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Very cool you guys. Congrats!

not nearly as cool as you guys's recent stokeage. oh wait.... Thanks for the stoke Colin!

I keep telling my friends if they were ever interested in starting a climbing gym, Wenatchee is the place and now is the time. DO IT! I can't see any other locale on the east side of the mtns working if that's what you're getting at. a wenatchee gym would be a big hit.

Great job you guys!

Musta missed this one the first time around. AWESOME job you Rad-Dads!!! Rad and I had been trying to give this line a go for a couple of years but time, weather, and freedom never gave us a chance to give'er. Even cooler that you got Brandon out there. You dudes are some pretty inspiring papas! Well done. So Rad (AKA Mr. SW Face of Sloan), any chance of some quality 11 or 12's going up on that face?

I'd be interested in seeing someone leading 5.12+ - 5.13 on them. All my friends that lead hard trad grades have given up on trying to make them work. Leading the nose in a day just doesn't compare to placing solid gear in hard placements from marginal stances. Again I'll leave it up to JH to provide all the answers. I dont post on here to be called clueless by a man who's never met me. I post on here to provide psyche, info, and motivation. Done.

Joseph is right i'm clueless. I'll let him answer for me (he has all the answers, just check out the Oregon forum).

For small cams I say ditch the Master cams and ideally go with a set of each: tcu's-gray to orange, new aliens (fixefader or totem) blue to red. Master Cams blow.

C4's are the gold standard. The best range at the best weight. Start by buying yourself a .5, .75, 1, and 2. Wired Bliss are heavier with less range.

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how much does it hang over in the rear? tried re-centering the bindings to minimize toe/heel drag?

shoot me a PM when you roll into town and you can head out to the boulders with us and meet some folks.

All he did was sit down and answer some questions. The rest was all hollywood. KJ repeating one of gritstones "hardest" For me Kevin epitomizes the "new school". A wicked strong climber with a background in the gym, nerves hardenend from lots of highball bouldering, who walks up some of the hardest traditional routes in the world. Dawn Wall Project

One of the boldest climbers in the world telling it how it is.

Keep up the good fight Dane! Best wishes going your way.

Hell yeah guys! Awesome looking route. BOOM!!

Interesting bivy options there Mikey. I was just talking to a patagonia bound friend about lightweight bivy systems and overall, the lack of available options that are out there. Really, where is the ideal two man bivy sack?? It's unfortunate that these systems aren't more profitable as i'm sure we'd see some cool products and innovation. Just some thoughts: MB Down Hugger: seems a waste to bring a full zip quilt style bag up a big alpine objective. It's just not an efficient heat design. I think you'd be much better off taking on 2 more ounces of weight (1 gu pack) and bring a Feathered friends Vireo. Sick bag that besides the fact that its down would seem to be ideal.

Yes. Yes. Exception: Meru Shark-fin

Asana - Also very local (Boise, ID). The best pads out there. Whatever you do, dont buy a BD Mondo.

I climbed there on tuesday and though I did see some bees they didn't stop us from getting on any climbs. They'll die soon enough. Best to just walk 10 ft to the next climb and let them bee.

Bring a puffy, but why not soak in some rays on the S face.

Will is Psyched

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