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Possibly. It would depend on how soon I could get out of town tomorrow and if I'm going down to the Illinois Friday. Should know more later today.

On P1 the best anchor seems to be a few slings around the massive boulders. However, you end up having to belay from your harness.

Is this still for sale? Thanks.

Still for sale?

I want to climb but do not currently have a belay.

I might be able to make to Broughton for a bit. You still looking? 503 380-1084

Interesting but why would the insurance claim be denied? Did their policy have an unlawful retalitation exclusion?

Y'all better play nice.

would this be a one day adventure? the weather looks lovely.

Gorge climbing!

On another camping trip to Beacon I was sitting on the ledge above the first pitch of Jill's drinking a beer and waiting for my brother to drop me a rope. It was dark and two guys rapped down to the ledge where I was and then down to the next. They pulled their rope but left a big knot in the end. Not sure how they would have got down if I hadn't been hanging out there to untie it.

Let me first say, I know I was wrong but one night we had a party on the ledge. One of the party goers had never been there and didn't arrive until 10p. We had ran out of beer and he was bringing some growlers from Walking Man. I decided to jumar up and meet him in the lot to show the way. Well, we met the ranger near the trail head and, at the time, I didn't know what we were doing was legal, thanks Jim. Anyhow, he asked me what I was doing and I told him I was just hiking around. I forgot my helmet, harness and gear was hanging off me. So then I told him we were just going to collect up our stuff. He let us go but as soon as we got to the rap he was on the boat ramp flashing his headlights and roof lights. We didn't want him to think we needed assistance so we turned off the lights and sat still for ten minutes. That didn't work so we just rapped down and he finally went away. There was no sign of him in the morning and I think the whole situtaion was explained to said ranger with apologies, thanks again Jim.

That's a shame. Maybe you should consider Oregon where that stuff is not a crime. Just remember, Beacon Rock ain't in Oregon. As for the Idahoe mishap, you may be eligible for expungement. It's pretty serious business and very few folks would ever be able to access the information in the future. This includes the po po, employers and landlords. Again, it is available in Oregon. I'm not sure about parts further east.

I'll go, but this may not be enough notice for my brother.

OK. You may have a case against the GC. Have you written a letter putting them on notice? How long have you lived there? How long has the course been there? Send me an email if you want help pursuing the course.

Cryptic? Sometimes no explanation is necessary. As for the person asking if they missed anything - Yes, Blake turned himself in and confessed to the cop. You can't confess and then expect the police to not do their job.

I doubt your insurer cares anymore than Underworld but you may try finding out which holes are the ones causing you problems and locate the golfer that owes you for your damages. If the ball made it to your house you can probably make it to the golfer within a short amount of time. Take the ball and get their name.

I was there on Tuesday and my partner mentioned he'd wasn't thrilled with the bolts because they weren't depicted in John Long's book. They seemed good to me. Probably much bigger than a 1/4", not rusted with big solid hangers. That being said, you can clip the bolts and move over to the start of P2 where you can make an anchor with a good nut at the base of the route and a piton behind a flake. You could also sling the flake with a long runner. The top of P2 has one bomber looking new-style bolt and one of the hammer in kind. I never have had any concerns about rapping from there and with a 60M you can make it down. As for history, those bolts seem historic to me. There would only be an issue if you rapped off the P1 anchors. Even then, probaly not much of an issue.

Just wondering. The three bolts in question are different than those I am used to seeing. The two at the first belay and one at the second. The bolts have big mushroom shaped heads that look like they were hammered in like a piton. Just interested if anyone knows when they were put in or what type of bolts they are. Thanks.

Hello, Anyone know the history / safety of the anchor bolts on this climb? They appear to be three that are hammered in. Thanks.

Thanks for that Bill. The ad had been removed from Craigslist.

Is this gonna happen in the rain?

The first mistake was to make incriminating statements. You have a right to not make such statements. Don't lie because that's a crime. Just say that you saw what happened to Rodney King and would rather not talk with the police. Saying less in court would have also helped.

Put up a route. Mr. Denton on Doomsday. There are some pics out there somewhere. Thanks Bill.