Crillz

:tup: That chimney sux!

Mosquitos!!! A few good topropes with a "bit" of gardening.

Pics?

You guys talking about the "Plank"? I say leave it as is (I haven't climbed it in a year or more, but if the route is the same as it was originally, leave it be). Some routes are just more dangerous than others. Plain and simple. Tons of routes have do not fall zones.

Weren't too bad on weekend of 7/17. Down closer to the valley they were all really small still - like just hatched because of later snow or something. They for sure weren't as bad as they have been in the last couple of early Julys. I bet they get bad in the next week or so!

How many Courics you got???

Bad Ass! :tup: I get scared just looking at that face from the road.

This news just came accross via my email.

Smaller and lighter.

Figured some peeps would have current conditions after the warm spell, and after this last weekend? How's the snow on the west side approaches? Good to go with tennies up the gullies? Also, is the SEWS S. Arete clear of snow? Any pics from this last weekend? Thx!

If you've got all the gear, you can lead it. Go for it! Send!

We did that route Monday. It was cold. Sorry for the blood smears in the flared chimney - that thing kicked my ass. Dragging ice axes up those offwidths and chimneys is not recommended , and not really needed if you make it off before the sun goes down.

My buddie took the ride off the last undercling. We linked the corner with the tree to the block with all the slings, so had a lot of rope out - think he was glad he stuffed a #5 as high as possible - he almost touched that little ledge about 20' down.

If you go for the send, best bring a long stick to clean out the spider nests.

I'm pretty fond of the 1000' of yellow webbing I take with me on my climbs!

Heard there waz an attempt going on for 3 El Cap routes IAD!

Pretty sure you need two ropes to rap from Bathtub Dome. I think I waited up there in the wind one day, waiting for our other rope to get to the top. Not sure if you wanted beta, but the hand crack looking pitch is the one that I've done. It has a bolt about 40' up and you may be glad to have a tiny cam for the start.

That's the King Swing right? I've seen a few videos of climbers - speed climbers, doing the swing way up high like Hondo did. The typical wall style guys/girls go way down low and do the 50 yard dash. I assume it's becuase the climbing way up high, once you change systems, is hard - anybody in the know?

Now THAT would be something!!!!!!!!!! We know what you meant.

Superhuman. I'd be wrecked from just the approaches and walk-off from 1/2 dome.

Not even Chuck Norris can save him now!

If your hands are rather small, like some have mentioned, it will make it more difficult. For average size hands, it is a one-semi-insecure-wide-handjamb move to get a foot jamb, then it's over. Maybe you could get a knee lock . Practice - hand jambs don't have to hold your entire body weight to be good.

11worth.

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After this winter, is the road any shittier than it was last year? Do I need to bring an ax for any low branches?