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nice! both the mtn and route sure look different now that all these summer months have passed!

dude, i thought seagal just knew how to kick asses, not write w/ such profound deep-thinking-insides-wordy-stuff

forgot to mention the apache helicopter that flew over w/ a blackhawk 'round noon - looked to be fully loaded w/ a vast array of death-dealing devices too! guess some muthafuka in washougal aint' down w/ the program?

Trip: Der Beacon-wand - - Shotguns n' Shenanigans Date: 8/8/2008 Trip Report: took a former student out for his first multi-pitch climb 2day - very proud of him - he did the se corner to the land o'the'li'l'people, all the raps down, that tr thang next to jills thrill, plus the 1st pitch of dod's jam - shouldn't have pushed him to do cruising at the end of the day (why not throw face, crack and slab routes at him all in one day, i thought, on this his 2nd time climbing outdoors? )- ended up running up the corner alone at the end of the day to retrieve a lost nalgene - we raced to see who could get to the top first after i finished the slab pitch Gear Notes: the usual Approach Notes: the second moon

nice - so you're doing the corner sans rope now too? i assume you're wife's being left out on the loop? on that last uprising pitch, just below where there's that boulder slung w/ the purple tat - goddamn that's a grungy pitch soloing sIcKnEsS sorry to jack yer thread ken

took my former student levi out for his first multi-pitch experience - did the corner to land of the little people, rapped down, top roped that climb to the left of jill's thrill, then took him up dod's jam's first pitch, then made the mistake of trying to get him up cruising - he couldn't do it, so i lowered off to clean the pitch, then soloed up the rest of the corner to retrieve me nalgene i left at the ledge - finished off on uprising, which is looking pretty direct on it's upper pitch now - almost aced meself cleaning a dead tree when it started to pitch off a big block think i even got some pictures of me soloing

jesus! all these recent accidents are making our sport look unsafe, eh? condolences to those of you who knew her sounds like they were unroped when the fall happened? reckon it was on the lower part of the climb then?

fucking holden-area and the goddamn lutheran flies n' mozzies!!!

mike, if you'd seen him on the hill, you definetly shoulda asked him if he summited

shoulda mentioned ken i'm doing hte ptarmigan traverse till next friday - oughta be available the following monday or so though and would really like to do a long beacon aid/hard-free climb - i don't recall, do you have a portaledge?

moof - know you're an aid freak - dude, you gotta go do ground zero now that i've cleaned it (see my tr)! i won't be back till next weekend though

nice! but not the hair!!! hey, are you close to beacon now or what? was thinking of you 2day as i spent hte day at the big b

the dex! and the nitro!

yeah, i was confused by this too - isn't it still legal to bivy sans permit on the rocks at the far end of colchuck lake, below d-tail? excellent kick-save after the cbr wave-off though

whiskey counts as food, right?

mcD 1/4 lb's w/ cheese mike n' ikes (or dykes n' kykes as my quasi-jew friend refers to them) anything from the lil'debbie line: oatmeal creme pies, stars, brownie, etc. hero pies (apple flavor for breakfast!) instant grits n' pre-cooked bacon corn-nuts - every flavor, especially salsa

dude, they clearly forgot the most basic of items when on k2 - THE NITRO! ...dude

most climbs at beacon rock are trad but have bolted belays - matt's point is a good one though, failing protection will fuck you far more frequently than failing anchors, though the latter option does at least get both guys in on the fun.

goddamit, i need to get some rogain for my face or sumthang 'cuz the handlebar mustache is the shit!

anyone wanna climb at beacon on friday?

get better man! and in the meantime, be sure never to inquire of layton "did you summit?" unless you're prepared to deal w/ a big angry meanie! i keep hoping none of this mortality shit applies to me...

Thanks for getting that for me! I'll trade a smoke! Stewart didn't you get real hurt last year using cams where you should be using nuts?

sounds great - did you bring a gps so you'd feel confident on descending in clouds if need be?

good article and writeup and the rescue folks conclusions are spot on - i can't think of another place on hood that more justifies wearing a brain bucket then the upper part of the spur - i hope your family soon forgets this tragedy and remembers just the good times that live on in your memories

man, looks fun! but why was there still pbr left to be drunk in the morning?