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All to true, but they have a full bar.

Well gang, last night was another Portland pub club, with the usual turn out. We had B-Rock, Lisa, Fun guy and a few others, sitting outsite at the Lucky Lab. New adventures were shared and new plans were made. All in all a good time. In an effort to be extremely proactive, we are going to try something new. We are going to plan next weeks p-c now. So here goes...Rock Bottom, 7:00-ish, Tuesday, 6-25-02. With that said, let's have everyone plan ahead, (that means you SK, JK, Bella and the rest down south) AND all the Portland area lurkers (shredusmaximus)Now there is no excuse not to be there.

The climbing scene in the Portland area isn't all that great, but then again, it isn't all that bad either. Rocky Butte is the closest to downtown, but you need to be aware of what's going on around you and specifically who is hanging around the top of your route. The garbage is deep, but there are some good routes. Broughton has some nice stuff and Beacon is good when it's open (nesting birds keep it closed until mid-July). Petes Pile, out of Hood River, has some good routes and of course there's always Smith. As far as Alpine goes, you can find great routes on Jefferson, Washington and the N. Sister, but you won't find the same quality as the N. Cascades. Make the move, Portland is a good place to live and it's fairly close to most everything.

I'll probably be there closer to 8:00, but I'll be there, gotta get some climbing in first.

Come on SK, grab the hubby, leave the kids with the sitter and head out. It's only a 1 1/2 drive

I'm gonna be there tomorrow around 4:30 to climb around Video Bluff. Gonna crank some nasty spooge encrusted slab before PC, let me know if you want meet up. I'll be there with one other climber, maybe two.

Eugenies are welcome too! Make the drive, enjoy the beer. You know you want to.

Wednesday works perfect. Let's say around 7:00, hhhmmm, but where should it be, we did west side last week, maybe some place centrally located, like the lab or pro row. I'm gonna brave the empty beer cans, broken glass, used needles and old condoms out at rocky butte so either of those two will make a short drive after climbing. Let's say the the lucky lab 7:00'ish on wednesday.

OK kiddies, it's time to hold the bi-monthly, portland area pub club. I know that there are more than five climbers in town and we don't need a founding father (gappertimmy) as a reason to swill beer and spray. It's time for Portland lurkers and sprayers to unite and gather for beer. Last time was westside, any suggestions, although I don't know how you can beat a Beetles cover band.

AAAhhh come on folks, is this the best that we can do. Look to our bretheren in the North, pube club is a major event every week. With Portland being the micro brew capitol of the world we should have hundreds of places to drink and tons of people flocking to any location. We need an official day..say Tuesdays or Wednesdays and an established time, say 6:30 / 7:00. Let's pull together my CC.Com'rs, come together for beer and stories. Looking for help/support here guy's, I don't really need a reason to have a few drinks, but will drink alone if need be. BTW, Lompoc would be good, but Mondays are tough, probably not for me this week.

Excellent topic. As everyone knows, we all climb for different reasons and all pull different experiences out of our adventures. I agree with Iain about summits, even though I may have had the best trip, climbed the sweetest line, I still feel like not touching the top is unfinished business that eats at me and gives me greater determination when I do make it back. I try to let go of the "goal" and focus more on the journey, ie. planning, packing, etc. and I relaize when I get home that after however many days I was gone, my mind was focused on only the task at hand, no other distractions, just pure, focused energy. That helps ease me through the down side of the "what should I climb next" syndrome that creeps back in a few days after getting home.

I have used both the foot fang and the sabertooths with my T2's and both have worked excellent, although neither are the lightest of the bunch. The extra weight hasn't seemed like much of a problem considering how much nicer it is to carve turns while everyone else is schlepping their way down.

Sound the trumpets, his shredliness lurks no more, he has been badgered into posting. Nice job. Looking forward to future trips, I might be heading over to Adams in a couple of weeks to enjoy some of those spring turns you guys talked about last night. Maybe next P-club we can find a place with a Britney cover band.

Last nights pub club was a small and relatively quiet event which saw none other than web celeb, Tim in attendance. For the six that were there it was a nice chance to meet, swill some brews and tell some stories. Congratulations to all on your latest adventures, ranging from the big "D" to ski trips on Adams. Hopefully we start to get a little more organized and make this a weekly event as opposed to the bi-monthly endeavor it is now.

Dublin Pub on the corner of Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway and Scholls Ferry road. 6821 SW Beaverton Hilldale HWY. Depending where you are in B-town, travel East on "B-H" highway, when you pass the Fred Meyer (on right) you are real close. At next intersection, on left hand side you will see the Dublin, It's best to turn left at the intersection, park in the lot or right behind in the bank lot. See ya all tonight

So what's the plan for Monday P-club? Is anyone still interested?

According to the NFS site for Hood, the southside is shut down until the investigation is over. Currently there is no anticipated date, as one body still needs to be brought down. So if your going up this weekend, be prepared to descend the route you climb.

Since your gonna be on the westside, how about the Dublin pub. Lotsa room, big selection of brews?

What time on Friday? Are you talking about Friday night/Saturday A.M.. I was going to head up Fri. night after work to climb Luethold then tele down. If that's your plan, I would be up, let me know.

Dogs...I gotta crazy ass weimariemer (the ones that guy takes the pictures of dressed up in people clothes) that crazy bitch needs a hundred mile to run and she still wont be tired. Thankfully, she is as timid as they come (she rolls over if a cat looks at her) and she loves the crag. However, because she is such a freak, the only time I let her run is on the trail, once we are within site of climbers, people, other animals, she goes on the leash. As soon as we get to the wall I find a place that is close so she doesn't feel left out, but out of the way so she isn't all over other climbers or their gear. I love my dog and think she has as much right to be there as anyone else. But I wont subject others to her sometimes unruly behavior and don't think others have the right to subject me to their pets disobedience or whimpering. You want to let your dog run, fine, by all means let them run, just remember not everyone likes dogs and even the nicest dog may seem like threat or nuisance to someone. I think the word we are looking for is "Respect".

...Climb in your bare feet, being sure to smear ample amounts of creamy foot goo onto holds that you know folks are going to put their hands on thus ensuring an irratating and nasty skin rash and the possible abscence of those climbers from the already over crowded gym for several weeks after.

That is an extremely well crafted letter, good job! Maybe if enough of these go out the FS might take another look at all user fees.

After four years of unsuccesfull attempts, (turned by weather every time) My climing partner and I finally made the summit on a nearly perfect weekend. We started out at 3:00 am saturday in what I would call balmy conditions. The ledges were in excellent shape, plenty of snow on the legdes themselves and the rock sections nicely frozen. As we climbed out onto the chute, the wind began to pound us with fridgid temps and ice and spindrift. Passing camp comfort, the wind subsided just enough to allow us to continue. Made the summit at about 9:30, called it good and got out before things got to warm. Coming back through the ledges was exciting, loose unconsolidated slush and every frozen pebble was now loose and ready to fly. Back at camp by 12:00, nothing else to do but sit back and enjoy the hordes that came to see the big mountain.(counted 75 at one point). All in all good route, good weather, sweet trip. Hope everybody else had as great a weekend.

Does Mike's post mean that it's closed entirely, or just that you need chains? I want to head up today, but don't want to make the three hour tour just to be shut out. Any ideas how to find out what's going on today?

Anybody know the current conditions on the road up to Paradise? Is it open, plowed, closed, not plowed, thanks in advance.