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Really want to sell this stuff. Feel free to make reasonable offers. You are responsible for shipping. Paypal or Checks ok. Petzl Arctic Headlamp. FREE. Mammut Granite Guide 30L pack. Good durable cragging bag. A little wear on the waistbelt. No Holes in pack. $25. Moonstone Salopette size medium. Drop seat setup for squatting. Too small for my fat ass. $15 Cloudveil Snaz Jacket Medium. In good shape. No holes or major issues. Stretch Entrant membrane. Apparently i had a growth spurt. Beer? $40. Don't be shy. Make an offer! Thanks, Joe

Anyone used a Summit Rocket 30 or 40 OR the new Eddie Bauer bag. Not sure about the Zippered tops. Any personal experiences out there?

Good Trip Dane and Nastia. I guess i'm a bit relieved that you didn't "take the bait" in the hostel parking lot. Joe

was totally sick. Going back soon!!

I know what baby brother is capable of....my vote is for him.

Nice work fellas.

Wow. Talk about no snow. If this keeps up we'll be on the alpine rock early this year. Nice Work.

I have a New Grivel Cascade pick that wants a new home. This pick is the water ice pick for Machines Tech Wings Race Wings Taakoons $20 shipped in the US. Joe

Update. Down to Gold Camalot All Friends 6,8 Metolius Thanks everyone.

Thanks Sol.

What exercises should be done on rings to complement climbing?

Numerous cams for sale. All of these are in excellent condition with the exception of the 1.5 Rigid friend which has some scratches on the stem. I will cover ground shipping in the US. Paypal preferred. Friends 1,1.5,and 2 and the Trango Flexie #1 $20 each. Trango flexie is sold. Only the WC left. Take all 3 for $50 shipped.

New Grivel Cascade Pick. Fits Taakoon, Tech Wings, Race Wings, Monster. $25 shipped CONUS. Two Grivel Triggers. Black. The big ones. $7 each. You cover shipping. One Pair of Grivel Cheeks. FREE. You cover shipping.

The crux was bolt protected. Then about 20' of 5.7 to good gear.

Zach, we should go to the humbugs!!!! You'll love it.

Trip: Blodgett, Humbugs, and Whiskey Gulch - Timebinder, SW Face, and Numerous Boulders Date: 9/23/2011 Trip Report: Had a very productive 3 days with Jess recently. I have been trying hard to get to some areas in Montana that I don't normally go to. Jess had not done anything in Montana except climb ice in Bozeman so this was an eye opener for him. Day 1. Timebinder on the S Face of the Prow in Blodgett. WOW! What an impressive line with an easy approach. The route clocks in at 11b grade III. The last pitch is the crux. We did not do it. We did the first seven pitches which were well protected and excellent climbing. The hardest part of the Timebinder is getting off the ground. You have about 40 feet of 9+ slab before the first bolt. After that the route is a dream. Rap the route with two ropes. Day 2. Drive to Humbugs. Do SW Face 5.8. 1 1/2 hour, 4 Mile, 1000' elevation gain on a buffed trail. Excellent climbing on clean white granite. Good Pro. Easy descent. Set in the most spectacular Bev Doolittle landscape. If you are trying to get someone psyched on multi pitch rock you need to take them here. Easily the best 5.8 alpine route I have ever done. Day 3. Bouldering at Whiskey Gulch out of Butte. High desert bouldering set in a conifer forest. Tons of granite boulders with excellent landings. No Snakes! No People! Apparently Whiskey is in a rain shadow. If the Ice is poor in Bozeman it is reasonable to drive to Whiskey and go Bouldering!! Even if it's raining or crappy in Butte. I am not a well traveled boulderer. However, I have been to most of the areas around l'town and I can say that the quality at Whiskey is equal, but without SNAKES OR CROWDS. Gear Notes: No special gadgets. Approach Notes: Approaches are easy and Detailed in Falcon Guide Rock Climbers Guide to Montana for Blodgett and the Butte Climbers Guide by the late D Bishop for Whiskey and the Humbugs.

I suppose that's the point of having a union. The same point could not have possibly been made if just one or two guys walked onto the property and pulled the same stuff.

really want to get up this. Will lead the whole thing if necessary but would prefer to swap leads. Day trip or overnight. I'm fairly flexible. Joe

gettin ready.

Anyone have any ideas where I can get the rubbery grip tape that I see on nomics?

Looking for a Kelty Cache Hauler or something similar. Need a pack for carrying out Elk parts this fall. I will pay you with pay pal. Joe

Rocks of Sharon is great and So is Post Falls. Camping can be had in the state parks on the Spokane River or Beauty Creek in Coeur d'Alene.

Trip: The Lion's Head - Lion Tamer Date: 8/21/2011 Trip Report: First off, thanks to Jeff Zickler for motivating me to get my butt up to the NF of the Lion's Head in order to do this route. The NF of the Lion's Head is awesome and has tons of room for more stuff. Also, I would agree that it is old school 10. I felt that there was adequate protection throughout with few real runouts. The description in Lairds book makes the approach and the route sound pedestrian. Neither are. There are three 5.10 pitches. Two 9's and a low fifth. Having recently done the Stanley Burgner on Prusik I was prepared for the first pitch. 1. 55M of 8 and 9 Chimney climbing. The 9 chimney protects well and is a tad easier than the Stanley Burgner chimney but it has a way more dramatic finish with a 10 hand crack exit and a couple more 10 boulder moves to the belay. 2. Goes straight up the obvious groove and has a nice 9 layback at the end that deposits you on a ample ledge. 3. takes you up some more wide but awesome 9 maneuvers and puts you directly into some 10 thin hands and laybacks. After this little crux another 50 or so feet of 8 will set you on a giant mossy ledge. 4. Fun 9 laybacking up a wide crack to an awkward mantle. Some easy face climbing and a finish behind a wide flake. 5. Laird describes this as easy climbing on ramps. Kittel calls it 10 fingers and a 10 hand traverse. I agree with Kittel. Climb the easy chimney. Go straight up a thin open book with 10 maneuvering. Exit left via a hand traverse, more 10. Zig back right to a large mossy belay. 6. Now an easy exit right will get you close to the top. Low fifth. Descent is due south via two slabby raps with one 60. The route is a bit dirty but not horrifying. The climbing totally makes up for it. If this was in the cascades there would be a que. It is an excellent route. Thanks a ton to Skatan for going. Couldn't have done it without ya. Gear Notes: 0-4 TCU's. Stoppers, Double camalots from .5-3. One 4. Two ropes would be required for a retreat. Approach Notes: The approach notes in Lairds book are adequate. Remember to follow the pink tape even if it seems to be taking you away from your objective. Also, were pants. There is some schwacking and you'll like them for the Chimney. It took us about an Hour and a half to get to the final boulder field. So, two hours total to the route. On the way out we stayed higher than on the way in, around 6000'. This way we cut across slabs instead of brush. This cut way down on the schwacking. We did the descent in the dark. One headlamp for two. If I had not remembered my GPS we would have had a bivi. So Start early. We didn't.

Thanks. I saw some Hammer Endurolytes on the rack at my local bike shop and that sparked my interest. The cramps are really annoying and always seemed to be an issue when it was most critical. I appreciate the help. Joe

Also, I am not a super salty sweater nor do I ever have any associated GI issues with the cramping.