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Wilderness Area = No drilling. That's why they call it "wilderness" area and not a "please f#ck this up" area.

I'd listen to Texplorer - he knows what he's talking about...

Definitely go with Tex's comments - Skinner's is definitely not a place to be nailing. There is plenty of choss around Eugene you can go bang on and you can even get some A2-5 practice in while you're by varying just how chossy what you get on is.

Chris, Thanks so much for the photos. I also just spoke with Dave and this is a case that in the initial brazing turmoil Diane's effort to right your situation resulted in her grabbing one out of the "to-be-swaged" bin rather than the finished bin.

Chris, Thanks so much for the post and pictures would be great. I'm with CBS and also suspect it was never swaged. It also sounds as though this occured after the Brazing episode began, but before they started getting serious about fixing it all - certainly before they started instituting pull testing all cams leaving the premises. I would bet this was an isolated incident in the initial Brazing Recall turmoil, but does speak to the need to carefully examine any gear you buy. These aren't simply consumer products like the rest of the crap we buy, and while we can and should expect the products we buy for climbing to be produced safely, we also have a role and responsibility in our own safety that includes carefully inspecting your gear before and after purchase and use. I have emailed Dave and Diane on this one and, Chris, please do call them today and let us know what they have to say.

- When was it returned, can you pin it down better than "a couple of weeks ago"? - Which cam size? - Exactly what markings, if any, are on the cam (please look close)? - A photo would be quite helpful, can you take and post one or find someone that can?

I got a tri-mode Samsung from Verizon in order to get good remote coverage.

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Probably not the best option. Falling on prussiks is probably not a good practice, use a grigri with a backup knot if you don't want to use a clove.

You do what you do when you rope solo on rock. You just do it faster and less often if you're smarter. I've heard Silent Partners don't work so well when they're cold.

I went to college with two guys that grew up fanatical barefoot waterskiers who also used part of a hickory axe handle for the ski rope handle. They were incredible at barefooting way back in the day but both developed bad ganglion cysts all over their hands and feet and have had to have them removed about once a decade so far. Catbird, your's unfortunately does sound more like DC and hope you manage to stay in action for a long time regardless...

Always climbed growing up - trees, houses, structures - and all the neighbors would come get me when they were locked out of their houses. Then n Vietnam my photolab was 11 decks above the main deck under the antennas. The last three decks were via wrungs welded to the side of the superstructure. In running parallel in heavy seas the ship would be rolling hard so you'd ave to run up a couple of wrungs while it was a slab and then sink a leg and arm and hang for dear life while it went over into an overhang. It could get pretty exciting as the arc it swung that high up was pretty radical and imparted a lot of velocity. On returning to the states to SoIll I ended up climbing the cliffs to photograph orchids that grew in the pockets. One day taking a break sitting at the base of the cliff I was suddenly draped in goldline and down came a sport rappeller I mistook for a climber. Man, quick as you could pop a tall one I had a diaper wrap on a rope in one hand and budwieser in the other doing my first rappel. I fortunately met a real climber the next trip out and they explained the difference to me. Fortunately they saw the soloing I was doing for photos and quickly got a rope on me.

Lambone got banned? All of SuperTopo smells drama and wants in on the dirt...

Please everybody - if you have Aliens covered by the recall then send them in now. Send them registered or certified if you want, but please send them asap so CCH can address this issue in as timely a matter as possible.

Werner over on ST says he hung himself...

JackAsses for Jesus... Now, if we could get them all to give it a whirl...

Not f#cking likely... A quick stop in geriatrics rehab on the way to unassisted suicide is more like it.

Where is Lane's place???

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Beacon Rock Update Notice 1/24/2006

=================== Beacon Rock Update - 1/24/06... =================== !!!Caution!!! SE Corner Rockfall Went out to Beacon today and got my ass kicked after three months of sitting on it. But I went out to survey the rock fall that occured earlier this month. It's a good guess that the ice took down a couple of pretty good pieces of stone and on impacting high up above Grassy ledges one big chunk bounced again and blasted the biggest branch off the SE corner tree angling to the East and another went West exploding above the first pitch of the SE corner raining rock around the base and sending at least one larger rock down by the tracks. On there way down they took out some natural gravel/rock damns and so the whole of the SE corner is pretty strewn with a pretty exceptional amount of loose rock. Because of this anyone going out there for any reason should treat it more like an alpine setting with loose rock. Be doubly careful with your feet and ropes and don't linger under anyone - especially at the SE corner start. And of course it closes next Wednesday. Again, we had already planned to do a pre-opening work session focused on the build up of loose rock up on Grassy Ledges - this just added a substantial amount of work to that effort. Dog Carcass Also, a couple taking the trail up didn't leash their dog and it unforunately left the trail and fell. Nothing to be done about it but the carcass is still there so don't be surprised if you come upon it. This was the second dog of the season to run off the trail to a bad end. Dogs on the trail up should definitely be leashed both for their own safety and that of others on the trail. Joseph Healy Beacon Rock Climbers' Association Beacon.Rock@AvaSys.com

Norseman...

That's cool Mark - looking forward to it...

Yes, you'd be going down to someone and then taking them on down...

Now that you mention it I looked at that traverse when I was cleaning up the bolts on Big Ledge and guess since putting so much time working West from "Flying Dutchman" I simply forgot it... I'd rather wait and do it with you. I already replaced the intermediate anchors down from Eric's and would prefer to leave his top one in case we ever needed to do a rescue.