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I'm reading the Hobbit right now and so you were Gandalf in my mind's eye.

You give climbing a personal touch. Love it.

that's a proud climb. damn.

I always hit up Cascade Burgers in Concrete after a good climb. Their food and malts are the bomb diggity. Also their curly fries come in fryer basket size. Insane.

"(S)he who has the most fun wins." I think that quote was written for y'all.

siiiick!

That's the goal!

What up y'all! I'm looking to project a .12b at Equinox this winter and spring and am looking for folks who would be willing to share stoke/rides down from Bellingham at least two times a week. Equinox tends to stay dry even during rain, making it a perfect winter climbing arena. If you can do one time a week, that's fine, as I can find someone else for the other day or two. I'm envisioning a routine of 1 warmup pitch, 3 burns on the project, and 1 cool-down pitch. Obviously I'd belay my partner(s) on their climbs as well. I'd also prefer a partner who is a good belayer and knows how to catch a fall in a variety of situations. So yeah, that's about it. PM me or post here. Cheers!

nice report! those views are just spectacular.

Man I wish we had that descent topo.... You know where it says "don't go this way"? We went that way, almost to where the gully disappears on that picture. Sketchtown, BC my friends!

Nice! Did you both aid that slab or free it?

Right on Marc. Thanks for that topo!

Ditto on the SE Gully! Also, get after the East Face next year! It'd be so rad to see that thing repeated. And thanks for the glacier condition beta- my partner and I went out and sent a few days before your trip. Looks like it was a busy week on Slesse!

Nice on the double bivi! My buddy and I did it in 19 hours a couple of days before you did and the next time I do it I will spend a couple of days up there. Going fast is fun, but there's something to be said for just hanging out on a beautiful peak. How did you descend off the summit block? It seems like there are a million different ways- we chose a rather sketchy one....

awesome! thanks much!

Any more recent updates per chance?

wow guys, that is amazing stuff. good job seeking out a remote and beautiful place to climb.

seriously cool. it's insane how much adventure there is to be had on that one mountain. good work y'all!

I knew it was going to be Mike Barter. I love that man.

well put, wallstein.

Inline anchor with equalized third piece this is what i would do in a situation where i needed to have an inline anchor but could get a third piece in. if i couldn't get a third piece in, maybe i'd do this inline anchor fig 8 on bight you can edit those drawings if you have any other ideas. this sketchtoy thing is neato!

Here's what Chris Kalman has to say:

good suggestions denalidave. this is probably something to bring up with kevin newell or one of the other index regulars.

The break-ins didn't happen when his cams were stolen. I wonder if there is some way the climbing community could discourage this kind of theft and vandalism. The cameras seem like a good idea, even if the police won't get involved. We'd know who to look out for at least.

Sean, were you the one asking about your cams while we were climbing Thin Fingers at midnight or whenever?