krellor

Ok, duly noted. I have climbed with him before (Ice climbing in Banff & Canmore) and was a little concerned on how he purchased some of his gear on ebay. I am happy to climb with just about anyone, but I'm not shy to back off a face if I'm not comfortable, so I will keep your advice in mind.

Ha, Jamin!? Didn't know anyone here would know him. No, I am not Jamin, but I do know him, although he seems more into alpine and less into technical. Now I will have to hunt him down and see if he is interested in technical rock climbing (last time I spoke with him he seemed mostly interested in summit runs).

I am a beginner climber and am looking for someone to climb with around the Palouse, preferably someone with more experience than myself. I have become fairly proficient, as much as I can by myself, and have started piecing together my rack. I am familiar with current safety procedures, have taken some intro climbing classes (although by the time I took them I was beyond what they were covering), and have read much of the climbing literature including that latest edition of freedom of the hills. I have been self belaying some lead climbs up to around 5.8, but that is tricky and I am nervous whenever I try a new route like that. I have also done some ice climbing and am fairly comfortable up to about WI3, and would also like to get into alpine climbing. So, if any of you are around the palouse and willing to take a fledgling climber out with you I am game for just about anything (but I won't be afraid to say what is beyond my skill level). I have been kind of puttering with climbing for a couple of years by myself, and would really like to take off on climbing this year.