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All the best to you two. You're a good egg Carolyn.

Whats the matter, you guys can't find any high fashion softcore porn on the web? Geez, I guess you all suck at teh internets.

Not without permission you don't.

I'd guess the volunteer work is a good thing, since the FS would just as soon abandon this road. I don't know if there are people in the hunting community that use this access as well who would be interested in working on it or not, their time is later in the year so they may not be as motivated or even aware of the potential for closure. Many thanks to you folks who worked so hard on this. Who says there are no heroes anymore?

There's a better alternative to the grovel gravel finish (in common with assorted NE Buttress routes). When you hit the arcing sandy ledge just below the top, like a giant smile of a ledge, instead of heading off the right side into what you know will be total crap, go left up some big blocks and through a notch, casual 4th or low fifth, and you pop over and down to a small tree with a rap sling. Two or three raps with a single 60m get you down.

Huh, and I thought Scott had it in for the Boyscouts Of America. You need to check out the tune "I Hate Banks" by Mojo Nixon. And I ain't none too fond of the cable teevee company neither. Bill, you're talking climbing in a spray thread! We all wish you had a camera this weekend too.

Just for a walking tour, though I did a number of things back that way last summer. There's some really good climbing back in there. Err, I mean poison ivy ridden choss heaps, but good if you like that kind of stuff.

Oh, and in his favor, I've got to say Trad_Guy is uniter, not a divider, bringing together cc.commies from across the political & climbing spectrum. Bravo!

Choada Boy, you forgot: Trad_Guy n00b 32 posts

Nope, not on a classic alpine route of this nature that gets this much traffic.

Yeah, spray it is.

chew before you swallow

Nice rebuttal W. I'd say the first responsibility of traditional mountaineering is expect that you're on your own out there and act accordingly.

Yeah Goatboy, I tried that "religious purposes" dodge on the Teanaway a number of years ago, it didn't work then either. I argued back and forth on the phone, wound up sending them $5. My method of late is to park just before the sign, which as I understand it means it doesn't apply. That's worked so far, and the extra walk is usually not much at all.

Perhaps you need to climb at more places on the west coast then! In keeping with your sentiments though, I won't tell you which ones. In all seriousness, Banks is not a national destination, and there are an awful lot of other places to choose from within the given radius from Pugetopolis. You're right though, friends don't let friends post on RC.com

Really? I didn't figure you for that kind of sprayer.

Sad to lose such an outstanding individual at only 60 years old. Mead was one of those climbers that mattered.

I know you think we understand what you thought you said, but I'm not sure that what we read is not what you meant.

If you fall for this old hoax pink, boy have I got a deal on a bridge for you.

Given some of the work you've done at your private crag, I suspect these attributes attracted you rather than "put you off". Dude that’s just rude!!!! OFF has declined putting up easy manufactured routes at his crag and it’s a freak’n quarry... link (don't know why OW took down the photos) Uh, that would be because they weren't my photos, fool. It was some educational venue in New Zealand, I guess they took them down. Someone seems to have swallowed the hook though...

100% agree Was Morrissey the name you were groping for?

4:30 on is a safe bet, but I wouldn't be surprised if there's a couple people over there already.

High of 67 and mostly sunny, it's looking really good for tomorrow. Wow, two weeks in a row, could this be a trend? Most things are dry, come play tomorrow.

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