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http://www.c4corvette.com/videos/mini.wmv sorry no you tube

No problem, a lot better than nothing and still long enough to get worn out. 38 or Index?

and a car

So the weather looks dry from now until Thursday and I am free on Thursday after about 11. Anyone interested in spending the rest of the sun-filled day at Index or Exit 38? I'm in Seattle and have rope and rack.

The grivel 360's were on sale in the store last I was there. So I picked a couple up. Any one have any experience with these? Easy to place? Or should I go for the petzls? I've only used the BD express so I don't know if any of the variations on the design are worthwhile.

As the saying goes "East is least, West is best" The bearings on that map are right. Just to be sure, a 90 deg bearing is East and 270 is West. And if you are converting true bearings to mag then the saying is accurate. Converting mag to true is the opposite. Screwing up one of these would make the map bearings seem inaccurate.

How's the weather look for monday? It was turning kinda ugly when we were leaving the Timberline. Probably snowed a bunch and you'll find my description totally inaccurate...

I was up there just yesterday. I don't think it was any steeper than 45 deg. The interesting part of the route is that the hogsback is west of its normal position, so it kinda dead ends in the rock towers left of the pearly gates. You can traverse left to the old chute or right to the pearly gates. Either traverse is a little exposed. Not difficult just exposed. My partner requested that we rope up (primarily because he was not feeling well). Pickets worked fine. The pearly gates were pure rime ice. Not vertical or any steeper than the rest of the route as some have reported, but interesting in aluminum crampons and one alpine axe. I used a screw here and we belayed, but on the other hand a couple of people soloed it. The topmost part of the old chute also had some rime ice but much less (probably wouldn't need a screw).

Yeah we did enjoy the top rope sharing. Thanks again. Casey, I didn't know you were on cc.com. I just got a message from David saying you were trying to get a hold of me. I'm on spring break; got any free time yourself?

My schedule for next quarter leaves Thursdays open after 9:30 AM. Send me a PM sometime

So for some reason I'm never able to start a PM thread. Anyway my partner and I are headed to leavenworth (maybe index) tonight and will be back tomorrow night. Wouldn't at all mind another person to split gas money with. Both of us are UW students also. Let me know real soon. Sorry for the late notice too, we don't plan well.

The pick and adze looks super cheezy

My current climbing partner is going to be in France this spring and I need a partner. I'm a student at UW but I still get out most weekends. I've been alpine and ice climbing for about a year now and rock for 3+. Some of my plans for this spring and summer are: Prusik (W ridge or S face, both?), TC and a N face rock route on dragontail, a Stuart rock route and ice cliff glacier or SG coulior, a couple of non-standard routes on the volcanos, easy/moderate ski tours (especially Adams and Helens), cragging at Index and trying my hand at aid. Open to suggestions too of course. Preferably just one or two somewhat regular partners would be nice, but if you think you might just have a weekend here and there let me know anyway. I have gear and a car.

I wouldn't bother on Saturday. 80% chance of rain/snow. And then Sunday might be wet still...

Couldn't seem to send a PM right now, but I'm on my spring break from the 17th- the 25th. And the following weekend should be free too. Let me know if you're interested.

I'm not sure if you got my PM, but I'm interested since my current partner will be leaving for the spring. Lots to do this spring and summer.

yeah just today actually. We gave Fugg's a go on TR. OK if you don't mind getting wet and you'll get soaked. We only took one lap cause of that and stuff was starting to fall and it was warm out. Frenchman's falls looks as though the top 1/3 fell off and the bottom is thin. Running gear looked ok from the road.

Don't know how warm its been lately, but we were up there the 18-20th and found great stuff in both marble canyon and the rambles. We led about 6 pitches and TR another 6. Only the deeping wall was what I would call thin. A fair bit of it was rainy though.

I was up at Amazonia wall this morning. It was cool and cloudy/foggy out but dry.

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