Sherri

Trang, If my Saturday partner doesn't confirm, I may be able to push my trip Sun-Tues, so maybe we can grab 1/2-day of cragging on Tues. I'll let you know once I hear tonite.

Ooooh! My ticklist just got fatter! Thanks for the hard work and stokey for the non-LTW routes, guys!

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I thought canadianese are what poops all over place in the parks here.

They're mine. All mine. Hahahahaah. (sorry Bill :kisss:)

PM sent for Aliens.

PM sent

Anyone interested in Friday in Leavenworth? Looks like a great day to hit the Pearly Gates.

I'm headed over for a couple days, hoping to get a good trad workout there before things heat up much more. Something along the lines of Pearly Gates, Castle Rock, etc. I'm leading solid .8's, some .9's, happy to follow into the .10's. Can meet you for a day at Index and/or a day or two at Leavenworth. Monday is also a possibility. Itinerary pretty flexible at this point, though you'll need your own wheels as I'm travelling from the Peninsula and camping in my van. Shoot me a PM if you're up for some alpen fun!

Looking for folks that may want to meet up there for some moderate trad one or both days. You'll need your own wheels and camping arrangements. (My wheels are my bedroom and I'm not sharing. Sorry.) I'll have a full rack/rope with me. I'm leading .8's and some .9's, happy to follow into the .10's if you want to gun 'em. Me: safety-minded and sunny disposition. You: the same, please. PM if interested. Thanks!

Best news I've heard all day! Yaaaay!!!

I love the first couple "tree pitches" of Calculus(Squamish). I think the rock should be "out" on those.

I'll start disassembling an anchor soon as leader calls off belay, long as it's a good ledge and not a semi-hanging type of situation. Also, leaving in at least one bomber piece as mentioned above until leader yells "on belay."

This could explain the some of the recent chalk... http://davidklayton.wordpress.com/2009/04/22/the-big-rock/ Others here have more knowledge of the history of the access issues(it was on private land and closed off before I ever got a chance to personally check it out). A couple years ago, attempts were being made to turn it into a protected native american site(Tamanawas Rock Sanctuary) but not sure if that ever went through. I knew the guy heading up the organization and the red tape was running a lot thicker than the money. Haven't heard anything about the place since, so I was interested when you brought it up.

Last I heard was that the place was off-limits due to access issues. Not sure about the current status; would be interesting to hear what's up w/that(not that I'd be pulling .12's and .13's even if it were open ).

Sweet. Thanks, Alpinefox.

I noticed the guidebook lists many of the raps at 100ft. Is it worth packing a 70m for the raps, or does a 60m suffice there for the single pitch routes? I'd appreciate the beta.

Awesome!

Dibs on Butt Lips.

Ironically, most of my FB friends are cc.comers.

Indeed! 90 percent of the four climbs I can lead at Index are on the LTW. I'm all ears.

Facebook killed it.

Nice! Sounds like your trip jam-packed w/sandstone goodness. We were down there that week as well, though didn't achieve anything near the mileage you folks managed. Did Rawlpindi (a 5p 5.7 to the left of Birdland)for the first time, though, and had a blast. While not a classic, it stayed interesting the whole way up, especially the 4th pitch which was steep and runout and still shedding some loose rock. I'd do it again for sure.

Thanks for keeping us in the loop about this development, Porter. Hard to imagine losing such a magnificent place. We'll be watching for more news/info/and how to help.

Finally getting thawed from winter. Remembering my cc.com password. :tup: All this talk about steamy baths with Eucalyptus. :tup: