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It's 4th class. So it not that big of deal, just don't slip.

I'm curious. What is completely different from what's previously been posted? Well there is "the" lone bush up there. That may have made things confusing.

Colt yep it weird that there is a maditory soloing section that high up. The way I see if you can climb 10b then you should have no problem soloing that 4th class section. What I did was sit on the ledge up there and butt belayed my partner and then continued on though she wasn't to keen on the idea of not being anchored in and that her ass was to act as a anchor if anything happened.

Since the cat is out and everybody and their mother already knows about it, here is some clarifications. Getting past the chossy slab. From the anchors at the start of the chossy slab solo (trees on your left, bushes on your right) do a right rising traverse for about 250 feet to the anchors 30 feet left of the bush on the chossy slab (the one with bandana bits tied to it) shoot straight up, its a rope streching 55m pitch no bolts. Then then bolt line starts again. I'll second the helmet thing, when we were climbing we sent shit down with our rope running against loose shit. Sorry dudes who were 7-10 pitches behind us, didn't see any blood or cracasses on the way down so I am assuming your ok. No hitting the deck. Also, someone was complaining about hitting the little tree on the earlier crux if they came off, problem solved, just climb past the chains and belay at the base of the wall and there really isn't much possibility of decking. Rope length. 55m ropes work just fine, 60m are better, but not necessary. Kudos to the guys who set it up, really a lot of fun, don't publish a topo, it really isn't necessary. With all the beta that is here you should have no problems, if you can't figure it out you probably shouldn't be there. IMO it was a very safe and fun route. I know I will make it a spring training alpine line for myself. I sort of wish there were more of those 10b pitches, cause that was the best climbing, the rest is pretty much "hiking". I had put my rock shoes on for only 7 pitches. BTW Be prepared for a long day. Granted I was with a newbie (7th time out on real rock), we ended up climbing it in 16.5 hours, four of them were rappeling.

I am not going to make. I got some damn cold or something that is making me feel like hell. I am bumming much rather be doing a picnic than hang a home all achey and shit, have fun everyone. I can't ever seem to make it to these larger events.

yeah right, you just want to go pebble pulling.

Yo Jordop, did it say if he went up and out of 8 mile or did the loop up 8 mile and out snow creek?

Well I know Shepra and Argonaut have techincal climbing to get up and down them so those are not just ridge traversing. Colchuck and Dragontail can be easily scrambled/hiked. Prusik is a technical climb.

Well thinking about it, it really was a shortcut since we missed two peaks.

No cause I am too lazy, and I have a feeling it's gonna be scary

Come on speluntrix you still haven't learned how to post pictures.

Here give her number I'll take of the situation for ya. Well first I'll assess the situation, who knows what your tastes are like.

Second just boarding in your mountaineering boots.

why doesn't that surprise me...i bet it was one of his shortcuts. Nope, no shortcut, it was both of our first time up in that area and in the dark without headlamps. It was a matter of not seeing the turn up to Ice Cliff Glacier on the bush-whack trail.

Anybody, is this really true, Outer Space after all that other climbing? Man and I thought adding Prussik was sick and unnecessary, but to tack on OS too, the dude is a machine. I'll be happy if I can pull off doing Stuart to Dragontail in a day, some day.

You must have a fast computer.

I'll bring a big salad of some sort and some pop.

Oh yeah that shit will do it. Also TVP (texturized vegitable protein), that stuff packs a punch. It sort makes your asshole feel like a wind tunnel.

Welcome Holmes. Sunday Sunday Sunday. Index Index Index????????

Roasted garlic cloves, now that's da shit, for extreme gassing.