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  1. just look under "Dongler"
  2. do All Along the Watchtower on the N. Howser tower. fits your description perfectly. good info here: http://www.cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/685460
  3. no route is safe from Le Ciel!
  4. just saw this (I didn't find the stuff), but thought I'd cross post it http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/spo/340471586.html Reply to: sale-340471586@craigslist.org Date: 2007-05-29, 10:01AM PDT I found some climbing gear stashed on the side of my apartment building on 15th Ave NE. My guess is that someone broke into a car and stole a bunch of stuff, went through it and threw away what they didn't want. If you can describe it accurately, I will make sure you get it back. * Location: Ravenna * it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests
  5. wait, I thought Colin was aid. I think that means their route is a sport climb then. the longest sport climb in the world!!
  6. way to go guys. This is the kind of high quality innovation that comes from continued support of local/smaller businesses. The bag looks so sweet. cutting down foam pads is such a great idea and the hoods are exactly what you'd want. I think you guys should really consider building a single-person version. just chop the exact same design in half. while the double definitely saves weight for two people overall, a single version would still be significantly warmer and lighter than any "regular" bag for the weight. it may have wider market appeal too.
  7. C3s are awesome too
  8. whoa, more like summit ham! John- why do you look like an oompaloompa bro?
  9. does a double heli bacon cheese burger count as epic??
  10. Man, what a fun route! The first pitch was definitely delicate climbing but with good gear for the crux on the right (#2 angle, .75 camalot). I knew John was enjoying himself on the 2nd pitch when I heard the distant sounds of crampons scraping on rock John, you're right about the upper part of the route climbing the gendarme bypass, except that most summer features on that were buried in snow. some more pics: John following pitch 1 John gets his rock on about mid face fun steps near the top Remembered the ear plugs this time, but should have brought the gas mask too and Team Harro rocks! Just don't let John do the route finding
  11. wouldn't that be the rubber soul route mark?
  12. I'm driving over to leavenworth friday morning if anyone wants to hitch a ride for the w/e
  13. the lowe alpine attack summit (30L) is able to shorten up and ride above my lower back. But you're probably looking for something larger than that. I think you should design a wicked alpine wheelbarrow.
  14. I climbed it once in early may. It was mostly snow free as it generally gets some south sun. The 2nd pitch was covered in verglas, which made it a little spicy but you could avoid a lot of it. The ramps down to the first/only rappel were snowy.
  15. good work guys. I'd wondered about it as well. Scurlock has a nice picture of it:
  16. Nice work Colin & Dylan. beautiful tribute
  17. Sorry guys, not what you thought! Pax, I finally found a dog to match your pink blouse:
  18. dbb

    Hey PAX

    With that much flowing white silk and pink sequins (they match the blouse!!!!), it can hardly be described as simply a "sash"
  19. Please keep your information on those folks to yourself for the time being. thanks
  20. did you have/want snowshoes?
  21. Way to go eric! that's a freakin impressive line. Now you can say you went to the alps for the solitude
  22. Further tests of girth hitched slings to slings/biners/whatever are not very interesting. Those test were in specific reaction to the failure John Sherman experienced, and just quantitatively verified the "Don't do it" motto. What would be good is if we as individuals submitted slings with a recorded number of days exposure to outdoor conditions. Then we could test the new, the old, and the really old. That would give us all a reasonable guideline of when to retire "normal" looking slings. Industry is not likely to generate this data because "use" is such a subjective term. also, I wouldn't believe that girth hitching a sling to a biner is stronger than the sling its self. Rather that with a sample size of 1, that sling was stronger that any of the other slings.
  23. I would also recommend that you just pay someone a small amount to have secure storage. Cars are routinely broken into in broad daylight, and in plain view of folks climbing on the Apron. Best just not to leave anything valuable (even sleeping bags!) in the car. Also, check out craigslist for cheap canopies. If you're just wanting a roof over your head in the back of the truck, you can usually get an aluminum one for ~$100. Just don't rely on it for security either. Sounds like an awesome trip!
  24. can't wait for some more steep witch doctor side action this year! VooDoo Wall:
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