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    Fall Rope Up

    in Climber's Board

    Posted

    I'm In. I'll just be getting back from the real Bavaria. It'll feel like I'm still on vacation in Leavenworth-less.

     

    2002 Fall Rope up special Events.....

     

    The JERRY SANCHEZ kicking bag.

    Hide and seek with Cavey's keys.

    Chug-a-lug with the Capt.

    Prizes for the best Snafflehound costume [sNAFFLEHOUND]

     

    More to come.....

    [rockband]

    vapor barrier socks

    in The Gear Critic

    Posted

    I have always had a problem with my feet getting wet and cold in the winter time. On a trip last year I tried a pair of VBL Socks and they worked great for me. It did make the boot a little tighter but not enough to cut off the circulation.

     

    The liners in my plastic boots used to get soaked from sweat in the winter time. It would take 2 days to dry out in my apartment. I couldn't sleep with them on because my feet would get cold and then I couldn't sleep. The only way to keep them dry was to use VBL Socks.

     

    Everyone's feet\body are different so experiment to find out what works for you. I stopped used plastic in the winter and use Leather with VBL Socks.

    Helmets

    in The Gear Critic

    Posted

    I wear mine all the time, even sport climbing. I've seen too many accidents from either rock fall or other peoples stupidity.

     

    One time at exit 38, I almost got hit in the head by another climbers helmet that somehow came off. Maybe they didn't read the instructions.

     

    I also wear a helmet while biking and Snowboarding. I got a few scratches\dings in each.

    Serpentine Arete

    in Alpine Lakes

    Posted

    quote:
    Originally posted by Space Jug:

    Ok, you got me wonderin...how do the little x-game wannabes move?

    Extreme Rock Climbers

    "YOU control your climber up the terrain of this mountain. It's over 2' tall! Special magnetic grippers that you wear on your fingers make contact with your climber's hands. Try to get to smoother paths if you can as flags mark how far you have gone. Position your climber on a hook if you need to plan you next move. But don't wait too long! After three climbs, the player who has climbed the most distance wins! "

     

    What a great laugh, Straight from their website

    Pressman games

     

    This one looks like fun too

    Totally Extreme Rock Climber

    Serpentine Arete

    in Alpine Lakes

    Posted

    quote:
    Originally posted by sayjay:

    chris, what the hell IS that in your icon pic!?!?!

    It's a picture of this really cool [big Grin] climbing game that I got for christmas. Brought it to a [big Drink] a while ago. It's a race to the top of the cliff. Watch for the Ice at the top, It gets a little thin!!! [big Grin]

     

    Climbing Wall

    Crowds on Prusik Peak?

    in Alpine Lakes

    Posted

    I did the west ridge this past sunday. We were back to our packs by 10am and didn't encounter any other parties. When we got to our camp we did see two climbers about half way up the south face.

     

    The bugs are bad, but if you get away from the lakes and trees, they are not so bad.

     

    Chris

    Pub club 7/30

    in Climber's Board

    Posted

    WOW!!! Spinal Tap Tonight at the Swiss!!

     

    Get there early, I'm sure it'll be a packed house. Not sure if I'll make it, but it's real tempting now that I know who the special guests are. It's been a couple of years since I've seen them live.

     

    I thought the drummer died from spontaneous combustion?

    Rainy epics this weekend?

    in Climber's Board

    Posted

    quote:
    Originally posted by erik:

    chris what is not 'real' about climbing the w ridge of prussik???

     

    granted the weather was not good and it soundslike you were dissapointed with the route, but man cannot you take anything else from that area....the natural beauty of it alone warrents many hikes back there with nothing but a water bottle and some snacks......

     

    THINK POSITIVE!

    Don't get me wrong. I had an awesome time in the enchantments. I guess I didn't do enough research on the climb. I though there was more mid 5th class. I found 5.7 (crux) slab to be more like 5.5. The rest was 4th class except for the final 40 feet to the summit. A lot of the beauty was lost with the cloud layer at 7800 feet. The upper enchantments and most other peak where under the clouds. I think the enchantments are one of washingtons most beatiful places. Where else in washington can you go in July\Sept and still find half frozen lakes. Ok, maybe there are other areas, I just haven't been there yet.

    Rainy epics this weekend?

    in Climber's Board

    Posted

    quote:
    Originally posted by Cpt.Caveman:

    So I assume you climbed Prusik W Ridge. You mention 2 hrs climbing. Did you ever consider climbing the next 3 peaks on the ridge? Probably should have. Good stuff like tunneling through peaks and prusiking to the summit etc. Some of those towers only see a handful of ascents each year I bet. Esp the monument.

    Didn't think about traversing the next couple of peaks. The weather wasn't looking too good to think about other climbs. Hopefuly the next time I hump into the enchantments I'll be good enough to do a real climb like the South face.

    Rainy epics this weekend?

    in Climber's Board

    Posted

    I got lucky this weekend with permits for the enchantments on Sat. morning. We headed in with light packs, tarp, pad, sleeping bag, food, climbing gear. The wind was gusting all night and woke up around 1am to watch the cloud layer roll in. Got a little worried. Woke up at 6am to do the west ridge or prussik. The whole time it was blowing with a light mist coming down. Wasn't that bad. Just not sure if the 10 mile approach was worth the 2 hours of climbing. We did have the ridge to ourselves. I was wondering the whole time if it would rain. The weather reports said it would be nice so we didn't take in rain gear. I should have know by now that the rain coat never leaves the pack.

    8 Mile Road

    in Alpine Lakes

    Posted

    I talked with the rangers on saturday about Eight Mile road and they said it will not close this year as planned. Due to the high costs of the fires in Colorado and Arizona the Nation forest has pulled many projects this year to pay for it. One of those is the eight mile road repairs.

     

    Now I just need to plan a weekend for Serpentine ridge. [big Grin]

    Accident on Mt. Rainier

    in Climber's Board

    Posted

    I just saw a news flash on King 5 about a rescue on Mt. Rainier. Somebody got hit in the head by a rock on the Carbon Glacier. A helicopter was dropping off either the 2nd or 3rd rescue team when it went down. Everyone is suppose to be OK. The team that went down is still able to climb up to the injured climber to help.

    Spine Damage from Chest Harness?

    in Climber's Board

    Posted

    Instead of putting the rope through the biner on the chest, use a prussik on the rope and clip it into the chest biner. I also have a small piece of cord that is girth hitched to my harness and clipped into the chest harness. Keep that tight so if you fall in, the chest biner won't hit you in the chin.

     

    If the rope is clipped through the chest biner it can compress the back in some people. It depends on the physical make of the person.

     

    Chris

    Party @ Darington

    in Climber's Board

    Posted

    I already heard about all the good climbing that I missed. I climbed a lot last week and yosemite the week before and then giving blood on friday kicked my ass on the weekend. Just needed a day to recover.

     

    Maybe next time

     

    Chris

    "The Climb" premiere

    in Climber's Board

    Posted

    I'm sorry to admit that I watched it. It was a religious movie, and I'm not religious. Don't rememer who sponsored it, Billy Graham maybe?? You don't miss anything. They were on some peak in south america in the "Death zone". Did they discover some new peak higher then Acconcogua? I also like the snow route they were taking, they really used the new BD Camalots and BD wired hexes. Not a scratch on them.

     

    It was a waste of 2 hours. I can't even use my regular line I use for cliff hanger, "The scenery was good".

     

    Chris

    Give Me Beta

    in Climber's Board

    Posted

    quote:
    Originally posted by chucK:

    quote:
    Originally posted by spiderman:

    Yosemite might be too hot and I'll probably end up in Tuolumne while climbing in that area.

    I am curious about this statement as I may be heading down to the Valley at the end of June. I just looked at the forecast for YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK for this week and it says highs in the high 60's all week. That doesn't sound too hot. Are the forecasts wrong or misleading? Or is it really not that bad down there?
    I was in the valley last week and on Wednesday it was 87 and Thursday even hotter. We climbed a lot of south facing climbs so you are baking in the sun from 7am-8:30pm, which makes it seem hotter. 60's seem a little cool for right now, I would expect the mid to upper 70's.
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