mountainmatt

Wow! That is one hell of a climb! I bailed on it a few years ago after watching an avalanche come down the central face. With it all melted out now, it looks like quite an adventure! Well done! .

Totally agree. As I already PMd you about, I picked up the early stages when I was down in Yosemite a couple years ago. Looking at this map definitely suggests that its made it way to the west side. http://www.aldf.com/usmap.shtml

Pretty easy to do though the Access Fund site. They even send you a nice email afterwards. Thanks for bringing it to my attention. "Thank you for taking action to stop development next to Red Rock Canyon. Please stay tuned to Access Fund e-news for updates."

I second that. How that got 3 stars is beyond me...

Nice one! I did this route last year and found the raps to be less than obvious. Luckily we had some nice shiny webbing to leave behind. The rock is not as clean as the rest of Ingalls, but its still a nice little romp as well. Not having to scramble up the rock gully must have been nice

Nice Tim. Love it! A belligerent honey badger with the tin shits is no way to have a party! Next years Halloween costume? .

We saw you walk by on your way in (we were camped right below the Crystal Creek drainage). Looks like you had a nice time out! You guys were ahead of us so I am not sure if you saw it, but there was some fairly impresive rock fall coming off of little Annapurna into the valley. .

Awesome Dtown stoke! And nice glasses there. Are they prescription? Any guesses on when Squire Creek will dry out? .

I only have an ass-less pair of pants to go with my fanny pack. .

Nice pics! Looks like a fun one for sure. Btw, Tim do you actually go to work? .

Wooooo hoooo!!!!

Holy Jebus! Mud pies anyone?

Nice! I was on the opposite side of the valley all weekend looking up there wondering when the enchantments would be in good shape. Way to get after it! I have not done that approach, but having come down from Toketie wall last year, I am not sure how much I would want to do that approach either. Sounds like coming around from Prusik might be the easiest (however far longer).

Here are a few of the easier ones we did last year. Stately pleasure dome has no approach and has several easy routes, Teneya peak is really easy the whole way and not very exposed and its really not 14 real pitches (the approach is a little steeper as is the descent), Pywiak and Dozier also easy approaches. Great White Book, Stately Pleasure Dome, 5.6 R, 5 pitches Northwest Buttress, Teneya Peak, 5.5, 14 pitches West Country, Stately Pleasure Dome, 5.7, 4 pitches Zee Tree, Pywiak Dome, 5.7, 6 pitches Holdless Horror, Dozier Dome, 5.6, 4 pitches I hope you get some nice weather!

Eeek gads! Having camped up there, its hard to imagine that much snow up there, especially when its not that high in altitude. Really late season this year I guess. Thanks for the update! .

Nice Blake! Looks like a lot of great climbing! The stories I always hear about the Black are about the mountains of poison ivy.The one I had heard was to wear painters suits on the hike down, bag them up and go climbing. What is your experience with that? Any strategies? Hey Ivan, some of my family lives in Grand Junction, I'll go with you! .

Nice! That is a sweet camping picture! .

I know we will all miss it, but its gone now

Wow! Sounds like an awesome trip! Way to get after it! .

Love Skaha as long as you are down for sport climbing (not much trad). The only real issue there is the camping situation: either set up / take down every day camping up logging roads, or pay for over priced campgrounds in town. On the positive side, the sport climbing is really fun (albeit overbolted), approaches are short, and there is an awesome bakery for a nice morning cinnamon roll! Have a great time, I am planning on making a couple of trips this year as well. .

Thanks for the stoke Mark, damn I miss Dtown (and summer) .

Silent running is probably your best choice. Easy approach (minus road issues), straight forward pitches, plus there is a nice 10b finishing pitch if you are enjoying the slab. .

Sorry to hear that. If you are moving down there, Flatliners has the info you need: http://www.southeastclimbing.com/climbing_areas/georgia/gen_georgia.htm Some of the climbing down there is pretty good, but get ready for some longer drives... .

As of last weekend, the slide is still about ~800 feet long, 1' deep at the start, and maybe 8' at the end. The stream was flowing over the top, and the trees/boulders that are near the end are impressively large. I ran into Jens and Sol and they heard rumor of it opening at the end of May, just a rumor though... .

Really! That is something new, isn't it? I don't remember that. Was that way when I did it a few years ago (one of the last pitches?) .