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A sad day when one of our climbing legends passes on.

Absolutely....what could be better than fresh snowfall and a little breeze at Harts Pass for a refreshing early fall outing? Sounds delightful...

The Pasayten Wilderness has a very remote feeling once off the beaten path, and has some great rarely summitted peaks. The weather is great in the fall also!

lace up or velcro?

There is a rock gym in Leavenworth.....its called the Icicle Canyon.....or you can drive to Wenatchee, where there is real plastic pulling.

Yup, we almost got sunburned today at Snag Buttress. Mid 60s, dry rock, no crowds, and not a tick in sight. We even met a couple of guys who bailed from Liberty Bell because it was pouring there this morning...

Thanks for the weather report, JST. We are going to be optimists and head over there anyway (we are already in Laconner). Hey, if it rains we will just practice our aid skills!

I am interested in checking out some of the new climbs on the Black Wall..... easy to mid 5.10...I can lead, or whatever... Erie is often dry when other parts of the West Slope are drenched, and Sunday looks to be the best weather day.

Pretty cool footwork....dont you love the casual 2 finger hold, one toe hold stop for chalk.....geez...

OK, my 15 yo son and I are in....see you there!

We did the NE Ridge of Black Peak in the mist on Saturday....13 hours car-to-car, and we never did see the whole mountain....even got some snow on the summit. Awesome exposure, "interesting" rock quality....

Yes, yahoo e-mail is seriously slow this week, and sometimes wont open at all. Sucks....

Huckin Fell.....J tree

Partner found.....hope everyone has a safe and wild weekend adventure!

Back on topic....Sounds like Stefans idea of attacking while the snow is around may be the best approach....the other options sound slightly adventurous for a day trip.

Yes, unfortunately my weekend starts Friday after work, and then I turn into a Pumpkin Saturday at Midnight. As a result, I am constrained to a day trip, although it could be a very long one.....

My partner for Saturday just bailed on me, so I am looking for someone for a long day on the rock. Ideas are West Ridge of Forbidden, Exfoliation Dome, Black Peak, or something long and trad at Lworth. Or.....?

So I am getting the sense that a day trip to Salish to climb the 5.8 is an ambitious goal?

Eldorado is quite nice, if you are in the area anyway. Or Sahale, or Silver Star....

Does anyone know how long the approach to the base of the 5.8 routes would be?

Damn, that is one sexy looking piece of stone....

I would say my teenage son and I are about 75% sure.....sorry I cant be more definitive, but I think we will be there.

After the brush hell, how is the rock?

My experience with Fossil Rock is that it is worth the visit to climb once, just to say you have been there, but the rock quality and aesthetics of the area are moderate at best.

Thank, Matt.....fantastic!!