Off_White

I think we should have a special column, "The Pink Point" featuring a daily rant from Pink. Locked thread, no comment allowed, just pure Pinkness.

He dresses right?

"An early attempt this summer was thwarted before the climbing actually began" I guess that identifies one of Layton & Wayne's failed big projects this summer,eh? I'm looking forward to the TR when that one gets done. Nice to see John get some credit, his work has had a huge effect on Cascade mountaineering in recent years.

It will be climable, but perhaps not optimum. The ground is still quite wet, and the rock feels a trifle damp this morning. It's still overcast, we could really use a sunny afternoon to dry things off nicely.

Fuck off Buddy No threesomes. Right, because everyone wants to be the meat in the sandwich. 8D

Sounds like the tough guy can't keep up with our own local 17 year old barista and her seventeen shots of espresso, her heart didn't stop.

Maybe my perspective is skewed, since the house is two blocks from the police station. St. Johns is also rapidly gentrifying, they turned the hardware store into a foo-foo bike shop right about the time I bought the house, and they have the requisite two Starbucks within four blocks.

I'm sort of partial to St Johns out in North Portland - feels like it's own village, but a quick hop over the St Johns Bridge to downtown. As a caveat, it is the only part of Portland I've spent a significant amount of time in, remodeling a repossessed HUD house we bought as a family project, pretty sweet now with the rooftop deck and views of the Willamette and Forest Park, three block walk to McMenamins, theaters, and an array of restaurants. Driving down from up north I never really found the I-5 bridge a pain, but that's probably due to taking Marine Drive, the second exit. Portland is a great city, but Seattle is closer to better climbing.

I'm only a general contractor, not an electrician, but I've never seen a main breaker trip, that'd be a hell of a load. Offhand, I'd guess the Manson Family?

Jtree, something at Echo Cove... double dip?

Dude, changing out the scab faced radioactive boy scout photo for fabio after bill posted his riposte is even lamer than your original pre-edit post.

those Swiss are fuckers.

Hexes rule.

Was this the Sumner route or the Landry/Cook route?

I'd like to thank you all for volunteering for our experiment.

That's a lot of work in a day. I know what you mean about the section between the lakes, I suffered a little lack-of-food bonk in there, and all the up and and down and which way do I go made me slow and crabby. Gets better once you thrutch up to the second lake level though.

So, from Torment Col you descended to head up the South Ridge? Is the East Ridge of Torment that unappetizing? I've been curious about that as a start to the T-F traverse, probably because of the exciting time I wound up off route trying the S. Ridge start... What a great way to spend 4 days in the Cascades.

Hadn't considered it, but looking at things, I'd have to say it's a matter of public spectacle. It has almost 25,000 views, substantially more all the threads on the front page of the fitness forum combined. Hey, I do have to work around here now and then if I want to maintain my access to the keys for the Moderator Hut in Boston Basin and the CC.com helicopter.

I did a little house cleaning this morning and moved a bunch of area specific queries to their relevant regions down in the Route Report section. If your topic isn't here anymore, please look in the regional reports. Generally speaking, these sorts of queries get better attention and more current information if you post them in the regions, not to mention you might find your answer already posted there. Thanks Off White

Oh, my bad with the thread high jacking. I forgot that this thread is all about the hotness that is Pope. Here, more eye candy for the fan club: Photo creds to the most righteous brethren Chirp and Raindawg!

I think Lynn must be in her mid forties, and has been climbing since the mid seventies. There's a handful of folks here who might legitimately lump her into a category of "those other new kids." Are you really that old in the climbing game? I'm not being snide, it's an honest question, since I can't really see you though that itty bitty intertube that connects to you all the way over to where you live.

No, it means it's illegal to power bolt. Irrelevant spray anyway. RE guidebooks: brown Beckey is pretty much it, though Nelson's selected has a route or two in it. Scour the TR's here too, as good an info source as any.

How embarrassing for you. Lynn's not particularly known for poking holes on the sharp end, but I'd be surprised if she hasn't done it, along with the likes of Bev Johnson, Sybele Hetchel, Catherine Freer, Sue McDevitt, Eve Tallman, Lisa Rands, and a host of others you've also never heard of.

The general north-south orientation of the fins makes it possible to follow shade on the west and then the east sides of formations. Conversely, this also works to your advantage when following the sun on the colder notch seasons. Castle Rocks is lower/hotter/less shady, but does offer some relief. Check out the Hostess Gully early in the day, I think Shock and Awe is morning shade, and an early early start for Red Rib would be worth it: that pitch is very tasty.

Yeah, and you must be really disgusted with those bolt placing rock rapers like Tom Higgins, Fred Beckey, Royal Robbins, Vern Clevenger, Tobin Sorenson, John Bachar, John Salathe, Layton Kor, Ron Kauk, Kurt Smith, Werner Braun, Rick Accomazzo, Kevin Worrall, Jim Bridwell, Pat Callis, Bob Kamps, George Lowe, and that whole crowd of punkass twits tagging the rocks for kicks.