Braydon

lucky...yeah i'm off the hook now...until December and more report cards come

wow...365 views and counting.

okay i don't think that clearly when I wake up at 4am after sleeping in a car all night... nah i didn't up colfax...my parents grounded me this weekend because i don't have all A's...wtf?

wow marc i can't believe i just watched that whole thing...

nice job!

anyways, anyone who has climbed with marc before knows how mature he is.

Yeah Marc I was telling Dane about how your mom wouldn't let us climb slesse

[video:youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGSOjx5Mh7w

yup...doing mt. bakers north ridge with a mountianeering axe was enough.

Post your favorites here!

bout 3 hours.

wats your opinion on this topic marc?

Can you try sending me the pics of me leading and ptarmigan again? I didn't get them.

Uhh don't know, was that you Dane?

Here's a couple.

Trip: Observation Rock - North Face Date: 10/18/2008 Trip Report: If your like me and generally could care less about the text , the pics will come later. Otherwise heres a description of our climb. I'm really suprised this route hasn't had any trip reports yet. Hopefully this will give a little better idea of what it's like. After doing Baker's north ridge I found out I really liked ice climbing so I decided to try something else. OR looked fun because it is about 4 pitches and never too steep so I could possibly do some leading. Dane picked me up at 5:30 and after getting a bite to eat we were getting ready in the parking lot. The approach was long but listening to Dane's personal stories about the Eiger's North face, Slipstream, and Aconcagua really helped pass the time. At about 11:00 we were at the base of the climb. The climbing was a great mix of alpine ice and neve covered alpine ice which really gave your calves a bit of rest. After the first three pitches we had a choice to go straight up the hard 60 degree glacial ice or a little to the left on more of the stuff we had been climbing the previous 3 pitches. Given the idea I wanted to lead something I chose the left option and we topped out after about 2-3 hours on the face. Ice climbing is awesome! Climbing that felt really great. The descent went uneventful and it as always I got back to the car with around 30-40 message from my parents. I always seem to underestimate how long climbs will take... Gear Notes: 6 screws, 50m rope. Approach Notes: Longer than I thought...maybe 5-6 miles, 2500ft gain?

Bring your Powerthirst!!!!!!!!!!!

sorry guys...typo.

enough said

what's it like in early january? Marc may be coming down christmas break and this is a route we really want to do.

Chair should work out but I think normally for triple couloirs you have to wait for them to become a little bit more stable. Anyone know for sure? What are some good routes we could do during Christmas break (late December to early February)?

Hey, I'm looking for some ice/alpine climbing partners for this winter. I'm pretty new but I can follow WI 3-4. I'm really interested I beginning leading this year as well. Some things I want to do this winter are Goat Dome falls, North face chair, triple couloirs, chair ne buttress, and going go banff/jasper/hyalite etc. I have money for gas (booze) if I can get a ride Of course I'm responsible in the hills and have been trained in MOFA and self rescue. Oh yeah and I have Nov. 27-30 off if anyone wants to go to Hyalite or something. pm me or email me at buckyjanecek@yahoo.com

I think it would also be helpful to see not just fatalities but occasions where they made it out okay.

This is my basic stack I use for football (and climbing I guess): Optimum Protein THE BEST Hands down http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/opt/pro.html BSN Cellmass great creatine. It's creatine ester so it doesn't make you bloat like creatine monohydrate any amino acids supplement Any time when I hit a plateau in my lifts I just start using this stuff and I always blow right threw it.

Thanks. Is the 5.6 the short one across from mambo jambo? We wanted to do mambo jampo but I didn't have enough gear and it looked pretty akward so i would probably want to protect it pretty well.