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Already does... TAY

Much better. Way to gut it out!

I'm sure this is a very compelling read, but it's almost impossible to read without at least a little bit of paragraph structure.

Do you have to park at the Nordic Center these days for this and the JH tours?

I've heard there are anchors on top of this boulder...

I'm so sorry.

Sorry, but they moved it to Black Thursday. You should have been camping out Wednesday after work and forgone your Thanksgiving dinner. Now it's 10% off retail. Too late now bro. There's always next year...

They're the Anasazi velcro, bought last year so I'm pretty sure they came with onyx rubber.

hmmm....less sticky than C4. Interesting. I'm trying to compare the two, alternating between my Katana's and Anasazi's. It's probably too subtle for me to notice, but to be honest, the stealth rubber does seem "grippier", but less sensitive than the softer vibram xs.

Some dude on the colchuck glacier took a photo of Dan Helmstadter, Will Terrano and me on the NW face of Dragontail when we skied Triple Couloirs.

Not splitboarding this year??

For that matter, here is a recent photo of the Stuart side north, taken by Kyle Flick on 10/28:

The forecast looks good. I'd like to get in a bunch of pitches at Vantage if possible this Friday. Lots of pitches, with little downtime until back at the car and Deschutes beer... Looking for a high mileage day, you know, to get my climbing fix until it gets good again in February. I'll be coming in from wenatchee, and can be there early. PM or respond with email: touring29@gmail John

I've always been less than impressed with Crackmaster Lambada. The last 10 to 15 feet of it is attention getting loose and thin. Speedy recovery to the dude!

Has anyone had any issues with the Vibram XS edge/grip rubber wearing out much faster than the 5.10 stealth rubber? I seem to be resoling my shoes about every 3 months. Granted, I climb about 5 to 6 days a week outdoors, but since I switched from 5.10 shoes to La Sportiva, it seems the XS vibram is a much softer rubber that is great for sensitivity and grip, but bad for durability. Just wondering if any other Sportiva users have had the same issue... Thanks

Thanks Chris!

Wow, you guys were front row and center to the shit show that followed. It's weird how we are still paying for that storm. Way to knock off a Stuart obscurity!

Nah. Just stubborn. I like that it's your namesake climb!

Thanks! Most definitely. I just don't have that physical and mental talent to onsight at or above my limit. At my age and limited talent level, you learn to savor any small victory that comes your way.

I was getting obese.

Thanks! The next project is Das., which is almost achieved. Does Rainbow Connection have enough pro for a safe lead? I TR'd after Lunge and didn't see a whole lot of opportunities. And yes, let's work on Shriek!

The pitch is No Such Thing as a free Lunge, 5.11d R. I have been working on this one since Spring this year, mostly on solo top rope. For most of this season I couldn't come close to sending it. However, I shed 30 lbs and worked on specific body tension exercises, and voila! Sent it this afternoon. Even though I beat it into submission on tr, it still felt uniquely serious on lead. It's been an outstanding year! Still buzzing! NSTFL:

I don't remember seeing this TR!

Great read! His car parked right behind me Saturday morning at the Snow Lakes TH. I thought, "that rig has seen better days." Freaky tangent about crawling through those bear caves. Now that's ballsy!

In my half witted opinion, WA's diversity of alpinism doesn't seem to be conducive to a single-minded focus on hard alpine rock climbing, though there are those who have made it happen. There's just too much distraction in WA as a result of our diverse recreational landscape. For instance, I would rank some of the hard alpine ski descents by the likes of the A Squad (Dan, Pete, Eric, Ryan, et.al....) as equal to a lot of the cutting edge alpine rock routes being put up. But then,like cragging, there are probably a lot of skilled, bold skiers with no interest in moving beyond The Slot. Interesting question Blake.