AJScott

Thanks philfort...I got a new camera this summer(olympus stylus 720sw) and it takes a lot better pictures than my old 2 megapixel camera I used to have. I think I will always be a point and shoot kinda guy though... I need to get the new olympics guide book...sounds like im missing out on a lot of good info. My partner and I have been slowly tick'n off the east side peaks on skis, there is a ton of ski potential in the olympics! I love looking straight down on the sound while skiing, its pretty unique!

Washington has some steepness...I assume the winter direct route is the standard summer route but including the steep gully...its not that long though. We skied it this year on presidents day weekend Route 1a on Constance is a really fun little chute, its tucked away back in there and you cant see it until your right underneath it. I want to go and check out Deception from the Deception basin...I think there may be some TC style chutes that connect together on that face. I would be into going and checking it out this spring but im bringing mah skis! Warshint0n: Constance 1a: And Deception: Almost looks like Dtail if you squint your eyes!

John, is that free lunch route on the wall right when you cross the bridge? That looks super fun. This was only my second time down to smith so im not too familiar with the area (and I dont own a guide book.) New testiment rings a bell...I could see how people could peel off that top exit! Pro was great though, how are people breaking ankles and legs?! billcoe: yes that would be the one...i dont recall the name though it felt about 10b'ish. both of us lost a lil blood on it I would recommend starting down there for the monkey face to anyone on there way up to climb the pioneer route! Super fun stuff.

John, is that free lunch route on the wall right when you cross the bridge? That looks super fun. This was only my second time down to smith so im not too familiar with the area (and I dont own a guide book.) New testiment rings a bell...I could see how people could peel off that top exit! Pro was great though, how are people breaking ankles and legs?! billcoe: yes that would be the one...i dont recall the name though it felt about 10b'ish. both of us lost a lil blood on it I would recommend starting down there for the monkey face to anyone on there way up to climb the pioneer route! Super fun stuff.

Dirtyleaf and I were down there sat-sun. What a great weekend...it really felt like summer down there! we had our shirts off for quite a bit of the weekend. We had plans for zebra/zion to end the weekend but were just too tired when we got over there. Gotta go back for that one, looks like a blast. I heart smiffy! Woulda been cool to meet up with you guys! some more photos for the 5 brazillion and one. Dont remember the name of this crack but it was fun, right next to the barbeque the pope route. We started the monkey face on the west face dealy starting with this painful finger crack...the two pitches we climbed on the west face were really fun quality climbing. I wanted to get a picture of me doing a handstand on the top of monkey face but due to a tragic breakdancing injury when I was younger im no longer able to do a handstand...so I made Geoff do one.

hey durty...id climb at index with yah on thursday if it dries out. Just got back from smiffy with geoff and want more crack. This is aaron, from vantage earlier this winter. werd up son...hollah.

I wanna head down to smith, if your looking for another i will split gas/food/beer/whatever with ya.

Looking for a partner to ride down to smith and do some climbing with this weekend, im in tacoma and am down for climbing anything. I can drive. aaron 2536778921

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Im looking for a pair of wide skis and if they came with skins that would be rad. Dont care about the bases...just have decent edges and some life left in um.

schweeet! I got to see a couple of those sheep when I was down there last november while scrambling around on one of the limestone peaks above red rocks. We got in a race up the peak...they won. I really wanted to make it down there this year. red rocks is sick! nice photos.

yo yo yo dann-0! im down...just got a new set a tools. lessa do it!

yea...work. fun times. anyone wana trade an office job for framing a house this week??? what? no takers?

Damn! Thats a tough one, doesnt look equalized at all to me...but either way that thing shoulda held up to a couple days of rapping on it. no more clove hitching those things for me. Not guna stop using um though

Im buying my first set of ice tools and am looking for some advice. I wanted the quarks...but light wings are 8oz lighter! I would sacrifice a little bit of performance for that much weight. Does anyone have any comparisons between the two...or anyother kinds of tools please chime in! let it get cold!!

nice find guys!! Had a blast climbing it on saturday, didnt have fun reversing the bushwack in the dark though. Has anyone thought of trying to stay on the elbow lake trail and dropping straight down into green creek? I got confused on what tree I was supposed to head to on the first pitch and ended up stretching the 60meters out to a higher tree left of where i was supposed to be(guessing) Climbed a hard finger crack for ten feet, then some insecure slopey traversing right led back to the big ledge and from there I was able to climb up to the tree below the 5.10-pitch. (maybe I have been climbing a lot of cracks this summer, but that really didnt feel like 5.10...not trying to be rude or anything.) The roof pitch was great! What a find...guna have to head back up in there next year and do some exploring myself.

SCHWEEEEEET!!!

dan dan dan...dont you know the best climbers are pessimist! hah, wish I could join you, sister range is great and i need to explore more when they arent covered in snow. Hit me up if you get rained out and decide to head to leavenworth!

Mmmmm...That OW looks YUMMY! Keep the wapass porn coming...

SEWS was rad...how did you like the sw rib? Lets go get on some tieton crack dan-O! Good climbing with ya again Geoff. I was fine with running out of water, and food...but when we ran out of tabacco...thats when things got down right desperate. heres a few of my photos. 2nd pitch of LNR

I think the peak in mention is three musketeers or something. I was one of the two behind you on the fin Great route, soooo much better than serpentine. We did bivy, although intentionally. Three of my most rad days in the alpine ever! We woke up sunday and headed to stuwie through colchuck and argonaut col and shot up the lower half of the n. ridge and spent the night there. Woke up to lightning and rain and went for it with no water and one candy bar one hour to the gendarme and 3 total to the summit. Back to l-w00d for pizza and beers.

Yea...not a stellar route...but if you climb n. face of lexington (another not so stellar route) it makes the approach a little more worthwhile. On the last pitch of the lexington might I suggest the big arching undercling at the end of the last pitch...really fun OW crack that you can see all the way through...so I guess its really a hugh flake. After the lieback, pull over a small roof and POP your on top! pretty fun for a short route. Rap off the N. Face of Concord for a route up LB and you got the TRIFECTA! AJScott

Blake is SOOOO north cascades...just couldnt go climbing without a 15mile approach WHAMP! Nice chatting it up with you guys sunday morning...hope the weather works out for you next weekend Blake, im really looking forward to that TR. cheers

fireweed indeed

Cool, I think we climbed the same line you climbed pax. I remember leading a thin finger crack to a odd mantle move to a insecure stem move over to the top of a pillar where there was a new looking anchor (two big bolts) as well as another new looking bolt up high. Is that your line cappellini? Looked stunning, beutiful rock up there. I hate to be one to bring up all the bolting ethics, but what was up with those bolts? They all seemed like they didnt need to be there. We got back over to the bs line and finished the last pitch of that route instead of heading up to the bolt to check out new ground, all though it was tempting. Unfinished business eh??? maybe next summer, im good on that approach for the summer.