bigwalling

I should have read before posting! Scott that was one of the things I was interested in. Here are some routes that I'm wondering about; Snow White, A3 part of Frog Pond, Golden Arch, and Abaraxas? Anyone know about these?

There are trees everywhere at Index. Make your anchor one of those.

I'd really like to know what aid routes have gone clean at Index. I heard crazy jamie sent artifice clean. So what other ones have been sent clean? I heard Golden Arch went clean?

Well he said it had "incredibly technical climbing". If you look at some other lines of his you will understand that the climb is harder than other A4s around it. His other A4 wall route requires 40+ heads(mostly #0's and 1's)! I was more just telling people where the route is, since no one knew when I asked the question.

I got an email from andrew and he said that the route starts on Java Jive and has techincal climbing on it. So Dru was right about the area which it was in.

20 under today! Not near as good as a couple months ago. But still better than all of you. Does anyone else scream at their computer when you miss a putt? Also one of the holes in the back 9 has an error. The ball goes out of the thing into the background. It has screwed me several times. Damn game!

Burp, For some reason I think you are quite dumb. Or maybe thats just the beer talken.

17 under isn't that good! I played that game a few months ago(exact same one). The lowest I've ever gotton was 23 or 24 out of 48. That is like 24 or 25 under. Try and do that!

Too bad. It's really sad it happened to someone so young. I feel for the family.

I'm wondering if any of you guys have done the A3+ aid pitch on this climb? Any nailing? Is it a good climb?

Just don't fall and everything is ok. Index is a choss pile! Let us choss lovers have it to ourselves.

At least it is a free piton. I bet if you sold it, you could get some new gear. I sure as hell don't mind some free gear.

What Dean P. did on the Half Dome and El Cap is pretty impresive. I think it should have got the trad award. As for Beth, Country Boy is mostly a face type style climb. And there is some fixed gear in it. And how is pinkpointing really trad? That turns it into a clip up. So Dean should have got the trad and someone else for the big wall. The rookie award was pretty sweet. The runner up for the rookie award, Russ M., had a pretty impresive accomplishment also.

Doesn't matter. I'm just interested in knowing what our state has to offer in this form of climbing.

Anyone know what the hardest mixed route(m-system) is in Washington and where it's at?

Aid: 1. New Route on Chief 2. I Shot the Sheriff 3. Something hard on El Cap

It is the most popular harder aid route in Squamish. I doubt it is too bad. Even old 1/4" bolts can hold quite a bit. You could always just replace one of the 1/4"er's with a 3/8" stainless steel bolt.

I'm wondering about this route. It is an aid route on the Upper Wall at Index. It climbs the arete to the right of 12 angery bees. Anyone know anything about it? Who did the F.A.? Has it seen any traffic? Jake

I'm looking for info on a route called Straight White Male V 5.11d A4. Andrew Boyd did the first ascent. I am wondering where it is in Squamish? I'm assuming it's on the Chief.

If anyboby needs topos to Warriors of the Wasteland, or other aid routes I got them. [ 09-03-2002, 09:54 PM: Message edited by: bigwalling ]

North North Gully is interesting. I didn't go all thee way up it but the Promise Land is way cool.

Aleins are great! But that is for aid. Free clibing with them isn't near as good of an experiance as it is with tcus. They are just too flexible for free. But when it comes to aid they rule.

I will likely be there ealy october. Will hopefully be on the big stone!

Well, I haven't done it but I know that the free route varys from the regular aid route. Todd Skinners site has some good photos of the route. Of course he isn't aiding it. From what I have heard it has a way different feel from the regular route up the dome(you likely know that). People have also said tissack is a pretty good route. I think it has lots of bad bolts. Good luck

Yos is right about the modifcations. I solo with the gri gri and love it. I tape the handle down to make sure it doesn't catch on the rope when falling. I use prusik loops about 2 feet long so the rope doesn't go back through. Heres a link to a better explanation of it. http://www.rockclimbing.com/forums/viewtopic.php?mode=viewtopic&topic=2062&forum=40&start=0 Pete knows the most about it on there. Hope it helps