icegirl

if you are not fly fishing you are wasting you time

Today today today!! the weather looks awesome! Show up ya lurkers!!!!

LOL! that's why no one ever "steals" my spare harness... The the metoleus version of the alpine bod. Somehow that harness ALWAY comes home...

another vote for the Grivel...

lol Thanks, I needed that

my climbing partner and I were on our way to the Tooth one fine day, and god only knows how he saw it, but suddenly he was off trail and climbing a tree... came back with a velvet sachet with a little glass bong in it... Comment something like "damn, it's empty" while holding up a little plastic baggy...

hah. I actually had a BF ask that same question when I bought my first rope and draws. Didn't stop me either. That rope sat around (or got drivin around) more than it was used for the first year (well, I guess it did go cragging a few times, everyone laughing at me while they used my rope, sure, we'll use YOU'RE rope)... It got me thinking tho, and exaclty what carolyn described happened to me, I became less dependant on others for the "pre-packaged climbing experience" ..

climbed my first 6 years with a two daisys, then switched to a knotted double length spectra runner X 2 (one for each anchor bolt - in case the leader is planning to stretch the pitch and needs all the rope he can get) 1. for weight, 2. versatiliity 3. makes sense (no one had explained them to me, I _thought_ daisies were the end all) I still use my daisys for ground anchors when cragging (belaying those big boys) and hopefully will use them again when I try my hand at aid climbing (why I got them in the first place) Runners are my favorite so far. Keeping it simple seems the best course of action, especially when anchors and tying in are concerned.

there is a joke there somewhere... JUMP! music running through head....

bDubyaH is correct. Hang, hang, hang. You will know. Look at all the harnesses too, don't limit yourself to womens specific. fiddle with the gear loops, ask the person selling it to you for some quickdraws to clip onto them, after hanging (or at least not just standing there), so you get a feel for where the loops are going to ride in real life. You'll find some are up front, some have the loops up, some have the loops down, etc... And, yes, you will know right away if a harness is uncomfey. Sometimes is just needs a little adjustment, but personally, I'd shy away from anything that is painful I don't think I've ever owned a girl specific harness. The last piece of girl specific gear I owned (other than my shell bibs I think) was a pair of 5.10 shoes, long since vanished...

Best wishes to your friend... Can we sign a card for him or anything at Pub Club tonight? If he's at harborview, he's got the best taking care of him..

Sounds like a great idea... I'll let you gals sort that all out

no, it just got too full of randomness. Discussions on this subject need to be taken to the thread in newbies or spray.

Okay, I'm gonna try this again... No SPRAY please.. Wednesday, July 21, meeting at the trailhead sometime between 3:30-4pm, Exit 38... Starting at Write Off Rock, moving on to We Did Rock... http://www.northbendrock.com/Deception/index.htm this was last week.... http://homepage.mac.com/ljjames/PhotoAlbum44.html All experience levels welcome! (newbies encouraged!!)

yeah, no shit!

muff, nowhere did I say I am giving any lessons... Keep in mind, I worked as a scuba diving instructor for years, so I am quite familiar with liability insurance et al. Thanks for your concern though (or am I reading something in to your post) Brianna PM'd me asking if she could hang out and watch (even if she had not taken a formal climbing class) I said sure... Please, all you "experienced" folk, don't read more into this than it is. It is a group of women of varying skill levels getting together to have some fun. I am trying to make it newbie friendly, yes, and an environment where experience people can pass on information to the less experienced. An environment where a woman can ask another woman about how her harness fits or what is a female urinary director (AKA funnel) without snickers from they guys... Many people helped me "learn" to climb (beyond my formal instructor - thanks Dale) This is just my way to "Pay it Forward".

So there is like one good climb in the range I'm looking for, but it's multipitch... right? Or am I mistaken. I've climbed at Erie, it's nice, but well, we are looking for places that are close and good for after work... Knock it off with the "for us girls" stuff. Either be of help, or not. I don't mind either way.

http://www.northbendrock.com/Deception/index.htm Park at the Deception Crags trailhead, follow the trail up (it's not too far, about 8 min or so) pass the "Substation" area (the first climbing area next to the trestle), continue on to the top of the trail, where it meets Iron Horse trail (gravel road)look immediately to your left, and there is "Write Off Rock" if we are not there, then we will be to the East, on "We Did Rock"

Marie, We will start at Write Off Rock, and move on to We Did Rock (Deception crags area Exit 38) these have routes from the 5.5 range up up to 5.9+...

prana TOP!

Ben, if you've been following these threads (I assume you have) you will notice that there is mention of a rotating Index, Leavenworth, Exit 32, Exit 38 schedule. I assume you have a nice set of 5.5-5.7 routes selected for us when we do head to Index??? Right now Leavenworth is a soot factory, and being that I only just got the smoke smell out of my pack, I'm not that keen on heading up there right away... Index is a great idea, but we are a talking about people with little or no climbing experience here, I really want to give them a chance to get on some things that they will find easy enough to complete, and not get disheartend by failures... So far exit 38 seems to work quite well for this, it's basically an outdoor gym, with a better view, no strange ass music or gruntin' boulder boys, an approach shorter than the UW gym (if you don't want to pay an arm and a leg to park), and cleaner air...

Next time is next week, the 21st, Same bat place, same bat time... see Vol.2

The race is happening in those team cars, piped to the boys through those little ear thingies.... They are just turning the pedals... It's like a rolling game of chess.... I think the race announcers are just trying to let us in on the game (I'm kidding)

Mikey, shouldn't your sig say "you can't fall until you try"??????

Right then, Wednesday! (and for those who can't get out Wednesday, a few of us might try to meet Thursday...)