John Frieh

no... more like if they are all really grade IVs or not

Marcus's partner from their Peru trip Nate will be giving the slide show

You should add whether or not the proposed grade has been verified or not

:laf: Tell Zoe Deprivation pics please

I highly recommend Dane's work... I think his pick modifications are a large part of the reason I have never snapped a BD pick. Well worth it! 2 months to ice season!

Pics/climbing in South America for the slideshow this year

Dec 10: Pro comp Dec 11: Friday night slideshow/pick up demo gear/:brew: Dec 12: Open comp /clinics/demo gear/slideshow/:brew: Dec 13: clinics/demo gear/slideshow/:brew: See you all there!

$$$ for Index and Hyalite this year!

Look closer! More please!

STOKE!

I like running it out on moderate terrain... I have found it helps me remain calm on ice and/or alpine routes where gear isn't readily available for whatever reason.

Bolt anchor to replace the two pin anchor at the top of p3 on YW

Trip: Incredible Hulk - Red Dihedral Date: 8/16/2009 Trip Report: A little overdue but nevertheless: granite moderates down south. Left town Friday night... drove most of the night and crashed out for a few hours of in a baseball field in Placerville around 5 am. Got rolling again mid morning and hit Lovers Leap for a quickie before continuing on to the Sierras. Everything was packed except for Traveler's Buttress. 50 classic? Sure... why not. Daniel on p1 Style with a capital S Apparently handlebars make offwidths easier...? [video:youtube] Pitch 3 Daniel taking it to the top After traveling Traveler's we pointed it SE for Bridgeport. A quick burger stop in Nelson which may or may not have been a good idea (sidenote: Admins we need a fart gramelin). After locating the trailhead and free camping we sacked out for a few prior to our 4 am departure... supertacos makes the approach sound tricky so we wanted to allow plenty of time for the approach. We lucked out and were first on the route Incredible? Yes. We opted for the Red Dihedral as this was our first trip in here and we wanted to do our homework for future trips Early on The Red Dihedral [video:youtube] Don't make me angry. You wouldn't like me when I'm angry. HULK ANGRY! (or maybe just stoked ) The final pitch ends with a tunnel through just below the summit... Daniel sneaking through Then it was my turn... let's just say Brock and Daniel had their doubts... "Dude I don't know if you're going to fit John" [video:youtube] I have the nicest climbing partners :laf: All in all good times down south. Can't wait to go back Approach Notes: zoom zoom + supertacos

Is that you Graham?

As in "going to fall down soon?"

Good eye Bill! Red Dihedral on Incredible Hulk How about this (that's Brock BTW)? [video:youtube]

My 2 cents... I have found the best thing I can do for being as proficient as I can be alpine climbing is get as much time/practice as I can on my alpine rig. Specifically if I usually alpine climb on horizontal dual point 12 point crampons and straight shaft ice tools then I am going to ice climb/crag on the same rig. Dont get me wrong: I love my nomics and I love vertical monopoint pons and I use them from time to time. But if alpine something is your goal you should think twice about having your weapon of choice be a pair of nomics.

Might have a few... free to you if you want them. You working today? Call me and maybe we can meet up

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Let me get this right: A route at Ozone that needs an extra bolt? Impossible... :laf:

5.8 max Great TR Steph! One of my favorite climbs

Very cool guys! Great TR with no hype