payaso

Have fun coiling it.

So a TR should not be posted and has no value unless it is from a hardman putting up a new route? Whatever.

Where did you find the HB cams? REI doesn't even carry these I don't think. There were none there last night and no sign that there ever had been any.

I looked at the site http://www.weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca but it seems to give a city style forecast for the nearest town. Is there a mountain specific forecast or site such as the NOAA mountain ones that are so useful down in the States? Like this http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/wrhq/TotalForecast.csh?TotalForecast+WR+WA+017+073+MAPCOORDS^81^18 The NOAA forecast provides pretty specific (and often quite accurate) freezing levels and other information specifically of interest up in the mountains. Thanks ahead of time for the help, I know it takes forever to find the NOAA link unless you already have it bookmarked.

Actually their basic class is pretty much EXACTLY for someone like you. Your scrambling experience will be a definite plus though. While there are students with varying degrees of backcountry experience, that has little to do with learning the technical climbing fundamentals. More scrambling experience will just help you make a smoother transition to climbing, thats all. It takes a some determination to get through the class, but it sounds like you have that. You will likely learn a great deal and if you like it, you can then join climbs with others in the program. They catch a lot of shit mostly for large group size and for having people with little experience. We all started somewhere. Take it and see for yourself.

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Uhh, While the Mounties definitely have their pros and cons which have been argued ad nauseum here, the one thing that you CANNOT say is that it is expensive! I think it's just a little over $200 for a 9 month class! That will buy you one day with Mountain Madness.

Amen! Do we climb to post, or do we post to climb?

It depends on what you want to get out of it. It is probably most useful if your goal is to participate in the club. If you are not real interested in participating in club-level climbs and such, it is probably not worth it. Even so you would probably get your money's worth learning rescue techniques which are taught early in the course. You will meet cool people who climb and like anything else in life, you will meet people you don't care for either. If it helps you to get out more, then go for it. If you already are getting out plenty, but want a specific set of skills, you should probably seek a different (shorter, easier) place to learn.

Been away from the board for a while, but this things looking pretty slick! I miss the "today's active topics" link. It was good because you could see at a glance everything that had started that day, not just the most recent flurry of activity. Just my 2 cents.

I miss the "Todays Active Topics" link. It was very easy to see everything that had been started that day at one time. Now you see only the most recent entries. Just my 2 cents.

I have a pair and personally love em, but that's my feet. They are super solid and the great performance while plunging and kicking really gives you some extra confidence on the steeper snow. Just unlace the top portion for the approach and they are more comfortable than my leathers. I bought em used but noticed a few months ago that MEC has them for almost $100 US less up there. It would be worth making a trip up there to pick those up! Check it out and see what they are selling them for today.

How much do you usually pay for resoling rock shoes?

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I know that if you don't like the weather here in the PNW you just need to wait 5 minutes for something different, but it seems like there have been a disproportionate amount of totally inaccurate forecasts this Summer! Yesterday the freezing level was supposed to dip down to 6500 ft from 13,000 ft. It didn't even get remotely close to that. I was in my shorts the whole weekend just below 8000 ft! Goes to show you just have to ignore the forecasts, and head for the hills anyway.

quote: Originally posted by Lazyboy: There is always the Bailey Range or the Skyline Trail or you can combine the Bailey Range with Mt. Olympus and exit by the Hoh. They asked for EASY!

If you're bringin a date and want to git nekid, head fer Olympic Hotsprings up the Elwha River. A 2 mile (ish) hike into the springs where there are a number of pools to choose from. You could do an easy scramble up Appleton peak near there this time of year and have sweet views!

Heard on NPR today that all Washington State Parks will begin implementation of a $5 per car user fee per day in January. There will be a $50 annual pass available. Add this to the ever increasing pay to play fees that we already know all about. I think climbers should beware at Peshastin, and Olallie State Parks, and maybe others. Hell you won't even be able to go swimming at Lake Samammish w/o paying up now. Wait and see how high they jack all these fees up 10 years from now!

I will be down in Bend the week of Sept 23-27 and would really LOVE to have a chance to get on some rock while down there! I could be available to climb on the 22nd, 23rd, 24th (afternoon), 27th, 28th, or the 29th! I'll be down there by myself, the trip is work related. I can give a ride too but you probably won't be sharing my schedule (must be there 24th, 25th, 26th). I climb 5.7 - 5.8+ sport lead, willing to try higher stuff TRed but according to the book there are some nice 5.7s that should keep you busy for a couple days. I've never been and am really looking forward to getting down there!

I think radios are the only way to reliably do it. The "tug" system can fail. Once when we were both out of each other's sight we waited for each other's tug signals, but realized much later that the rope had gotten caught. This wasted a lot of time waiting for "lost" signals. The lead tugged when he was finished and assumed I felt it. I tugged to indicate I was ready, but he never was able to respond. This could be very bad if the situation was critical.

Shin Ramyun Korean Ramen "Hot and Spicy" I live on this shit. [ 09-06-2002, 03:27 PM: Message edited by: payaso ]

I'm so bored I could listen to Genesis and even change the band's speed for Phil Collins.

I'm so bored I could listen to Genesis.

Nice shots, they look like you used a high quality Canon SLR digital. Am I right? The area looks like Washington pass a bit.