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we got on dis, Rick getting all tone loc on us.

You will see the one big rock in the trail since we left it there past past Cruising, and the crater a few feet away also in the trail. The smaller rocks that were coming down in the trees are over by Dods. Saturday a bunch came down and Sunday a few more. Jim said it may be people throwing rocks off the top or it could be the rain knocking them down, or combo of both.

Krasavitsa!

Sounds good, its supposed to rain all week.

Yep, it was a great day for aid climbing. Not cold at all like yesterday, about 10 degrees warmer it seemed. Also not to wet, and west winds so it was windy as hell in the parking lot but peaceful and calm at the base.

Yep, I believe you are correct Joe. Took out the Loweballs today but ending up not use them. If you have Lowballs Joe, you might want to try cinching your harness a little tighter, it seems to help me when I have that problem. Lots of rocks coming down in the trees last few days, maybe due to the rain. There is a new big one on the trail with adjacent impact crater, and at least 6-7 smaller missiles came down in the woods last two days while we were there. On Friday a big one came whistling down the corner area.

Day 3 in a row at Beacon, where you guys been? Sure the last 2 have been aid climbing in the mist but nothing wrong with that, righteous fun! Jim was out there today braving the weather with us and he told me that the main name of the crag is The Far Side but the part of the area where the garbage used to get thrown off the top is called The Drop Zone. That seemed to make sense to me, but I don't know Jack S. Also, that rope just hanging there on Pipeline was to tempting, so I had to jug it in the rain for a workout after we aided Free For Some. If its your rope Ivan, thank you sir.

Its a old crack variation, once the rain washs it a little I'll have to give it a twirl.

Drop Zone sounds like a place you go to pinch one off. Which reminds me, I just had my coffee and feel like a grumpy...where is this crag now?

Yeah! Nice route, nice send!

Maybe a vote by all the people that developed the place might be the answer? Make a list and ask each one. I wouldn't be one of them, and was just flipping ya shit Kevbone.

A huge kick in the balls? That doesn't sound good, but I guess its just an analogy so are you saying you'd rather kick Jim in the balls instead....harsh! Is this the Jim you are talking about? The Dude abides!

my first trip to the Valley, 1978.

Ok, what the hell happened!!

or you could be skiing/boarding at Meadows early season, Heather Canyon closed, not open yet. Yet you see that the conditions are perfect untracked pow into Heather, so last run of the day you duck the ropes and drop in and just tear it up a perfect run to the bottom only to find that what in later season is a ski out is miles of untracked and a series of 7 stream crossings, and you don't have a headlamp and no one knows where you are, and daylight is fading, so your only choice is Go Dog GO!....who would do that I don't know...

$900 for a nice blazer is cheap, its not even Italian made what do you expect?

Same thing happened to my friend on the squeeze on Cloud Tower. Damaged him for life. Yes, this cave squeeze has broken many people mentally, just about anybody can get through but you have to do lots of wiggling around and there is one pinch point that you have to be careful of. Plaid actually couldn't get thru with his coveralls on and had to come back up and take them off, and go back down the hole. I've had two friends stuck in it, big dudes, but they both managed to get thru eventually without becoming vegetables. good thing there is a bottom exit 1/2 mile down except later in the season when the exit fills with water because coming back up the 90 degree corner and squeeze is twice as hard and scary. Rick is actually taking a group of us into Dynamite Cave near Trout Lake on Saturday, no squeezing required. Just bring your harness, ATC, and aiders and jumars! Whos going??

There's only one way to find out Bill! This Saturday.... Hey, how can you post from REd Rocks?

Tyson, you nailed it. I think we all do the same thing in one way or another. You're right, why take any of it seriously. Its all in fun, but we probably all get carried away at one time or another. But really what it is probably all about is....comraderie!

I enjoyed the video. Got me jonesing for some alpine climbing and brought back the old days when I used to live near and climb at Snoqualmie pass. People don't have to watch it. They're just flipping ya shit because they're not out cutting fresh tracks. It kind of pisses me off to, now that I think about it.

wear synthetic underwear and like it.

Joseph, tell us its not true! I was checking out rockclimbing.com and saw this post regarding hooking. Healyje is the one you really should be talking to about using hooks for free climbing pro, he uses them that way likely more than anyone on here. Wow Joe, thats some ballsy shit!

Ivan is a Russian name, that explains allot!

In this cave you start up the hill and travel back down the hill about a 1/2 mile underground. It takes a couple hours to traverse the whole thing, and there are many confusing side passages and tubes and wierd crawlholes that can lead you astray. In fact, it is the longest known lava cave in North America, one side passage goes for almost 8 miles I believe. Here Plaidman drinks out of his helmet from a delicious artesian spring bubbling right out of the rock.

If you don't walk off Red Wall, you miss the cool bee tree, and the opportunity to climb at the sweet little crag at the very top that is hidden away there with the bees.