Skip_M._Kliphiem

Hey PP Pinhead, yo life aint worth the $300 even if you had it.

Winter Regarding Warbonnet: I would suggest approaching the NE Face, if that's your intended route, by way of the east face grassy ledges. The north slab and gully approach is dirty and way loose. The route goes III 5.7. The book is a bit thin on detail but then that's part of adventure. You'll know you're on route when you start seeing the rap slings, your best option for getting off the mountain. It's mostly good rock and fun climbing except for a crumbly bit in the middle. Descend the grassy ledges, 4th class. We turned around about three hundred feet from the summit. It was getting late and my partner was having a bad hair day.

July 1 – leave Seattle at noon 2 – a few warm up climbs at City of Rocks, ID 4 – bouldering at Flagstaff near Boulder, CO 5 – more bouldering at Flagstaff 6 – climb the North Arete of the Third Flatiron, II 5.4 7 – cragging Boulder Canyon 8 – cragging at Lumpy Ridge, RMNP 9 – cragging at Eldorado Canyon, CO 11 – climbing at Lumpy Ridge, RMNP 13 – more climbing at Lumpy Ridge, RMNP 16 - climb The Petit Grepon, RMNP, III, 5.9 option 17 – invent the “Johnny Park Cooler”, Bing cherry cider and vodka 18 – climb Spearhead, RMNP, II, 5.6 19 - cragging a, Butcherknife, Steamboat Springs, CO 21 – float trip down a stretch of the upper Colorado River, CO 24 – hike into the Cirque of the Towers, Wind River Range, WY 26 – climb Pingora, South Buttress, II, 5.8 27 – climb Wolf’s Head, East Ridge, III, 5.6 29 – attempt NE Face Warbonnet, II, 5.7 August 2 – hike into Indian Basin, Wind River Range, WY 3 – climb Elephants Head, North Buttress, II, 5.6 4 – climb Ellingwood Peak, North Arete, IV, 5.7 9 – climb Baxter’s Pinnicle, II, 5.8, Teton National Park, WY 12 – hike up Garnett Canyon to lower saddle 13 – climb the Direct Exum, III, 5.7 and upper Exum Ridge, II 5.4, Grand Teton 15 – climb Irene’s Arete, III, 5.9 option, Disapointment Peak, Teton NP 20 – cragging at Stone Hill, Lake Koocanusa Montana 21 – more cragging at Stone Hill, Lake Koocanusa Montana 24 – climb South Face Blackfoot Butte, III 5.6, Blodgett Canyon, Hamilton MT 25 – climb South Face Shoshone Spire, III 5.8+, Blodgett Canyon 27 – climb South Face Shoshone Spire again 30 – climb West Face Arrowhead, I 5.9, Sawtooth Wilderness, ID 31 – climb The Open Book, II 5.8+, Finger of Fate, Sawtooth Wilderness September 1 – cragging at City of Rocks, ID 2 – more cragging at the City 3 – still more cragging at the City, warm dry and sunny 4 – return to Seattle around noon