Crillz

That's pure BS!!

I might be up for cragging tomorrow. Where might you want to go, it could be hot. Chris

Found. Thanks dude, I'll give it a good home!

Just suck it up and build anchors! It doesn't take long to get fast at it. (But, like others have said, Index has many bolted belays)

Last summer I had the same thing. Long hiking days is what seemed to bother it the most (though I'm not sure how I tore it, it had been messed up for a while, probably the many motox crashes in my younger and cooler days). The surgery is supposed to be simple, but there is always risk, as I got a blood clot which added months to the recovery time. Regardless of what the doctor says, I would plan on 4-6 months plus before you have full confidence in your knee again (more if complications occur). As far as you getting the surgery - odds are it will help. You will likely get arthritis anyway, and the torn part of the meniscus is doing very little good for your knee. 1 year later, my scoped right knee is pretty good, and now that my leg is full strength again, I'm NOW glad I did it, but I wasn't so glad for about 6+ months after surgery. My left knee is messed up too, and I DON'T plan on getting surgery any time soon (because of my experience). If I go just a bit slower, and occassional ibuprofen it seems to be fine. Advice - if you get the surgery do it in whichever season you are willing to give up for the year.

It's Friday and.... ~6 months of vacation starts now!

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Full Circle is a kick ass Pennywise album. FYI.

So...I quit my job, and this will likely be my last week of work. I don't plan on working for 4 or 5 months. I'm looking for a weekday partner(s) who wants to climb, a lot. About me: I'm 28, live in Kirkland, have a pretty good rack, ropes, and a car. As far as skill level, I'm pretty comfortabe leading 5.9s in 11worth and Index, and want to improve. Not much alpine experience other than the occassional steep snow slope. I think I'm safe and fun. Though I'll be on a budget, I'm open for road trips.

Local favorite is 11worth. This is probably mainly because of my current sucky skill level. However, I find myself liking Index more and more.

Not that I'm a bad ass or anything, or that others should do what I do (though I know some do) - If I see super sketchy actions, I usually try and clear out of the area before an accident occurs. 99.9999999999% of the time, these people do/will make it out ok, and probably learned something in the process. For the most part, I learned everything from books and just going for it (and I had my share of clusterfks). Worked for me, should work for others too.

Reverse lookup the phone number, and "keeps it real"

I think REI is great. I just signed up for the hiking 101 course. Anyone want to join to help fill out the course?

Tubing down the diversion canal along icicle creek looks pretty chill (minus the occasional grate/barricade). One tube for me and one for my half rack on those 100+ degree days.

A wire gate dropped 60' doesn't need to be replaced anyway. Is this a joke? I think partners should only be accountable if they do something stupid to lose the gear. Honest mistakes/accidents are going to happen - do you want to be put through the ringer when you do something stupid?

A frog jumped out of a crack and onto my wrist - scared the sh*t out of me. Lucky no fall though.

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Thanks. I had read on here and in the Beckey book that there was a loose section. About how long is the loose section. Do you remember how long the actual traverse took?

Has anyone done this traverse in recent years? North Ridge. Anything major one should know/think about if attempting? Thanks.

5.2 > 5.15

I call BS. I had a 2003 WRX and I had to machine the stock rotors around 25K miles (pads were fine) - I too was driving like an Arsshole. The brakes were perfect after that. Warped rotors will cause noticeable vibration when braking.

That's what makes a good climber.

And, makes it look 5.2!

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Where were you thinking?