sketchfest

Normally I climb at Stoneworks Tue/Thurs, especially Thurs as my son has jr. team practice and I pick him up. I would be interested in clipping some bolts while pulling some plastic, what is the routine for getting belay or lead cert down there? Maybe PC with some folks afterward.

It would be helpful if you let everybody know where you are located.

I will unfortunately have to miss this weeks festivities, however I will be pretending that you all are with me over in Black Butte while I hold my own solo pub club in an attempt to drown out the noise made by my children and their friends as they run around doing what kids do best.

Dude, you know I want to, but I got too much family shizzy tonight, just can't break away.

Smith is a vortex, it never rains there.

Hey mtn! did you do the 5 or 10K? and when the HELL are we drinking!!

I'm no doctor, but I play one on TV, having gotten that out of the way and having spent some marathon-ish time with Norman, I can say from my experience that he knows what he's talking about when it comes to medicine and proper training for endurance activities. I am also a relative new comer to ultra endurance training, but have learned a couple of things lately that have certainly made it easier for me to continue training long after I would have normally stopped. Hydration is obviously the number one key to survival, but I was finding that water, although good, was really not working to keep me properly hydrated, that's when I remember what the good doctor told me right before he left me in the dust, "Try filing your water bottle with Pedialyte" This stuff works better than cytomax or Gatorade plus it seems to keep me from getting hungry as quickly. Sorry so long winded and with no particular point, just wanted to put a plug in for Pedialyte.

Yes it is true, my company is installing all of the aluminum and glass on PRG's new place.

I'll be down Thursday (3-27/3-30) through the weekend, staying at the Butte, could be looking to bring my wifey into town for some beverages.

When I was growing up there used to be a little burger joint across the street from a Safeway, it was called "Herffy's" I doubt it's still there, but anybody know?

Search Is On For Overdue Snowshoer Volunteers Look For Portland Man PORTLAND -- Search and rescue experts are looking for an overdue snowshoer on Mount Hood. Fred Frauens left Timberline Lodge at 10 a.m. Sunday to explore the Hogsback area. His wife, who was waiting at the lodge, reported him missing in the around 6 p.m. Frauens is an experienced hiker but has little mountaineering experience. Apparently, he was poorly equipped, was not prepared to stay overnight and was not carrying any electronic devices, such as a cell phone or emergency locator. The freezing level dropped to 3,000 feet, and up to four inches of snow was expected Monday. The Clackamas County Search and Rescue Unit, as well as volunteer searchers with Portland Mountain Rescue, Pacific Northwest Search and Rescue, Multnomah County Explorer Post 631 and the Mt. Hood Snowmobile Club, joined the effort on Monday. Anybody know this guy?

Saturday was the first USCCA Junior Comp of the season held at the Redmond Vertical World. I would like to say thank you to all of the staff and volunteers that helped to put this comp together and helped it run fairly smoothly. There were plenty of judges, belayers and well marked routes that kept most of the lines to a minimum and all of the kids focused on climbing. So on behalf of the StoneWorks team (of which I am not a member or spokesman) thank you to all.

Did you guy's go? How were the conditions? Where's the TR?

Craig, I seem to remember a thread not all that long ago asking this very question, you might try a quick search.

I thought they found that guy before the first snow fell this winter, seems Tim was on the recovery of that one...could be wrong!

Great weather, even warm for the first part of the day until the wind picked up in the afternoon, but still it was nice not to have to take a number to climb

Oooohh! is that what that was?

I was at Smith on Sunday and since there wasn't anyone else there, I find it extremely unlikely that the doctor was present!

Glad you guy's had success, pics are awesome once again. Where any of the steps funguy and I kicked in still there up and into the first coulior?

What you think after 3 failed attempts at Leutholds we were gonna fail again? No way dude, we headed over and did variation 14a of the Reid; two tools, no rope, no pro, great exposure and very icy. The only incident was a large baseball size ice chunk that careened off of the back of my hand 100' from the top, bruised my hand and now my middle finger is completely numb. Great climb!

Iain, Did you climb the cliffs on Sunday? Funguy and I met a climber on Sat. with PMR who said she was going to be climbing them on Sun.

Iain, What's up with your site? Did a get to it?

Mike, as always..Thank you very much!

I also have the avocet. Although some friends of mine have had terrible problems with them, mine has worked without a hitch since the day I got it and it's usually accurate to within 10'. The only thing I dislike about it is that doesn't have a light.

How many years?