Alpinfox

I think a shot of climbers on the EB of SEWS taken from the summit of NEWS might look pretty cool. Anybody have a shot like that?

Freddie B is looking for a couple pictures for publication. Please post what you have for the East Butt of SEWS and a good quality shot of the North Peak of Index from the Road. Please post 600X800 max. We can get a hi-res version to Fred later. I'll point him to this thread after some quality entries have been posted. You won't get any money, but you will get your name in print as a photo credit.

BING!

Hey joe, Apparently you need some help with the TR. Hopefully the following comments are helpful: I'd recommend adding more time. I think I speak for most of us when I say that we get a little overwhelmed by the idea of climbing 32 desert towers in one trip. Now, if you did your "trip" over about 25 years, maybe the rest of us could imagine maybe possibly doing it. I'd also recommend climbing easier routes so that we can relate. I mean, 5.11c mud climbing? What is that? Is that like climbing the tooth at all? Please compare it to something I'm familiar with. Hope this helps. Better luck next time.

Alpinfox on the cube Some guy in the trees? Andrew S eatin some noodlez Pope on teh Blue Flake pitch. Dreamer. Prusik teh demon dog. Some snow and a guy. Yocum?

Shiva is my belay bitch.

WOOHOOO! Nice pix.

Thanks for starting a new thread for this bullshit. I like the "BEST CLIMBS ON EARTH" thread. Even if there were some bullshit statements made about what is "moderate". Bring it here.

Looks good!

I agree with Frieh (nice rhyme). This thread had some potential but all you buttknocker wanna-be and actual lawyers are muckin it up. Now STFU and post lists of cool climbs (with pix preferabbly) and leave the arguin' out. I'll edit this post with more of my picks when I think of them, but Lotus Flower Tower has gotta be on there. LFT video try to ignore that chick's annoyingly high whiney voice. Climbs I've DONE: NR Stuart, DEB of SEWS, Washington Pass, Beautiful exposure and position, 5.9/A0 or 10+ Complete Exum on Grand Teton, 5.7, 3000'? without much 3rd/4th. Prob not the best in the tetons, but the only one I've done. Crimson Chrysalis, Red Rox, if only it weren't so crowded! This House of Sky, Ghost River Valley, Canada (dozens of soloable WI3 steps in a cool little gully) PHUN! I love easy ice climbing. No fear, just fun. Denali, West Buttress. Learn what big time expedition climbing is like. See the AK range. Vestal Peak, East Ridge?, San Juan Mtns, CO. 5.2? Beautiful position and area. Lots of single pitch stuff, but I don't think they are within the scope of this discussion. Climbs I HAVEN'T done: Passport to insanity, Australia: Amazing handcrack through huge roof. Serenity Crack, Yose: Gimli Might actually do this one this summer!??! Rebel Yell, EF of Chianti, 5.10 to tiny summit. SF of Prusik. Embarassing that I haven't done this yet. South Howser Tower, Beckey-Choinard OMG. This seems like it might actually be attainable for a wuss like me, but at the same time, mind-blowingly beautiful. Exasperator. 10c. Why haven't I done this yet? Several of those climbs that Blake did in New Zealand a couple years ago looked like serious contenders for worldwide classics. What was that one super long mellow alpine ice thing?

To slog, or not to slog: that is the question: Whether 'tis nobler to ascend the south side and suffer the slings and pickets of outrageous crowds, Or to take tools against the north face, And by climbing grade III avoid them?

I've related this story on cc.com previously, but... The night of 9/10/01 I was camped at the lower saddle on the Grand Teton. Just before sundown my partner and I noticed a few black moths flying low to the ground from east to west through our campsite and over the saddle down into Montana. We didn't pay much attention. However, the quantity of moths kept increasing to the point where I would guess SEVERAL THOUSAND moths were flying through our campsite per minute. This migration lasted about 30min from first moth to last moth. I have no idea what they were or what the story is. The next day we woke up, climbed The Grand, and didn't find out about September 11 events until a couple days later.

Not available anymore? All I can find is this review.

Does the pony mane detach for use as a bivy toupee? No gear loops? WTF?

....weighs almost five pounds, costs $360, and holds about four times as much as I specified. Thanks for playing though!

Be careful! You can RAPPEL to the ground with a 60m, but you cannot be LOWERED to the ground with a 60m. Edit for more clarity: As stated, you can get to the ground by rapping with a single 60m rope (30m rappel), but only if the rope is free-hanging; not running through your gear. You will NOT reach the ground if you try to have your belayer lower you with the rope running through the gear and anchors. A 70m rope is nice to have at Index. Thanks Ken!

Thanks for the replies. I'm trying to replace a North Face "Klettersack" that I had for about 14 years. TNF Klettersack That 18L Arc'teryx pack might be the ticket. Only 255g is nice. Clip in pts are nice. I think the Grivel Manu might be too small. John, can you fit two pairs shoes, etc in it? All the gear racking widgets on there might be nice.

I want a pack that will hold two pairs of running shoes, two windbreakers, two headlamps, a liter or two of water, and a few clif bars - something the follower would carry on a multipitch rock climb with a walkoff. What have you used that you liked?

Trip: Goose Egg Mountain, Tieton, WA - Ride The Lightning Date: 4/13/2008 Trip Report: K9D053fncvM Gear Notes: Bring a hanger and nut for 3rd bolt on 6th pitch. I think it's 10mm. Approach Notes: A wee bit of snow in descent gully

In some thread a few years ago about the pink tricam I asked, "I wonder why they don't make a smaller tricam?" Some guy named "Dru" said because it would get fixed all the time. Huh.

Cool. I haven't made it up Lassen yet, but that seems like a cool way to do it. Can one typically drive to the trailhead in winter (or "early spring")?

Hey, don't you work at UW? Scientist or some shizzle? Wanna give me a definition for "shock load" there sport? I can't seem to find it in my fizix book. How much force you think he applied to that bolt? I'd wager it's on the order of 5kN. Certainly not going to damage the bolt.

Looks beautiful E. Miss ya up here. -P

If he couldn't find Beckey on his own, his researching skills are questionable.