LostCamKenny

No shit...! It'll be a long time for me. I'll just keep climbing my giant turd

Ok, Joe, lets test ya here... how old is kevin?

Well after its named and climbed again maybe you could get that towel when you are headed up, huh joe?

You know it will...

shoulda used a street shout out

Did you have to call kevin to find out? I told him on the phone a while ago... The thing used to be visable from the trail where the uprising tops out - I walked right by it several times thinking that I should have grabbed it, but never did. When the winds were really blowin last week it musta blown down finally. Someone can do a rescue mission to retrieve it now. Or let the wind bring it down the rest of the way

... with the bagpipes and a caber on your rack!

So you know what IT is then? I think I know what it is and where it was before it ended up where it is now...

Bill, I'm disappointed... I was hoping for the line of emoticons picketing, saying, this thread is worthless without the pics!

What the hell is that thing? So i was at the boat ramp at beacon the other day and i looked up and noticed that some climbers were up above big ledge - no biggie. I noticed that they were moving fairly slowly and then I noticed that they weren't moving at all. This all happened in about a minute or so... I grabbed the camera and took a picture of the thing - you may need to zoom in a bit if you can... I think I know what it is but I want to hear from others....

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Totally! But since beacon closes in february and a lot of the time between nmow and then is going to be hampered with rain and crappy weather I can see why people treat the place as if it were the only place in portland to climb!

Shitty, man... speedy recovery to ya!

neither would i... i'm sure it is!

What have you gone off and done to yourself, joe? it isn't as serious as you are making it sound here, is it?

Looks pretty cool... thanks for the porn!

The first time I led it i did that, but since JP had never been on it I wanted to be within earshot of him so I broke it up into three pitches. It's much better when done in two, though.

Trip: Beacon Rock - Mt Beacon: an alpine ascent! - SE Corner - with a few detours Date: 9/18/2009 Trip Report: I got to thinking (Ouch!) that I haven't read a TR on anyone doing an alpine-style climb of the SE Corner. Why not? Could it be that it's just too short, too ascessible, or just not cool enough for such a report, or is it that no one lese is doing shit like this out here? Probably a good combination of all the above. Nevertheless, I talked DenaliDave into shouldering a pack full of his life-support system for the night, climbing hte corner (in the dark) and making a nice, comfortable bivy perched high on the face. It was a beautiful night and not a cloud in the sky - yet! We did the route, proper, and after making it through the squeeze chimney to the base of the slab, I went left instead of going right. We wanted to drop our packs before going to claim a bit of cargo that DD had the foresight to stash up there earlier before we arrived. Lighter without our packs, we climbed a pitch up to a small stance and claimed our prize, which was welcomed fully once we made it to our bivy. DD going up off the ground Me, starting the second pitch DD leaving tree ledge The rat that has been chewing the knot on the safety line on the ledge... Not sure what DD is looking for, but I bet it's important... Looking under our tarp-laiden bivy DD needs a few more biners for that tether line Dave enjoying the view from our perch Oh noooooo...! it started to rain in the early mornign, but we were protectd by our planning ahead last night when we put up the tarp. Luckily only the foot of my bivy sack got wet. Not sure what time it was, but the rain was still coming down pretty good and we heard a call down from above. Then, a few minutes later, Ivan comes down a rope with mike close behind and they have their own plans for the day We all sat under the tarp and enjoyed a dry spot in the rain, while we waited for the rain to yield Ivan and mike - mike leading After Ivan and mike started their aid project for the day, DD and I made our descent via five, very damp but not-nearly-as-bad-as-they-could-have-been rappels. It was a great time, dispite the rain... recomend this to anyone who wants a good time! Gear Notes: very, very light! Approach Notes: Horrendous - don't bother coming out

Trip: Beacon Rocks... Yes, it does! - Climbin high with the correct bird - Right Gull Date: 9/18/2009 Trip Report: So JP called me up and asked if I was going to be available for a climb on friday. "Sure, but I have to work at 1pm - as usual - so I have to be rollin out of the parking lot by 12:30," is my normal response when someone asks if I can get out in the AM, and so it was, also, to JP. I had actually bivy'd up on the rock the night before after rappeling in, so when I woke up in the morning to the sun coming up over the oregon side of the gorge I made 4 quick rappels down to Snag ledge and tossed JP (who was waiting at the base) an end of the rope. When he got up to me then the fun began. The first time I led this route I took far more than I really needed - I guess I did the same this time too, but it was trimmed down considerably from the first time. I practically never used any of the larger cams that I brought, opting to use the hexes instead The big cams cam in handy, but not til later on the route. It was kinda windy on friday, so I decided to break the route up into three pitches. This way JP and I could always be in earshot - or so we thought (more on that later). The first pitch starts with an airy traverse over two voids that look down the rock to the base. Neither void is truly large or gaping (maybe the first one), but they are both attention-grabbing if you are doing them for the first time, as JP was. Once over the second void it was time to start up the hand crack, which I tried to make quick work of. I didn't place more than 3 or 4 pieces (can't remember now) in this corner, but it was much more secure-feeling than the first time I did it so I didn't mind the small runouts I had. When I got to the top of the pointed pillar I threw in a small offset nut and then lunged for the next pillar over where there was a belay. I brought JP up to here. The second pitch started off with some aid off two pins. Since I can't climb .10a and didn't have the time to try, fall, flail and then aid it, this seemed like the appropriate course of action for P2. Once I was above them I got up to the next hand crack and made a mix of free and aid moves to gain the top - I sewed this section up and didn't mind! Then I traversed about 12-15 feet to the shared belay with Bluebird and put JP on for the follow. JP said he tried the .10a moves and then just moved on for the sake of time... At the shared belay station we took a quick break, listened to some Metalica on the tunebox and trimmed the thorny bushes back so they wouldn't tear up your ankles anymore as you stood there belaying. I also recoved a biner left by the last party to climb the route, but I knew who it belonged to so it wasn't booty, but rather, made for a good laugh I re-racked I made an effort to get moving again. Pitch 3 goes up a very fine crack that I can understand if only a few have a likeing for. The reason I like it: chockstones - two of em - followed by a bomber gold camalot! After gettin out of this thing I went up between the trees and then left up a series of higher and higher platforms until I was coming up through the trees on grassy ledges. When I got there the wind was blowing (not terribly hard) just hard enought that JP couldn't hear me when I yelled "off belay." Grabbing the rope I started tugging as hard as I could and pretty soon I was pullin the rope up uninhibited. The to get JP moving I had to pull on him to let him know he was on belay - this worked out so well I can't understand why it could ever get confusing Anyway, JP followed in fine fashion and we were both on grassy ledges ready to continue on. I left my alpine pack at my bivy spot this mornig and decided that I'd just collect it on the way out, so JP belayed me to go and get it, and then we made our way to the trail via some beautiful rock and some fine exposure on a ridge - aaahhhhhhhh! Props to JP - a fine job cleaning up my messes on each pitch, he did! The view - taken on lead - from the middle of the corner on pitch one JP comin up to the first of the two pillars - and then to the belay Lookin up P1 Not much room here, but just enough to be comfy The flailing hasn't started yet, as I still look fairly calm Fifi - readily available JP clowning around with the self shot In it with the chockstones Lookin up the first part of P3 The rest of the route to the top has so much already said about it so I won't bore the masses any longer (too late, if you made it this far). Gear Notes: Lots of shit - most of it I didn't use/need Approach Notes: Horrendous - don't even bother coming out

Trip: Beacon - Date: 9/21/2009 Trip Report: It seems like I have been a tour guide for the SE Corner this year and this past thursday I was able to help yet another promising climber make it up this storied, classic route. DL has been climbing a bit over a year, he says, though he doesn't climb like it. He followed me with confidence and never seemed to let the tricky moves or the exposure when coming off the slab get to him. His attitude was never unsure and he was great to hang out with - perfect mix for a climbing partner. We did three pitches up to grassy ledges and then took a break before - as the Jeffersons used to say - movin on up. When we topped out at the trail it was nearly 12:30 and I had to jog to get to work in time... i did 75 to get there but it was worth it to indoctrinate another to the joy of Beacon! DL preparing to traverse to the bottom of the slab Trying to figure out how to unsling the tree... Lovin the top of the slab! Almost to tree ledge... Following P3 Cleaning the last gear on the route It's a happy DL! Gear Notes: couple a nuts, couple a cams, couple a slings... meh Approach Notes: horrendous - don't bother coming out

the only one I was thinking should be used is SNAFU, but FUBAR is good too!

I'm waiting til you quit climbing to do anything about it... then you're out of the way

You're not in the military anymore, dude... you can stop using the silly acronyms, now!

No you're not... and neither is Shapp. If you were you'd have left it alone! This is at least shapp's 2nd time hijacking a TR about this place because of his distaste for that guide (he did it to mine, too - thanks jackass!) I'm done with this thread because it is only going to further degrade WS's TR, when all his trip was was an effort to avoid crappy weather here in the valley. Whether or not the falcon guide was done by the right people or not makes no difference anymore - what's done is done and the only thing to do now is accept the fact that someone got it wrong. If you really want to be proactive then go out and make your own guide - sounds like with the amount of ranting going on here that there are actually some climbers who know something abnout the place. Maybe they should collaborate and put together a quality guide that has information correct and honest - that would certainly be better than ranting about it here! Again, nice job Colin!