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Nice TR on Adams Sossity. But, the best glissade in the Cascades isn't Adams. Colchuck Peak way mo bettah!

You can fix ropes and sleep at the base as a option.

Thanks for the kudos Bill! I lead 5.9 real good when I got em wired, ha!! That was a good shot with the rock, I couldn't believe i had forgotten my helmet there, lots of rock been shedding off that crag lately. I think Joseph is on to something, with all the moisture and freeze/thaw cycles, we have a extraordinary amount of loose rocks this Spring it seems in the Gorge. Hey,bring it on out Ivan,I got 3 days on the rock this week and 1 day in the gym, pretty stoked with myself. The sun has been shining out my way, but looks like it is back to rain for the weekend. Bummer, just when I was getting all fired up..

I'd enter the measuring contest, but I don't think you guys have a tape that long.

Way to go after it Mito!

This should answer your question...

We bought some cold cereal, and it had some kind of moth infestation that came to our pantry, and we had moths flying around our house for weeks. They infiltrated all the other powdered food we had, so everything had to go. they drill right thru the box and plastic into the inards and lay their eggs. it was downright gnarly and disgusting.

Hay, Make Spray while the sun shines.

Holy snikes, I have a feeling that kid is going to send the Dawn Wall one day.

Chop out the stump or let it rot out. A chainsaw might draw unwelcome attention, but your call. However, if you're a boulderer, I got a better solution for you. Its called the "Cordless Big Boy." Get one or similar since Cordless went under. No mo broken ankles or impact wounds. You'll need it one day for Midnight Lighting anyway. Best investment I ever made for $300, and it rides around in the back of my van, and 2 people and a few dogs can sleep on it as well.

Wallstein, I know you're a animal, but when that second pitch chimney of TC is wet, I get a little gripped up in there its so slippery.

Best link for current conditions http://www.nwac.us/weatherdata/timberlinebase/now/

If you are belaying the second from above while they are free climbing, and they are unable to make the moves,just counter weight the rope you are belaying by sucking it up thru the grigri, and then weighting it. Repeat, until they are past the crux. This works best if you are well below the belay anchor and the rope runs up and then back down to you obviously. Basically just a couter haul.

Here is a photo of the Orange Wall, everything to the right of the gully, and in your photo above you can find the same section of rock in the right of your photo. In my photo, The Ultima Thule Wall is the wall that throws the big shadow to the left of the gully in the left middle of this photo. Its hard to see and stays relatively hidden until you get up close and then it gets very cool and impressive. Anyone done any routes on it???

How would I know, all I do is top rope. I'm a very good top roper however, and maybe I should write a book about it, me and Pink. Yes, I think that photo is of your first ascent crack in Northrup Canyon, what did you call it? I sure would like to hear about anyone that has climbed some of the routes on the Ultima Thule Wall, next to the Orange Wall. That thing looks like some of the best granite climbing in one crag I've seen, stellar looking lines. anyone been? I am sure it must be a little dirty due to its remote location but if that thing was in Leavenworth..

I have new respect for Fairweather.

Beacon appealing? What are you talking about? that place is terrifying, it don't take no gear, there is snakes and big spiders and peregrine falcons, and don't forget about the crazies.....oh man. yeah, I love having a rope gun, just point em in the right direction and squeeze the trigger as Im getting to old to climb jackshit.

Thats a little known crag in the photos. yeah, who was that masked man throwing down at the gym? Same place, same station next week. All you can handle. Thanks for the beta Kevbone, very cool stuff.

Heres a video link to a day at Beacon last season. Ivans youre in it somewhere, heres to those lazy crazy days of summer. Kevbone was Crushing it last night bouldering session, man I got to get fit like that to be ready for opening day!

Linda Lovelace

Right on!

Pretty casual to hitchhike out in that neck of the woods, so Banks lake and Vantage are within reach.

Are you talking centimeters? Adams is great training and can be really wild weather. I have been turned back a number of times by high winds at the false summit. If you are doing it with a bivy, don't stop at the early campsites, keep going to the Lunch Counter area and get a good place up there. Also, when you get to the false summit(Pikers Peak) make the effort to locate the old inscription by Arthur Jones up in the rocks to your left, its very cool. The ice filled cabin on the summit back in the day when it was inhabited, the residents would occasionally experience lighting balls which is not hard to imagine when you are there on a stormy day.

My dog Sam climbed Mt Adams and he didn't whimper and didn't even have booties or a ice ax. Adams is a good hike but I wouldn't call it a climb by the south spur route, no I would not. If you are coming out here to climb something, Adams is going to dissapoint you. Borrrrring.