Whatever. Do you onsight cracks with marginal gear that look cool no matter what their grade even if they may be 2 full numbers above your ability? I dont think so. How about you honor their spirit by not pretending to be one of them eh?
Whatever. All you guys trying to be hard asses. If the gear is thin, I wanna know how fucking hard it is. It is called risk management. If you dont know the risks, sooner or later you are gonna die. I am not willing to jump on a climb that might be 5.11 might be 5.13 with gear that is not great. I know you wouldn't either so anything you say here is just B.S.
Oh and if anyone wants to go to the show in van, I share a large apartment and there are pullout and couches to crash on so ya dont have to drive at 6AM or
Exasperator isn't overrated if you don't have little mini fingers and toes. I'd say its right on to underrated even. Givler's crack's never been 5.8, always .7. And that traverse pitch on Outer is legit 5.9. You're just straight wrong today homes.
Ditto. I was tips on exasperator. O.S. has some solid 9 climbing on the traverse pitch. One move was pretty intimidating.
Yeah. I would heed some of the other's suggestions about mabe seeing which day the weather is best on ranier and doing a route then and climb in the north cascades around that. Smaller peaks, but outrageously great climbing.
My buddy Tim and I took my buddy Cesar, from Mexico, up golden ears in the winter and he said he was going to piss in his sleeping bag to keep warm. Other buddy Tim replied, "Faq that shizzle! I am rubbing one out as we speak!"