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Anyone from Olympia or nearish going? I'd like to go, but might need to bum a ride. Can chip in for gas and I'm not looking to camp with ya or anything, just need the transportation. thanks PM me

condolences to his family and friends

sept it is then, thanks off white

I'm interested in bumming a ride to the crag this wed if there's anyone in oly-town headed there. thanks!

will do that. thanks!

nice tr and post, thanks for the great pictures!

wracked with envy awesome pics, thanks for posting!

how was it? still haven't been there . I know it's higher grades out there, but would appreciate the chance to take a look and work up to 'em. Can I hitch a ride with someone next week (if it's on)? I'm in west oly, but can bike to meet up at some more central loc. I'm a total gear/outdoor newb. i'm in the super cool 20x2-something newb crowd. thess edit. getting a ride from zhanx. looking forward to it.

If there is a P Larson on the forum here, I want to thank him for mailing me a pair of mythos (in amazing shape, new?), and a snazzy elvis chalkbag, for a broke-a$$ price to replace the ones that were swiped from my car. I was so bummed I wrote special curses for the prowler. My tennis shoes were fine when I didn't know any better, it sucked going back to them. thank you X 1000, at least

Just need a day or 2 of dry-ish weather before i head over to Fossil Rock to check it out. Tieton'll have to wait a bit longer. Thanks all.

Thank you much Drederek. I think I took a left onto Piessner last time and wasn't sure what to look for. I ended up at the road's end, near a huge gated gravel road. Your directions seem a bit simpler.

This was nice to find. thanks for the great pics too.

and it is ...?

hey ryanb, i'd love to get up to leavenworth. ugh, traffic congestion going north makes trips a lot longer. and travels along 12 are quick, despite well monitored speed traps. Carpooling north would be cool, but i'm not very strong/experienced yet and don't want to be a tagalong with peeps who are more winterized than i. so nearish, day hikeish, sleeping in the carish, shortish trips are good. I could also be completely off my rocker, and just need to suck it up until spring. all things considered, bald tires + lack of $ are limitations.

Hey sobo, thanks for the very nice directions. I should'a quoted drederek on this one. I was asking for a pm on directions to Fossil Rock, which is where i didn't have much to go on when i ran into the no trespassing sign. I've got a fear of tickets. I already did. Go south on I-5 past Centralia and take Exit 68 for US 12. Drive east on US 12 over White Pass to the Dry Side. Moon Rocks parking area is at MP 180.5 and The Bend parking area is at MP 182.2 or so. There is a big metal Quonset hut at The Bend's parking area. There are no "acess roads" to worry about. The parking areas are right on the side of US 12. Just pull over and park it, then get out and walk across the bridge. But these are perfect, I was just checking out some trip reports around the net for more info, and you posted up just what i was looking for.

i hadn't seen that. thanks for the laughs, i needed them.

the tieton river rocks book is on my wish list. i do have the smoot book, rocking climbing in washington. ah, well, nothing is as close as i want it to be, .

pm me directions, will ya? i did make an attempt to find it, but after an hour through yelm traffic/sprawl, i wished i'd headed to seattle. i wasn't sure about the access road because the one i thought it was, had a no trespassing sign on it, figured it was the wrong one.

thanks ARob and ryanb for the info. i had plans to visit the tieton canyon area after reading the wcc page tieton on wcc. I ran into a couple of trs with pics and getting-there info making the area look like a nice place to explore (plus cheap/free parking). and although leavenworth sounds great, i'm staying nearby-ish to oly and low alt 'cause my car isn't set up for snow and ice.

Is it possible to get some scrambling/bouldering in there? I haven't been there, at all. I'm being lazy by asking first rather than taking my beater volvo over there to see for myself. Can't do gym or snow sports (for lack of $ and gear). Has me feeling a bit crazed. I'm not some hard core boulderer either, I'm good with the easy stuff or the short stuff or the low stuff, although I'd love a short chimney/wide crack to practise in. Heck, I'd be happy with a traverse, should be able to do that most anywhere. Anyway, thanks.

i've come to climbing quite late in the game, and i was beginning to think that just isn't done. 5.14? here i come. nothing feels better than looking forward to something new. thank the web, there's a role model for all ages

1. Dates: weekdays, flexible, mon-thurs 2. Destination: most anywhere 3. Origination: Olympia 4. # of people: 1(f) 5. no car, but got some ga$ and can bus or bike to meet up point, new climber, no gear exp(willing to learn), but happy to boulder, just looking to get out and enjoy it

yeah, that's hot, but I haven't had a chance to get out there yet and was almost willing to suffer the heat for it. i work tonight, so i'd have to be there at the hottest most miserable part of the afternoon. next wed then.

is anyone headed out there this afternoon?

Just a quick intro of myself, since i'll be crashing your wed gatherings . I pm'd Off White and got directions. I'm pretty new to the climbing thing, mostly done outdoor scrambling and some recent boldering/traversing at the alpine wall. I prefer being outside, and am hoping the wed group will be somewhat forgiving of my newb-ness. And of course _any_ suggestions on where a beginner can go (around here) might be in your best interest after a few hangdogin' sessions