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Come on the ice is on its way...

You need to be able to post TR for idaho, montana, and the rest of the others

Sorry this post is a little late. The route was done on labor day weekend with Trevor Bowman and Neil Kaufman in the Beartooths, up rock creek outside of Red Lodge. The Pensive Spire on had one other route on it that followed the left ridge on the picture below. The route was a good rock and went farily well. We hiked in on saturday and set up camp and took our spoting scopes for a little hike and went out to pick a line and this is what we cam up with. The route we choose faced north west and did not get sun until noon so the first few hours were pretty cold to say the least. The pitchs were long we had two 70 meter ropes and five of the pitchs were a full 70 meters. Here is how the pitchs went: Pitch 1: 5.6R 120 feet scramble across scree Pitch 2: 5.4R 140 feet up to the firt step Pitch 3: 5.9 65 meters up the thin crack Pitch 4: 5.8 70 meters up around the corner and back on to the step Pitch 5: 5.9 70 meters up the around corner up the inside corner Pitch 6: 5.8 55 meters up the corner system Pitch 7: 5.10 70 meters through the roofs and chimney Pitch 8: 5.9 70 meters up the corner and scramble to end of rope. Scramble to the top Descent: Hike over to whitetail pass and take the easy switch backs back to camp. Gear Notes: Doubles of everything up to #2 and one #3, many small cams and nuts. Topo: Some other photots from trip: There was a crazy layer of smoke one night and it reflected the light weird and gave us these crazy colors on the range behind us.

Size?

To warm, plus I have a couple of test today, but I am going tommrow to check it out.

They revolutionized ding repair for me. They revolutionized hold making for me.

Angle grinder are thre shit

Didn't mess with my elbow's and i was using it three days a week.

Prices?????

Well you didn't look very hard. the new butte guide came out lasxt year and has routes for the humbug on it. Also the falcon guide for montana also has routes for the spires in it. Try this: http://www.firstascentpress.com/butte-guide.html Also keep in mind that these are kinda old school ratings. the crux on most routes are slab moves with quarter inchers. But the hike in is worth it, one of my favorite places to climb. I have never heard about car break ins. If you would like I am in bozeman and you can leave some stuff at my house for a couple of days. thinking of heading there this weekend. As far as route beta goes for other spires it has been lost by the dirty sox club. Most have been climbed, but it is more of a walk around with you rack and see what looks good. On the main spire give scrouge a try that is supposed to be sustianed ten. \ Furthermore; If you are continuing on through misusola (sp) look up blogett cannyon.

this is what we are going to be doing at Johns house.

Here is what I did for the summer. If you have a extension ladder laying around, one of the ones that as you slide up it clicks in to place, you lean it up agianst a tree and the desired angle. then get on the backside and use it like a regular rope one. I used it this summer and loved it. One cool thing is that you can use your ice tools on them and practice figure ofur and lock offs.

Sounds cool and tempting . I might be up for it.. lets keep in touch regarding the same Matt. I will be driving out from the bozone and will cruise right on by spocompton and then down the gorge. We should stay in touch and save some gas $.

Email me for pics. And they are still waiting to be taken of my hands.

I just bought one and I love this thing oh how i want one of those Don't worry they are just for leaders anyways...

Might i add that the more you participate the better and more enjoyable being a user becomes.

I just bought one and I love this thing

pm sent

I am in and driving from bozone to compete

For Sale: Quark Ergos, picks have quarter inch before first tooth . They have a couple of scratchson the shafts but the ice doesn't care and neither should you. I am looking to get $300. email bryan_schmitz AT yahoo DOT com

draws? what draws? do you mean the ones that I kept as booty and the hangers they were atached too.

hahahaha I agree

I climbed it sans rope, just shoes and chalk bag. Now pay attention to this beta; I kept my left hand in the crack the whole time, just sliding it up. Right hand on the edge and the climb went smooth like butter.

dude that thing is sweet, it is not bad and flared it is great hands most of the way. It is not flared we soled that shit.

pics?