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    Squamish? Alpine? Carpool? July and Aug

    in Climbing Partners

    Posted · Edited by downey

    Want to climb in Squamish or alpine. Willing to rope gun or be rope gunned. Psyched for linkups / big days with the extended daylight but would be happy single pitch cragging too. Also psyched for rock or ice objectives in the mountains.

     

    Also, I don't have a car so I'd need picked up in Bellingham. My car just died :C

     

     

     

     

    Tarp suggestions

    in The Gear Critic

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    spend the $100 or so and buy a silnylon tarp like the betalite or megalite (i'd vote for the megalite for 3 person versatility. Your knees will be happier on the down at least which has some dollar value. Also, silnylon holds up great in my experience so long as you don't let your anchors (rocks, limbs) come in contact with the fabric... in fact, they have surprised me with their durability and stormworthyness - hard to imagine a blue tarp would perform near as well in that department.

     

     

     

    FS: Dynafit Manaslu 178 w/skins

    in The Yard Sale

    Posted

    Brand new 2012 Manaslu's (still in plastic) with used dynafit skins in good shape.

    $475 plus shipping (or Bellingham pickup) OBO.

     

    SUPER LIGHT setup to run up volcano's with. I'm selling them because I'm looking for something heavier I can beat up at the resort.

     

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    [TR] Snoqualmie - NY Gully, again 2/11/2012

    in Alpine Lakes

    Posted

    haha knew i'd catch some response like this.

     

    It's fair game, so it's yours if you got it without being dammed to climbing hell. Having that said, I'd appreciate it back. Here's a compromise - let's go climbing some time and I'll buy the gas... AND a beer?... and burger? no sexual favors though, sorry (in case you were trying to be discrete ;).

     

     

    [TR] Snoqualmie - NY Gully, again 2/11/2012

    in Alpine Lakes

    Posted · Edited by downey

    Trip: Snoqualmie - NY Gully, again

     

    Date: 2/11/2012

     

    Trip Report:

    NYG is in great, so get after it! There's enough sticky ice/snice to cover up much of the mixed climbing i've read about (my first time on the peak).

     

    Looks like there's a lot of ice on that peak right now...

     

    Also,

    My belay parka (green, stuffed in it's pocket pouch) came unclipped while I was climbing the first dihedral pitch (the 'money' pitch :D ). Couldn't find it at the base of the route.. might be on a ledge somewhere. If you find it, please let me buy you a beer or something to have it back!

     

    This was a really fun climb, close to the road and it deserves the extra attention it gets on cc.com. Here's some more pics for ya:

     

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    Gear Notes:

    Brought green C3- #3 Camalot plus orange, red, black metolius, a stubby, and several pins (Knifeblades and LA's), med-sm nuts, a dozen slings and a couple double length, twin ropes.

     

    A less beefy rack would have been fine in these conditions IMO.

     

     

     

    Approach Notes:

    No floatation required... a little soft coming down though.

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