John Frieh

Bump. Any updates? Anybody been up the road? Scott: how have the temps been? Think these are still in?

Coming from the guy with 29K posts

Alright kids... I'm feeling my age (okay... maybe older than my age ) over this back thing so I am going to cancel tonight and try to reschedule later in the week. With that said you guys know where the routes are... no need for me to be present for you kids to get out. Stay tuned for rescheduled nights

A little more background: plan to use this drill for route manufacturing on concrete structures (drilling features) as well as adding bolts. As this would be done on concrete structures I get the feeling no one is going to whine if I place lead bolts (as well as make the climbing features) on rappel. My thoughts were I could drill a lot more holds/bolt holes with a gas drill and not have to constantly buy new batteries... hence my interest in petro power. If I were hiking any major distance I would opt for a hand drill or a Bosch. So... I'm thinking for my applications a few more pounds for a lot more holes and no dead batteries is fine with me. Looking at the Tanaka TED - 262HS for example the beast weighs in at 11.2 lbs dry. With a 17 ounce tank that mean 12.2ish lbs fully gassed. Compare that to a Bosch BULLDOG Xtreme 1" SDS-plus Rotary Hammer which weighs in at 6.7 lbs and I'd say the trade off is worth it. Am I on the right track here?

Admit it if you could drag that thing down you could sell it on ebay for enough to retire. Hmmm...

The woodie is in my back yard I'm looking into sacrificing half of my garage for a larger one so I can put down some old mattresses.

No, John, that's the one and only that I've ever seen; I was kinda messing with you. Just think how burly you'd be if you could put up something on lead with one of those mothers. Unbeatable tool in their place, but being down in a hole with rock dust and and engine exhaust sucks. If I got one of those the Sellwood Bridge will fall down!

If my back heals by Tuesday it is on... I'm thinking afternoonish. I landed on a dropped ergo with my back from 12' yesterday after pitching off my woodie. As much as it hurts I'm just glad it was the hammer end and not the pick. PM or call me (503.7585772) if interested.

I shot the shit with a dude at a hardwear store the other day... he recommended Tanaka. Anybody use them before? I looked up Pionjar and the only model I could find is the 120 (do they make more than one Mo?) which weighs in at 57 lbs... bolt on lead Bolts are one half my application purpose... my other interest would be continued route manufacturing on local bridge pilings. So... gas powered drill with similar weight to a Bulldog?

Shopping for a portable gas powered drill for concrete and rock... Best Brand(s)/Model(s)? Reqs? Weight is a concern but not critical.

Call BD... they will have data on who ordered what from them and should be able to locate someone in your area. If it helps I got a good fit out of Scarpa for years but recently switched to Kayland... great fit! Great boots! Good luck finding a place to try them on!

Anybody up for the East Face of Lexington? Nice pics Scott! Thanks for sharing!

Well... since you mentioned it... this is one of the top 10 most viewed threads on cc.com to date (though it still doesn't have a rating)... hmmm... I think a NEW John Frieh Forum would illicit a level of spray so great you would have to buy a server. However... a NEW PDX events forum might be in order. Merry Christmas and Uli!

503.758.5772 Drytooling options next week: Tuesday 12/27. Contact me if interested

better work on your delivery then

Of Nelson's 49 or 50 summits only 1 has been on the south side. South side is for descents

Which route pope?

Keep an eye on the yard sale... you never know. If/when you do start looking again try on: - Freney (new one not the old one... REI stocks it) - Nepal Extreme in Men's in your size... if the Trango Extreme fit this one should also. - Trango Ice Evo (US outdoor has them) - Trango Extreme Evo Goretex (I think this is the one you tried on and it fit) Other brands you might consider if the la sportiva boots aren't too your liking (sounds like they fit) include Kayland, Lowa, Garmont, Salamon, etc etc

Welcome to PDX! You're off to a good start posting here... You can use the climbing partner forum to recruit partners for your next trip and this forum to post any questions you have as you get into climbing. A great way to connect with people is to get out... the PRG is one option... come down to the circuit bouldering gym also! You should bump into some climbers there... likely most of the people there are more interested in rock climbing climbing and bouldering so if you want to find a fellow alpinist look for someone having a hard time on the warm up problems and have a bunch of cordage hanging off their harness Finally come to PDX events and if you can make the drive SEA events also! Next up in Portland: Slide Show Also a bunch of us have a weekly climb night year round at Rocky Butte (NE Portland). Look for updates of when/where we will be here: PDX climb thread Hope this helps!

No changes to the east side closure though it sounds like. Thanks for the info Gene!

*If* the road stays in good shape (no new snow between now and when you go) take the sub and rent a room. If the road gets buried you can always go to some the surrounding areas listed in JoJo's book. Or go to the rockies. Also unless your heater cranks out the BTUs I would say get a hotel or you will never dry stuff out over night if you are climbing multiple days. It was -22 last Sat night in Bozeman!

If you go to Bozeman stay at the Royal 7... if you're lucky the Bozeman Police won't call you at 3 am to remove you from your room to ensure you aren't caught in the cross fire as they make a felony arrest in the room next to you. No way 2wd will get you up the Hyalite road. Subaru is iffy at best... if they get any more snow you won't have the clearance to make it. If you do go a come along (perhaps 2) and a tow strap are mandatory. Montanaice.com has excellent updates on road/ice conditions.

Nothing fit beyond the Trango Extreme? What else did you try on?

I can give you there email if you want to connect with some fellow cc.com gapers. PM me if you want it...

ajm and illini are in Tonsai right now... where are you?