miladugga

Hey man, I'm not trying to tell you what to do, but given the conversation so far I wouldn't be taking shots at 98% of the women her age.

I'll be out there by 4:30. If we get shut down I'll post as soon as I can.

I've been married 30 years and also bought my wife a treadmill (her request) and I know 2 things: 1.Asking if you can go climbing on your 30th anni sets her up to be the jerk and they keep hoping we'll figure that out and have the sense not to ask. (Poor things, hope springs eternal!) 2.I bought the $2500 Smooth Fitness because it was supposed to be reliable and super quiet. It has proved to be neither. Also remember that you need to set up a TV with a dvd player on the wall in front of it, cause otherwise the scenery gets boring.

Hey! Off and I were the other party on the way in. We found it but it was a real pain. The road/trail came and went for at least three culverts in the road until we came to a major drainage and a well marked (3 feet high) cairn. We started at 10:15 and got there at 1 pm. Then 45 minutes up the hill to the climbing. We cut short our route due to time, then decided to take the river bed back since the trail was so hateful. Arrived at the bridge, after a dunking, just as it got dark at 8 pm. Then the walk up to the gate in the dark. Off took pictures of the drainage and cairn area for future reference, and I am sure he will post a TR. Great climbing but I am a tired and sore puppydog today, and it wasn't the climbing!

I use a clove hitched rope if I am doing multi-pitch and going to stay tied in and follow the next pitch, BUT I use two slings with locking biners girth hitched to my harness for single pitch sport if I'm untying, threading the rope and lowering off. I don't see many others using this, I got it from that book on learning to lead trad. I like the redundancy, and sometimes the slings come in handy.

Actually I had a great time, but I was definitely tired for a couple of days. Also, thanks for not mentioning the header i took off the only flat part of the trail down. I don't know how it got involved, but my little toe has been purple and black for a week.

Tonight's Quarry Night, though. Gotta climb with my girlfriend Sasha. She's a real dog but I love her.

What time do you go to the gym? I climb there during the day and I've had my tubes tied!!

Well Happy Birthday anyway, young feller! If tonight doesn't work out I'm available to climb tomorrow and/or the weekend.

You read my mind. It's raining in Tumwater right now.

I love her, but no marriage, she's being a bitch to me.

I agree with Rad, you'll have more fun. Besides, sometimes my ego likes to be stroked, especially after it gets spanked on some 5.7 crack at Leavenworth. Ellies Sweet Kiss is a fun climb whatever the grade, and on a nice sunny day so is the 2 pitch soft 10a slab around the corner. On the other hand, maybe it was the end of the day and I was spent, but I thought the 2 10a climbs down the hill from Ellies (girls rule?) were real 10a's. Different developers?

I figure we're on for tonight. What time are peeps showing up?

I'm taking a bunch of teenagers to Sasquatch in the Gorge next weekend, sure would like to get away and do a little climbing at the Coulee if possible. I'm a 10a, b or c bolt clipper, .8 or .9 trad although I wasn't going to bring a rack. Anybody else in the same boat, or need a partner anytime up to about 3 or 4 pm?

Thanks, Off! It's got to stop sometime, doesn't it?

I don't know micah well but I know his friend Dom and that is a very fine group of climbers. He should definitely get a do-over.

We were there a couple of weeks ago and also did Jubilant Song, really cool climb. I loved the hanging belay under the roof! We had to walk down in the dark and it took forever. How was the descent in daylight?

Me too, like seriously.

Sorry if this has been said, I started skimming posts after a while, and I realize that the thread has sorta moved on to a different topic BUT as far as the dead lady goes El Jefe is spot on. As a paramedic you worry about epidural bleeds because the person gets their bell rung, then feels fine, and will usually refuse treatment during the so-called "lucid interval." It's their right to do that. Then when they start having trouble it's usually too late. Nothing to do with the type of medical system, although I would guess the medics/MDs that evaluated her were probably employed by the ski resort, just like here.

We were there on Monday, but to avoid the crowds we went for Jubilant Song on Windy Peak. A stuck rope (only brought one-it's a walk-off!) meant we topped out in the dark, also had only one headlamp, and took 7 hours to find our way down in the dark, unable to find the usual descent. Also took 18 hours, I guess that's the norm there!

Hey, I just thought of a way to improve my crack climbing! (Picture 1)Foothold, two hand jams, and unspecified other jam requiring clothes off.

Assuming you mean R and D at Icicle Buttress, we did it a few days ago and didn't need anything bigger than a #3 camalot. Rack was a set of BD stoppers, couple of aliens, and a double set of cams .5 to 3, which ended up being too much gear. Wasn't sure if we belayed at exactly the right places, needed plenty of slings for rope drag, especially on the first two pitches. Super fun route, my first time on it. Cool short crack at the top. I'm not a very strong trad leader, we also did Givlers nearby and Midway Direct in Tumwater Canyon, highly recommend both.

No good deed goes unpunished.

Anyone here have any experience with a type of physical therapy called Active Release Techniques? I was checking into trigger point massage therapy for climbing related forearm tendinitis and upper back muscle kinks and a chiro I know suggested this. I checked out a web site and found some practitioners, anyone here ever tried it? Thanks.

Never mind, it's pouring again.