Craig Pope

I think I had to leave my watermelons on the ground before starting up, rope or not! lol rock and roll! Banks is so sick right now. was there today, headed out tomorrow. . .oh man. 5+'s abound!! Yeah!!

totally in and totally wet

It never gets easier than 6. Later in fbe season the bottom diameter might swell to 2-3 in a good year, and the bulk of the icicle may fatten quicker resulting in less hooks, and more delicate sticks. The climbing becomes less technical, but steeper due to the way curtains form over each other. In regard to screw placements, I would under no circumstance place a screw until at least 5 ft higher than where the ice adheres to the rock. Last year I saw it break off at the lip of cave, and oh man!! If it gets to be 18 inches in diameter at the base, get after it!!

That's right, I'm not. Aside from that fact, I don't get it.

Seriously, people?? Get off your frigging computers and come climb ice!!!!

Ya buddy!!!!

31st I'll be there

Trip:Video of Bingo World WI 6+ Date: 12/22/2011 Trip Report: Just a little bit of Hyalite Redline Stoke from the Bozeman Ice Climbing Festival! http://oraclefilm.com/Solo.mov

BANKS IS IN!! Punchbowl/ troskeys; thin but in mile marker 11; in and thin Zenith; In, first 70 ft easy climbing but hard to protect on cauliflower ice. money section is snow cone scary, not really protectable, but good wet washington climbing! H202; in, thin and awesome! Cable; SO IN!! mixed 20 ft intro on eyebrows, to 10ft hanging icicle to SUSTAINED 5+ climbing. good pro after the first 30 ft to top. mixed top pitch: bring light rack of iron, 2 10 cm screws, spectre, and .5- cams

H202 is in, Zenith is "in", Cable is in sick sustained 5+ shape, (climbed the last two yesterday), and want to get back out tomorrow!! I am headed there anyway, and will be running laps on Cable around 9 am. Little Blue Nissan Pickup Hope someone is interested.

alpental is good, Leavenworth thin, banks is your best bet. the whole place is climbable. Zenith and Cable and H202 are in. Ill be there tomorrow at 9 am running laps on Cable. Little blue Nissan pickup, if your interested.

Yo. Craig Pope here. driving out to banks tomorrow, (fri), and I'll be there at 9:00 am will probably be running laps on Cable. Little Blue Nissan pickup.

perhaps 22nd - through end of month?? headed to trout again this weekend? (less of a crowd, more stoke, no photographer pressure. . .toughened up hands, etc. . .)

thanks, wayne!!

Trip: Hyalite Canyon - Bourbon Tan M8+ Date: 1/12/2011 Trip Report: I had been looking at the Hangover headwall all season, checking out possibilities, scrambling up to the classic Hyalite "kitty litter cobble" thinking: 'some of this might go easier than expected', and, 'why the hell has no one put a mixed line up? It's visible from the parking lot!! I drooled over my beer as I sat on the tailgate with a beer daydreaming about the method of 'cleaning' or bolting a new line on this Headwall would be. http://www.alpinist.com/doc/web11w/video_bourbon_tan'>http://www.alpinist.com/doc/web11w/video_bourbon_tan Then, while in throwing around ideas with some friends at Montana Ale Works, JoJo challenged me to: "just put the thing up, man!! I can't believe no one has done it yet-it'll be a classic for sure!" So I got some 5 1/2 inch bolts, a cordless, a good buddy Marko, and some gumption. Sacrificed a day of climbing, cleaned, put the first 3 bolts in this bombay chimney, then had to leave back home in moscow. Returned to the gnawing images of unfinished business, put the last bolt in, plus a set of p1 anchors, and sent it with Marko Pujic and Pete Tapley. thanks guys for the the incouragement. Super fun route, JoJo!! Check out Pete's video of the first ascent at: http://www.alpinist.com/doc/web11w/video_bourbon_tan Gear Notes: optional gear at beginning, (small nut/#1 Matercam), to four bolts through the roof, ending in natural gear, (good sling over chokstone, larger set of nuts, .5-2 Camalots, with 10 cm stubbies), to anchors. Pitch two can be protected-depending on conditions-with stubbies, (no larger than 16cm), and a standard rack of gear to 2 in. Approach Notes: Approach like you are headed to Hangover from G2, and 300 ft climbers right of Hangover, climb the Bombay Chimney 25m through a thin overhanging crack to a set of bolted anchors on climbers right. Continue 35m up p2 on easier WI 3+ terrain to a slung tree, or just rappel the business pitch.

nope, lucky. . .they belong far away from my plastic-burning, drunk, antagonistic ass. Although, I would be somewhere else if weather/partners permitted.

nice, wayne! great shots!! looks like you guys had an awesome time!

stealing draws at smith!! for all you people who put up good lines in the northwest, take note, and memorize this face!

I led it. thanks! it was sick, with a stinger after the initial 'top-out' calder: you have to make it out.

cool! does look bigger than Tues. looks like you climbed the right side. nice! fun fun!

Yes. Yesterday at 11 am. http://Benherndon.com

sick! thanks for the photo!! Drove over to vantage this morning and climbed frenchman! sick fun! a little spicy and thin at the top, but here to write about it!

no worries. thanks.

I WILL buy these as soon as you call me. 208.596.1596 my name is craig pope, and I live in moscow. please call me back. this is the ski I have been looking for a sale on.

send a picture please pm me