Blake

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I should have left the #, as I've been late in checking this thread after the first couple days. (360)788 - 8993

Hey, I don't know if you want to drive up to bellingham, as I'm carless, but if you do, then let's climb! I'll PM you with info. If not alpine now, then maybe next week? -Blake

IS this peak 7948 NW of buck Mtn?

Anyone wanting to go climb alpine or just cragging this weekend? I'm in Bellignham and carless, but I'm looking for someone who wants to get out and get some stuff done. I'm available from sat morning to sundaya night. I have a full rack, and some funny stories. PM or email. -Blake

Not really what you are looking for, but I am in bellingham too, and I'm lookign for people who actually are motivated to get out and climb some stuff. Seems like this place is full of boulder-loving hippies, not mountain climbers. Anyways, I've got a full rack, PM or email if you need a partner.

I haven't doubled up on rap rings. I'm not saying i'd necessarily feel good rapping off an old ring and piece of webbing from who-knows-how-long ago, but when I'm somewhere remote requiring a rap, some webbing and a single ring is what I try and use if there are no trees. The types of gear that is lifted with standard industrial chain day after day would go far beyond the force of a rappel. Check out a marine or industrial supply store fir links if you can't find them at a general hardware store. You might just have to cut out every other link, and save the intact ones.

A chain link would do it. Don't know the breakign strength, but i'd trust it to hold me on rap, or on a fall.

Boiling lake and Bernice lake both feed Prince creek, from the sawtooths area, NE of lake chelan. This would be along the summit trail between Star peak and Mt. Bigelow. A lot of open area in the 7-8.5thousand foot range, but not a huge amount of technical mountaineering possibilites. I'm wondering if lightning or rockfall could be the cause of death. I'm really interested in this guy's story, as this is kind of a summer "stomping grounds" for me.

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Hey, I really REALLY want to get out on sunday. I was going to go to the rope-up and WA pass on sat/sun but my partner's car didn't work out.. so i have no ride. If you want to go anywhere (like WA pass/liberty bell area) or to Mt erie, I'd LOVE to go. I have trad and sport gear, rope, and money for food, just no car. If you are heading over to 11worth tonight for climbing tomorrow, that is great too. -Blake I'm in Bellingham

Hey, I really REALLY want to get out on sunday. I was going to go to the rope-up and WA pass on sat/sun but my partner's car didn't work out.. so i have no ride. If you want to go anywhere (like WA pass/liberty bell area) or to Mt erie, I'd LOVE to go. I have trad and sport gear, rope, and money for food, just no car. If you are heading over to 11worth tonight for climbing tomorrow, that is great too. -Blake I'm in Bellingham

good to hear you are coming on sunday. I as thinking Beckey route on Liberty bell and/or the north fac of concord tower. We might need someone else who wants to lead trad though, because i'm not too big on a team of three. Any ideas? we can maybe find someone at ropeup. I think They'd need a rack as well, but we might be able to get away with my stuff.

What is Mt. Fernow named after?

What are some recomended climbs around leavenworth? I've never climbed there, but will be bring stuff to do trad or sport, multipitch is fine. I'm looking for the easier range of trad climbs (<5.8), and up to 5.9ish sport climbs. I be with one or two others, and likely wont get to 11worth until early afternoon. Any want to clue me in on some of the specifics such as directions to Bridge Creek Campground and any other associated events or stuff i should bring? -Blake

I thought most people stole something actually worth taking.

Thanks for the tips. I'd be interested to see Maude and 7FJ from that side, since i see them all te time from the north, but i already did Fernow this summer and want a route that involves trad leading. I'm thinking Concord tower and Liberty Bell via the beckey route.

I'm sure that'd be a great day trip, but i doubt we could pull off 20 miles of hiking AND the climb, and still back over to puget sound by early evening sunday.

nothing is really a requirement. Thanks for all the ideas guys.

Tied are more versatile and cheaper.I don't really see the downside, just check your knots.

Good Call. Ingalls and the Tooth look like possibilites, but they don't have that NoCa wilderness type feel.

No, and possibly but no solidly. However, I've got a couple of partners. we might end up not doing anything alpine.

Anyone have recomendations for alpine trad for this weekend? Will be coming from the west side, and wont be able to leave seattle until ~10am sat. I'm thinking something with an approach saturday afternoon, and a climb and hoke out sunday morning, early afternoon. Other than Sahale, what fits this profile? Moderate glacier stuff, and rock up to mid 5th class is what would work. I know i've seen posts like this before, but i was having no luck with the "search" on here.

Don't forget a ton of webbing. Just get a bunch of 1" and smaller tubular webbing, and cut it to various lengths. If you have a good amount of webbing, and basic carabiners, then a set of nuts (Huevos, Wallnuts, HB offsets, BD stoppers) You can climb quite a bit. Throw in some hexes and a couple cams in the common sizes, and go climb. check out www.rockempire.com www.gearexpress.com www.climbonrock.com www.acmeclimbing.com Shopping those places will let you get good retails deals on most of the products in the thread. Also, get "cosmetic blem" pieces, and save money. Plus this way your gear might not be so shiny and knew, which would only further add to the "total newbie" image you'll be projecting. (it will all still be fully functional)

played around at Erie with Snowbyrd and Justin. Five or 6 short sport routes 5.5-5.10a