kurthicks

i like the trango light wiregates, they're the same wieght as neutrinos (36g) but are full size. easier to clip with gloves on. Trango just came out with a full strength, full size biner at 30g. the Superfly for racking stoppers i like petzl spirits as there's no notch to fight with.

Challenge of Rainier by Molenaar. nice bit of history. kind of boring at times though.

the FS would know , or at least they did a few weeks ago when i called them. http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/mthood/

Sobo...i had to look up "sentient." stop using such big words. I thought that's what he was referring to, but the guide is a good place to start as well. i saw some ice here in Pullman today. think any of the outdoor programs at the colleges(esp NIC) have any beta?

just came out. go get it at your local gear store. I'm also looking for more Inland NW climbs. going out searching tomorrow over in idaho...i know of at least 1 FA to be had, but there's got to be more. I'll keep you posted if you want.

thanks, that's what i suspected. time for alternate plans.

Has anyone been up the NE buttress couloir route since this weather came in? Thinking of doing it this weekend... any beta is good beta.

photos, all the gear i can grab, and a to have while i watch it burn.

Looks like Layton's dream might not happen anyways. Live the vision beta

I found myself out drytooling on sunday, i wanted to do it, and i knew why...i'm tired of rock climbing after 6 months straight. It's not that the season is over or that i want to get my winter sufferfest on, but that i need a change sometimes and you always want what you can't have...

friday night - , Saturday - took a beginner on her first multipitch. Sunday - went dry tooling at the local choss pile.

good luck with that.

it's not, but sometimes you have to check your priorities. School is definately not at the top of my priority list. hey, there's always summer school

leaving for some remote multipitch granite in idaho

the clove is plenty strong enough as long as you tie it with the load strand on the solid (non-gate) side of the biner. otherwise it reduces the strength by something like 70% when the knot tries to realign itself...and biners break.

air techs for $69 new. @ Climb High

Nov 8-11 Nov 22-29 Dec 26 - Jan 11 Jan 17-19 Feb 14-16 Mar 14-21.... you coming?

I was searching the Parks Canada website yesterday and, because of the wildfires in Kootenay NP this summer, Haffner Creek, Marble Canyon, and Stanley Glacier are closed indefinately. this is so suck! Check it out for yourself...

check your PMs...

i'm gonna be there on Sunday to hit up Monkeyface and Spiderman...

I'm thinking of going to Eldo this weekend. Has anyone been up the NW face couloir recently? is it too late in the year? what about the standard ridge route? any beta is good beta at this point.

REI put the old BD tubular screws on sale. $17.93 each. i'd rather bail off one of those than the titanium ones

Moonshine Dihedral 5.9 ****

EUGENE, OREGON, September 18, 2003 Effective immediately, the following areas are once again accessible to the public: Pamelia Limited Entry Area, (Pamelia Lake, Grizzly Peak, Hunts Cove, Coyote and Shale Lakes). Visitors will need a LEA permit; Jefferson Park Area; access to principle north and south climbing routes for Mt. Jefferson; finally. http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/centraloregon/news/2003/09/030918willamette.shtml