Mr._Natural

I am not a bouldererer, but I do boulder. DM, I was wondering about that Mud Bay overhanging layback thing, right up the center of the wall. Do you know what that thing is rated? Please, no V grade, like I said I am not really a boulderer. No I am not number chasing, just wondering if it is a realistic goal or not. Thanks, ps why is this area not in your book? it be way better than most stuff at larrabee imho. oops, just realized you already addressed this spot. [ 08-05-2002, 10:17 AM: Message edited by: Mr. Natural ]

bacher/yerian, have fun asshole

We had a creek in Bellingham go up in flames though. [ 07-31-2002, 10:25 AM: Message edited by: Mr. Natural ]

I would also recommend the variation to the 2nd and 3rd? pitch to the right that climbs flakes to a hanging belay. another nice pitch reaches the ledge just below the start of the first bolt ladder.

The only advice I would give is that it is a little tricky getting to the beginning of the second bolt ladder, wait thats not really advise is it? pm bobbyperu for beta. he has done it like 10 times or something.

quote: Mr. Natural, Having the ropes doubled does not reduce stress, it actually icreases the impact force as the ropes have less ability to stretch if a fall happens. It does decrease the stress on the rope however. [ 07-30-2002, 03:29 PM: Message edited by: Mr. Natural ]

since you asked, having the ropes doubled puts less stress on gear when shockloaded. if the leader needs to stop and set up a belay he/she has twin or double rope set up ready to go, which cuts down on rope drag for wandering pitches. no coils around neck, although having two ropes between parderns can sometimes be troublesome. this has all been discussed here in the past.

re: retro's comment: a good way to do this is to have the leader tie into both ends and have the second tie in with an 8 on a bite in the middle. This is good for several reasons...

did the Se butt of cathedral with bobbyperru a few years ago. approached from the chewuch rd. approach was very straight foward and included a bivi at an old cabin stocked with beer. anyone else ever crash here? got off route low down but regained it higher. highlight of our variation included full on chimney with hard roof exit kinda thing. bp led it in style. upper route was pretty fun, didn't do the OW though.

Trapped Miners

Apparantly kept my girlfriend awake with my snoring while bivied on the Coleman Glacier, but I don't belive her because I have NEVER heard myself snore. My Dad didn't complain, but he took sleeping pills... a fun time was had by all. AA's first glacier slog! And TR! [ 07-24-2002, 11:05 AM: Message edited by: Mr. Natural ]

that was sarcasm, right?

nevermind [ 07-23-2002, 09:45 AM: Message edited by: Mr. Natural ]

Mr. Peru, the stack'o'cakes I reefered to was actually consumed at the Index Cafe. I wonder if it has changed with the ownership but the dinnerplate sized tripple stack was pretty rediculous. Erik, if I knew you had your bathroom rigged with potty cams I would have thought twice about using it, you sik fuk. oh yeah, I was the one who lost it shortly after eating at Miner's, not BT, although he was riding shotgun, crippled with hysterics as ther strawberry shake and pound of meat spewed forth. [ 07-19-2002, 10:50 AM: Message edited by: Mr. Natural ]

LMAO, dude, that burger was just my fuckin warm up. Don't forget to post a pic of the curling aftermath. and remember: [ 07-19-2002, 09:42 AM: Message edited by: Mr. Natural ]

Lets not leave out Dicks for the classic after urban climbing experience. No trip to UW, Volunteer Tower, or the Fremont Troll is complete without. Last time in was in the neighboorhood I achieved my personal best since highschool: 1 delux, 2 cheese, fries and shake. I did not feel well afterwards.