flatwall

Thought you guys could use a fix. It's a day's outing all over the rock, pieced together. [video:youtube]

Well bill, if they're under new mgmt, then good for them. I just poked around the new site again and I have to say...it's not bad. It's pretty professional looking. There are a few bugs in the msg system, but overall it works pretty well. I'm happy just to have multiple places to check for info/routes/trips/partners.

A few years ago, a guy I knew was working over at rockclimbing.com. He told me that the owner was quite a hardhead about the development techniques used. it was completely homemade without regard to the standard (and quickly evolving) practices in web design. He later quit in disgust. I have to say that I've never been impressed with the site, although I have *wanted* to be. I like the photo shuffling/rating system, and when I was starting out, I like tracking my tics on their profile. It was the first route db I saw that folks were actively adding into - myself included. Sadly, the site is too slow and too buggy for it to be a daily visit anymore.

Rt 35 in OR from Hood River to 26 has been hit with a major rockslide. http://www.kgw.com/news-local/stories/kgw_110806_weather_highway_35_.1ae8805e.html

Funny, enough - this is similar to a wall I strolled underneath out at starvation creek this past weekend. Taking the Starvation Ridge trail instead of Defiance, i snuck a peek along the base. A big mess of moss, choss and a few animal bones. But underneath the roofs, the basalt columns somewhat unbroken. Then I found bolts heading up a slab. I saw two and didn't follow in the pouring rain, but someone had billcoe's idea: clean it and see what pops out. There was certainly enough "prior wall" along the base. Pulling that stuff could send junk all the way to the 84 with an unlucky roll, so I imagine someone realized this and gave up. You'd have to pull an awful lot of rock to find smiles, but then again, there was maybe a 1/4 mile of wall to check out. I would name it the Jenga Wall if given a vote. [pull pieces without with having it crash down - heh] I've typed a few searches here and elsewhere without much. I'm not "starving" for adventure that much. But if someone is, chew on that. EDIT: picture attachment