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There are a number of spinner's on Heaven's Gate.
Bring your adjustable wrench as they're not all the same size.
A shot of the final pitch today...
And the second to last pitch:
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Finding the thank God hold above the second roof on the last pitch of Heaven's Gate.
BTW, this was taken today. Upper town wall is great right now. Get some!
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Great weekend to get off the couch and climb.
See ya out there!
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There's info among the garbage that might be useful. It just takes some sifting. Brandon or I would be glad to provide info on the routes we've developed in the Skagit and X38 areas. PM either of us to bypass the circus. Someone else can provide details on equinox.
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5.12 or even 13 is no longer considered "hard"- just fyi.
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Routes at X38 Far Side:
Shangri-La:
Skullduggery - 12b
Blade Runner - 12c?
Hypertension - 12a (needs a tiny bit of scrubbing on the bottom few feet.
On the way to Shangri-La:
Franklin's Tower - 12a
At X38 Nevermind:
Culture Shock - 12a
The Goblet (I've never been on this) -12b
Under Arrest - 12b (got harder when a block at the opening fell off a few years ago).
In the Woods Area of X32/Little Si:
Lay of the Land - 12a
Digitalis - 12b (I've never been on it but it looks good and I hear it's cleaner than it looks.
Though not 12, there are some excellent 11s on the right side of the Gun Show:
11c - Not sure what the name is, straight up from 10c ramp.
11b - Tea Time, just right of the one above.
11c or so - Match Stick - just right of Tea Time. New this year.
The Actual Cave has some hard routes.
There's a 13a in the upper Mt Washington Area. Bit of a hike up there and there may even be snow there now. It's quite overhanging and may stay dry. I've never been on this route.
There is a giant cave at X38 that isn't in the guide and looks to have several hard, steep lines.
There's WW2 at Si. Others can provide beta for that one.
send pm for beta and maybe a tour if weather improves.
cheers,
Rad
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a wonderful trick it is, to make someone think, that their thoughts and beliefs are their own.
Even better is to have them think your ideas are their own.
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If things get crowded you can always yard up bolts on the monkey and have a bonfire in the cave. It doesn't count unless you post a TR with videos.
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I saw a Monsanto truck swerve to run over a box full of kittens.
Just what this thread needed!
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Countdown to thread shutdown....
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Any repeats yet?
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nationality is irrelevant. anyone can be a good steward or an asshole.
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The Reel Rock film on the Everest debacle totally omitted the fact that after the sherpas descended he went on and fixed their ropes up to camp 3. This effort to help was a second slap in the face that contributed to the problem. Lame of the film team to delete this undisputed fact. Regardless, it's an interesting film.
And congrats to Steck on Annapurna. I still hope he goes back to climb the West ridge of Everest followed by Llotse in a single push wo O2. That would be amazing.
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I'm not claiming bc use is more important than day use, only that the numbers you cite are flawed because you're comparing parks with gated entrances to parks without gates. Apples to oranges. Show us apples to apples data and we can draw conclusions. Everything else is just opinion.
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BS. The low number is probably only overnight backcountry permits. They can't accurately count day-hikers and -climbers. Try comparing over night bc permits across all three parks and let's see what you get. Apples to apples.
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FW, what is the source for your NCNP visitation numbers? As there are no gates or entrance booths for NCNP, hikers, climbers, and other day users need not register and are thus not counted. Put a car counter across the road at the hairpin below WA pass and across the road above the New Halem dam and I suspect the numbers of NCNP visitors will be much higher. If you want to make a comparison with NCNP, choose one or more National Parks where there is a highway going through them that doesn't require visitors to stop at a gate and register, as you have to do to cross Tioga Pass.
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Thanks for posting an inspiring TR! That's the best part of this site.
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There's a new route right of Tea Time on the right end of the Gun Show wall at the Far Side of X38:
Matchstick. 5 bolts, 11c or so (V2, rest, V3).
Traverse right past the first bolt then straight up past four more bolts. Fun moves on great rock. Enjoy!
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Post in the partners forum and see if you get a hit
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If Rs are so convinced the ACA will crash and burn they should let it do so. They will then reap the benefits at the polls two years hence. If it succeeds they can take credit for it and not be on the wrong side of history. Now it looks like they've painted themselves into a corner with few options, much like Obama did by drawing a line in the sand over the use of chemical weapons in Syria, but that's another story...
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Possible FAs
in Climber's Board
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W Face of Sloan is broken by many horizontal ledges and looks dirty from several angles, so it might not be as aesthetic as photos from below might suggest. Bunker did a long route on the left side.