Chad_A

Well, I'll be damned. Sounds like it might be a reasonable turnout. Looking forward to meeting whomever shows up.

Well, maybe I picked the right time to go somewhere, for once. I leave tomorrow morning for the CDN Rockies for 6-7 day stretch. Maybe I'll be able to do a TR for you folks

Fuck. Fuckity fuckity fuck fuck. Fuck. FUCK!

I feel weird about this thread...kind of like the meek kid, who has someone else draw the bullies away from them for a day. Seems to me, the way to enjoy this board is to not make yourself a target. In the meantime, I enjoy the pictures, TRs, and the faux personalities....well, most of them, anyway. I've gotten some pretty good beta off this board, and some awesome climbing partners, too. There's been a few times when I looked back at threads where people made fun of me, and I remember being disgruntled at the time...and realized that I would've made fun of me, too. I feel bad that I've never found a neutrino, or reviewed a windshirt, though, to identify myself with something. Hafta work on that one.

Did the same thing not too long ago; their website seems to be defunct. I'm betting that they're on their way out, if they're not already...

Awesome, Gretchen. Keep it up!

I give a second vote for the Belay Jacket. I've used it in cold conditions in the Cascades, BC, Alaska, South America and China. If that's too cold for you, then take a step down and go with the EP Jacket. Both are synthetic filled and use epic fabric for wate repellency. Third vote for the Belay Jacket. Worked great on the Grand this year. Very user friendly; the pull-tabs on the zippers/hood cinches are great for thick gloves.

I'd rather be an ass than an elephant. It's more fun.

Hi, Dan, My g/f bought us a Maxim 9.8 60m bi-line a couple of years ago, and it has held up superbly. Although, admittedly, I'm not familiar with the different styles of sheaths Anyone care to enlighten as to the types, and how to tell upon looking at a rope which type one has?

You sound like yet another condescending environmentalist with unacceptable manners and lagging intellect. Pick up the shit and STFU. You're a nice guy. I want to be just like you when I grow up...or, Hell no, scratch that.

I may be missing something, here, but most of the routes you speak of melted out in the beginning of June, as they do most years. (North Buttress Couloir of Colchuck comes to mind). Somebody might have some input on British Columbia that might have some old, moderate alpine ice hidden up there. Otherwise, you might have to wait until some freeze-thaw of November to get on something again. Maybe someone will chime in with something I haven't thought of.

Oh, man, I haven't heard a truer statement in a long time

Depends on how fast you move, but you'd almost be guaranteed to be heading to camp in the dark after the climb, IMHO. Good luck with whatever you do, and thanks all for the responses. Really, it was Donn's climb; I was just along for the awe-inspiring ride

Well, technically we did it in two, but we hung around for a third day, with the thought of maybe doing the SW Buttress on Dorado Needle; instead, we headed out for cotton clothes, beer, and on the way, we snagged the summit of Eldorado. The first day, Friday, we did a chill approach...I didn't time it, but we were at the col at Dorado Needle in the early afternoon. Next morning, we left the col at 7400 ft, and dropped down to about 5600 ft (eventually); with a blue bag break in there, it took us a little less than three to get to the base of the climb.

Climb: Early Morning Spire-SW Face (photo TR) Date of Climb: 8/19/2006 Trip Report: DonnV mentioned the SW Face as a potential climb, and I took the opportunity to do it this past weekend with him. dberdinka's TR covers everything (couldn't have been timed better; we were discussing the climb, and then it pops up here. I don't think anything really surprised us, but it was nice to hear the impressions of the route, nonetheless.) So, here's a couple handfuls of pics for you all to enjoy. Cheers! -Chad Gear Notes: Usual alpine rack, aluminum crampons, ice ax. Maybe next time I'll bring some scotch. Approach Notes: The usual Eldorado approach is in good nick.

That's horribly painful to watch. What an idiot

I'd guess that whatever you can find cheapest. I think the Revelation had a little better numbers as far as the fall rating (vs. the Joker, not sure about the Serenity); I'm sure any of them would do the job fine. I have a Joker; two of my pals have Revelations. Just don't be stupid and buy the black version of the Joker like I did (duh). You have to be creative to come up with a durable middle mark.

Thanks for posting the pics! My partner and I were the ones camping down at the col below Dorado Needle Friday evening. I think it must've been you guys whom we hollered to. Thanks for the report; good to see you guys had a great time.

Nice, will be looking forward to them.

Evidently, there's some syndrome associated with Nalgenes that causes one to start dropping them off of cliffs. Must be something in the plastic.

Nice pics! Ahh, warm sunny North Cascades summer climbing. Damn, Blake, I guess that one time I met ya, your helmet hid your blonde hair....or you're gettin' out alot this summer! Nice TR, thanks for the report.

Thanks for the input

Planted in-ground, but small; easy to pull up w/ a tug.

rbw- I live in NE Portland; the issue is, my street is a main artery that goes to 82nd ave; interesting characters go by at all hours. The funny thing is, my g/f put up a sarcastic sign where the plants used to be, and one of the plants reappeared. At any rate, I'll be putting up security lighting, and notifying the police. Thanks for all the responses. I'll be done typing now, as my hand has to heal from this morning's kitchen knife incident...

Thanks, all. It's not so much that it's plants (well, to the girlfriend it's a big issue; family bought her the plants as presents) it's the question...what are they going to steal next? Break into my car? Steal my garden hose? What??? Security lighting looks to be on the roster. Devil's Club is a great idea! I recently discovered some big stalks of it on the Nesmith Point trail here in the Gorge...might have to bring some home and plant it right out front.