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Tell me where and when, i'll help put it together. But Timmy will attest, you better be ready to party, it ain't my first rodeo. Hell well probably go drunk boulder Awbery Glen golf course. JC's? We can try Wildfire Brewery's new Lager!! JL

Sounds right on. I basically went to the exact spot where the "wall" is in your photo. When i got up on one of the blocks to peer left, i felt a slight earthquake underneath me. Not just the block, but pretty much everything underneath me. I felt it a few times lower on the route as well. Even though we couldn't pull the summit i thought the route was killer, super spicey, traversing over wide open crevasses, tiny little snowbridges and then downclimbing the whole thing again. The bivy at the toe of the glacier was stunning. JL

good TR, nice job keeping your head. was there an existing fire ring or did you make one? I hope not. Unless you did it low-impact style(unsul pad underneath the dirt) you created a scar that will be there for a long time.

Never said i was a superior climber, sure as hell not there. I was just commenting on the FACT that they did clog routes, that's all. I was very friendly to them, hello's how are you's all that bag. I too have had HORRIBLE encounters with Mountie groups at Smith. We're they in my way, no. Did they clog routes, yes. Simple.

That's my boy, back on the horse. Isn't that line off the SE ridge down the Diller cool? I did that last time and remembered it being really fun, like a roller coaster. Did you just head straight down to Chamber Lake Trail from there or did you traverse North? How far did you have boot before skinning? I spy a good line on Prouty HW. It's either that or SE ridge Sat/Sunday. no mosquitos? that'll change real soon. JL

If you call hanging out on the same 3 routes for 6 hours not clogging up routes....sure.

Way to get on it, glad to hear your back is feeling better. Sounds like it's melting out quick, and about to get even hotter. Time go go cragging.

It was a joke. I don't ever hog routes. But i will be drinking mass quantities of Knob Creek and smoking huge bubblers while climbing at the Royal Columns. I'll work around other climbers and try not blow smoke their way. JL

I'll be the one getting in their way, putting up ropes and leaving them there to give them some of their own medicine. I agree, a holiday weekend? Fuck the mounties.

Hell yeah, I'm in.

this place is a tick rearing ground. I remember hearing that at some point they did some "Rocky mountain fever" research in Blodgett years ago. When i lived there a guy i know got it while climbing up there, he was down for a long time.

Nice job Tyler, see your wearing your "climbing pants". Do you have a couple pair or do you just live in those things. LOL JL

Done them both, I'd agree that the W. Rib is the better of the two. Mostly due to the sketchyness of the traverse on N. Sister. If it's snow it can get sloppy on the way back and it's a no fall situation. You also spend a bunch of time on ridges(depends on if you come from W side vs E side) on N. sister where as the W. Rib is just up when you get up N. Creek Gulley. If you end up going up W. Rib you basically avoid most of the traverse on Jefferson, cuz you come up it. I carried a board and rode the slop all the way back down to the TH in like 5 minutes. If there's any precip days before you head up Jefferson be careful. We got there on time to find HUGE avy debris at the base of N. Milk Creek gulley. The crown started at the top of the W. Rib. JL

I 2nd that, never been there.

f*ck both you bitches. Next time i let go of the sled and it will come careening towards you out of control. My ab muscles still aren't the same after that incident. That's what you get for trying to "be like Schralper" Jumping cornices on a board is way safer. Kurt, both the Silver and N. face coul. are in that photo, just hard to tell. And they're both kinda wandery anyways. Looked like some mixed moves in there to me. And not as steep as the photo. JL

I second Ivan on that one. Couple hits off the Doubleshot and i'm running for cover.

Damn that looks tasty. I'm going in no matter what.

It's all about the smile on your face, who gives a shit what your riding? My preference is the attitude of the peeps i go riding/skiing with, i don't really care what tools they use. If your a boarder don't bro bra out, quit spraying. If you tele quit telling everyone how "pure" and "much harder" it is. Just enjoy times with friends(or solo)making turns in snow. It's that simple.

Now it's happening to me as well!! Either way i try to put the photos in(icon off TR) or the gallery I get shut down after waiting for the photos to upload. Got any ideas Timmy? Josh

It's ready to go up to Bath Rock. Access is a bit muddy after that. E. side of Breadloaves is good. The weather is gonna be good over there this weekend, a bit windy but sunny and warm. Get after it.

Red Rover is gear, run-out gear, not a sport climb. It was a while back so maybe it's been bolted, i hope not. You don't top out(at least i couldn't find a 5.8 way)that's why you can't use a gear anchor. I lowered off the single bolt but the route may have kept going, but with a 5.8 rating it seemed off. Pretty cool route though.

See ya there.

Hell no, thought about it just for old times. But i didn't have a bivy and my PLB. SE Ridge soon? JL

Road's melted out to within 1.5 miles of the TH. If you got a burly truck with clearance you can push in farther. Saw 3 or 4 cars parked there, anybody here? Whatcha get on back there? Anyone? JL

Healthy snowpack in the C.O. right now. We just got a little dump so the corn during your stay should be ripe. Ya never know it could start snowing again, but it looks more like less precip. The road still won't be open so either your skinning from S. Sister or bumming rides will sledneckers. Hold up a PBR tall boy and ask for a ride. If you have a couple days S. Sister should be really good.