Plaidman

Nice trip report dude. Thanks for going with me. It sure made it a lot more fun. It really is a cool summit!

It sure was a good show Fred put on here in Portland. He even signed my ice ax.

That will help his head when he is leading that 5.10 crux!!

Climb at Beacon Rock. We still have a few good days. Today was awesome. Learn to build anchors. A lot of the anchors at Beacon are bolted but learn to build gear anchors too.

Here are a few that are near The Dalles. Tottering Tower The Bump The Bump looking west Apollo Column Rick McDonald sitting in the notch at base Apollo Column defined Hiking to The Bump Geoff Silverman after leading Fire Spire Fire Spire was the best rock out of the group of spires so far.

This is going to be a great slide show. Be there or be square. Or some other shape.

Yeah! Thanks Geoff for making your pad available. Brad thanks for sharing those great shots and stories. Jim's slide show was the funniest thing that I have see and heard in a long time. Not that the slides where funny. It was the running commentary from the audience. You guys really didn't hold anything back. That had to be one of the best slide shows EVER!!!!!

Yeah buddy!

Nicely done. Wild! Huge kudos to you! Way to get after that ice.

Trip: Oregon - Columbia River Gorge - St. Peter's Dome Date: 10/24/2011 Trip Report: Found a picture today of Plaidman's Fally on St. Peter's Dome Getting Started on Plaidman's Fally Short TR: We made it to the top of St. Peter's Dome on Oct. 24th 2011. I ended up not going far enough left to find the tree and the 5.8 chimney on the 56 foot rock band. I saw a bent pin and went straight up there. Jeff Thomas thinks it is a new line on the 56 foot band of rock ( the pitch in total is 100ft. to the tree). I am going to call it Plaidman's Fally. Because I was off route and because I had a 20 foot head first fall on the pitch. A bird beak Cassin Iron Hawk piton held the fall. My line is not suggested. This is a climb in my 100 Days, 100 Miles, 100 Climbs in The Columbia River Gorge. I picked the hardest climb to do first and it was all that. See more at my blog. Gear Notes: Everything I own. Pins lots of Pitons. Most useful Peckers and Toucans. Approach Notes: Heinous hike up scree gully. Fixed 6 ropes for packing loads up to saddle. Took 6 hours on first try. Last ascent took 1 hour to saddle.

I will be late but I will show up.

I think.....I think..I said.... FREE BEER!!! With $10 door admission. Most of you can drink plenty of beer to make it worth it! Besides this is Fred Beckey we are talking about. The man that invented the term bad ass!

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FREE BEER with $10 admission And this is not just any beer. We are talking Jubelale http://www.deschutesbrewery.com/brew/jubelale

December 21, 2011 • 7:30pm Admission is $5.00 at the door. Location: Columbia Center for the Arts 215 Cascade Street Hood River, OR Join Mark Hudon on Dec. 21, as he makes a special presentation including slideshow and stories, describing his solo accent of El Capitan in June of 2011. In June of this year Mark Hudon spent 7 days climbing Yosemite National Park’s El Capitan. Mark's chosen route for his solo accent was Zenyatta Mondatta, once considered one of the hardest routes in the country. http://www.columbiaarts.org/more-arts/2011/12/markHudon.html Please contact Catherine Butler for more details: By email: performance@columbiaarts.org By phone: 541-387-8877, ext 117

Holiday Fling with Fred Beckey - at the Mazama Mountaineering Center 7:00 PM - Friday December 16th This event will be held in Portland Oregon at the Mazama Mountaineering Center. Located at 527 SE 43rd Ave (at Stark) Portland OR $10 at the door http://blog.oregonlive.com/climbing/2011/12/holiday_fling_with_fred_beckey.html

Climbing? Naw I gave it up for a healthier habit like slamming heroin in my forehead Nice. Have fun with that!

EVERYBODY pray for ice. Or do some voodoo you do. Ice dancing, sacrifices to the inappropriate deity or deities. Whatever it takes to get some ice in the Gorge. I will not be foiled again. If I have to make it myself I will climb some ice IN THE GORGE this season!

I am clearing my schedule. Name the date and place I will be there.

It sure is not bleeding edge stuff for sure. I did top rope two 5.9s but led one bad ass 5.9 on sight. One of my friends knows how much I love the on sight! My adventure is not about doing anything that hasn't been done better or in better style. It is about the adventure found, the people, places and things found in the 100 days of climbing in The Columbia River Gorge.

I was on The Corner yesterday. Bone dry. No ice in the gorge yet. If you want to get out call me at 503-706-5315

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You think this is spraying. Just wait until I write my book! That's spraying x10!

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