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Don't do it. First its one, then its two, then you can't go home at night and your dog is knocked up. .

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I know nothing.

Mike, thats sick. Way to send. and the moral of the story is....when in China don't tell them anything, especially what you are going to do in the mountains, just go do it. We don't need no stinking permits... and if somebody says something, well you don't speaky no Chinese.

Get REI's CEO job and change how they operate. Maybe get on the Board of directors first to get yourself acquainted. Who wants to work in retail sales anyway?

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La Grande? Are you serious??? What the...?

I heard that Climbmax Mountaineering shop in Portland was possibly closing shop. Is this true? If so, what a bummer.

hey, you guys need to get a portaledge. Does anyone climb on this site anymore?

I was going by what Plaid told me he thought was Dutchmans. Thanks for the info guys. That upper pitch goes free? If its thin hard aid, hard to imagine freeing that micro crack and protecting it. Hey, Merry flipping Christmas guys!

In looking at Olsens well drawn topo, it appears that from the midpoint anchors, Bears in Heat is on the left(obvious splitter in face to top anchors), then the dihedral directly to the right of Bears is Flying Dutchman final pitch and then the next dihedral that the rap goes down is Physic Wound. So the Dutchman rap goes down Physic Wound? Thats wierd......Ivan???

Justin, Im still a little sore from climbing with you guys on Saturday. Way to rock it! Sorry about sending you up that crack without the big cams, but hey, blame it on Kenny.

This summer on the photos. haven't done much free climbing at Beacon in the last month, just to darn wet. and cold.

I like REI for several reasons. They are a coop and you get a healthy rebate back from what you spend. You can return items no problems, and they have good prices allot of the time. They are not a mountain shop anymore, but I remember the days when they were and there always the smell of burning nylon from them cutting runners like a real mountain shop used to smell like and they had all the hardcore gear and somebody behind the rock climbing counter. That was back in the orginal REI store. We used to sleep overnight before the sales on the sidewalk and get incredible deals like boots, or tent, or sleeping bags $5- good times.

Who's your daddy?

I guess when all else fails, look at the topo. Nice photo Bill. You can see the Arena of Terror already exists in this photo. The Railroad went in in 1904 I believe, and I think it was them that blasted it out for fill and drilled the tunnels?

Two words, El Potero Chico muchacha.

So some clarification needed here as I am confused. From the second set of belay anchors, Bears is far left about 10 feet. There is another dihedral about 5 feet right of Bears, and then another 10 feet right of that is Dutchman? Plaid says that is Dutchman, but according to your description Ivan, you say Dutchman is the dihedral directly right of Bears? As if you started up Bears, you would not be able to get back over to what Plaid thinks is Dutchmans...and that the Dutchmans rap comes down....

After a while my will was waning. I couldn't hear Plaid above the wind, so just a huddle against the cliff trying not to get blown off my feet and stay warm. The se corner looked somewhat dry and climable,just colder then a witches teat and roaring wind. Off of Dutchman that Bears in Heat pitch is sure a stellar looking crack. It looks like a Beacon rarity, a splitter up a face, not in a dihedral. also, Plaid pointed to me Bill where you and Adam put up a route, and showed me the huge scary block. Yikes, that thing is ginormous and looks detached and hanging there. Did you have to pound pins around it? No thanks!!

Plaid got it done, pitch 1. I froze my arse off. The east winds were howling,, no precip but it was sucking the icy cold out of the eastern gorge. Popsicle weather. So Bears in Heat is that crack that veers off left of Flying Dutchman, not in a dihedral to a set of anchors almost top of the face? it looks excellent! 2nd pitch Dutchman looks like tiny gear and peckerheads?

RUMR you are close saying Generator crack, but num1bc you are right! That previous photo I posted is the the inside of the rock at Short Circuit. Nice one.

Great spot to get to know the locals and hear all the opinions and stories and trip reports. Fun and all the taunts and jests and comeback are in fun and part of the spirit of things, part of the learning experience. I better get off the computer as just got a phone call from the Plaidman and he is at the base of Beacon in the dark ready to start jugging and Im still at home drinking my coffee. Owwwwww

Canon Digital Elf. Its not waterproof but I have carried it and gotten it wet many times in my jacket pocket. Very compact, takes a beating. and good video.

Plaid, you are scaring me.

Anyone recognize this spot in Yosemite? Its right near a famous crack climb..