kurthicks

I'll be in Red Rocks over New Years and have the first (1/1/08) off. Any cc.comers want to get out? Shoot me an email at kurtDOThicksATgmailDOTcom (remove no-spam stuff) or find me in the evenings at the campsite that has the big white van with a roof rack. Kurt

is it worth the drive now Don?

there is a guy in seattle who recycles ropes into dog leashes. i believe he was also involved in starting the sterling rope recycling program. www.krebsrecycle.com

yep, shame it's not bolted...

looks like that new roadcut on 95.

http://myrso.wsu.edu/wsualpine/indian.asp

The best boot is the one that fits your foot, keeps them warm, and has a liner than can be dried out easily. There are numerous models that fit those criteria. As stated before, Millet and Sportiva Olympus Mons are front runners in the integrated double boot category, meaning you don't have to have an overboot with these. Otherwise you can go for a more versitile boot like the Sportiva Nuptse or a plastic boot with an Intuition liner and combine that with an overboot. That system gives you more flexibility when it comes to using your boots in places other than high altitude slogging, not to mention more technical performance compared to something like the Olympus Mons.

Petzl told me that the "new" Sarkens, if they are ever made, are at least 3 years from production. They require a complete redesign supposedly.

Leavenworth update: everything that rat said is true. hubba looks to be thin. Mtneers creek (new stuff all the way up to Mr Seattle)- nope rainbow - nope pivotal moment - nope careno - nope wet & wild - maybe soon. chandelier falls - nope whitepine - maybe, couldn't see it well. across from Castle - nope Millenium Walls - in. bring a 60m rope to TR it. take snowshoes.

thanks rat.

2 lines directly across the river from the roadside sport routes we climbed. they look like WI3 and WI5 respectively, probably long 1 pitch routes. They're hard to see through the trees, but they're there. I think the handcrack just left of the sport routes freezes too as it is a water groove with moss and drips year round. supposedly the falls just right of the Road Warrior area freezes on occasion at WI2ish. there are a few more by Lewiston that I can point out too. Milepost 18 on Hwy 12 east, and out at MP 118 (or so) there are a few unclimbed falls too. sad that I moved before i ticked them all...

yes. probably 15 independent short lines (15-25m?). plus a couple at the Dome...

double post

Looks cool. Have you ever explored the cliffs near the Weis Rockshelter a couple miles north of Grangeville? I've only seen it in a warm spell mid winter, but ice definitely forms there.

BD Guide gloves

oh teh goodz of teh interwebs.

anyone seen Drury yet?

partner found.

Looking for a partner for the weekend. Lilloet, Snoqualmie, Leavenworth, Hwy 20, or whatever you have in mind. Time to get the tools swinging again. Available to leave tomorrow evening or Saturday morning. PM me Kurt

nice to have a real job, isn't it?

nope, we were just teaching a course on the Coleman. beautiful weather though, eh?

Nice guys. I saw you heading up there (we were on the lower Coleman), but thought you were skiing. I believe that route is known as the "Pencil Thin Roman Mustache"

The fang attachment was widened after the prototypes. easy fit now.

FYI:

The new Hyalite book is called "Winter Dance" and is written by Joe Josephson.