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Totally. Today's stretch material only goes so far.

Good info Sol. Thanks. I may wander in to Conf. Health at some point soon.

The crazy thing about frostbite/nip is how incredibly insidious it is. Pretty much unnoticeable until the appendage starts to warm again. Then hoo boy. Let the fun begin. And apparently the gift keeps on giving years later.

Yup. I can still climb, just lingering pain if I overdo it. Frostbite is nasty business. Highly not recommended.

In an unfortunate turn of events two winters ago, I got minor frostbite on the tips of my middle and index fingers of the right hand. The tissue seems to have healed up completely, though the tips of both fingers remain slightly numb. In a month and a half of steady climbing this season, I'm experiencing a burning sensation on the same fingertips, both during and after climbing, usually coming when I climb multiple days in a row. I was just wondering what other climbers here have experienced in long term pain after getting frostbite. Does the pain eventually go away, or is it a permanent consequence of the frostbite? Thanks.

I just saw it yesterday. There's still about 2 feet of snow and rime ice covering the entire face. Check back in June. Feel free to share my response to everyone you know in the Seattle metro area and beyond.

In mid-winter conditions for the NBC, it's super easy to just ascend the glacier, summit Colchuck and drop in from the top. That way you get the bonus of skiing the NW Face and avoid the waist deep slogging up from the bottom of the couloir. Also nice to see a healthy snowpack up there. Thanks for posting the photos.

Climbing, climbing and climbing. Nothing else is remotely satisfying.

I didn't see cooler full of beer. Sierra Nevada Torpedo preferably. I also bring a few heavy duty pain pills (percocet/vicodin) for just in case moments. Not sure entirely necessary... Nice list!

Since we're getting hammered with rain and snow, I thought I'd throw in a little rock teaser. It's Spring in Yosemite at least. Following are a few photos to get you looking forward to clean, sun-warmed (insert favorite rock type here)climbing! Passing shenanigans on Pitch 1. Nice guys aiding the first pitch, gave me the green light to "climb over the top of him" so we could get to Dolt Tower. Pitch 2 of The Nose is possibly the trickiest climbing on the route. The moves after the lowerout are particularly attention getting. Pitch 4 Candidate for best pitch on planet Earth? Option C on the traverse to the Stovelegs is the way to do it. Smiles for climbing in T-shirts on El Cap in February.

Saddle rock is the most obvious. The trails around the Peshastin pinnacles. Let's crag this spring if you get some free time mid week!

badass.

I have video onsighted a lot of hard climbs in my career, so I'm going to agree with Jens on this one regarding the grade.

Jake's one of a kind. But politely decline if he offers to take lead shots of you at Vantage. Nice trip you guys!

C'mon! Doesn't Jake the Brit get a shout out?!

Thump! Thump! 18 minutes: Fault-Catapult-Bone-Midway Direct. Insert Bart's self-righteous comment here____________.

Any other losers out there who don't have family obligations for Thanksgiving? Anyone in the mood for a road trip to some rock climbing? PM or email: touring29@gmail.com John

I imagine you won't be laughing too hard when you get diagnosed with degenerative disk syndrome in your cervical vertebrae due to years of craning your neck upwards belaying your partner hangdogging BBQ the Pope. As goofy as they look, they're a godsend.

I couldn't help but get nauseous reading your post. This kind of chest beating is what makes climbing not fun. I know! Guilty. I agree I'm a chestbeating douchebag. Sucking the life out of climbing for everyone else. But hey, at least I'm still having fun.

Oops. Sorry. Yeah. Looking back, my fastest time was 1 hr, 53 mns. on Backbone. I climbed it 7/4 this year at 2:28. I'm getting (got) old.

Just out of curiosity, I climbed snow Creek wall in mid Sept. after work, outer space. I wanted to see how long it would take car to car. Approach was one hour 3 minutes to the base of snow Creek wall, the climb took 54 minutes, the descent back to the base took 18 minutes, and from the base back to the car took 51 minutes. With a 15 min. break, it worked out to just over three and a half hours car to car. I guess I am a little surprised that hiking down from the base back to the car only saved 12 minutes. I thought it would have gone quicker. And I also thought I would get to the base of the route in around 45 to 50 minutes, not one hour 3 minutes. I was hiking pretty hard. The fastest I've done Backbone Ridge was 54 minutes base to summit.

Thank you Russ. The work you, Ben and others have done on Lower Castle Rock has been much appreciated, particularly by me every evening after work!

God I really should just let this thread fade into obscurity... I'm just waiting for you guys to invoke the Bachar/Yerian. See latest issue of Rock and Ice. At least Pope makes a reasoned argument. He's even free soloed Brass Balls I think, so he has some 'skin in the game' as they say these days. Raindawg you're just a caricature of yourself who should have just stayed in retirement. Whatever happens to that anchor I no linger give a rip. It's still a great pitch of climbing!

Yes, I understand Smith is a state park, but I was told that Skull Hollow CG is on Fed land, which was my original inquiry.