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you could "volunteer" there and get in for an after hours boulder session. Maybe even hook up with that hot penguin vetrinarian...

a 50 will get you down, but a 60 makes it a lot nicer since you dont have to downclimb the ramp.

I've got some 3/16 in., 800 lb test chain and I was wondering if that strength would be suitable for use in building a permanent top anchor for a sport climb. If I were to put several washers on the outside of the chain and then put the bolt into the rock would that work for a toprope anchor?

a friend was bow hunting in the snow and doubled back to find cat tracks not 10 minutes behind his. he followed the tracks and they ended up doubling back on him and then disappearing into a tree. On a seperate note, a bear was just killed in benton county and the carcass was dropped off in McDonald Forest. Bear claw neclace anyone? Cougar scat is fairly common on the trails in mcdonald forest. We see it all the time while working on trails there.

pics are at http://oregonstate.edu/~rothi/3fj%20-%20wash./ I dont want to post them because they are really big. From washington we could just see the southern edge of the fire behind a ridge. Smokey as all hell.

especially in the dark on a moonless night.

Climb: Mt washington and 3 finger jack in a weekend-N. Ridge Washington, S. Ridge 3FJ Date of Climb: 8/6/2006 Trip Report: Logan, myself, and a new climber I met at OSU headed out to the big lake TH friday night to get an early start on washington. the hike in was fast and we made it to the N ridge notch at about 10:30, just ahead of a group of 5 Mazamas. I led the 3 pitches, as I had followed them before. We made it to the top in fine fashion and chatted with the mazamas once they got up there. The strangest thing about the summit that day was the amount of flying and crawling insects. There were flies and flying ants EVERYWHERE. eating became a chore of watching constantly to make sure nothing flew into the trail mix bag. We were able to prussic down the top pitch on the mazama's fixed line and then rapped the last two (I wasn't comfortable with downclimbing some of that stuff unprotected). Trundled some huge stones on the scree slope and got one to jump into the air about 20-30 feet. Sweet. Three finger Jack was a longer hike in but more interesting. Hiking through the burn was really neat. The climbing was very steep scree with solid rock interspersed. We also roped up the whole time after the crawl and simulclimbed the traverse slinging chicken heads mostly. A steep two pitch in a natural chimney on poor rock leads to a knife edge summit that had orange monarchs(?) swarming around. One of the climbers I was with is a geology major and he was having the time of his life inspecting all the rock and layers as we climbed. There is even Smith Rock tuff up there! The hike out turned shitty when I stopped to retrieve a water cache and found that someone had stolen my nalgene. Bastards! Gear Notes: Washington; red camalot (key for 1st pitch), nuts, hexes. 3FJ; lots of big slings for chickeneads, hexes, and large nuts for the summit pitches.

thanks everyone. I'll post a TR when we get back.

Any snow on either route this time of year? How hard are the pitches on 3FJ?

I am heading off this weekend to climb washington and 3 finger jack. I have been up washington but never 3FJ. What should I expect? anyone been up there recently (saw the earlier Mt Washington TR).

that is such crap. Sticky fingers suck and should be chopped off.

ok, so I kinda exagerated in the last post. didnt correctly straighten the line before the jug.

Just ask skyclimb about his adventure with corvallisclimb. sorry to steal your glory guys, but I gotta post your picture of the rope. This is what they found at the top of a jug line left for 2 years in the mountains. Thats definitely an "I almost died" moment.

I cant even tell what it is. ? "Earl's pet snaffle free soloed the roof ahead to scout the rest of the route" "Trunk monkey awaaaay!"

Anyone know if the road from bachy to devils lake or further is opened up yet?

most certainly, but I am also trying to find info in general on te early days at the garden. I want to find out what has already been climbed and what hasnt.

I was using a weedwacker at work and tore through a plant called cow parsnip. The sap from this plant causes rashes and burns on the skin. I have a few nice little blisters and dark red spots on my forearm(only exposed part of my body then) The interesting thing about this plant's sap is that whe eposed to sunlight, it will cause the clisters and rashes to become semi permanent(~3 months). A page about it is here and there is a video on the cnn.com page currently about it but i cant figure out how to link to it and it might be gone later. I know I have seen this plant in the woods, so be careful when you are swinging that machete bushwacking into various climbs. sucky.

citated? new one for Websters!

sounds like you have intimate knowledge of this event Dru...

I would have been trippin out if I heard noises like that out in the woods.

sounds like shady characters to me.

or climb, masterbate, and drink at the same time. I'm jealous. All the best things in life at once!

Memorial Day weekend traffic deaths nearly top record Eight people died in Oregon traffic crashes over the Memorial Day weekend, the highest fatality figure for the holiday in 19 years. Oregon State Police officials said that between 6 p.m. Friday and 11:59 p.m. Monday, four fatal traffic crashes occured that resulted in the deaths. Nine people died in 1987 during the holiday. The crashes include: -- Four people killed Friday in a multivehicle crash on Oregon 126 near Springfield. -- A motorcyclist who died Saturday in a single vehicle crash on a county road near Bend. -- A woman who died early Monday after being ejected from a vehicle in Tigard. Police suspect alcohol and speed may have been a factor in the accident. -- A husband and wife who were killed after being struck by a vehicle on Oregon 47 in Washington County. OSP troopers arrested 81 motorists across the state for driving under the influence of intoxicants, matching last year's totals for the holiday weekend. They also issued more than 1,650 speed-related citations, an increase of about 20% from last year when 1,330 speed-related citations were handed out. There were 250 people who were given tickets for safety belt and child safety seat violations. In the Coos Bay area, troopers stopped a woman and cited her for driving nearly 20 mph over the posted speed limit. Two hours later, she was stopped and cited again for driving 74 mph. Police said the woman was so upset at being stopped a second time that she peeled out after getting a ticket and nearly struck another vehicle while entering the highway. The trooper stopped her again and cited for careless driving. "The three main safety factors -- speed, impaired driving and proper use of safety restraints - we talked about before the holiday weekend were once again major factors in several injury and fatal crashes this holiday weekend," said OSP Captain Gerry Gregg, director of the patrol services division." -The Oregonian I particularly like the section about the lady getting pulled over 3 times in a day.

cheers to climbing hard and pushing yourself to the limit!