Off_White

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.

I wish I had your summer, but I'm glad you share this much of it with us.

Nice TR, sounds like you had a splendid time. With a 60m rope you can link your pitches 2&3 and 4&5 for a couple of full value leads. Wouldn't that flake on 3 require a really huge cam? The idea of it is scarier than the climbing actually is. Thanks for the happy shiny pictures!

Wow! Can I have your autograph Mister Pope?

Yup, exactly as Goatboy says. You can maximize the coolness factor with a little extra work by carting your bivy gear onto the grand ledge about a pitch and a half above the notch, great position with panoramic pickets views.

Here you go Choada, this one is for sale: Supertopo thread

How about a hand held digital recorder with the sound of a shotgun being pumped?

As an alternate descent, you can get up to the West Peak summit area with some moderate simulclimbing on good rock (the black cornflake covered downclimb to the spire notch is probably the "hard" part). From the summit area, scoot across a little nearly level snow, some scruffy scrambling to the West summit, then down and left towards an easy gully. Keep an eye out for a big cairn to the right, which signals your right turn to leave the gully and traverse over to the ridge overlooking the basin you started in. Easy, fast, low stress, and safe.

Perhaps you'll note: a) he didn't fall b) he actually made it all the way up the problem What's the deal, is it a problem for you if his friends are more compassionate than the people you used to hang out with?

I've seen your real name coupled with Fairweather in at least one summit register in the Olympics, and I think you did that too when you and I did Stone earlier this year. You were pretty forthcoming when I first met you at a Pub Club in Tacoma, and don't seem to shy about who you are in the real world via PM with anyone who's respectful. These are good things by the way.

No, Canada is the country where the nanny state has banned peanut butter for the sake of the allergic elites.

oh, are you a kettle?