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Jebus thats intense. Props to those guys.

Sorry to move off topic but has anyone done the wonderland in a day. I think that would mean something like almost four miles an hour for 24 hours.

I know I would have loved for my belayer to reel me in before I grounded from 25 feet on BBQ the Pope.

JRB did you finish the route? Did they attack you? I bailed off that last week. I brought some wasp spray to Beacon today but never got over to Pipeline to nuke 'em.

Awesome job Sol, sounds like a great trip. Nice send.

Anyone want to go climbing today? Beacon, Broughton, Rocky Butte? Send me a pm, I can go anytime.

Not sure where your located, but the routes at Squamish have soft grades and are generally low angle so you can camp out on your feet while you prace pro, or rest.

I messed around with this a little last season. It seems like BD just wanted to get something out that is strictly leashless and oriented toward ice climbing. I would still go for a more all around tool like a viper, imo.

Nice TR, I've heard that's a good outing. Did you get any pics?

This may not be the approriate place for this comment, and if so just let me know, but since your talking about adopting routes I'll throw it out there. Has double dirty overhang gone into hibernation, or from the looks of it yesterday, is it just apt naming?

I'm down, is it still 5h30 and still Video Bluff?

I've had the mammut 8.5s for a couple years and have used them for alpine, rock in the bugs, and mixed and they still look brand new. I'd say they're very durable, and they hold their dry treatment longer than other ropes I've tried.

Was there still a lot of snow on the route? I'm wondering if you could still ski it?

What about doing a solo traverse of the Tatoosh or the Twin Sister range up near Mt. Baker, you could get away with not too much technical climbing so long as you don't mind exposure.

Im in will bring rope/rack. You guys still going to be at toothpick? Or am I a little slow on the uptake?

I'd love to do some climbing today if anyone is heading out. Send me a pm.

anybody interested in getting out tonight?

Mark, I'm game for a little climbing midweek. I'm down in PDX area right now, but everything I want to do is north of here anyhow. I'm thinking about checking out a couple things on SR20 on monday and tuesday. What kind of climbing do you do. Hopefully these would be rock/ice routes. Are you interested? Nate

Aztars shouldn't even be mentioned as all around tools. They do one thing easy ice. Quarks are a much better all around tool. They climb harder ice, climb mix well, and can still do fine in the alpine.

All the good ice i've done in PNW has been in the mountains. But saying that, I've climbed a bunch of sweet flows coming off Heliotrope Ridge three years ago. The waterfalls on the trail were all frozen as well. There is quite a bit of fall water ice around bellingham, but its all in the mountains.

The weather is nice. Anybody want to crag? Beacon, Broughton, the Butt, I can leave now. Call me 360.903.7370 If I don't go climbing I might have to go for a run

Westside weather looks bad this weekend. Does anyone from PDX want to head down to smith for sat/sun?

i'm gonna try to make it, but i'm coming back from the eastside that day so i might be late?

Anyone want to go check out the N side of hood or I rock on any or all of these days?

Off White - The rap route is actually a pretty interesting climb. You go up left of the chockstone, then traverse right on 5.6ish terrain past a mank bolt to the top of the chockstone. From there you walk up the gully to the notch, and follow 4th class terrain to the summit. I would recommend the route if you want and easy route to the top, not one with lots of rock climbing. Although, it is pretty interesting climbing in the gully system.