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    Malachite Peak

    in Climber's Board

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    Anybody scrambled up Malachite Peak? I did it last year, but I had to snake through a tunnel of brush to find a gulley system that worked. I was just wondering if there's an easier and more obvious way.

     

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    Need a Boat

    in Climber's Board

    Posted

    Help! I need to come up with boats for the Wuhoo adventure race this weekend. If anybody has a double kayak and/or a canoe that they'd be willing to lend out, please PM or email me.

     

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    Touch My Tuft: An Oregon CC.com Love Fest

    in Climber's Board

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    Terminal_Gravity said:

    I'm thinkin I'll bring a keg of stout and a keg of ESG (hoppy golden) and leave the high octane stuff (that has ruined so many people at a couple of PDX events) at home.

     

    Comments???

     

     

    I think that this is my very first page top

     

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    TG, word has it you make a pretty bitchin' IPA. I'm a hop head bigdrink.gif

    Intermediate climbing from The Mountaineers

    in Newbies

    Posted

    jimmyo said:

    The Mounties are trying to ensure that strangers can climb together with a reasonable expectation of what the other folks'll be like. Aagin, this is more common on basic climbs. Intermediate climbs tend to reqire leader's permission, so they screen you first. Whether you can handle that process after you finish the course is a personal choice. They have an express climb deal where you can just put your name up as avaialbe for certain dates and climb leaders thinking about a last minute climb can call you. That's pretty cool when you're jonesing for a climb and nobody's around.

     

    I think this is the most pertinent thing when thinking about the Mountaineers or any organized climbing organization.

     

    They're like a standards body. Not everybody likes the standards, and they're not always the only nor best way to do things, but they do lay out common expectations that others can work around.

     

    In the same way, just because you're a Mountie doesn't mean you can't climb and learn from friends you trust.

     

    Now, can't we all just get along? Geek_em8.gif

    Intermediate climbing from The Mountaineers

    in Newbies

    Posted

    You can find idiots anywhere if you look hard enough. It's not too hard to find a few on this board. Look around.

     

    Yes, the Mounties do attract a certain personality type, but that's not universal and not an absolute. You'll find plenty of cool people that have gone through the Basic and Intermediate Climbing programs with the Mountaineers. In general, I'm more apt to trust somebody who has gone through a structured program like theirs. It's not that their training is so superior... it's not. However, I know that anybody who has gone through their Intermediate Climbing program has covered the basics and knows rescue systems. Those climbing actively have hopefully grown a bit, been exposed to other methods, different systems, and integrated best practices into how they climb today. Yes, there are those numb minds who are the notorious ones referred to on this site, but they tend to dwell within the ranks and stay there. That doesn't mean you have to.

     

    The Mountaineers Intermediate Climbing Program is a good thing if you want a structured program that covers the basics of leading on rock, building climbing anchors, rescue systems, alpine ice climbing, and mixed climbing. I'm in the Everett intermediate program even though I live in Seattle. I'd give a big thumbs up to looking at the smaller branches if you're really interested.

     

    Gore tex vs all others

    in The Gear Critic

    Posted

    I'll lay into Mountain Hardware Conduit SL CRAP.

     

    I bought a MH bivvy bag made of Conduit SL. It was billed as breathable and as "good as" Goretex by the sales guy. I got wet from condensation overnight three or four times in a row and returned the thing for a plain vanilla Goretex bivvy bag that's done me just fine. The price difference between the two was negligible.

     

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