That sounds like you are describing the climbs you did.
"Yeah, I totally onsighted Crushed To Death, but I warmed up first on Smeared with Feces and just moved over from the belay ledge. You gotta try that link up, it's an awesome way to go"
After years of scrambling I decided to learn how to rope up for the odd 4th class pitch I might encounter while peak bagging. I guess I didn't realize that fingerjams up Flying Circus would result in lifelong addiction.
Oil is made by archaea, who knows how long it takes them to shit out a gallon of crude... maybe only an hour or so if you feed them the right amount of rock.
I can see the NF of Colfax from work right now, here in Abbotsford. There are some clouds kicking around but like Justin says, it's REALLY plastered with white up there. You might have to dig with a shovel to find the ice except for the vertical parts. You might find some sloughing too...