Gary_Yngve

Aaron Zabriskie and I climbed the route on Sunday. At the single bolt by the 3, about 20m above the single bolt w/ bypass to the left on the flake, and 30m above the two crappy bolts, there were two options: 1) head left to two old bolts, see more bolts about 30 feet up and left, looked like "Carla's Traverse" 2) continue straight up the dihedral For the second option, we encountered a section where the dihedral was pretty much a seam. There were a few face holds and a couple key pockets, one which I excavated a little more with my finger. After a few tenuous moves, I was able to yard on some shrubbery to mantle a ledge and happily sink in an alien, probably about fifteen feet above an uninspiring fixed micronut, the only other piece separating me from the belay. Higher up a well-protected roof provided one final challenge, before relenting to chickenheads and the last bulge/roof where Orbit merges. The topo here is confusing me a little, because we gained the dihedral again probably no more than 20 feet above the first single bolt.

I wonder if VW or SG have any members named Smythe.

My partner accidentally left his camera at the flat spot just before the log crossing heading up to Snow Creek Wall. When we passed by there on the way back, it was gone. Hopefully one of you good folks picked it up, and it's not in the hands of a snaffle. What beer do you like?

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/baseball/mlb/05/24/hancock.lawsuit.ap/index.html?cnn=yes I can't believe they even have the nerve to suggest such a lawsuit. The dude was drunk, yapping on a cell, and driving without a seatbelt in the middle of the night. Don't tell me it's the fault of the restaurant who gave him drinks or the driver who stalled on the road.

How much are sets of aluminums going for on the street? I have two sets...

RENTON?

Awesome effort!

I like people who pack fudge. Fresh cookies and brownies are good too.

Craig, no Ulrich's Couloir? You're missing out.

You can barbeque a Pope.

The UWCC will be having a BBQ tomorrow, Wed May 16, at 5:30 PM at the UW Rock. Cme hang out with us, but please leave first dibs on the food to students. Also, new this year, a gear swap. Bring all your old used gear to pawn off on newbies.

The new media on the web seems to have mastered the art of write-zak. Basically pointless drivel designed to fill space and waste time... not so different from the spray here, except they get paid to do it.

This is LAME LAME LAME.

Lundin's not much of a rock climb. There's the NEB of Chair. I think the Tooth is the best quality of all of them. Just get an early start and get ahead of the crowds. If you're wanting a more alpinish adventure, enchain Snoqualmie with Lundin with Red.

The anchors were in place last October. Ripping off that hanger and chain is totally lame.

I don't like their focus. They take a good trail and make it almost wheelchair accessible. I'd consider volunteering for them if they'd brush out an overgrown trail.

They supported the plan to gate Middle Fork Snoq at Dingford.

wow, i just received a spam/virus titled "wondering about the lastest on the 2 missing mount hood climbers?" i'm presuming the spammers chose that title intelligently?

Now there's a statement you don't see in print very often.... The problem is that smooth becomes bristly.

roses? referring to the nursery rhyme?

Bush also works.

wimpel

rhesus

What did yall think of the windpacked snow up top? I was getting high quality shears 2" down and 18" down, originally moderate difficulty at High Pass, but then hard difficulty on the glacier.

We were the Mountie party of 6 (I would not call that huge) who broke trail for everyone else (11 others, who were private). And no, we weren't the ones carrying the wands.