Crillz

I got one you can borrow. PM me if you still need one.

Mark is right - a little approach will thin out the crowd big time. So will climbing routes above 5.9. Hi Mark .

I like those tight pants. Bet they're real comfortable for riding. Not sure what's so cool about having a bike with no brakes.

Plus, it's pretty much that time of year where getting back to the wetside at the end of a weekend, especially holiday, takes a good portion of the day stuck in traffic. Hours even...

Tape if you want to, don't tape if you don't want to. Don't leave trash at the base of the route. More importantly is, what color should your pants and shirt be.

Libra to GNS for another pitch.

Some tens for the new list: Brass Balls Bo Derek Warrior Swinging Affair Z Crack

Nice List. Let us know how close you get to getting all this done in a day.

Where were you thinking?

Wow! This is pretty scary. Hope you make a full recovery.

So very true! Lockers on draws is overkill and extremely annoying to the second! When I'm on a climb at my limit and there's only one piece holding me from a death fall, and the piece is at a good rest spot or a spot where messing with the locker is possible, I like to use a locker draw. I don't think anybody has said this is bad a practice. I've done it before, just not on every piece.

Anyone... Is upper Castle Rock good to go? What about areas like Trundle Dome or Careno? Think they'll have waterfalls this weekend with the sun (hopefully) and temps? Thanks.

I have a Mammut rope that has a similar thing. At one end, it has one piece sticking out the middle of the rope. It reminds me of a skinny piece of floss, like that Glide type. It sticks out about 1/2" or so. Not sure when it showed up, but wasn't there for the first year or two. I never worried about it, and usually try to pull it out when ever I notice it.

About lockers on all the draws: Saw some dude doing this same thing in Jtree a few years ago. His follower did not appreciate. Hope the injured recovers fully!

I've got a pair of the Camp 4s. They're pretty stiff, so would probably work ok with crampons - but I've never done it. Depends on your ability how hard you can climb hard in them.

If none of you have ever been there before, the 60 climbs book that a couple others have mentioned is the ticket. It will help you not get too lost.

I've got a pair of 10.5 - there 1/2 size too big for me. They're barely broken in. Probably only climbed about 10 pitches in them a couple years ago.

You're thinking good rock climbing in the PNW in a couple of weeks? . You're joking. Unless you score a perfect couple of days, you're wasting your time. Everything's all snowed up still. Go to the desert down south. Why not drive a bit further than the 11 hours or whatever you say up into Canada.

Don't get rid of the sternum strap - you don't use a hip belt when you have a harness on. Don't get rid of the side compression straps - make the buckles reverse so they can be used on opposite sides. Make the ice tool attachments secure and not flimsy. You don't want them swinging around. I like Osprey's and BD's way of clipping the pick. All this is already in existence. What will be new about your bag? Colors? - like pink, or lime green, or turqoise.

The reality for most.... Girlfriend days, you just treat different from regular climbing days. These days have easier, less committing objectives, and the weather is looking good. You carry more of the shit, you do all the leading, all the rope work, all the logistics. For the most part it's 1 pretty chill day of climbing. This way the tears stay away. My GF doesn't want to climb as much as me, and I think that's a good thing. I'll take her out a couple times a month when the weather is great. She doesn't care to climb without me, as it is more just being together, outside, and doing something rad together. Every now and then she'll want to try something harder, or she wont.

Good crack climbs. Not the typical nasty ones you find at a gym. I saw a picture of a bunch of wide flange beams or tube steel placed vertically to form a bunch of "cracks". Wonder how those are?

Wrong. It is written "a discover pass is required for any motor vehicle to park or operate on any recreation site or lands..." Fight that shit! Not wrong. I spoke with the Head Ranger and that is exactly what he told me. Might want to look at the fine print. What I quoted from the law is the fine print. I do suppose though, since the guy with the ticket book has a gun, he is correct at the time. Cheers. Merry Crillzmas. Edit: If the dude parked in the mapped area, he's fuct. Best pay the $59 and not have to walk as far for a year.

Wrong. It is written "a discover pass is required for any motor vehicle to park or operate on any recreation site or lands..." Fight that shit!

Like Gene said. Last summer I went to a PT for my right shoulder. We did the range of motion/pain tests and impingement was the likely cause. Basically, many culprits from imbalance of muscles to poor posture from being a desk jockey. You can retrain your posture but it will take serious work. It is a good idea though. Get some bands and do shoulder and back exercises(lead with your thumb for the most part). Also, ice your shoulder after you workout.

I think if you rapped off that side where that bolt anchor is, you'd need two ropes (which most teams probably don't have on that wall). For sure, you need two ropes to rap from that big ass tree up above cocaine crack.