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Do you like showing off your awesome winter photos? Do you like winning sweet gear from Outdoor Research? If yes then enter the Friends of the Northwest Avalanche Centers photo contest. From now until 10/13, we'll be taking photo submissions of you doing your favorite winter activity. Photos will then be posted on Facebook for people to vote on. First prize wins a OR down jacket, second prize a pair of OR gloves, and third a comfy OR hat. Winners will be announced at Snowbash 2011. Please send photos to jpark1199@gmail.com Only one photo per person and keep photos family friendly.

Snowbash 2011 in t-minus 5...4...3...2...1 Tickets are now on sale for Snowbash 2011. Buy your tickets in advance and save some cash for beer. Tickets are $15.00 via Brown Paper Tickets and $20.00 at the door. Act now as this event sold out last year. http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/199339

That flack is a perfect placement for a #4 cam.

Corrections are always welcome. I'm basing my assumption off of Layton's original TR which claims it as Jaberwocky Tower. Here's another picture from the route. This is use going the wrong way at the summit.

Trip: Jaberwocky Tower - Acid Baby Date: 8/9/2011 Trip Report: Did Acid Baby on Tues at Asgard Pass. I feel like there are a few topo's with a ton of information but here are my general thoughts and pictures. We split Layton 1st pitch into two. This is due to length, he describes it as 65m, and there is a perfect belay station in the middle. All the belay's are pretty chill/comfy so if you find yourself having to setup a super uncomfortable belay you are off route. Finally this route could use a clean so feel free to clean it a little while you are up there. Here's our route description: P1: Easy climbing leads to a short slightly over hanging corner crack with good holds. 5.9 P2: Crack climb, offwith, and stem your way up the obvious corner crack 5.10. This leads to a sweet 5.8 hand crack up a slab to a nice belay below the major roof section. P3: Climb thin and sometimes crumbly cracks,5.9, to a slab below the giant roof. Take a sharp right across semi-protect able slab, 5.5, to a nice belay ledge. P4:Climb easy hands to fist sized crack on the right wall, 5.8. When you get just above the roof cut back left on small fingers and flacks,5.10. Get a good stance, take a deep and do a mandatory 20ft run out on easy slab, 5.7, to a comfy corner belay. P5: Here's the money pitch. Climb obvious corner crack, 5.10+. Cut right at the roof and climb an easier finger crack to a comfy belay ledge. P6: Couple of different options here. We took a fun looking hand/fist crack straight above the ledge, 5.10. DO NOT touch the jumbled blocks at the top of the crack. Blocks are super loose. Fun move around corner leads to fun protect able slab climbing,5.7 and a belay on the left side of the summit pinnacle. P7: We ended up going the wrong way so don't keep going left. Instead climb a fun looking hand crack with knobs for feet/hands on the right wall to the summit. P2 Seconding across the slab below the roof on p3 Gear Notes: Set of nuts with emphasis on smaller ones. Double sets to #2 and a single #3,4 Approach Notes: Go to Colchuck Lake. Go 3/4 up Asgard. Take a left. Look for obvious corner

There's definitely a lot I missed while there. I guess I'll just have to go back sometime.

Trip: Underwear is called pants in England - Numerous Date: 4/27/2011 Trip Report: It's been my dream to visit England for a long time so when an English expat, Blue, invited me on their vacation I couldn't pass up the chance for personalized tour. After five days of London, I made my way to the Yorkshire District for 9 days of climbing English style. A few notes: Gritstone is Sweet!!!! Need I say more. The brits have a lot more Limestone then expected about half of our climbing was on steep bolted limestone. The Brits are fing nuggets. Some of the original grit lines are just glorified hi-balls minus the pad. Sparse gear placements, via threads, and limestone gear leads make this area not for the faint of heart. Despite this, I found plenty to lead for those us without the testicle fortitude for mandatory 20-40ft run-outs with ground fall potential. And in case you are wondering the beer does suck but the food and pubs are awesome!!!!Enjoy the pictures!!! Earl's Crag Bouldering Malhome Cove Limestone Brimham Rocks Frances Direct E2 5c Kilnsey 6c+ Hepston Quarry E2 5c+ And finally not for the faint of heart: Gear Notes: Pro is nice but not necessary, see above. Bring a bouldering pad!!! Approach Notes: Grab a flight preferably Air Canada, they rock, and not British Airways, they suck.

Here are a couple of pictures from the event:

I'd like to thank everyone that helped out with the Vantage Cleanup. Because of your efforts, we were able to cleanup approx 50-60lbs of trash on Sunday.

Sweet!!!! Macrina bakery will be providing tasty breakfast pastries for our hard working volunteers!!!!

When: May 22nd 9am-5pm Where: Frenchmen's Coulee aka Vantage What: The WCC will be doing an Adopt-A-Crag event at Vantage climbing area. The coalition will provide everything you need for cleaning up all you have to do is show up. Questions? PM me.

Update: The WCC is doing a Adopt-A-Crag clean up of Vantage May 22nd. It'll start at 9am. The Access Fund will be providing trash bags while the WCC will provide gloves, shovels, etc...for the clean up. If you have any questions please PM me.

If anyone is out there today please check to make sure that they Porto potty has been installed and post.Thanks

On April 11th, a porta-potty will be placed at Vantage until the end of May. You can thank your friendly local climbers coalition the WCC for providing the funds for said crapper. Please report any vandalism and dumping at the site. This is an abuse it and lose it deal and if it gets destroyed chances are we won't be able to get another put out there. If you have any questions or it needs to be serviced please PM me. Happy shitting!!!!

HA...Glad to see that Tad finally talked someone into climbing that route. Looks like a good route but man that things is in the middle of nowhere. Tell Tad he's looking sexy without his grizzly adams beard

Snowball is coming up on April 15th. For those of you who aren't familiar with Snowball, it is FOAC's end of the season semi-formal dinner/auction. The only way we are able to do this event is due to the hard work and dedication of volunteers like yourself. With this being said, Uncle Sam and myself would like to formally request your assistance to make this years Snowball better then ever. All volunteers need to be at St. Demitrois Church at 4pm on April 15th. If you cannot make it until later please let me know and we can work something out. If you are interested please contact Jeremy at jpark42@yahoo.com Below are the jobs that we need assistance with: 3ppl Set Up/Take Down/Selling Raffle tickets: Pretty self explanatory. 4ppl Registration and Check Out: Again pretty self explanatory 1 key person to input auction and bid info into an excel spread sheet. This person must have working knowledge of Microsoft Excel 9ppl for general tasks: These people will help with a multitude of activities like assisting with silent auctions, live auctions, and other tasks as needed.

When: Feb 24th Time: 7pm Come join International Mountain Guides & the Outdoor Research Retail store for an informal session on climbing Mt. Rainier. Drinks & snacks will be provided. Space is limited so please call us at 206-971-1496 to RSVP. For more details please contact Jeremy at jeremyp@outdoorresearch.com

Planning an impromtu trip to Bozeman this Friday-Monday. What I can provide: A Ride Some one to split gas Some one to talk to on the ride over Some who's comfortable on WI3 and can climb WI4 Gear out the ying-yang What I'm looking for: NO newbees!!!!You don't have to crush WI5 but I'm not a guide. I want some one that is experienced Some one willing to split gas and lodging expenses. That's about it. PM if you are interested.

Looking to do an impromptu trip to Bozeman for some ice climbing this Fri-Mon. What I'll provide: A Ride Some one to split gas Some one to talk to on the ride over Some who's comfortable on WI3 and can climb WI4 What I'm looking for: NO newbees!!!!You don't have to crush WI5 but I'm not a guide. I want some one that is experienced Some one willing to split gas and lodging expenses. That's about it. PM if you are interested.

How's the ice look in and around bozeman with the recent warm up?

Let the voting BEGIN!!!! Vote now via Facebook for your favorite photo. Must be a fan of Friends of the Northwest Avalanche center to vote. Here's the link for our Facebook Fan Site http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=238727&id=188769771329&saved#!/pages/Friends-of-the-Northwest-Weather-and-Avalanche-Center/188769771329

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Do you have pic's of you in deep pow? Or pic's of a wicked slide path? How about naked summit shoots? (Just kidding but summit shoots are welcome) Then you should enter Friends of the Northwest Avalanche Centers photo contest. From now until to Jan 20Th, we will be taking photo submissions. Photo's that meet the criteria (Must have snow, no human powered nudity) will be uploaded to our Facebook Fan page. First, second, and third place photo's with the most Likes win a prize. Please submit photo's to jpark1199@gmail.com PS: Please only one photo submission per person.

Vertfest 2011 is coming up quick and we need a few (read: a lot) of good volunteers. Since this years event is going to be bigger then last years and will be two days, we are going to need more volunteers. As per last year, volunteers will get free lift tickets for the Pass to use at their leisure. Below is a list of jobs: Feb 13th Race and after party @ Alpental 20ppl for gate keeping during the event 4-5ppl for registration If doing registration/gate keeping expect to be there from 8am to around 5pmish. Contact jeremyp@outdoorresearch.com for more details

Wow and I thought elevator shaft was in fat when we did it around Thanksgiving.