em for authenticity's sake. the real distempered two-faced piece of shit rat [ 02-24-2002: Message edited by: rat ]

hey rat,if you're going to impersonate me, at least make me proud by saying something truly derogatory, inflammatory, salacious, or sarcastic. thanks. and quit using capital letters---it's a giveaway. the real rat

quote: Originally posted by trask: I don't know about more well-hung. But I know for a fact he and Larson do the nasty. caveman you cheating bitch, i thought i was your girlfriend!

and i nominate caveman as the "tit" climber on this site. he's more well hung (i like that) and he does the nasty.

For actions above and beyond the call of duty, we need "General Caveman" and "Major" Pain-in- the-ass AlpineK. I am bored in a real Rat Hole. If only you knew!

Hey Beck, Did you like the little slideshow? Did he sell you a little Swiss Sew on patch for you pack? Do you still ski like shit? Go hang your ass off a seacliff in a diaper.

what kind of name is rolf? i thouht that's what happens when caveman drinks too much.

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cappellini, check your messages.

and did i say steamboat rock is south of coulee city? i'm a fricking eejit. it's south of electric city.

quote: Originally posted by rat: the rock can be scaley and friable due to its proximity to the basalt. I said that? What was I thinking! My little rat head is way to close to my rat ass. That doesn't make any goddamn sense. The plutonic rocks at Butte are scaley and friable, and they are hundreds of miles away from the Columbia River Basalts! The granite at Banks Lake are part of an Eocene intrusive series which also includes at least four generations of dike emplacement. The scaley and friable nature of the massive rocks is probably due to weathering, post-emplacement tectonism, and hydothermal events associated with later acidic igneous rocks. While my earlier assumption regarding the CRB sounds good, I was premature to make this association. I apologize, and from now on my posts will only refer to ice conditions, locations of climbs, grades, how Dan Larson sucks, and a little rat ice-axe sodomy sex shit. [ 01-26-2002: Message edited by: rat ] [ 01-26-2002: Message edited by: rat ] [ 01-26-2002: Message edited by: rat ]

brodyo, a friend and i did a worthwhile mixed route up the south face of "granite peak" years ago. you can see it if you look north from the picnic shelter(?) along the ruth creek road. a climb to do just before the road gets snowed closed because it's not worth skiing all that way.

offwidth climber, the columbia river island you mentioned is called "turtle island" and it has lots of bouldering potential. it is ringed with old "no trespassing" signs (owned by the department of fish and wildlife and has fish spawning/rearing facilities on the southwest end) so we were pretty skittish when we bouldered there. lots of folks party on the beaches there without any problem though.