rocketparrotlet

Looking for a partner for Index Sunday or Monday. I lead 5.9, follow easy-mid 5.10.

My Eagle Scout project has been approved and will be taking place on the weekend of August 14th and 15th. I am looking for volunteers who will be available on one or both of these days. Any help is appreciated. This project will consist of building a trail at Index along the Upper Wall approach trails. Sandwiches and cookies will be provided. Work hours are from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on both days, but with enough volunteers, we might be able to accomplish the project faster. The trail will be approximately 1,000 feet long and follows the bottom of a natural cliff band (The Endless Toprope wall, I believe it is called). Please let me if you will be able to help. Thank you, Mark

I thought that Tatoosh was a 4-pitch wide crack/chimney 5.9 route and Free at Last was a 1-pitch fingercrack 10b variation? I'm not sure though... -Mark

Why would you post this? I was glad when this was over.

I came back from a trip to Squamish and realized that I am missing 4 cams. I may have left them on the Chief, or possibly the Smoke Bluffs. I am missing a #1.5, #2, and #2.5 Friend and a #2 C4. If you have seen them, please let me know.

Will do.

I might have a #2 C4 for you...but give it a few days, I have to check at REI to make sure my shoe size will fit. I'm in Everett...will you ship?

What else is on the garden wall? Worth climbing?

I am currently planning my Eagle Scout project at Index. I will be building a trail in the Upper Walls area. Before I can start my project, I need to have the location of the nearest emergency center to the town walls. Does anyone know what this is? Thanks, Mark

I have been wearing an old pair of 5.10 shoes (purple with black laces) that I picked up at a yard sale a couple of years ago. I love them. However, there is a chunk out of the toe of the left shoe, and the rubber is falling apart. I need new shoes. I am mostly a multipitch trad climber, and I love long routes in addition to crack climbs at Index. I need to be able to wear my shoes all day without getting blisters. I also have flat feet, and curved or aggressive shoes are painful and cause excessive tendon strain. Old shoes are fine, as long as they're not about to fall apart. I don't want to pay $100 for a new pair of shoes. Anybody have a pair? I'm size 10 by 5.10 standards.

Hardcore! Great job, and what a spectacular route. Maybe I'll be skillful enough to follow it someday. Until then, keep up the stoke! -Mark

Awesome! I'll plan on that for next week. It will be amazing!

I would love to, but I don't have a car...if anyone wants to scrub with me though, I'd be okay with it!

Cool! Anyone up for Thursday at Index?

I'm trying to find a partner for this beautiful weather. I have off until the 17th and no problems camping. I have a rope and a rack, I can lead 5.8-5.9 multipitch. Index, Darrington, Squamish, Leavenworth? Some possible routes I am looking at are Dreamer, Silent Running, and Outer Space, also tons of routes at Index. Alpine climbing is great too. Call 425-423-9385 or PM, sitting inside sucks. -Mark

I would love to come! I lead about the same, I also have a rope and a rack. I live in Everett.

Thank you very much, this is exactly what I was looking for. I have no intentions of trying it.

Every time I walk past the Quarry Scar at Index, I see that giant death chimney on the left side. It goes all the way to the top of the wall (I don't know how high this is) and appears to fluctuate between huge nasty offwidth and chimney. It also has a ton of loose death blocks at the top. Has it ever been climbed? I'm wondering because it is quite possibly one of the scariest routes I have ever seen.

I had my eye on cleaning that myself! I'll work with you on that later this summer if you are interested.

No, French-Freeing the first pitch was kinda fun in a weird way- it gave me a bit of confidence that even if I can't climb it fairly, I can just use poor technique to bail myself out of a bad situation. I've led the dihedral clean 4 times, it's one of my favorite short routes and a terrific lead. The only pitch of Aries that I haven't led is the chimney. The chimney, however...I followed it once and hated it to the core. It's the only rock climb I've ever done that I genuinely hate.

My favorites were the faucet and the fixed camera...

I tried to lead the first pitch and had to pull on gear. I haven't even tried the chimney- it was the most miserable, just not fun rock climb that I've ever done. I want to enjoy my climbing.

I definitely want to go up there- I've never been before. I'd love to lead Senior Citizens in Space as well- it looks amazing. "Them" looks tricky, but fun. Is Aries pitch 1 a big sandbag like everyone says or do I just suck at wide cracks? Because I find it genuinely tough.

What kind of weird and funky pro did you guys use before the advent of "modern" gear? How much did you place it, and did you ever fall on it? I've seen some pieces that I would DEFINITELY not trust my life to.

#2 Camalot, #2 (yellow) TCU, and #7 Stopper. The first two are my favorite crack sizes, and the Stopper is my most used piece overall. -Mark