
worldbfree
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[TR] Index - Davis-Holland to Lovin' Arms 6/28/2008
worldbfree replied to counterfeitfake's topic in North Cascades
Way to stick with it on a hot day. It was stop-making-sense hot out there. -
each rope was in two hand coils, throwing middle coil first. never tried feeding out the rope while rapping, but it sounds like it might be a good option on lower-angle routes.
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A friend & I climbed Infinite Bliss last weekend, which meant hours of double-rope rapping back to the base. I'd say 85% of the time the ropes got severely tangled somewhere along the way (I mean each individual rope getting tangled in itself, not the 2 ropes tangling together - although that happened too). Is this just a fact of life when it comes to double-rope raps? I don't have this problem with single ropes. Our method was to split up each rope into two separate coils, then throw the coils within a second or two of each other. Inevitably the rope ended tied up like a bird's nest, usually toward the bottom of the rap. Untangling the ropes probably cost us an hour total. Anybody have any techniques or suggestions to avoid this?
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No pictures of Laura leading the crux? C'mon! I feel cheated!
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[TR] Mount Stuart - Upper North Ridge Including Great Gendarme 7/27/2007
worldbfree replied to catbirdseat's topic in Alpine Lakes
nice trip. we're headed up this weekend, possibly for the full ridge. did you guys run across any snow patches and/or water trickles on route? -
I was down there in Ecuador 3 years ago. There are a couple of interesting climbs with some technical ice - Antisana might be the best. The others that are commonly climbed - Chimborazo, Cotopaxi, Cayembe - are basically long, Rainier-esque glacier slogs. Boring. But, depending on your goals and experience, it's a great place to get some exposure to high-altitude. I agree that the interesting climbing is to be found in Bolivia and elsewhere.
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[TR] Washington Column, Yosemite - The Prow 5/27/2007
worldbfree replied to counterfeitfake's topic in California
"We both decided aid climbing was for idiots. But I'm already thinking about doing some more. Sick." reminds of a line i recently read in The Onion: “the 'sweet spot' where self-hatred and physical suicidal ability overlap is extremely small.” nice work, guys. -
[TR] Shuksan - NF up, skied White Salmon down 5/12/2007
worldbfree replied to tvashtarkatena's topic in North Cascades
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[TR] Squamish: My First Visit- The Ultimate Everything and Others 8/18/2005
worldbfree replied to catbirdseat's topic in British Columbia/Canada
for single pitch, flying circus is a fun, very manageable 10a. also, old age is a great 5.9, with lots more variety of climbing than i've found on other squamish single pitches. -
i wonder if iceman would scale back to capri pants.
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tuna and peanut butter sounded good on a particularly desperate hike out. the stench is still lodged high in my nasal cavity.
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[TR] Mount Baring - West Ridge - South Slope 4/7/2007
worldbfree replied to suge's topic in North Cascades
very nice - that's a solid day. a friend and i nicknamed baring "mt bitch" after getting foiled by crappy weather the past 2 years. -
[TR] Snoqualmie Pass - Patrol Race 4/2/2007
worldbfree replied to chris's topic in the *freshiezone*
"This basin is full of old growth snow and would make an awesome tree-ski descent." sounds cool. any pics of this area? -
"Back at the cars Dan opened a can of Spaghetti Oh's, wow that cold can sure tasted good at 8:30 in the morning!"
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i recently ordered an alien from rei.com, well after the recall announcement. i got it, and it was part of the defective batch. the CS person didn't seem too impressed when i told her they were still selling gear that could, um, create some minor problems in case of a fall. but i bet their lawyers would shriek.