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The Grand Wall is fantastic!! Maybe my best route ever. I've climbed it twice. Both times I improv-aided both the bolt ladders with longer slings knotted in the middle, to step on, my personal anchor, and a quickdraw on my belay loop. I assumed I wasn't strong enough to just french my way through it. Especially after climbing the Sword, which is pretty pumpy, and wanting to have the gas left for Perry's. But I never tried. How hard is it really?

It really depends on what you're doing. AT boots are great for snow slogging. If it gets icy or rocky, they're a compromise. I will say that skiing in with mountaineering boots on my pack, then sitting down and changing shoes, makes me feel like an idiot. Life is tough.

I live in the Seattle area.

Someone make me an offer!

Was it wet when you climbed it Rob? Cause that can affect the grade significantly.

Bump!!

It just hasn't been that cold since November. Don't lose hope. There's a lot of winter left.

181 K2 World Pistes! $80 The same ski as the Shuksan, great for ski mountaineering. In great shape, come with some fairly crummy Voile bindings, they work but one of them doesn't want to adust. I REALLY just want to get rid of these, if you're interested make me an offer. Willing to ship.

Tell us what that was like!

he is a fossilized caricature of himself

maybe you should go in there and tear something apart with your bare hands

I don't disagree with the spirit of your post, but I don't know why you're choosing to defend this guy. He's not an innocent victim, he exemplifies the problem you're talking about. Good call.

Don't worry, I didn't have much trouble yellowpointing that muddy POS you half-cleaned out at Index.

How is it you're so concerned about accuracy regarding whether you pink/red/brownpointed the route, but calling it an M7 doesn't bother you?

Yeah, you can see in the picture that the webbing is going to make the hook want to rock sideways. You want those lower corners touching the rock. I do like the method you used though, because it feels to me like weighting it will work to lever the top of the hook into the rock.

Yes. Baker gets mostly tracked out in a couple of hours. That is not a problem. No. What's underfoot is most important. People short on experience and wit.

...and struggle to explain how collector's plates work to every law enforcement officer you come into contact with.

awesome.

Yes, and cost. Get a long one, a few extra ounces isn't much and it would suck to have a 200 cm probe when your buddy is buried 205 cm deep. I think common advice is go longer than 240 cm. Avoid the ones that fit inside a shovel or ski poles.

I have this exact setup. That price is unreal- I think you should try selling them elsewhere, you're basically getting robbed here.

Despite the touch of dissociative identity disorder, I can vouch that Moira is fun to hang out with, and is a good climber and a great skier. If you're hovering over the reply button, you should go ahead and click it.

It is wrong to think that all route developers owe it to you to bolt all routes you are technically capable of climbing such that you'd be willing to lead them. I see some validity to criticizing someone who sparsely bolts a good moderate route at a popular crag, but this is stupidly far off the point. Southern Belle is legendary. It is good to have legends in the world. It is inspirational. I think it's amazing that you could read that account and immediately turn the conversation to whining about underbolted routes. Criticizing the FAists for protecting it the way they did is off the mark- if you attempt the route now you will share the same experience they had. Decide whether you think you're up to the challenge before you touch the granite. There are V10 problems for V10 boulderers, there are 5.12 sport climbs for 5.12 sport leaders, and there are runout horrorshows for the deeply crazy or brave. The world does not owe you a route.

The thought of comparing Cocaine Connection to Southern Belle should have your blood running cold.

summitchaserCJB is the new kevbone

Well, I was once at the belay atop P2 when my second fell at the start of the pitch, she couldn't get back on the route, and I lowered her to the ground, using one 60m rope...