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First of all why would a climb all of a sudden start spitting out gear? Did a pack of elves who enjoy removing pro take up residence inside the crack or something? Yes. I have said hello to them.

Norway has no sandstone

We camped there ONCE. My friends dog ate some human shit and puked it inside the tent at 1AM. Neat!

Sandstone and not a difficult top out due to the angle of the photo. Think about where the photographer is standing.

Better get out your King James version...I doubt you have the time or patience for some Greek translated versions that are used in Seminary. What's your point? Virtually everyone reads King James anyways. Why read Greek? So you can twist it into your own meaning via translation like all other translations? "...that depends on what your definition of 'is' is." -a political genius

What exactly is the "armor of God" is it his words "turn the other cheek", or "Love thy neighbor"? Are you serious??? Time to wake up from your fairy tale adult santa claus. God is neither alive nor dead. He never existed in the first place. This is a war between two zealots claiming God is on their side. Classic!

He is simply appealing to the lowest common denominator.

I would think that the local population (Mormons) would not look kindly to viewing some haggard climber wiping his ass with sage brush. However, the paid camping can get filled up on weekends. For routes, I really liked the sport route "Redtail" 10d. It's one of the longest sport routes around and eases up after the start. All of the guide books suck that I've seen. I think it was the Falcon guide that got recalled because of so many errors like reversed images.

Thanks for the info. Sounds like it will be ok if we are low key.

OK perhaps my search skill suck, but I found nothing posted concerning the Lower Malamute closure. Any updates?

Or it comes from that pond right by the parking lot

I love the Smith dirt! I had no Idea my original post would elicit so little concerning my question, and so much Smith Lore. Please DFA, et al, give me more! What did Scott Franklin do to Scarface?

I swear a hold was chipped or broken within the past year around the 3rd bolt. Anyone have info?

Bird, I like your thinking. I have pulled this one on my unsuspecting dynamic duo friends on several occasions.

Did you use my ticks on that problem at the Seahawks Convention Center?

Location? Grade?

Who would get rid of a #5 cam for any reason other than that it fell apart? I've found some ratty cams and have replaced their triggers, but other than that I have no info on their history. I'm comfortable with visual inspections and bounce tests.

So sorry, I'm new around here. I don't have thousands of posts yet, but I'm working at it one sweet post at a time.

Sport? Trad? Aid? 5.15? Solo?

I love yarding on it and having it gently pinch my finger tips!

Saggitarius is a very well traveled line. What happened to the first bolted anchor below the chimney? One bolt has no hanger? Too soon an anchor for someone.

Any guesses as to when the Ringing Flake will pull? It's wedged into the corner, but I'd bet most of it is haning out in the open. It's the loosest flake this feller's yarded on. SPOOKY!

Bat caves is OK check out hangers from the top of the Oyster Dome and rap in. There is also the crap sandstone to boulder traverse at Larrabee Park nearby. Also, there is a handfull of small crags that are bolted up the Mt. Baker Highway. Granitic I believe. Definitely hit Squamish over any of the above areas.

So it's OK for someone to chop another person's route eventhough it is not crowded? This was one of the few warmups for me and lots of others in the country area. I see some of your points, but I'm still bummed about it.

Eventhough Cunning Stunt had bolts chopped a couple of years ago, it still chaffes my arse. This was retro-bolted by the first ascensionist about 3 years ago and it became a truly awesome 10d line. Loads of people did it until someone chopped it. Was this person's opinion more important than the FA or the numerous people who climbed it? Bummer! It is now a mixed line with sketchy gear. I have seen only a couple of people do it since, one of which was probably the chopper. Bring on the sob stories about the slippery slope of bolting, but this was a GOOD retro-bolt job!