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right on... now this topic is rumbling! need more spray, spray, spray need more beer, beer, beer. time to hit the store quick! peace out spraymeisters.

hell yeah! the more, , the more spray!!!!

ahh... port... cheap table wine... damn, dwayner, you're makin' me all emotional. it's about time for me to go pick up anothe sixer of kokanee! hmm... spray... yeah, there's a lot going on in many other topics. but the drinking eventually brings out the fiercest of spray in all of us. here's to dwayner

that's right... it's officially "spray hour". spray with wreckless abandon, especially if accompanied by drinkin'! who's with me? who's pullin' off a tall mickey's or lucky or king cobra or classy brew like the fine kokanee's i'm consuming! spray on...

dude, everyone knows that "SPRAY MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND!" spray on mah bruthas (and sistas) and with that, it's about time for another for my unemployed ass... peace out.

i went ropeless this weekend, and as a bonus, got to leisurely climb in some beautiful, warm north idaho sun and put up a new boulder problem i called it "sockless retard" in honor of all the dipshits who have lost their socks while swimming at the lake. i noticed this strange phenomenon while hauling out 40 lbs of trash i cleaned up there last week. interesting conversation on this thread while i was offline this weekend... anyway, i'll say it again, word to climbxmedia.word to the crusty tradhogsword to the sport monkeys.word to the bouldering mutants.word to the ice freaks.word to the aid sickos. and most of all, word to the which i'm enjoying right now. peace.

ellensburg is more centrally located in WA, but spokane is a pretty good location as far as climbing goes. minnehaha (sport/bouldering/trad to .13) - 5 mindishman (sport/trad to .12) - 5-10 mindeep creek (sport to .13d) - 5-10 minpost falls (sport/bouldering to .13+) - 15 minsharon (sport/trad/bouldering to .12) - 20 min tubbs hill (bouldering/topropes to V6) - 30 minlaclede (bouldering/sport/trad to .13+) - 45 minbanks lake (ice/sport/trad/bouldering) - 1 hourmarcus (sport to .13+) - 1.5 hrsmetaline (sport to .13+) - 1.5 hrschina bend (sport to .13+) - 1.5 hrs selkirks (alpine multipitch trad) - 1.5 hrsvantage - 2 hrsleavenworth - 2.5 hrs peace.

word to climbxmedia. word to the crusty tradhogsword to the sport monkeys.word to the bouldering mutants.word to the ice freaks.word to the aid sickos. and most of all, word to the

quote: Originally posted by payaso: Of course this only applies to those who buy a lift ticket. It's everyones mountain, and no one can tell you not to go anywhere. They can revoke your ticket/pass but if you're not using the chairs, they can say nothing. interesting... at least here in idaho, if you're within the ski area boundaries (ie. the legally defined area the ski area has leased from the USFS), you're bound to the ski area rules and policies since you're on property under their control because of their lease. the ski area can ban you from the slopes, control where you enter the backcountry, lay down other rules, and prevent you from hiking/sledding/etc. of course, often times it takes the authority of a county sheriff (who are usually more than happy to help) to make policies really sink in. myself and some friends got bitched out once a long while ago in high school for hiking to the top of the local ski hill from the mid mountain lodge to play around in some couloirs. funny thing is that while we were out there, a patroller skiied by us, asked how we were doing, told us to take it easy, and cruised on down the hill. however, once we hiked back up the backside to the top at the end of the day, there were a handful of people waiting for us. seems the ski area has liability and responsibility for us if we were to get lost or injured. i had to get on the phone on behalf of the three of us and some fucking dude bitched at me a bit, which i mainly tuned out. then they offered and almost imposed that we ride back to the lodge on snowmobiles. when we declined, they assessed that because we had leather mountaineering boots, axes, avy shovels, light packs and good enough clothing, etc that we could go on our feet if we busted ass immediately 1,000 feet down to the lodge and our rigs and took off. anyway, interesting and fun day. i think we damn near made the news for that in booring ol' boise, idaho. peace out

things ain't looking so bad over here on the east side lookout - 185"mt spokane - 177"silver mt - 160"schweitzer - 138" woohoo

quote: Originally posted by Dru: CLOUDS OF SMOKE ON RAINIER TRACED TO MUIR HUT... see News at 6. now that's fucking funny! here's to dru!

maybe it's because bachelor's got nothin'! ha! no freshies for central oregon punks! if you go to bachelor's web site, the feed is updated. what's gives freshiez cam? gimme

quote: Originally posted by Marcus Engley: Sorry to tell you, offwidth, but with the remodel, that crack in the bouldering cave is now a flaring, crappy thin finger crack. Really frickin' hard, but fun to try and get a couple of moves on. If you could run laps on it, I'd buy you a pitcher at the Sloop, while I sat in awe... that doesn't sound like anything i'd be running laps on! the old crack was good though. the polished inside made you really hone the jams

the sayjay v. erik battle aside, texture is obviously not *critical* to gym climbing, but very cool when done right. there is some good stuff on the slabby wall at VW seattle (next to the lieback corner) if you only use wall features/texture and no bolt on holds. makes for some fun crimpfests. i also like routes with challenging feet, so it's fun to do ones with only the features/texture for feet. then again, we're just talking about gym climbing... who cares

i'll give my props to the VW in seattle. solid routes and a nice bouldering cave. i like SG for the bouldering and funky appeal (at least the old one... haven't been since the remodel). the crack in the bouldering area is fun for runing laps up and down in your tennies to completely waste yourself before heading out the door. i think it confuses the nearby mutants pulling V8

there are a couple huge campgrounds onthe north end of the park (some of the only "official" places to camp around there)... last time i was there, it seemed like a way friendly place with a lot of people to meet. cheer.

i'd offer a ride if i had the space, and a beer, if i had the brew. why be such a fucking prick? [ 02-10-2002: Message edited by: offwidthclimber ]

seriously, kiss my ass... especially when i'm skiing down to a fairly busy raod, i'll thumb back to the lifts/snowmobiles/track to skin to the top. usually, ya start hiking and hope that a car that may go by will hook you up. get over yourself, you fucking whiny puss. why grunt to the top or base if you can save that energy for the climb to the top or the ride down... the weak assed purist shit doesn't hold up. get a fucking clue. whaaa....

okay, just saw this on nwcn... apparantly there was some wind blown lenticular cloud build up over rainier today and a bunch of people thought the mountain had blown its top because of the way the clouds trailed off the summit. they showed some stupid beotch standing along-side her car on what looked like I-5 talking about how scared she was... news enough (ie. enough fucking idiots) that nwcn made a story out of it. fucking eh... (some more graemlins for chucK's kids! ) --------------go tim eyeman!

blah, blah, blah, spray, spray, spray... seriously, regardless of the result of the bolt replacement (which i personally don't mind), i'm game to show up for a weeked or two of trail work and trash cleanup. also, on a related note, it looks like i'm going to redesign the frenchman coulee climbers coalition website, so if anyone has some photos of climbing/partying/etc at the coulee they'd like to share for use on the new site, send them my way offwidthclimber@hotmail.com peace out. ps. jayB... drop me an email, yo. i'm down with some climbing when you get back this way... and buying you a couple beers for your effort and generosity.

quote: Originally posted by rat: offwidth climber,the columbia river island you mentioned is called "turtle island" and it has lots of bouldering potential. it is ringed with old "no trespassing" signs (owned by the department of fish and wildlife and has fish spawning/rearing facilities on the southwest end) so we were pretty skittish when we bouldered there. lots of folks party on the beaches there without any problem though. thanks for the info rat. definately looks like an interesting place to check out some time. if i ever head that way, i'll boulder in stealth mode. cheers!

dyno, my ass just hasn't had a chance to hit some of the eastside areas yet this winter. there's lots o' potential, however. northern idaho isn't a bouldering mecca, but there are some fun problems at tubbs hill in coeur d'alene. the best problems are at the very low water line - water worn granite on beach landings. however, this winter's a bust. the lake didn't drop enough for the best problems to be dry. the boulders lend themselves to more moderate bouldering. hardest problem is probably V6. north of coeur d'alene about 20 miles there are a couple hillsides of slabs and boulders that have potential. i've only dinked around up there once or twice, however. who knows what potential there may be. so far only a couple moderates have been done. other than that, the selkirk crest, around chimney rock, has some great potential from what i hear. huge alpine cirques of granite, talus and boulders. plus there's the benefit of fairly stable north idaho summer weather. peace.

right on dyno... i'm mainly looking for stuff east of the crest, as i live in northern idaho... but yes, there seems to be lots of stuff to do around banks lake. other areas i know of... alta lake near pateros has some good boulders here and there. it's become a memorial day trip with the inlaws, so the fact that there are some perfect boulders and perfect landings is a plus. another area i remember looking pretty interesting is this island in the columbia river between pateros and wenatchee (perhaps near rocky reach?) boat access only, but lots of big ol' granite blocks all over the damn place. looks like a cool place to camp and boulder in the spring. peace.

quote: Originally posted by dyno merchant: Maybe it will just have to take more time until people in the PNW really realize how much bouldering potential there really is. I believe there't tons of potential or I wouldn't be moving back this spring. yo dyno! hook a brother up. where are these boulder fields you're talking about? any places climbable in the winter? i've only been on rope about once in the last year and a half - bouldering has become my gig. give me a shout also when you come back in the spring. i'm up for exploration and new problems. later.

never had to use it, but i keep a little space blanket and book of waterproof matches duct taped tightly to the inside of my helmet (in the hollow space at the top). if you get stuck out there, at least you've got something waterproof/windproof and a way to start a little fire if practical. oh, and don't forget the