tyree

Elton John

I can be down there tues eve. after 3pm and I am staying through thurs. I am meeting some folks on wed evening but looking for a partner from tues evening and/or wed. Thinking of some new stuff on the UTW or what ever your into. Tyree

Yes, I did not know about that until I was looking down from the sparkling bolts, looks nice. I had a hard time picking out from the ground though. Any beta on exctly where it begins?

I think that if you were to encounter no traffic have sense of direction as what roads to take (seems like a crap shoot sometimes)2+ hrs from the Peace Arch; less from crossings east.

Nice guys! looks like a fun day out!

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The rock sucks on the first 4 pchs. I was nearly decapitated once and Sol was a few times too I'm sure. The pro is adequate and after the first four it is gooood!!! STOUT but goood!!!

Sounds like FASCISM if you ask me. Since when are law abiding Americans on VACATION subject to search!!! I swear to god this country is going to shit...

Thanks!!!

Nice work...its a classic line for sure!!

Well I know a guy (who got me started climbing) who lived out of his truck for 4 years while attending college, he still lives out of his truck WITH HIS GIRLFRIEND- he is going on 7 years and his g-friend for four years while they spent the last 3 YEARS living out of a toyata standard cab together! How many points is that???

Hell yes!!! Congrats gents!!!

As far as the route finding goes there are some very long runouts b/t gear placements. The crux pich we missed and climbed a 5.10 finger crack. Instead of going left around the corner to the flakes we went right into a right facing corner (200'+) before meeting up at the same belay. It is pretty adventerous up there so bring your thinking cap and have fun!

A friend of mine just skiied it yesterday, climbed up in chacos then skiied down.

Depending on how you approach it you will be OK. If you are crossing under the hanging glacier I would be VERY wary. This is the way that we went, very fast but the glacier was gone. If you are approaching on the other side of the valley it will take longer but have less objective danger. Good luck and have fun- super classic line!

There is an extension to Amandala getting put up right now.

Wasnt there a thread here in the past about how the climbing scene in Bellingham sucks compared to the RAD scenes in Seattle or Portland? Soo if the climbing life is what you seek look elsewhere, just ask Mr E.

Darin- that new helmet makes your butt look big. I thought that you should know... Oh yeah, nice job looks sick!

Positive Vibes looks absolutely stellar, nice pics! I was just down in the Valley the same time that you guys were. We were on the Nose for three days and then had to leave afterward. I am definitely envious of your trip so far b/c the weather up here sucks as usual Thanks for the stoak. Keep on sending!!!

You should know Dru (sorry, I coulnt help myself... just jokin)

Are you going to do this w/o getting into a car and driving from one to the other? I have thought that this would be sick, but a huge undertaking. As far as I know nobody has done it yet. I think that the way to go would be to ski the Park to swift creek and climb F chimeny's then descend the W salmon. Good luck, I will be very jealous b/c I have wanted to do this for years. The biggest problem would be to maintain while linking the 20+ miles b/t the two w/o driving. But if you drive to the two of them it wont be that bad.

There are numerous crags around Spokane area. One of my favorites was Deep Creek. It is a very beautiful place to climb compared to Minnehaha. It is overhanging basalt sport climbing, nothing that you can set up a TR on though. China bend is good as well but can be diffucult to TR. The Rocks of Sharon are nice crimping with TR accessability, very beautiful also(not so sure any more due to development in the area). Then there is Dishman Mica Rd as well, TR friendly also; as an added bonus after climbing you can walk over to the strip club and watch some titty dancers too!! Minehaha is the place that is the most popular, Post falls is good too but a half hour from the Can. PM me if you need any more beta. Tyree

How did I know that this would blow up into an armchair debate of how not to get stuff stolen from our cars? The point of this post was to help John, and as it turns out there are people who have come up with some solutions to my friends problem! This situation still sucks, but "I told you so" definatly isnt going to help. I remember when I first started climbing, I was in Smith rocks and looking like the noob that I was this "climber dude" comes up to me in the lot trying to sell me some gear. I was still as broke then as I am today so I did'nt buy any. Just after that we were walking down to the basalt collums when I spotted this pack just sitting off to the side of the trail, nobody around. It was a lure b/c when I looked back after walking down the trail a ways there were 3 dudes chilling behind a boulder waiting for someone to take the pack!I'm sure that they were waiting for the guy who tried to sell me gear in the lot. I cant believe the scumbags that would rip stuff off at the base of a climb or a pack on the side of a trail! PS- Thanks for the posters who have helped out, that is what this website should be all about!

It sounds like it could be not enough electrolytes. If you are drinking alot of H2O or not enough and sweatin alot for a long time you can get cramps.It could also be muscle imbalance too. This used to happen alot to me a few years ago on long routes; especially ones with long approaches. It was a bit different though. My middle finger would curl up and cramp. I would not be able to extend my fingers on thier own. If I was on lead I had to scrape the palm of my hand across the rock to get it to flatten out and wait for the cramp to subside. This usually made for some tense situations on the sharp end. I attribute this not happening any more to the developing of my forearm extensors (back of the wrist). Sounds like you could benefit from some tricep development if it is indeed bicep, also, it wouldnt hurt to develop extensors if it is forearm flexors, it will improve your crimping power too! Good luck!

I cant remember right now but I will post them when I get the chance. I think that Blake isnt far off with the idea of a set up. If there were immediate consequences mabey these guys would think twice about ruining someone's season!