lizard_brain

I'd say that the East Ridge is a fair amount harder technically - at least in a couple of places, but it is a much longer and like I_G says, offers some navigational challenges, but is a lot more fun. South Face is just straight up a couple of pitches of 5.4, East Ridge takes you up and around, with a couple of 5.5 and 5.6 moves here and there. East Ridge:

Now THAT is a TR!

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What - no 'rack' jokes yet?

I prefer a gear anchor. Where does one put the cams and hexes? Nevermind the Big Bros.... Ouch!

South Early Winter Spire is a CLIMB. NOT a community service project for some "well respected and vastly experienced" climber. Who in the hell do you think you are? Leave the goddam thing in it's NATURAL state. Let people learn without your interference. Up yours.

Blah, blah, blah. Since when does a 5.3 climb need bolts? So the world's best climber did the lesser climbers a favor and made the route easier for them. How patronizing is that? Just leave the route alone!!!!!!!!!!! :mad:

What are some creative uses for retored biners? I have a couple of antique ones sitting on my desk at home, and a couple at work that I use as paperwieights, but that's about it. I have one that sits on the edge of my desk that everyone, I mean EVERYONE that stops to talk with me at work picks up and plays with. But - what do I do with the others I have at home? What do you do? What COULD you do...?

Whenever I cross that whaleback, I walk across the top of it anyway, instead of doing a lieback (I like to show off). To clip into that bolt, I would have to stop and squat down and reach BELOW my feet to do so, so I skip it, since it is so awkward.

I was thinking the same thing... Does "universally well respected climber in the NW climbing community who has more experience on hard alpine routes in big mountains than half the people on this board put togther" mean "license to put bolts in odd places"? What does that have to do with anything? I've climbed that route a few times, and the first time I saw that bolt there, my reaction was "Wow - that's really strange!"

A lot of people just leave items they find just sitting on the rocks at the parking border by the Ezmerelda trailhead. I'll be there again the weekend after next, but I won't be going to Stuart (Ingalls), but I'll have a look for it there... (Mostly I just see hats & single gloves, probably lost in the parking lot...)

ROFL!!! Rolling On the Foil Laughing? (rimshot...)

Ah - that... Did you bother to do Foss?

You'll never need to clean again...

But if it weren't for my job, I wouldn't have all of this time to kill on CC.C...!

What's the stupidest poll you've seen on CC.C?

Helmet or not, when your grey matter gets whipped around inside your skull from high speed impact, it ain't a-gonna matter how well it's designed - it's scrambled eggs.

I was JUST having FUN.

Pringles! DUH!

So I am interested in doing the entire traverse myself. I have done the Pinnacle->Lane->Plummer->Denman->Eagle->Chutla->Whapaneyo trip many times, and have been up Foss and Boundary and Unicorn a few times on separatate trips. I was up Stevens once some years ago. Never been up Castle. My questions: Should I bother with Stevens? Is that just a black hole for time? I assume Unicorn can be scrambled. I have climbed it, but people were scrambling past us. Is there a scramble route up Castle? That's the only one I haven't been up before. I may go check that one out in a couple of weeks. I have a couple of free days - I'll play around on it, find the route I like, and make note of it. Then I'll link the whole thing together next July. Start with Boundary then either hitch a ride back from Longmire when I'm done, or just walk the Wonderland Trail from Longmire to Louise Lake and walk the road from there to the Unicorn/Boundary TH...

I asked someone in a climbing shop (I forgot where) why I can't use a bicycle helmet for climbing. They said a climbing helmet is designed for TOP impact, where a bike helmet is designed for SIDE impact. If that makes a difference. My helmet gets most of it's wear and tear from me taking off and throwing down my pack while it's hanging on the back, and from me standing up into rocks without looking up and banging my head. BAM! Saved a few bloody scalps with it.

I assume you mean this... (Taken from Boundary)

Chutla. Foss Peak.

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