Sherri

This is how we got our last two dogs. We'll keep fingers crossed that the vet falls for him. Let us know how it turns out.

No room for another at our place at the moment, but wanted to say how awesome it is that you guys stepped in on Buddy's behalf. Best wishes for finding him a super home.

If you don't find anyone else for Tuesday, give me a shout(I'll check PM's Monday morning). I was thinking of getting out to Index Tues if weather looks good. I'd be no good on the bolted .11's, but the .9's and .10's trad sound good. I'm leading some low .10's there but would be stoked to follow some harder lines.

Congrats Sobo. Did they determine if the two cancers were related? Fixed it for ya, Sobosweetie. Glad to hear you've got a clean bill of health now, in more ways than one. :kisss:

Now THAT's how to spend a summer!

We heard it, too, yesterday. We were on Princely at the time(6pm-ish). Sounded like the rest of Godzilla fell down.

I'm not putting my eye in there.

After FIVE years of being registered here, the OP's very first post is a rant about how hard it is to find Playground Point? Huh? That notwithstanding, thanks for the beta, and happy climbing to you, too.

Speaking of issues, it seemed like there were more folks bivying/car camping in the parking lot this summer than I remember seeing in the last few years. Have to wonder if toilet facilities will facilitate the parking lot turning into a climber's campground.

He said vacation.

Checked out K Cliff for the first time yesterday. Thanks to those who put in the effort on the cleaning/anchors etc--the place looks great and is packed with fun mixed lines. Our favorites were Special K(5.8+) and Spring Fall(10a). The crag makes a nice complement to a Toxic Shock outing. You can find the new, updated topo to K Cliff in the Sky Valley forum on rcnw.net

+1

Interesting. I bet I screwed up their experiment by all the falling I did out there this summer. They said the reason they chose that particular tunnel was because 1)it was there, and 2)they knew the exact mass of the granite pressing down onto it

For those who always wondered why the climbs at Index feel hard... We were looking for shade over at the Country yesterday and it looked like a yard sale was going on by the tunnel: They left the door open: So we crept in for a closer look: Light wasn't good enough to take a pic inside, but it basically looked like a beer-making set up, with tubes and beakers and whatnot. The folks from the UW Gravity Lab explained that they had been running tests there for the past 20yrs measuring the "Fifth Force"--something to do with gravity and atomic something or other--and now that the experiment is ended the tunnel will be emptied and sealed. I expect gravity at Index will return to normal levels shortly thereafter. Climb on.

Way to keep after it, Marc! Love to see your passion for the sport. The pics are terrific.

Looking for a solid and safe partner to get on a trad multipitch in the 5.9 - .10+ range. I can swing leads up to .10a(maybe .10b). I'm up here now with rope and rack etc and stoked to get on some Squish granite while the sun is shining(which it supposed to do this week). I'll check PM's in the evening.

Weather sucks in Squamish today but looking better tomorrow thru Wed. I'm looking for a partner here for Tuesday. Shoot me a PM if you are sticking around for a few days.

Now this thread is getting interesting.

Nice work, guys!

PM sent.

I'm often available on weekdays. Not a fan of Vantage, but Index always looks good to me for a day trip. I can do Squamish or L'worth with a little more planning. Feel free to shoot me a PM anytime you're looking. I lead low .10's.

Another vote for the foam roller. You can also use it on your quads, etc.

Here ya go: http://cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/938873/Chimacum_Rock_aka_Tamanous_Roc#Post938873

Sometimes it's a needle in the haystack.

There was some talk about Shady Lane on this thread(scroll to Fenderfour's post near bottom of page): Shady Lane discussion