sketchfest

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.

No we were in the TNF at about 9,200' directly up from the top of the lift. We got hammered by the wind both nights we were there, I can only imagine how wicked it must have been for those guys at the saddle.

With the idea of climbing a sweet route and getting some last minute acclimatization, my partner and I set out Friday after work to camp and climb the Reid. The wind was howling from Friday on through Sunday, but the skies stayed clear through Saturday night, We motated over to the headwall armed with a couple of pickets and a few screws. The snow fluctuated between soft fluff to hard ice, but with two tools it wasn't so bad. As we exited the first gully we could see that the wind was shearing off the west ridge and vis was being cut by clouds rolling in from the North face. We decided to bail (variation 14A in Oregon High) and jumped to the west ridge and back down to camp. Probably could (read should) have stuck to the route and not bailed, but it was still a good climb. 50 to 60 mph all night and gust higher in the AM, getting down was just as exciting as the rest of the trip. All in all still better than watching golf.

Damn, to bad Thursday the 9th. I'll be on my way to Rainier. Even though my vote wont count, probably the best place would be Lucky lab. Hope there will be decent turn out. Definately interested for future PC's.

You're going to have a tough time getting there. The dam above lake Merwin broke earlier this week and washed out the road. The only way in is an additional 50 mile trip through logging roads and I'm not sure the local authorities have the detour complete yet. You might be able to get some more info off of one of the news channel sites.

As usual, there's always someone with some good info, thanks for the direction. Oh and uh project, why don't you back away from the glass pipe, let the blow torch cool down for a bit and shut your pie hole. WTF did you just get done reading the "how to spray" article in the latest issue of climbing?

I just checked some old threads, but didn't find the info I was looking for. Does anyone know what the current road conditions are up to Cold Springs or is there a website with this info? 'preciate the help

A lot of people car camp at T-line. Most people park in the lower lot and it never seems to be a problem for anybody. During the summer(and even winter) you will see motorhomes and campers parked in the lot next to the lower lodge. I have never been, or seen anyone rousted and told to get out.

I wouldn't say that the cluster factor was high it's just that everybody who was there was waiting for the same "classic". I would say that the rudeness factor was very high and if I see another boy scout, youth challange, drum beat'n, multiple route hoggin, rock chucking, pre-pubesent congregation, I'm gonna go postal.

I am impressed, I didn't know coorz still made a 12 pack, I thought you could only buy it in the handy suitcase size.

Skull Hollow? Only ever camped at Grasslands and the Bivy. I might have to give it a try. Anybody know why we have to cook in the p-lot, seems like fire danger is pretty low right now.

Can anyone tell me if they are allowing cook stoves outside of the bivy area at Smith? or are they still making you cook in the parking lot.

I think Jason brings up some good points. Not every memeber of these climbing groups: mounties, mazamas, whoever.. are arrogant and rude. I do believe that some members may be put in a posisiton of authority LONG before they are ready to be. Living in Oregon I have only had the displeasure of several unfavorable run-ins with some of the mazamas, but the results have been similar with those related in this thread: blind leading the blind. My example: On a very simple solo climb on Hood,(climbing southside) I ran across a large group of mazamas at the hogsback. From the point that I could make out specific words, I could tell that the climb leader was making an example of me and my desicion to climb alone, never mind what my experience is, how much I had previously climbed that year just broad stoke assumptions. All the while his "students" where carrying on in any fashion they chose, axe in the wrong hand, trying to pass the climber in front of them when they were roped together etc. When I confronted the leader about his continual bad-mouthing he confidently let me know (practically yelling) that I was the most unsafe climber he had ever encountered. I bring this up because the very next week, this same climb leader was up on the mountain with a new group of students late in the day on the west ridge when a crown fracture formed starting a moderate sized avy that seriously injured on an took the life of another. Like I and others in this thread have said before, there are good and bad in every group, but as Jason suggests maybe some type of reorganization and longer teaching periods are in order before these guys let loose their "teachers" on the rest of us who are climbing for the personal satifaction, not the ego.