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I'll second that idea. +3 pm'd plichuck w/ my info

Add me to the list. Free every other weekend, weekday evenings, and sometimes during the day.

I was there 2 weeks ago, a couple days after a rain. It was dry at "headlight point" and the "eastern block". Probably due to the wind that rips through there. You should be good to go.

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Wish I could attend, that's a good climb. However, I got my daughter. So Mt. Baker ski area here we come.

Perfect, cause were heading to the eastern block area. Thanks for the info.

Anyone able to climb tomorrow x38? x32 works also

I'm in Bellingham also. No trad experience, but can lead 5.9's sport. Would like to work on .10's or better this year and multipitch routes. Have all my own gear and a vehicle. Usually free every other weekend, sometimes during the week. Hit me up. Alpine works also. Been up Eldorado, St. Helens, Adams, Pilchuck, etc... Cheers, Tim

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Is that the Sehome Hill aboretem? I ended up just taking her to marymoore for her first roped climb. She had a blast. I think I'll check out the aboretum on our next outing. I read Eire has some climbs that can be top roped near the parking lot. Have to check that out also. I've seen the bolted slab at Larrabee down on the beach by the boat launch. I originally took her their, but didn't bother checking the tides and when got there high tide was in, OOPS. Looked like it could be easily top roped, but might be a little challenging for her at this stage anyway. Main reason I need easily top ropable climbs is she's not quite old enough or heavy enough to belay me and my normal climbing partner lives down south. I don't want to have to bother having him drive up here so he can belay me while I lead to set up a top rope so my duaghter can climb. Thanks for the advice Dan, much appreciated.

My daughter is about to turn 9 and has been begging me to take her climbing everytime she see's my gear for awhile now. So I just went and picked her up a harness and shoes. Since I moved to Bellingham I havn't been out at all really. So Where's a good spot around the area to take the kids? O would prefer something where I can easily set up a top rope without having to lead climb and obviously where rockfall is minimal. I'd rather not have to trek down to Marymoore or x38. Although I am thinking Marymoore might be the best/safest spot to "show her the ropes", so I might just go there anyway. But I really wouldn't mind knowing some local areas to take to her also. Thanks in advance everyone, Tim

Approach them in a way that doesnt make them feel belittled. Explain how what they are doing makes sense but its not the safest way to go about the situation. Then explain to them the safer way. Just make damn sure you know a safer way.

So when the road isnt blocked by a down bridge do the cars that spew noxious fumes ruin your trip too. Do you stop your car at mile 12 and walk the rest when the road is open??? I dont get the people that critize how others have fun or get to a trail head. If you have a motorbike by alls means use it. Remember they most likely used a car or truck to get there so they are just hypocrits. There plenty of places where they can go to get away from motorized vehicles. By the way anyone know if its is passable by snowmbile? How big is the gap? Could it be jumped?

Obviously he's never riden a 2-stroke. Just the sound puts a smile on my face. Had to add this, most of our synthetic climbing gear is made from plastics of some sort, plastics are a byproduct of oil. So if you truly worried about the use of oil, you might want to consider that everytime you take a drink out of a plastic bottle, or put on a fleece sweater your supporting the use of oil. There was a documentary not to long ago on how oil came about and its uses. From when it was discovered, its uses, and where we would be without it. In that documentary it estimates that we all use roughly 2 gallons of oil a day, we use 1 gallon in our cars, and another gallon in plastic packaging, clothing, etc.. Here are just a few things that are made from oil, or its by products from distilling oil. all plastics, food additives, vitamins, clothing(especially if its synthetic, which happens to be what most mountaineers prefer), DVD's and CD's, ink, candles, our climbing slings and rope, harnesses, packs, the list goes on and on. So before you b**** about the use of two-strokes and there pollution, maybe you should take a look around your house at your carbon footprint. Not any of us have the right to complain, because we all use oil. So you might want to throw out all your climbing gear and clothing before you complain about how others use oil, kinda hypocrtical if you ask me.

Anyone tell me where the good sport crags are?? I used to live in Bothell area, so x38 was were I normally climbed. Any sport crags around here like that. Not into to trad yet, so I need some bolted routes.

A great spot then would be heather ridge(stevens pass). I have camped there myself right on the ridge top in the winter (was very windy and cold. I have also seen many others camp there.

Garman GPS 60 - Works great, never had any of the problems you experienced. How old is the unit in question.

From what the rangers stated, the series of ladders that were put in place at the top of the cleaver melted out. The new variation should noe be well marked with a solid boot pack. It will add a little more to the climb though, roughly an extra hour. I'm sure others will post on this issue also.

If my daughter was older (only 7) and I had more experience I would be all over it. How'd your last trip go though? The weather that weekend looked brutal. Did you all have a good climb/time?

That's a perfect example of why I will always eat meat. Even if it kills me.

Im usually looking to get out. Pm me, if you have any ideas. If not I have a few.

Thats some of the funniest shit I heard all year. Bush isnt a real american, he's a disgrace to americans. Get it straight.