Pete_H

Id try the Torment Forbidden Traverse instead of just Forbidden. Forbidden by itself is pretty short, but good.

Awesome. I think you'll like it there. The Mission Mountains are pretty big and wild. Lots of Grizzlies. I climbed at Lake Kukanuska / Stone Hill once and remember it being pretty fun.

Looks like some fun pitches. What did you think of the route quality in general? Nice job, btw!

Cool. Hadn't heard of anyone going back there for a while. The rock on Grainger definitely looks good but, like you said, a lot of approach for not as much climbing.

At any rate, I just remembered I have an old Montana climbing guide I could lend you if you want. Its got instructions for the Blodgett standards and I think a long 5.7ish route in Mill Creek.

Climbing in Blodgett is south facing and I would think rather warm this time of year. The standard moderate is South Face of Shoshone Spire, which is good. Start climbing at the tree, 5.7 - 5.9 climbing leads to the top.

Snaffle Kong

You complain that no one takes you seriously, but when someone does you claim its spray. I provided the best argument I've heard (refutable perhaps, but rooted in policy not religion) against gay marriage and you failed again to provide any form of cogent response. That's why most people here find you boorish, dull, and a bit mentally delayed.

What's next? Make it legal to marry your cousin? Your sibling? Have to draw the line somewhere.

If you want to ski volcanos and do ski mounaineering, weight's a bigger factor than if you want a slack country setup. I prefer fatter, lighter skis, but there's definitely a performance penalty in saving weight.

I'd look at Atomic and Voile skis for good all-around affordable boards. Backcountry magazine's gear guide is a good resource; as is Lou Dawson's wildsnow.com.

Looks fun. Nice job.

I'm curious, what was your #1 worse Cascades approach? Western Southern Pickets. Kind of similar to Bear, but maybe a bit longer.

2nd worse approach ive done in the cascades. Get ready for the Vietnam tunnel simulator!

Thats why its always good to climb with a pocket knife.

Yup that was weird. Windows started rattling and everything. Was wondering if anyone was out climbing.

Yeah supertaco is filled with those weirdy californians.

Tom Petty doesn't suck hard enough for Kev to like him.

Horrible.

I've had really good luck with Cascade Cobbler in Winthrop. They had a couple issues with with turnaround time when the new owner took over but apparently now quality and turnaround is really good. The one pair of shoes he did for me was done very well and its good to support a small business in the Methow. Reminds me, I've got a pair I need to send him.

Looks like an awesome trip. We were in Costa Blanca in March and are stoked to go back again to check out some other areas. I've only heard good things about Mallorca.

That was a dude. He just looked good to you after you were on the wall for 5 days.

Its Ron Kauk. Ron Kawk is a porn star.

That's misleading. Aid climbers get laid so infrequently that gay men actually have more children than big wall climbers.

Oryx: Its what's for dinner.