John Frieh

Hey Daniel! Did drytooling at PDX drytool night help at all for this

Damn! Never tried that place! I am gonna have to get with the program

When in doubt replace them. BD does it cheap (i.e. free generally) if it is a camalot but you didn't hear that from me.

Good first multiple route for sportos looking to get into multipitch. One can run the first two pitches together if so inclined. Those (such as B-rock) who are a little more seasoned in the alpine/trad realm will find it a bit boring but for you first timers a blast!

Do the five pitch sport route out past monkey (kiss of the lepers area)... it's not in the book but 5 pitches of super easy super fun bolt clippin'! 5.8!

And don't forget Mt Hood Roasters in Welches, OR! Doughnuts and coffee!

It isn't the exit that determines the fastest way to 26 as much as the way you go after you get off (assuming you exit somewhere in the teens... don't take I-5 all the way to 26... slow!). I would say just take exit 17 as this gives you a chance to get the cheapest gas around (with the exception of the am/pm in sandy though that one is usually a clusterfuck). I would say fill up here regardless of where you tank is as from there it only jumps $0.20 or so all the way to redmond and back. And don't forget! 26 from roughly Sandy to Mt Hood is a safety corridor... a.k.a. speed trap hell! Traffic fines double! Drive smart! As far as interstate corridor vs. I-5 it depends on if you expect to hit the "seattle/tacoma/olympia rush hour clusterfuck because the locals can't get descent mass transit mess" go the interior way as it is faster! Going the interior way does take you through Hood River which kicks the shit out of anywhere for a coffee/beer/rest stop/grab lunch/whatever stop. Hood River s

You gotta post them in the gallery first... Do that or if you want email them to me and I'll do it for you. Good work guys!

Corvallisclimb and Bigwallin are there tonight... they should be pounding tuff tomorrow on Picnic Lunch... give 'em a shout when you cross the bridge if you are there tomorrow.

Hell yes d00d! Get that shit rollin'! Let me know what night(s) you guys are going and I'll come up Maybe we can hit your favorite bar afterwards (you said the calf right )

My condolences

I read spectra slings have a recommended usage of 100 days of climbing (UV exposure)... not sure if that is just someone from the industry trying to get you to buy more crap or what... maybe someone has an article? As most cam slings are nylon I'd think once it's faded or it gets any nicks or cuts (stupid crampons!) you should do it. BD and many other companies do it quick and hella cheap!

I'd make sure those are the 04/05 models if I was paying that much. Good spot on a great deal but if those are 03 models then you can find them for cheaper. They look like 04 models though...

Only we're getting more action than you.

SEA dt night?!?!?!?! Start one up kids!!!

PMs

Your on the right track kid Tell Craig organic chem is just pushing electrons and that he doesn't need to study that much and start top roping as much as possible... he does have an extra set of beater pons lying around from what I heard Also consider build a woodie... you can do it for free if you just hit a bunch of construction sites around town and raid there scrap pile. I bet you l0ngpause has room in her living room for one especially with those tall ceilings! I can photocopy the Gadd and Issac DT books (or at least some sections out of them) if you're serious and interested

Snowmobiles rock! Earn your turns the 2 stroke way

I was kinda joking as this is shiprock (if you haven't been to smith before): Big o' pile of steaming shit! If you did climb it I think the belayer would need one of those SWAT team plastic riot shields glued to his helmet or something... Is there new mixed route development at North Bend going on?

Bring yer tools and we can do a new route on shiprock

Prefunk at the tugboat ? Or perhaps Mary's ? Anyone?

Cook: PM treknclime, Ade, Stuart, or Alpinedave and see if they are available or tell Craig to get his butt off the couch and put those sabertooth pons to some use.

I used mine all last winter and didn't notice any battery issues... but then again I always had it next to my body when not in use. I do know they sell extra batteries for a reasonable price... you could just buy a few extra and swap as they drain out. Also I am fairly certain one other company makes a WP 5.0 MP camera... I just can't recall who... it just came out... it might have a viewfinder

STFU. Kid works at a shop that actually can carry and sale those boots. All he is doing to relaying what he is heard. Nothing wrong with that... if anything some would say friendly.