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anyone want to pull off a "Swordfish" style robbery with me? I'm sure we could work mad climbing skills into the heist. Solo buildings in the dead of night and reach down to break the guards neck. Takers?

come on now ladies, you two have your own thread to banter about like little school girls. This one was designed to rip on Dru, not discuss which one of you can suck a bigger cock.

grid bolting is when you cover a face with bolts so thoroughly that you could lead a traverse across it with the same amount of protection that you could lead upwards with

Was that towards me?

Climb: Rooster Rock in the Menagerie-5.4 backside route on the rooster Date of Climb: 2/20/2006 Trip Report: The climb is clear where the sun hits it but god damn, what a shitty thing in the shade. Did the sketchiest lead of my life on 5.4 covered in ice and snow. Skyclimb would be proud if this sketchfest. Snow on every hold and a thin iceflow right through the center of the climb. In retrospect, I shoulda just turned around, but I had a friend with me who had never been to the top, so I had to do it. Still, the top made it almost worth it. Gear Notes: slung up the old iron anchors for the fire lookout as pro because the cracks were filled with ice. Approach Notes: tail is reasonably clear.

bolt the shit out of it! Ever hear of grid bolting?!? but really, what kind of rock is it? Read up on Gritstone ethics in England for a similar quandry.. crazy englsh bahstahds!

what kind of rock is that WC? weird, yet interesting

Another "been here before" in the tahoe area: Guesses?

The main issue with CCH seems to be their lack of quality control. For this much shit (assuming it is all true) to have gone down in the last 6 months is rediculus. I own and will continue to use their gear, but my god! They need to learn from their mistakes!

nope

Dru, when are you going to hit 30,000 posts? What is the title below the username going to be? "God"? This thread now accepting bets on a date for when he hits 30,000.

unused outdoors. well, so it says. just walked around a bit indoors.

this is actually for my roommate, but he has used a red koflach degree boot, and yea dru, 5 hrs left

I need to find reviews for a pair of sportiva nepal extreme boots and I only have 5 hours to do it! Can any of you point me in the right direction/ have a comment about these boots? sizing is important too (run small/wide/narrow?)

www.drtopo.com for fun movies, and www.osumc.com for a Corvallis, OR climbing club. lots of photos on thMountain Club Website.

It'll be good out there, just make sure to stick to full sun and start your day at 10:30a and plan on ending at about 3p.

I havent heard much about the dmm 3cu and 4cu. How do you like them? any gripes?

does the face in the photo have any routes on it? Some of those columns near the top look like they'd break off if you sneezed near them.

Climb: Maiden Peak XC Shelter- Date of Climb: 1/14/2006 Trip Report: Just reporting on the trip in to the shelter. If you like to showshoe or XC this shelter is plush for overnight stays. Its heated by a big wood stove, well insulated, fully enclosed building and you could probably fit about 30 people in there in a pinch. I would highly suggest skiing in to this if you have a weekend. We went from Willamette Pass ski area and the hike was about 6 miles in. It took a long while because we were breaking trail in a snowstorm for about half the distance. Gear Notes: All you really need to bring to this place is a sleeping bag, food, stove and pad. If you really want to go light you can cook on the wood stove but it takes a while longer to heat stuff. Oh, and there is also the mandatory bottle of wine for any hunnies you might meet at the shelter. (tequila might be a good idea too) Approach Notes: first 3 miles are a popular day trip and there is a distinct packed trail, but after that you might be breaking trail. Dont expect anything too strenuous though.

Thanks for sending the letter JH. I think that has helped us all understand the issue a little better. Does anyone know if it is a common practice to do in-house brazing or do most cam makers send the cams away to another company for the brazing?

Way to rock the Old E. A true climbers beer and familiar to the Grasslands.

Aat In The Hat is a classic 6p 5.6**** It is gear and doesnt get a ton of sun, but definitely would be ok. Dont bother with anything that doesnt get sun. I was on Crimson 3 weeks ago and that was kinda hellish with the cold. The turnouts get great sun if it is cold/clear and will be the warmest spots. Great Red Book is at the 2nd turnout and is a nice multipitch.

how will the poll work? a poll on each photo?

I love that their website touts the strength of the brazing and the error proof machinery. And how is it that all their recalled cams happen to have a dimple on them??? That seems a little suspicious. Like they were planning it from the start... They PLANNED to go out of business back in November 04! I got that company figured out. Good thing mine made it by 6 months

I noticed a few days ago that there was a lot of speculation on a recall of some aliens on some other climber boards. Anyone have any more info about that? Have they issued a recall yet? In general, it seems to me that the problems have just sprung up in the last year. True? Are my aliens stamped "0304" ok? I( love the little things and don't want to stop using them, but the rumors and photos are getting me curious...