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Ya know I thought I was crazy and only ever used the Location Twin rocks with my friends after hearing it from the first guy that took me up MT Hood. But recently I noticed that PMR labeled it on their map of mt Hood. So I thought other people used it. But Im pretty sure that me, a few friends and maybe 1 guy in PMR use it. Its basically the larger boulder section a little below triangle moraine. RIght now its just a bunch of Ice blown mini cornice's PMR's map of Points on Hood Link

Trip: Mt hood - Southside Date: 1/30/2010 Trip Report: Decided for my birthday I wanted to take advantage of the nice weather forcast for Sunday the 31st. So I told my buddie Nate that he didnt have a choice and to start packing. Plan : Hike to Twin rocks and camp wake up feeling fresh "hahah" get up and go for the summit. Saturday: We had a later start than planned. Leaving the parking lot at about 2:30pm in snowy conditions. Soft snow hooray for snowshoes. The last 45mins of the palmer was a whiteout and we ended up digging a platform a few hundred feet above the top of the palmer in the dark. Wind was steady and lightly snowing. I boiled some water and we went to bed. I forgot my earplugs which lead to some pretty crappy sleep YOU stupid wind. Sunday: Woke up at 4:30am to a whiteout. Went back to bed Woke up at 5:30am to a whiteout. Went back to bed pretty much accepting that were not gonna get up high enough before the sun starts baking the ice and snow and throwing chunks at us. But at 7am I woke up to cloudy slightly windy conditions. I yelled at Nate to get his boots on. We left about 7:15am and headed up. We got above twin rocks when the Sun came out and started softening the snow... ALOT... Nate started to run outa steam. Were both outa shape. So we took a break took a few pics and then headed back to camp. Packed up and headed down. Either way it was a great birthday weekend. 7am Clouds starting to open up My tent Evie Thats not gatorade ! Fun pose ! Nate with the mountain finally visible Ill add some more pictures shortly. Gear Notes: Snowshoes ! Brought equipment to rope up knowing that Nate's wife would kill me if anything happens to him. But obviously we didnt use anything. Approach Notes: Fun. Moderate wind. Snow conditions were great.

I got a good deal from an online retailer. When I get home tonight "im at work" ill post the link. I think I spent 25 bucks and got around 100 hex bolts. In various lengths. At first I went to home depot and found that the hex bolts from them are 1.95 a piece ! AAAAAAAAA -Toddi

Alan Watts - Rock Climbing Smith Rock State Park Wednesday, February 24 This special show is a benefit for the Mazamas with a $10 admission at the door. Alan Watts will be selling signed copies of the new Smith Rock Guidebook after the event! Alan Watts tells the story of Smith Rock climbing, from its humble origins in the 1930s through the present day. Alan started climbing at Smith Rock in 1975. Over two decades, he pioneered hundreds of first ascents, including some of the most difficult free routes in the country. The style of climbing he developed at Smith Rock during the 1980s helped change the direction of the sport in the United States. In 2005, Watts earned a spot on Rock and Ice’s list of the ten most influential climbers in the history of US climbing. In 2009, the same magazine recognized him as one of the world’s 25 most influential climbers. In a multimedia show, Alan tells how a shy Madras Oregon teenager turned Smith Rock into one of the world’s best known climbing areas. His multimedia presentation combines personal recollections of his climbing career, along with stories of the routes and individuals that made Smith Rock famous. Alan’s new book “Rock Climbing Smith Rock State Park” is one of the most detailed and comprehensive climbing guides ever published. Completely rewritten, this 500 page book details 1809 routes - nearly twice the number found in Watts’ original 1992 guidebook. Rock Climbing Smith Rock State Park features the most detailed Smith Rock history ever published, along with 24 new maps, 96 redrawn topos, and 148 full-color photographs

I am used to making a chest harness out of a double length runner because when I rap its usually not free hanging and having a pack beneath you grabbing onto the wall like a child on sunny d sucks. Im just dumb sometimes... AHAHHA -Toddi

Sweet video. I love doing these long raps. However ! I made the mistake of doing the full rope rap off of cinnamon slab with a backpack full of gear without making a chest harness. So horrible. -Toddi

Holy crap. I hope they catch whoever did this and you get them first before they goto prison. Ill keep an eye out in portland. -Toddi

The first successful Everest expedition was in '53 and Eddie Bauer wasn't involved. I think he was talking about the first American everest summit. I got a First Ascent downlight puffy for xmas and I will update as I abuse the ever living hell out of it. I picked it out because it appears to be the same quality of the MH nitrous jacket at almost 50bucks less. Build quality seems pretty good since I tried to tear the seams in front of the Saleslady telling her I always rip stuff when I fall and she freaked out thinking was trying to rip it... which I was and failed to do so. -Toddi

Super nice.

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OOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! I was hoping this was frozen. I will also be going on this adventure. -Toddi