mountainsloth

great parenting

i climbed the west ridge with heavy duty backpacking boots... its no big deal, i would recommend them. if you really don't want boots i recommend climbing the 4th class face to the left of the gully. its dirty and a little loose, but super quick for ascent and descent.

like the metallica song, it kicks ass!

i love that route! nice work!

a God amongst men

i think i creamed my pants! sweet looking porn... and nice camera work.

http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/mbs/conditions/road-closures.shtml#rdfiftysix road 56, mile post 12.45 taylor river bridge

slab is the shit! and sometimes makes me want to shit.... my pants.

is it necessary? you did say it was near a crack, and if i am thinking of the same crack you are, it seems pretty continuous and quite protectable the whole way up. I have not been on the route, but from below that is what it looks like. if so, just remove it.

is that a pic of endless bliss? exit 38 best climb? i would have to agree... but i do also like the plank on the neverland wall. keep me posted on your climbing with Fred, i would be more than happy to be a 3rd and meet Mr. Beckey.

kick ass guys, thanks for putting in all the hard work. as soon as i get out of school and have summers off again I will lend a hand with all of this. it seems every year this has to be done. you are all good simians... i mean Samaritans to this climbing community

Rock fall happens everywhere, even on the most well traveled crags like LTW at Index. A couple weeks ago I had a peach size rock hit me square on the head from above. It was enough to force my head forward in a fairly violent way. Thank sweet jesus I had my helmet. I may not have been brain dead after, but certainly a painful head injury. I outgrew the feeling of being "Free" without a helmet sometime after high school... it just doesn't make sense anymore. Its like a seat belt, I feel uncomfortable without one. Call me a pussy all you like!

there are no large, trad, multipitch climbs in north bend. The closest thing you will get is maybe some alpine climbing farther into the alpine lakes.

kick ass, thanks guys!

i have had some done from the rubber room and Dave's and they both did a good job for me. I have a pair of mythos i have resoled 3 times, the last two from Dave and they are still kicking some rock. Whatever, everyone has their preference!

Dave's in Fremont, Seattle is the shit. I have had a few pairs done there, reliable 1 week turn around, competitive prices and a genuinely nice and knowledgeable guy. http://www.davepagecobbler.com/ keep it local Seattlites!

great climb guys! beautiful route!

alpine equalizers are a very quick way of placing gear, and equalizing them into a single point. everyone should know how to properly equalize their own anchors with a cord, but alpine equalizers are super easy and quick to use.

sweet! Thanks for the update. Exfoliation Dome looks like a go! Silent Running is a super fun route, one of my favs on 3 o'clock.

I have Monday off, what did you have in mind?

Patrick Edlinger.... that was terrifying to watch! way to take free soloing one step further.... NO SHOES!

rainier just barely went this weekend. post-holing by a Saturday group to 13,100 gave my team a chance to summit on sunday... barely. weather moved in around noon and almost 2,00 feet of post-holing into crevasses got us to the summit. avy conditions were definitely questionable, but nothing blew on the ingraham direct route. we were chased down the mountain by windy and snowy weather.

agreed, pickets are all you will need.

there is always that small park-type place in west seattle. I cannot remember the name of it, but they have a concrete crevasse with anchors to practice... I just don't recommend practicing self-arresting there.... for obvious reasons.

Leclerc, all BC climbs, no?