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Da Vinci like diagram of surf hop:

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Funny,I am doing that trip on friday, I'll tell you how it goes. From what was told to me, sounds like around 20 rappels, many going into water with mandatory swimming. The raps are in place all the way down. Two rope are required. Chirp would be a good person to ask, since he's a 5.13 canyoneer!

Our setup was completely different than that.. Those guys are real surfers and they are really surfing. Our thing was more like a teardroped shaped board that was tied directly to a rope . The rope was then connected to some form of bungy or innertube setup that streccches when you lean back, causing you to drift downstream. The resulting tension gives the setup a slingshot effect, shooting the rider back up stream at a good clip. We would ride in 8-12 feet of water usually in the fast moving flatwater after a big rapid. Big slashing turns were always popular, as was spinning the board backwards, the rider ripping back and forth across the current like a pendulum. By far the coolest trick was simply called "dipping"...The rider leans back, the water pressure pushes the board back downstream. Once the system is banjo tight, you drive your shoulder down into the water in a quick, snapping motion.The ensuing effect is wild! while still riding the board, you go straight to the bottom of the river! the current is pushing you so hard to stay down, Your back digs into the bottom...keep it together! everything is a nightmare of noise and bubbles, the current's pressure is so powerful, now throw that shoulder skyward, twards the surface...You literally leap out of the water, the board catching air as you break the surface. The well executed dip looks just like the Trident submarine breaching move.

You can link two fun climbs to reach the top of Bridge Mtn. The multi-tiered Frigid Air Buttress (5.9+) takes the intrepid climber to the rim of a complex hanging valley that leads up to the Northeast Arete (5.6-8?) of Bridge Mtn. The crux of the linkup is finding your way thru the hanging valley, a maze of ramps and obstacles. For your Grade IV prerequiste, well this it is not, but many parties have suffered routefinding errors that inevitablely lead to a good story. Plan on going light and climbing fast! This linkup has been free soloed many times by local rad dudes, but I recomend a rope. My wife and I climbed the FAB and it was a bit more sustained than I had been led to believe.

We rode this spot so much a new wave formed.

Have any of you cats ever done any river surfing? Every summer this was pretty popular in my home town. We would build our own boards out of plywood, so the design and paint job were unique to each rider. The basic setup was 80 feet of rope and a couple deflated innertubes and your board. Tie the inner tubes together in a chain, then tie your rope to the tubes. Attach the tubes to a tree, and your board to the end of the rope. We would scout the local rivers to find a deep, fast rapid (better yet, a deep channel that is on a bend in the river.

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I second the motion presented by my most esteemed colleague from the great state of Washington. Black Orpheus to Chicken lips is a outstanding linkup of two classic lines!

just past the bridge over the Pit of Despair!

You strong types, that voodoo thang looks like there is quite a bit of aid that may be eliminated. Note to FA team: thanks for the cool TR and all your hard work!

Otis road in the house!

Dryden, the Oso of the Wenatchee valley.

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You are healthy, happy and smart as a whip!

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Fondly retelling stories of beating up kids "just like you guys" this group of high school students listens with rapt attention to senator John Kerry as he unveiled his plans for national school dress codes, manditory showering for P.E. and greater hazing powers for jocks. Kerry explained the finer points of his plan, dubbed " The bell curve for the new century" Senator Kerry declaired that plummeting test scores and gun violence we the results of " a breakdown in the caste system" and promised a "speedy return to power" for seniors.

Skykomish, of course. PBR on tap at the bar, the jojos are good too.

Associated Press- Speaking today at a Ted Kennedy High School, Democratic presidential canidate John Kerry reportedly "smoked tough" with a number of future Democratic voters. Issues discussed included snowboarding, legalization of medical marijuana for the cronicly disinterested and the high prices charged by Ticketmaster. Sources close to Kerry said the presidental hopeful was "pretty baked" and later entertained supporters with stories about calling in airstrikes on acid while serving his country in Vietnam. The young constituents were reportedly "totally stoked".

Kiteboarding, the newest trustafarian extereme sport, has attracted all those folks who missed the skate/snow/wake/surfing boat. These guys are catching 40 footers, I watched a cat at the lake jump over a 25 foot tree this weekend. Here is a Link to Kiteboarding magazine's site. Check out the videos...

CBS is right, the approach was not that bad, it just took some time to ford the last mile or so. The brush and Sitka Alder is pretty tall. One bit of beta: if the log crossing is still there, go around it, scary!

The penguin conspiracy It's the new sasquach.

Sadly, this kind of thing happens more than you realize.