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I think it depends on hard the second has been trying to free the section, I can imagine being too pumped to safely batman, especially if it's steep.

I particularly like how the photo of the gendarme stacks with the one below it.

Something retro for a thread revival... [video:youtube]

Oh, there's a little of that going on, but the point is to get more climbing TR action going on here, so thanks for posting this. Wouldn't it be sweet if you won a prize and turned your attempt into a success? Better still if you get a partner to go back and get a complete ascent.

I know that route, two bolts getting up to the crack?

What, nothing wrong with a little tit for tat, swapping racist stereotypes like real men, is there?

You're just jealous because eastern europeans lack the ability to focus or establish goals. Lazy vodka swilling illiterate peasant trash, ya know?

If it's not grade IV it doesn't make the cut for the AAJ.

Better be careful about calling Koreans Chinese.

Prole, I think you need that new Sheen-Blocker that's making its way around the net, it may profoundly improve your quality of life.

what can beat five tiny shredders? [video:youtube]

Nice recovery.

Word is there's 50' of debris in the bottom of Heather Canyon

Jay, do you take this to indicate that your side is winning?

Here's a nice Banks Lake sampler vid, poached from Stevetimetravlr's Vimeo collection. Vimeo video embedding doesn't seem to work, gotta be a link then.

Nice vid Steve, but you'd better be careful. That just might be the first thing posted on the subject that makes Beacon look appealing. It's a good thing to have a rope gun for a friend, isn't it?

Dan, the Orange Wall is on the far side of the pond from the climbing on Steamboat Rock State Park, and it's difficult to get to on foot and likely not where you want to go for a first visit. There are 3 (!!!) guides that cover Banks: Whitelaw's "Weekend Rock" for Washington covers a smattering, including some water side routes not covered in any other guide, LaBelle's "Rock Climbs of Central Washington" (I saw it recently at either Feathered Friends or REI, I can't recall which) is pretty thorough on a lot of the accessible stuff, and Bland's "Inland Northwest Rockclimbs" (might have to order it from Mountain Gear in Spokane) also covers Banks. Some sort of feud led Bland & LaBelle to not share information, so Bland made up a bunch of names for routes. Those two guides also cover different areas out that way, Bland more of the limestone and Spokane area sport stuff, and LaBelle more on the obscure columnar kind of thing. The climbing is centered around the big rock about a mile past Steamboat Rock, as well as up Northrup Canyon on the other side of the road, plus some fun stuff up the road by the golf course. A guide will make your visit more productive, but just exploring will turn up climbs if that's the sort of adventure you want. Camp at the overflow area on the lake just past Highway Rock. Turn in on the left, then go right, away from the boat ramp. Oh, must add pictures... View from the top of Highway Rock, definitely accessible climbing down there High up on Highway Rock, penninsula in the distance goes out to Steamboat Rock. BTW, word has it that there is decent bouldering on top of Steamboat if you want to go for a hike.

Think of her as a Chevy, not a Jaguar.

Individual call out threads = boring + stupid Besides, I know Fairweather and he doesn't dance that well.

Just another case of a sport rapeller gone bad

Female vocals flood! Here's a few more to consider, some of my faves I've seen: [video:youtube] Rachel Nagy from the Detroit Cobras [video:youtube] Lisa Kekaula from The Bellrays & Now Time Delegation [video:youtube] Jessica Lea Mayfield [video:youtube] Erika Wennerstrom from Heartless Bastards (opening for Drive-by Truckers in PDX tonight, in Seattle in a few days) [video:youtube] Always been a sucker for Kathleen Hanna's voice, whether she was belting out Suck My Left One with Bikini Kill or her more refined output with Le Tigre Oh, and ditto to everyone's Gossip & S-K love.

Them again, eh? So you're a conspiracy theorist too?

I've noticed that older TR's with photos that are hosted elsewhere sometimes come up without their photos as those links break, accounts get closed, or other sorts of changes. I'd urge folks to host pictures for their TR's on the gallery here, its a more permanent storage solution, and amazingly, one with no limits on how many photos you upload. I can imagine blog links expiring in the same way. Now, don't get me wrong, the links are awesome and I agree about the information sharing, but if you just copy your text to a TR here it will likely outlive your blog. I know it's more work, but you can just think of it as a backup. Thanks to the admins for all the work they do, and to all the great folks who post and share their stories, pictures, knowledge, and opinions.

Oh noes, planet collision! [video:youtube]

There's lots and lots out there. This one's been stuck in my head for a day or two... [video:youtube]