Gary_Yngve

Climb: in search of the mystical webcam-north ridge / west face Date of Climb: 4/26/2004 Trip Report: Wide crack on northeast buttress gains ledge system. Traverse to friction slabs to gain north ridge. Drop down to the West Face. Do a rising traverse on friction slabs to reach the summit ridge. Thing on an eight-foot pole on the summit ridge may or may not be the webcam. A stickclip with a camera attached to it may be necessary for further investigation.

Weird, it lists BillG as CEO, but he's not. He's chairman. Ballmer is CEO.

billg Motherfucker.

I had issues with my toe-piece popping when I first got the TLTs, but it turned out I wasn't yarding on the lever hard enough (it goes through several clicks before fully locked).

Yeah, the Blue Flake crack widens at one point, but a few feet higher it narrows down again.

Silent Running and Total Soul on 3:00 Rock are well-protected 5.9-5.10 routes. The slabs on Dreamer will be easier but less protected (bolts every 10-15 feet for 5.9 and 20-25 feet for 5.8). Careful rope management / pro placement is required on the crux 5.9 pitches to avoid unnecessary ropedrag or getting the rope stuck beneath the roof. Expect on certain pitches to have to climb as much as 20 feet beyond a belay (on 5.7- terrain) before getting in your first piece. If you can, choose a day that won't be scaldingly hot. Dreamer is south-facing.

With just a little more driving, you could be at Index instead.

Note the camera tilt and the lack of any scratches on the tool.

Norman Clyde too

trying to remember who all showed up... ToTheTop, MattP, Diana, Tim, Dave Schuldt, Beck, a few others apparently not the narcissists

a Flintstone facsimile of the chalkboard in the guys' bathroom at the bar:

Sweet, I was about to ask the same question!

Climb: Chair Peak-circumnavigation Date of Climb: 4/18/2004 Trip Report: Ned Flanders and I left Seattle early in the morning, wondering what the weather will bring us. The sun danced among the clouds all day, softening up southern slopes that never froze the night before, but leaving northern aspects icy with breakable crusts. We ended up booting down from Chair-Bryant col to Melakawa Lake, not wanting to skid/crash down frozen avy debris. We wanted to do Kaleetan, but the top looked melted out from below. The snow on the rest of the trip was skiiable, perhaps even enjoyable, though you had to work for your turns. We got back to the car around 2:00 PM and got hit by a few rain showers on the drive back. Approach Notes: Snow Lake is still solidly frozen. Pretty slushy out there.

Yeah, I was a bit disappointed with the turnout. (The club lost about $300 on the show.) We advertised the same way we do with other shows and we made it later in the evening than before, so I'm not sure what happened. But Will's show was totally rad. In addition to his pictures, I loved his social commentary.

tonight, woohoo!

I bet Fred Beckey wants her phone number now.

I resemble that remark.

July 10, 2002: July 11, 2002:

Nickerson is cool

There's like four firetrucks, two fire-chief cars, an ambulance, two big gray vans with sirens, and maybe even a boat down by the waterfront behind the stadium. But there is no visible smoke nor cause for an evac -- there are folks playing on the practice fields. Toss in a Channel 7 heli circling overhead. Any guesses?

skiing

I don't know the numbers, but I'm pretty sure it was more like 70. The room seats 130. A lot more people must have cancelled than had emailed me.

About 5-10 people emailed me today saying they can't make it, so we have some more spots open for folks to see Hans. He'll be talking about his <3 hr ascent of El Cap and his trip of climbing all of California's 14ers.

In Georgia they have pickup-truck limos.

to the HUB on UW Campus? Check out http://students.washington.edu/climb/florine I added a link with directions.