Teh Phuzzy

Looks like I'll be down there all weekend. I am looking for a partner this weekend as well if any y'alls down that way. Riding out down from PDX on Friday early and home Monday morn if you want to cruise in the Vanagon. Thanks for posting this Ian.

Table is a nice Mountain

If the weather in the Gorge sux, I'll see you down there.

I totally spaced it last night; forgot to have google remind me. I will try to make it for the next one.

no more hut at Marble Mtn thanks to some shitheads

They had a thursday happy hour for folks at the Circuit and then they didn't have hot food when we got there after our session... weak sauce, but the beer was good

Spring Break O Steve!!!!!! Spent the three nice days of mine in bed with a 102 fever. Great stoke

If I could afford it, I'd be all over those cams and ascender

Boots look good. I was hoping for something local so I could try the boots on first. If I get my pair of like-new Aplina leathers sold for a decent price I might have them shipped from NY.

The better options around Portland for placing gear or top roping that I know of are The Far Side, Ozone, Beacon, Salmon River Slab, Frenches, Broughtons, and so on Its pretty hard to set top ropes in many places if you are not prepared to lead, then you will need to stick clip your way up or rope in to the anchors. If you are going to Smith, the best option for top roping on the tuff is Rope a Dope block. I have PRC 3 which includes all those except The Far Side. Is there a link to how to get there, routes, etc? Mountain Project If you make it up that way, let me know and we can put up some lines.

I recently got a ski mountaineering set up from a friend and I loved it last weekend out at Trillium, but the boots are way too big. They are a 46 and I am looking for a 43/42. I doubt I will find a trade, but I figured I'd throw that out there. One of you fellers gots to have some unused leathers sitting around. Also interested in getting some beefier bindings as well if you find some under all that dust. ~Adam

Interested in the Jumars and aiders. sending PM...

Another vote for "Hard Grit" Thanks for the other suggestions folks, I'll check them out next time I am bored.

I like this idea. I have a Mammut and love it, but finding the middle is tricky sometimes. The black mark they put on it wears off pretty quickly. Does this ever get in the way when belaying or using on a dbl rope rap?

I'd be up for some misery training if I had a ride up from Portland.

6' and 167# pretty happy with where I am at... Like to work on the finger strength and endurance though. I can crank out V4 moves off the ground, but my third 5.8 feels like an .11; not how I want to end a day of climbing... back to the bouldering gym!

Just got my down back from them. They do great work

gots mine this week and I feel like its slipping away already...

soo... any new info on the north side? Probably not good, but we can always hope...

green with envy. 17"... all I got is 15 inches and finished with finals... Off to Smitty's and Kiwanda

Sunday/Monday is looking better for the weather; and the surf supreme. I am a little timid with all the avy danger I have been reading. It has been getting better, but I am not familiar with reading these reports for PNW. The Super Bowl slide is up above Meadows and the route comes from T-Line, but it sounds like the weak layer might be present on most of the south and east sides. That pink route that Water was talking about looks like it might avoid some of this danger. related thread I have been up on the Sisters and St. Helens on clear days when a storm comes in real quick and I am not interested in coming down Hood in those conditions, I have heard too many stories like the one PCG posted. The avy danger has been slowing coming down, should this continue? Is that deep layer going to consolidate with temps of 30 during the day? I would think that higher temps would be needed to get that deep of a layer to pack in.

Thank you, again, for the reading. If you get a chance to watch Ivan curse up a storm out at Beacon, you could learn a thing or two...

The headbands for most of these is a little smaller than I like. With a beanie on, it gets a little tight. Because of this, I now have one reserved for my helmet only since the headband is all stretched out. The headbands look as though they would easily accept an extension of sorts. Do they make them, or should I rig something up myself? I need to replace the one for my helmet, but buying a headlamp just to stretch out the band seems ridiculous to me. Anybody with experience with this? ~Adam

I do a lot of cragging near PDX and climb a few of the peaks. Hood in a couple weeks thielsen in August St Helens April 9th diamond pk this spring for some BC action hit me up and we'll see if I am free Rob has some great advice for ya. Also, pick up "freedom of the hills" if you haven't already

is rapping a PDX bridge evil?