Off_White

There's a bunch of routes there, you might try mountainproject.com for info.

That's a good recommendation Fern. It's been awhile since I've perused ANAM, but the one that stood out for me as most common, at least in the Northwest, was "slip on snow, failure to arrest."

Funny, if I was going to be identifying Sherri in the wild I'd probably be looking for the clown feet

Dane, I'm not sure what you meant, but this is what I heard...

I must be pretty selfish and inconsiderate too, since my first thought is how much I'd miss me if I were dead.

Incredible shrinking good job R

It's only been three weeks, but who's counting? YES, we look good for tonight, 6/18/08

It's a technical term, silly Seatard.

Gotta love the swagger, but do you honestly believe people don't passionately argue about that very subject? To be is to disagree, it's a human condition kind of thing. Great input folks, thanks.

My imagination is much too active for soloing to be fun. What if I trip over a shoelace? What if I'm stung by a cloud of hornets? Now I can add to that list: what if my bicep detaches? It doesn't matter that these things have never happened, or that since I haven't fallen off a 5.9 since forever I should be perfectly safe soloing these things, I just think about how stupid I would feel if I were dead, and then I don't do it. I guess some people like their odds a little closer, while I tend to prefer a sure thing. For all that I'm a climber and an entrepreneur, risk is not all that attractive to me. While I'm not fond of folks who solo for the sake of public spectacle (like those who want to solo the one pitch route you're in the middle of climbing), I don't have a problem with people who just quietly go about their business for their own reasons. It's just not my way.

Great TR, love the pictures. Looks like awesome conditions for April.

Tacomites: at least you have each other

The Meteor is a foam helmet and the Ecrin Rock is a cradle, right? It does seem like a cradle is the ticket for the really bad foo, but I'm mostly worrying about the whack your head in a fall sort of thing, so I want something cool and comfy so I'm not tempted to leave it in the pack. Guess that includes being careful with it too, I have used the Edelrid as a seat, and it's been useful in an unplanned bivy, kept me from banging my head on rocks during bouts of uncontrollable shivering.

Someone who knows Brian's last name could check with the hospital in Loma Linda. I dropped Randy Vogel a line to see if he knew the injured climber's name.

Whether it's for road, route, or avalanche conditions, you're better off posting these queries in the relevant region under the Route Reports subsection. You're more likely to have folks familiar with the area encounter your question, and it makes it easier for others to get answers to their own similar questions. The Climbers Board is for more general climbing related topics. thanks Off White - Climber's Board Moderator

On a related note, this has me thinking about a new helmet, so I started a thread over in the Gear Critic to see what other's have been happy with lately. Any input would be appreciated.

Dane's recent thread has got me thinking about a new helmet for cragging. My current lid is an Edelrid Ultralight, which is more of an alpine webbing cradle affair, sort of bulky and clunky. I've never really looked at the modern foam jobbies. What do folks have that they love or hate?

Wore my helmet all weekend. I did keep banging it on the door jamb getting into the car though. Seriously though, this story was in my head all weekend while I was out cragging, and I was most diligent about the brain bucket.

I find it sort of disturbing that you guys are so capable of closely examining his, um, "gun" Eeesh, this pic tops getting rickrolled any day, nice work Porter.

Holy Granite in Renton! I do believe that Windermere listing is what Linda was talking about, right down to the cobble gravel driveway. Price seems a little steep to me, I'm glad I got my little 32 acres with the cliff all back in the day when land was affordable.

You've got to show it to him. He's got a background in team sports, doesn't he? That's a mindset you've got to overcome to embrace the whole experiential approach to climbing. I think my first climbing trip to the valley included all those feelings too.

Holy shit Dane! Thanks for telling us the story, I'm gonna be thinking about this one for awhile. I think maybe it is time to start wearing the helmet all the time on lead. Like you, I come from back in the time when only geeks wore helmets. You're a good man Sobo.

Sounds like a great trip, some real classics for a first visit. Here, I just gotta put up this old picture of Werner Braun solo on Reeds... It's been a long time since I did that route, but just thinking about it makes my forearms feel pumped.

That's a pretty good one, you should write ad copy for starbucks new line of decaf.

Are you okay Fairweather? I thought talking trash about spouses and family was sort of off-the-chart unacceptable for you, so that last bit has me really concerned.