kurthicks

They look like god boots

I really like my Charlet Darts for waterfall ice and mixed routes. Mono points seem to suit my footwork technique a little better. I just got a pair of Sarkens for alpine ice (lighter than G14s) and they'll see some waterfalls this winter to check them out.

Photos: http://www.cascadeclimbers.com/threadz/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/496496/an/0/page/0#496496

There have been climbs at Smiff that have been FILLED to make them harder. Somewhere in the Cocaine Gulley, IIRC.

or Mounties

It sounds like you did what was reasonable at the time. I find myself in situations like this almost every time I go cragging and depending on the mood I'm in, I react differently. If a group is particularly interested in learning, I will show them a few basic concepts (equalization, angles, etc) and help them build an anchor. If they aren't interested, I take off and hope to be gone before they hurt themselves and I have to respond. I am definately an advocate of professional instruction, so I recommend that to every new climber. Being a new climber can be incredibly dangerous and it's best to start off on the right track. Plus, it helps me keep my job.

or close it for everyone.

I could see myself down there on the 11th. Got to work on the 10th, but Sunday...

From Johannesberg--Sharkfin is the little point in the middle.

http://www.ems.com/navigation/subcategor...D=1125612639041

Yea, support them. Good company and guide service.

Are you going in via North ridge of North Sister? it eliminates a fair bit of mileage and makes for a better traverse. The rock is better than the SW ridge IMO--decent down low, but still loose near the summit. Helmets are still a good idea. Go in through Scott Pass trailhead, follow the trail to Alder Creek (probably 10 minutes or less from car, if i recall correctly), cross the creek on a log bridge, and turn left onto a faint climber's trail. Keep the creek on your left and follow it up into the Villard glacier basin (with one large boulder with some fun problems on it next to a stream). then climb up and right onto the ridge. Follow the ridge to the pinnacle and climb up the Bowling Alley. here's a pic from the basin (Alder Creek) and the upper ridge

Yea, I'll ask John about it. Kind of forgot about him...he's done everything out here.

LD Climber on Fat Albert (5.7ish)

What else would you expect? I was at the stadium after all. I did bypass the obvious ledge, hoping for the integral ascent. It was getting dark, but we didn't spend a forced night out, opting for instead. Maybe I'll have another go at it today. From the picture, I was one jam away from the send.

I'm out...I'm going to be in the Three Sisters this weekend for work . You should do "the Fin" while you're down there. ~10 pitches up to 5.7. Approach it on the left side, follow the obvious "sidewalk" out onto the arete, then climb to the top. walk off left. Kurt

Climb: Martin Stadium-Crack Route Date of Climb: 8/29/2005 Trip Report: For years it's been passed by, unnoticed to thousands of Wazzu students and climbers...until today. But there it was, begging to be climbed in all it's glory. The approach was a brutal 4 minute affair that included stopping by the Climbing Wall to get shoes and crash pads. We then proceeded to get lost and had to negotiate a vicious fence that blocked our progress. But we knew the battle would be won. Upon arrival, we deployed pads and began to send. We tried laybacking, but the fall looked pretty scary onto the hardest of concrete and asphalt. Jamming it was. And it was GOOD! Tight hands widening into perfect hands. The climbing felt like solid 5.9 or low 5.10. A slippery coating of algae in the top three feet prevented the FA today, but we will return and it will be ours! Who says there's nothing to climb in Pullman? Gear Notes: 2 crash pads Approach Notes: football players

Looks awesome Chris. J'Berg's arete looks a lot more unpleasant now than a month ago. Good thing you have the approach memorized now...I hear the NW couloir calling!

Just to clarify, I would say that NYC's climbing is solid at the moment, not his plans.

no luck Jason. sorry.

freaking republicans.

you can score free new antibots from petzl.com though. good deal on those pons.

it depends on how you access the mountain. camp lakes side requires no permit. I forgot about the Obsidian area though.

it is not a limited area. just be sure to have a wilderness permit on ya.

That sucks Jason. I'll look through my stuff (I haven't unpacked yet) to see if you stuffed it in there by accident.