sketchfest

Hey Shred, you better make sure that anyone holding the dull end of your rope is belay certified.

No, no, no, no JK, it's not "stuck" with the kids, it's "child rearing"

Everybodies probably worried you are gonna want to bring the object from your picture along.

The Original Burger Works in Madras has/had a multi-page informational packet at the front counter that explained everything about the proposed plant including fuel, waste and so forth. it's been awile since I've been in there, but a phone call might offer up where they got their info.

Thanks, knew the move, just not the name

Please forgive my idiocy, will someone describe exactly what a piolet is and how it is performed and or why.

Well, there we were, standing in the parking lot at 6:20 felling fresh and ready to roll, Pencil Pusher, myself and Norman Clyde.. LET THE BEATING BEGIN!! The first 17 or so miles are fairly flat and we made good time, reaching the first ranger station (9 miles in) in about 2.5 hours. Skies were clear, temps were mild and the elk were bugling all around us. the next section of trail is also fairly flat until you get about 5 miles out from glacier meadows. At that point PP and NC left my sorry arse struggling to keep up (pretty much the story for the rest of the trip) those two set an awsome pace. At glacier meadow we decided to take a break that break turned into a three hour shiver feast, while we lay down sans bivy gear and tried to get a few hours of shut eye. At 4:00 we NC decided he had shivered long enough and got us moving again (more uphill struggling insued for me while PP and NC cruised like it was flat ground) Once on the glacier we picked our way through sink holes and crevasses until we made it to the west side of the glacier and onto more solid snow pack. With one tricky moat/crevasse to deal with we were on our way to snow snow dome and the summit beyond. At the summit choss pile PP lead up with NC and myself following, a rope wasn't really neccesary, but with the lenght of time we had been on the move the decision was made to use it. We spent a fine 10 minutes on the summit, took the obligatory photos and headed down. Back at the trail we all agreed that to make the 24 hour time we would have to bust ass, that meant that PP and NC were going to run/walk and I was going to take up the rear (again) those two are animals, within five minutes I couldn't see them on the trail anymore and it wasn't until I drug back into the parking lot that I saw them again. In terms of gear, we all had a little of everthing, but here is waht we ended up with: 50mm-9mil rope one picket each ice axe instep crampons harnes camel back Conditions were warm with a slight breeze higher up, the insteps worked well on flat ground, but on steeper and harder surface, foot placement was VERY important. Everything is very melted out so there weren't any real issues to deal with except for having to pick our way through the maze of the lower glacier. It was a great trip, Norman Clyde and Pencil Pusher are couple of great guys who made excellent partners on a trip of this nature. So guy's since we couldn't do it last night, here's to you!

I don't have a problem with most lift access. I do it in early season to work the kinks out. The issue I do have with lift rides is the cost for a single ticket, let alone trying to bring my wife and two kids. All of a sudden a nice family outing adds up to a couple of bills(or more) for a few hours of fun. the economics doesn't work out for my wallet.

No porn intended whatsoever, just trying to extoll the great experiences to be gain by going tele.

It'll take ya to a place you never thought imaginable and a place no boardhead could ever get to.

SK, don't just learn to ski, to trully enjoy the experience and get into the backcountry you should learn how to telemark. "free your heal and your mind will follow"

As long as you're cruising the San Juans, you might as well head over to Orcas and go Buildering up on top of Mt. Constitution. The old look out tower makes for a nice little session with great views.

5.9+ slathered in thick heaping layers of greasy shoe rubber(mine included)and more than ample amounts of chalk, as climbers, thrash, thrutch, smear and whine their way to the anchors. It might be .9 when it's clean and your on TR, but at this time of year it's .10 strong(even on TR), then try and lead it without getting spit to the deck before you can place your first piece high enough. Still a fun route even with all that.

Eeeggggzactly! "Classic Crack" a true sandbaggers delight...5.9...yeah, whatever!

Beacon seems fairly consistant with the grades. Broughton on the other hand is all over the board.

JK knows all about being a human stick clip, we all saw him in action last weekend.

Oh how I wish I could, unfortunately she aint much of a climber. Last summer I took her down to Smith to try a little bolted tuft. She took 1 hour to struggle/flail up "Lichen it" (.7) just to get to the anchors and discover that she is afraid of heights (unkown fear). After 2 hours of nurturing, pleading and some serious thought of running out some slack and pushing her off, she was willing to lower down. So the likelyhood of getting her to Beacon...probably not to high.

Wish I could B-rock, but I got a honey-do list a mile long. No play for me

when did you have in mind? Running "race for the cure" Sunday AM, but am free after that. (I think)

I concur, I would be into a day of that, say when.

Seems a little silly that they would post their retailers plan like that. Now everybody can see how bad their getting jacked per issue.

I was setting up on Lions jaw when you guy's were starting your climb. Very smooth, the two of you worked well together and it seemed like the climb went pretty quickly for you. Nice job, that's one I would really like to get on. I need bigger cajone's to get over the exposure.

Hear, Hear... as B-rock say's. A very special thanks to Tim and Becky for allowing such a groups as ours to descend on their home, feed us, beer us and all around make us feel at home. Many routes were climbed, some hard, some easy and a few group projects were tried by all. It was definately nice to have multiple ropeguns: JKrueger, Funguy, Cletus, well basically everybody who was there except me. Very glad to meet a few more Oregon CC.com'rs. Thanks go out to everyone, I had a great time and look forward to some more climbing with folks. In the mean time.. on!

I was talking with the head ranger on sunday before we left. Apparently "Heinrich Becky" has made quite the name for himself among the locals. It would seem the "Heinrich" is somewhere in the canyon everyday. At least twice a week he is seen climbing with his wife, who can apparently follow anything that "Heiny" can lead which according to the rangerman is in the area of .10d. To quote: "Eeff doo tink dat von vas goot, try dis von, ets da same only harder! Now gimme a bulay yah?"