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Actually I'm right here being lazy and getting fat Adamants trip fell through as it got moved up 2 weeks and I got pinched at work...fortunately Dave rounded up a partner on short notice up in Squamish. I'm going to meet Dave in the Bugs from the 12th-16th. Until then it's partying on the beach! And maybe some climbing thrown in too

nice! full on pickets adventure

Who wants to go climb some steep splitter granite?

Spotters are aid.

Yeah that was a fine time! put it on the schedule for next week for sure

Soloing can be a very hazardous endeavor when there are hotties in the vicinity.

Don't listen to all the naysayers! Just go do it...but realize that your margin of safety is very narrow when you solo. Much of the danger on Rainier, even on the most trivial routes is out of your control, meaning objective danger. That said, soloing does not necessarily put you into more objective danger, it simply means that if something happens you don't have a partner for help. Go do it and have fun!

Fuck...the bugs were horrendous! Thankfully I think the showers in the morning kept them down a bit, but good god...hahahahaa. Yeah, we waited out the showers, thought about bailing, but waited at the base of the route for a while. We finally started climbing about 11 or so. The weather totally cleared out after we started up and ended up being a beautiful day, with mild temps and off and on sunshine.

Um...pretty sure I put up a post here for everyone to see...that means that you too, Mike, were invited...hahahahaha....see you there next week sucka!

ps...how many power bars did you eat on this trip?

Awesome trip Steph, and as always amazing photos! Have fun in the Pickets

oops...yeah should be "first" pitch

I think we only took a couple of cheesy summit pics.

Trip: South Early Winters - Passenger Route Date: 7/15/2007 Trip Report: Climbed the Passenger Route on SEWS last Sunday...wow...what a great route! Frosty's description from last year is spot on. The base of the route is a bit tricky to find...basically drop down the large gully instead of descending right next to the wall and you'll have no trouble...the start of the first pitch is pretty obvious once you're in the right spot. Awesome steep wall with splitter cracks, a few roofs, and some tough slab climbing, all on clean bomber rock....definitely one of the best routes I've climbed up at WA Pass....people should be getting on this one! Classic! We did it in 7 pitches. I thought the grades that Frosty gave were right on, but the first pitch is a stout 10d pith ratings: 10d 11a 11a 11c 10b 10d 5.7 have fun on this one!

Count me in for next Tuesday! we should do mojitos

Awesome! see you all there.

You headed out there this evening? I'll be there around 8ish after a few laps out at Index this afternoon. Sky...bring the BBQ!

Nice work Blake

I might be in for tomorrow night again.

To me, the term "big wall" implies a style...ie: a big steep face, a high percentage of aid, maybe portaledges, hauling a pig, multiple nights on the wall..that to me is "classic" big wall My first "big wall" was the NW Face of Half Dome...we did it in a day, and it felt like an outstanding long climb, but I wouldn't say that I gained any "big wall" experience from it, since there was very little aid or any other components of a big wall climb, other than a large number of pitches. Had we spent a night or two on the wall, hauled a pig etc. I probably would have had more of a "big wall" experience. in the end it's all just climbing, and it's fucking fun!

Yeah that was a lot of fun! Next time we'll have to make sure we're in a more visible spot...it took us like an hour to find Sky over in the trees. But yeah...beach pub club is the way to go for sure.

Yeah...someone with a little charcoal or portable gas bbq needs to come!

Pub Club at Golden Gardens tonight? Looks like a few of us will be there around 6ish....come on by!