Jump to content

jgr

Members
  • Posts

    20
  • Joined

  • Last visited

Posts posted by jgr

  1. Lane Peak is a good accessible beginner route, but many of the routes listed in the link are not beginner routes and are not easily accessible. Many of the people on this sight don't remember what a beginner route is. Telling someone that Stewart, Dragontail, N. Ridge of Baker are good places to learn to place pro is terrible advice and sets people up for bad times. Go some place forgiving and learn how the tools work and what the anchors do before you hang your butt off a cliff.

  2. Yesterday we were climbing the Improbable Traverse and my partner took a bad leader fall. I would like to send out a huge thank you to all the SARS groups that showed up and put in the amazing time, effort, sacrifice, and high risk to aid in getting my friends out and down safely. You people were incredible.

    Many many thanks,

    John Rollins

    Hopefully some day I can repay your efforts.

  3. I carry a Swiss Army "Tinker"it's light, inexpensive[not cheap] you can sharpen it your self when needed.Why would you buy a knife you need to send out to sharpen. Leathermen are heavy bulky. Sharpening your nut tool is the dumbest idea I've heard in a long time,if the sheath comes off you cut your hand,rope or your harness before you know it has happened.

  4. If you like living in your car find a place on the East side, if you like time for living live in Seattle.It takes very little time to drive to the mountains on your days off. Also, find a place that is West facing,more light[evenings]warmer and drier. East facing neighborhoods tend to be moss farms.

  5. Look around North Beacon Hill. It's in town,three minutes from Harborview, no traffic, cheap rents,good food. Access to the mountains is easy. Easy access to bike routes. Issaquah was nice 20 years ago,now it's a Microsoft suburb.

×
×
  • Create New...