mountainsloth

nice park

love that tieton rock!

agreed. 7th pitch is truly a gem.

looks like a fun route. i'll keep it in mind when i get out to adams. Thanks.

i have very similar pics of that same route. Half way up the views up and down made me feel like i was on another planet. Thanks for giving me flashbacks!

woh... that looks intense! way to get it done!

looks like heaven. thanks for the sneak-peak.

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love that place! nice work

love that place! nice work

wow... wow...

rad rash. looks cool. 5th pitch of revolver is tricky. i took a good 20 ft whipper (if it is possible to whip on slab) off the bolt under the overlap because i went right when i should have gone left. did you go back to both routes to finish replacing bolts or where you out for fun?

well done, and well told!

yea, i would not mess with a bike on that trail... too many hikers, campers, and likely rangers. its a very pretty hike though... enjoy it!

in response to the video: i would have fallen too if I had some stupid bra spraying shit at me every 5 seconds... how annoying. but i guess that motivates some people.

amazing! everyone loves a drunken bear!

the entire route is pretty clean, no need for scrubbing. it follows a fairly natural watercourse so it is usually the wettest route on the butt. Otto, I don't mind sharing her, maybe we can double-team her sometime?

you are my hero Otto! I have been up that climb twice and I too love that climb. The last time I got sleeted off it! Those bolts sketched me out the first time I climbed it, but for some reason they did not stop me from making a second run on it. Maybe it was.... love? either way, thanks for the hard work.

yikes! sounds like a shit show. you seemed to have managed it well though. way to make it back safe.

Wow, snow is melting quick up there. I made an attempt at the NE Couloir over memorial day weekend in the same way (1day siege) and ended up turning around as well. Snow conditions were sketch and found steeper ice than I wanted to climb with a dull alpine axe and a trekking pole. Nice place to get shut down in anyway, right?

http://www.sierratradingpost.com/d/4685_Mens-Climbing-Shoes.html There are a pair of plastics size 12.5 on sale

i should have been more clear... the buttonheads don't look like they are going anywhere, but the hangers look god-awful. They are so thin and rusty-looking I am assuming any good sized fall would tear them in two. then again, as I stated earlier, I have little knowledge and experience messing with and replacing bolts. i will take you up on your offer though... when I have time and money.

second ascent in ballard usually has someone there who knows what they are talking about, plus good deals on new boots and even better deals on used or aftermarket boots.

yea, there are a number of routes at 3 o'clock that have old bolts. revolver on the north butt has a number of buttonheads that really make you wonder. if i had the money and know-how I would replace them. i gotta learn that one of these days.