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Myself and some buddies are considering a trip north to leavenworth soon and wanted to know what the area is like this time if year. typical weather? is getting to snowcreek wall a slog now or dry trail? I was there in september and had awesome weather. is memorial day uber crowded?

gorgeous route. looks heavenly.

I have been slacklining for several years but nothing ever higher than about 8-10 feet off the ground. with that height you have peripheral vision to help balance. I usually focus on the line about 5 feet in front of me and peripherally look at the ground past that. It doesnt work so well when the ground is 60 meters away. my focus point was on the anchor itself because that was the closest thing that wasn't going to move. the two falls that I did while walking were because I shifted my vision and focus for a millisecond off of the anchor. It really is true that World War 3 could have erupted around me and I wouldn't have noticed. The focus from that mental state is something I have never experienced before and it was really neat. If anyone else is a highliner; what is a safer way to back up the line than 3 pieces of webbing? some friends of mine said the webbing could easily break if I had taken a full 10 foot fall onto the leash(I grabbed the line in my falls)

I got his info. In fact, I will call him now! I cant wait to see it.

damn f-ed up server... made me go through all this work to post this again.

Climb: Smith -Monkey Face Highline Date of Climb: 5/7/2005 Trip Report:

I was wondering if the trinity alps wilderness is backpackable this time of year. by backpackable i mean I hope to not have to bring snow shoes for main trail systems. maybe if you could just give me a snow elevation on the whole area that would be great. If you know any websites which give condition reports for wilderness areas I'd be much obliged. peace.e

there will be a climbing comp in the oregon state climbing gym on feb 26. there is a 20$ entry fee and 3 categories(beg int adv). prizes and trophys will be handed out to top competitors in each division. you will be rated on 1 bouder problem, 1 roped climb, and 1 choice between the two.