denalidave

agreed, more or less. especially the comment about liner socks sagging/bagging and causing trouble. on the other hand, I like to wear boots fairly big for warmth, so a single sock doesn't fit snugly enough. SOOOO: my system for the past 3 or 4 years has been double pairs of Wigwam Merino Light Hikers. cheap, soft, durable, wearable for several days without 'foot-rot', and nearly devoid of synthetics - fishstick laid it out clear: "never wear a sock with 'max' in the name!" cheers, I like to use the very light wt produce bags for a vapor barrier but they do wear out quickly. For longer/colder climbs I like to bring a few extra since they are so light...

I love animals... they taste great!

WTF is Rick Roll anyway?

We were on Jensens a few days before you and bailed... our excuse was all the poison oak but we were having a hell of a time getting up that finger crack... be sure to take the marking tape off the booty gear so I don't snag them as mine next time...

Reminds me of the shit I got from my wife when she noticed I had googled "hot rock climbing women"... pretty hard to back-peddle out of that one. Note to self, always clear cache...

[ the post-script is of-course that i fell in love w/ the idea of soloing that route that night, and for years now i've enjoyed being that mysterious stranger, dozens of times passing newbies cluster-fucking their way up the same classic pitch. i'm like a fucking buddhist or something!? Yeah, thats where I met Ivan last summer... He comes cruising by while Ken & I were doing the corner. First day I climbed w/Ken too... Keep em coming...

Was it a green boreal ace?

nice... that led me to stumble on to these crazy soloists... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwCyM84HCcA

Nothing like Utah cute... "You betcha, oh my hay-eckk". Just remember, if you get tired of being in Utah, you can always go up to Park City where "it snows year round"...

Glad to hear you found it. I had a similar experience when I lost mine in the ocean on our honeyoon (an expensive gold band with Denali & the Alaska Range in platinum - the only jewelry I where) My wife actually found it out in the sea the next day. I was pretty bummed and remember telling her "we may as well buy lottery tickets cause the odds are we'll never find it" but it only took her about 20 minutes to find it in a tide pool on the edge of a crack where it would have been gone for good had it fallen in...

good advice JH...

Pretty nasty out there... one pitch was enough for me... I think I can still trade my shoes & harness in for a bowling ball... a real sport.

Although I have not done an extensive amount of ice climbing, when I first made the transition from rock climbing I also felt like I had to learn a whole new sport. However, once I strapped on some crampons and grab some axes, it was very similar to rock climbing... Only you have a hold just about anyplace. Only advice I have is DONT FALL! Hope that helps. I'm sure this is a great place to find someone to get you started. Just find someone who has a lot of experience and go from there.

Thursday & Friday...

I'm think'n of going out for a freeze fest around 11 at Beacon. See you there?

I'm hoping to get out to Beacon too, weather permitting, Fri, Sat &/or Sunday. Maybe give JH's new line a shot or whatever (moderate).

Hi, I am a rusty thirty-sonmething who wants to get back into leading shape. Although I have about 15 years of trad climbing experience it has been about 6-7 years since I have done any real rock climbing. I am looking for partner(s) to climb at Beacon Rock in the Columbia River Gorge. I live about 5 minutes from Beacon Rock and I have plenty of gear. I am looking to do some lower grade trad routes (up to 5.9) and/or some moderate sport routes. Also hoping to find a leader who knows the routes/beta well. I am sure I will be back to leading once I get a few days/weeks of following. I have a fairly flexible schedule so I can make arrangements to climb just about any day of the week. I prefer late afternoons/early evening. If interested, please call me at 360-910-0602 or email at goldring@gorge.net. Thanks, Dave Goldring "denalidave"