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Sounded like a full rack in the index parking lot. I have yet to see someone leave a large rack they don't plan to go back and get. If you get no response here, I think you should go back and hang it up exactly where you found it. If they aren't Internet goers, they will be back for it and it wont be there. Full racks and fixed ropes should be left alone at index. Just my humble opinion. I can't help but imagine the poor owner. Best of luck finding the owner. Kind regards, Pat Sullivan

Great trip up the wall with everyone chatting and having a blast all the way up. I definetly want to thank Eric and you for the nice profile shot you took of me on Golden Road(those are always the best)!!! Dave, great job on the sending Heaven's Gate! I was very happy to see your proud work! Eric, that was an amazing onsight of the spicy pitch on Wildest Dreams. Well done my friend....well done:) All the best, Pat

Yo John, Do Cruel Shoes, Grand Wall, Roman Chimney finish. Be sure to hit the 11D roof crack variation on Roman Chimneys. Great outing. This might even be better than Freeway....surely a lot more pitches and milage.

There will be a celebration of Bob's life this Saturday from 1:30-4:30 at the Mountaineers in Seattle. If you knew him, feel free to come.

You're a badass John! Nice work.

Hey telemarker. If you go get this rope for me I'll give you $100. I'll chop it in half and use as two gym ropes

REEEAAALLY scrubbed and ready to go. Just be happy these climbs are getting consistant traffic. At Index, no traffic, means dirty as hell.

It's a dry spell curse. I don't think that ticks are a big deal...it's something you have to deal with. Did Mikey Shaeffer rap Technicians of the Sacred and scrub all his ticks after the impressive redpoint??? Probably not, and I don't blame him. Honestly...I'm looking forward to having such an impossible to onsight, and hard to redpoint route cleaned, ticked, and ready to go:)

All the popular moderate stuff like shirley, jap gardens, etc, get all chalked up this time of year after a long dry spell like this. Go do Swim, technicians of the sacred, bobcat cringe, clay. Guess all I'm saying is get away from the lower wall and the country, and you might get the advanture you're looking for. If you want to climb the lower wall at the end of the summer, you're going to have to deal with a lot of top rope tough guys hanging from their rope and tick tick tick. It's lame, but that's just a fact of life.

We should get rid of that stuff ASAP. Even herbicide that shit! Some people are very alergic to it and can go into Anaphylaxis shock.

Strong work Johnny boy!!!!!

We were thinking about climbing it mid-August. Can anyone tell me when the Coleman Headwall gets in good shape? Mucho thanks to everyone who reads this or posts any beta

left them at the scramble start of orbit last sat. Will pay kindly for their return. Thanks

Great TR. Moral of the story....never buy alcohol in CA. Bring a lot of it from the US.

Anybody have any info or photo's on the amount of snow and climbability on SCW, as well as L-worth in general. Thanks.

Thank you.

Has anyone seen if it has survived the warm spell last week? PHoto's....snowboarders passing by and looking up?

sorry...but if you leave gear in the mountains, or even snow creek wall for that matter, all bets are off. best of luck getting it back...cheers

I think Nason is perfect without a topo...it keeps the wanker effect pretty low.

From the rest stop on Highway 2, head west about 2.1-2.2 miles and park next to a cluster of mailboxes on the north side of the highway. The trail starts right behind the mailboxes, north of highway 2, and 3 feet east of a driveway. The trail parallels the driveway ON THE NORTH-EAST side of it. STAY OFF THE DRIVEWAY-as that is private property. Climb some of the best and most overhung sport routes in Washington. You won't miss the overhanging caves with a 10-20 minute approach. Have fun.

I was pretty excited to get on The Drip!!! It looked amazing on the spproach, but upon closer look, it wasn't something you'd even want to TR. You'd be totally hypothermic half way up the thing. I guess they call it the "The Drip" for a reason. I'm done hunting the elusive WA ice, and going to be leaving the state a lot this winter for the REAL stuff. You know, the solid stuff in every state other than Washington. Although I'd have to say the Strobach is looking like it might be worth a try. Rainbow and Careno were dry. but a little aerated and chandeliered. Probably coming down with the rain right now:((

Oh....and I'm all for the climbers climbing Rainbow Falls and sewing it up. Way to push yourselves!!!! Keep up the good work and ingore the arm chair duchebags on this site who like to talk shit. If they're talking shit, it's probably because they have a low self esteem and need to talk others down to make themselves feel better.......LMAO

Went in for the Drip yesterday. While it's touching down, it is not in leadable conditions. Aerated, chandelered, and a full on shower. You'll need ski goggles to look up for even a second, and you'd better be willing to solo the whole thing. It's dripping so HARD that we didn't even want to TR it. So we farted around in the icicle on easy stuff. Just so ya'll know, I'm solid at leading the 6 grade, and wouldn't even consider the Drip to be an enjoyable TR without snorkle gear. It looked so awesome on the approach, then the closer we got, the more our excitement waned. I'm think I'm going to wait for my out of state trips this year. I'm pretty much done hunting for the elusive Washington Ice. Even when you find it, the quality, and safetly level blows. Be safe out there and make wise choices on the safety of your chosen ice climb.

For all y'all that haven't been paying attention to the ice forum for the last few years. DANE is the MAN! Tech questions, special custom modifications, sharpening gear, boot questions, jackets, you name it. Ask Dane!!!!! He has the most valuable knowledge of anyone I've ever had the privelage of working with. He is very helpful and patient with newbies too. He can make some badass modifications to your old tools so you have a second grip on each tool, just like modern tools. In short just talk to the man, and he'll have your answers:))))

If you're poor....get a job....or a better paying one. The cheapest way to stay warm is to simply keep moving and be fast and efficient. Also, climb with like minded partners who are fast and have similar goals of being fast. Don't ever just stand around not doing anything.....unless you're belaying:) I have a feeling that you might be spending too much time standing around if you're feet get cold with 3 pairs of socks on!!! As noted above, please don't try to put on a 4th pair, as this will surely leave you with cold feet because of no blood circulation. Any other suggestions we can give you will cost you money. If you're too poor to remedy this problem with a pair of cheap used plastics for $40-100, how do you afford to go ice climbing with the cost of gas and food these days? Best of luck with your cold feet, have fun and be safe:)