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Gawd Bless Splitboards!

Damn do I miss that rock. Good on ya

Didn't I see that hat in the movie Spies Like Us?

Slabby Pete_Puget? No one does Sonic Reducer out of fear not the lack of steapness. Oh yeah, and I'd like to add Epinephrine at RR and Illusions into Eye of the Tiger at Chimney Rock in N. Idaho. Slightly overhung moderate in a beautiful setting. Cool approach too. Don't believe me? Ask Dane.

Off the top of my head? In Washington: Sonic Reducer (Lower Wall) tied with Davis-Holland into Lovin Arms (Upper Wall) both at Index Outta State: Bourgeau Left ice climb in Bow Valley Canada Hows that?

As Dane can confirm I have pretty big hands and still really like my Nomics. Also, I have the grip extended to the end and they fit my hands way better than the new BD Fusions ever did. As far as gloves worn I've had on pretty much every glove OR makes for dry tooling and thereabouts as well as the Arcteryx Gamma SV glove (which runs a touch smallish by the way) and never had a problem. Hope that helps.

Word to the mutha

Hell yes I'd go out the window... No snow in L-town any more. Freakin' cold though. Especially while riding motorcycles in the freezing fog at night. Worse than a hanging belay in winter. You get the barfs without swinging tools or placing pro. Crazy

Hey Buddy? Let's get this bad boy...this is a fence we can both get over. Hell, if need be we can bring Joe and have him rope gun the bad bay...;-)

Think those guys might swing by Vantage and clean some of that mess up?

Well somebodies been busy...

And just in case anyone might be in doubt about Dane being a boot freak I can attest to that being a fact. He's a boot super-freak. Glad you're doing all the leg work bat-man so I can wait and buy what's needed ;-)

Any chance while going in you had a look at Flow Reversal?

Boy does all this bring back memories of when I got into the game 30+ years ago. I didn't have much money and my parents were not excited about me getting into this 'dangerous sport'. None the less they eventually felt that I should have proper instruction and at least the bare minimum of the gear required. I managed to pick up a pair of EB's (I still got'em too!) and took a class from some guys who knew what they were doing. Believe it or not that was Dane Burns and Kim Mom! (thanks again guys) Man I was hooked! After that gear was always an issue for me and my peers and rather do what some did which was steal my stuff and claim it was theirs, I slowly aquired what I needed. Unfortunately I never got what I needed fast enough but I appreciatted every bit I did have. Nowadays I seem to be making enough money to pay almost full retail but I still value all I have. So, what to do with all this older gear and dare I say it experience? Pretty much every place I've lived has had some sort of program that gets teens out on the rocks or at least in a climbing gym for a chance to see what it's all about. Aside from the liability issues, equipment for these programs can be scarce as well as proper instruction. If there are such programs out there I'd be more than willing to contribute. If there isn't maybe it's time one is organized. I currently live in London England and climb at a gym where all types of kids and teens are brought in and are being exposed to something that is more foreign to them than I'll ever be. I believe proper instruction early on is vital and avoids bad habits later on like chopping holds, over bolting and walking off with a bag of ice screws while I'm on the last pitch of Lousie Falls (BASTARDS). At the very least giving away some of my old stuff would free up some extra space for more gear! Sorry for the long winded response....

That looks a helleva lot fatter than when my partner and I did it yesterday (we're the ones in the far off shot Dane submitted earlier.) Hopefully that's not the reason not many people have been on it since. If everyone waited till things "got fat" no one would get out which would leave more for me....eh?