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Otto, thanks for a most excellent and relaxing weekend of climbing, drinking, and elbow rehab. And special thanks for letting me have all the leads! Looking forward to exploring up Squire Creek some more in the future. But why didn't you post the blue steel pic??

oof -- I did Dreamer in 2007; my memory is suspect under the best conditions and six years is far too long for me to make any useful comparisons. I can say the Squire Creek approach was both easier and took less time than I expected. I can't really remember a damn thing about the Dreamer approach except that it was kinda brushy here and there.

Ivan, It helps to do the approach in the pouring rain on Friday. I would say too bad you didn't head up to Squire Creek Wall but it's clearly for the best as we only had five liters of wine and two flasks of bourbon for the weekend, which was barely sufficient for just us.

I've been kind of surprised by that myself. Congratulations on broadening your horizons!

So does that mean you found a willing victim for your SCW outing on saturday then?

Or you could just hire your own chopper: http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2013/07/injured-woman-hires-private-helicopter-for-mount-st-helens-airlift/

Sounds like an excellent trip. Did you do the full Grand Wall?

Nice pics! That is a sweet crack, innit? My follower on that traverse claimed I hung out for ages in the middle of the crux fiddling with gear; somehow I managed to find just the right hold for balance, I guess. What else did you get on up there, bro brah?

Nice work! That is indeed a stellar climb. Thinking of heading that way this coming weekend; how were the mosquitoes?

Rad. Thanks for posting that.

Color me devastated by the lack of butt shots. What were you thinking?

I can never see photos in any of your posts. It's very sad. Sounds like a great trip; I miss Zion.

If you drop your shoes off at Ramuta's downtown they'll ship em for free too AND you get to talk to his mom.

Sweet; thanks.

Anyone know the name/grade of the sport route at Royal Columns between Little Known Wonder and Gray Digger? It's listed in the guide as "project," but the book's nine years old, so it may have been there a while.

Belated thanks -- guess we'll have to content ourselves with the Lower Gorge.

So I presume Trout Creek is closed again since it's after Feb 1, but I couldn't find anything online to tell me how long the seasonal closure is. Anyone know?

Awesome ad dude. Where did you find that? (btw Spionin is still killing it, just a little less often for now.)

Fromage: Yes, Z-man was on scene and was instrumental in assessing and assisting the climber.

All I know is when we got there the rope was running through the first two pieces, but the top piece left in the crack had no biner on it.

A climber decked from 25 - 30 feet up on a trad route a few pillars left of Tangled Up in Blue, not sure of the route name. He said he landed on his feet. He never lost consciousness, was neurologically intact, chief complaint was low back pain. He did hit his head and had a laceration on his face, but seemed in remarkably good shape considering. I think they were going to fly him to Spokane. There was great response from all the climbers out there and fortunately a couple of them had extensive medical training. Best wishes to the injured party for a speedy recovery .

bad ass.

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Dood, Rat and I totally did Magic and Mixup in only two days a couple of weeks ago! I just wish we'd been able to see those two go by in a blur while we were hanging out at Cache Col.

Rad. Thanks for posting; I always enjoy seeing what you mutant types are up to.