AlpineK

As an arborist I'm sorry to say but you're wrong. A girth hitch can also damage trees. Since you are passing a bight around the tree and then pulling it tight to set up your rap anchor you are also putting a constriction around the tree. Anything that draws tight around the main stem of a tree can damage it. For the least damage running a loop over a larger branch and around the stem will cause the least damage to the tree, but even that isn't perfect. I hate to say it but bolts in rock cause the least damage to trees.

Cool. I've skied on Vancouver Island but never climbed there.

I understand what Pope is trying to say, but on the other hand I've climbed JG to those bolts many times. I don't know all the history of that route, but from what I saw they didn't take away from anybody who wanted to do the full route. It's nice to here there are bolts there again.

Well if we're going way beyond crag climbing then Castle Mountain has some cool climbing on it and a nice hut too. We did a long 5.9 buttress divided into 2 sections, Brewer Buttress I believe.

I just had dinner. yum As for Chuck he's been around Kev. You just need to think outside the box.

Think hard Kev.

It would suck to run into this guy on Hood.

My first time climbing outside in ages was at E38, but while there I was following 9s and 10s while I didn't seem to get much above 8s while climbing inside. I am recovering from an injury, but I still don't know what to make of that.

I'm afraid I don't have a crag, so there will be none of that while drinking absinthe

I've got a fresh bottle of it awaiting my return to drinking.

I haven't checked out the count for a long time. I'm gaining on Dr. Flash. baa

S....F....U...T. ouy rea a tardaer. Fixed I Tereh it you rof.

That chart is kind of interesting. I remember when I was living in North Idaho south of the area with a noted rize in tick activity. I remember there being tons of ticks there; definitely way more than I've ever seen around here.

I'd like to find a way to improve my diet since judging by my scale weight I could stand to drop some weight. I don't know anything other than I've heard the name, "Zone," before. One the other hand I kind of question this whole diet thing. One of my climbing partners is not fat at all, and he looks to be in good shape. At the same time he can eat huge meals that I can't even keep up with yet I'm the one who could stand to drop some weight. I have a hard time thinking I need to eat meat for breakfast. I try and stick to cerial in the morning.

How many Swiss did you have to fight to steal their chard.

Maybe maybe maybe yes or no maybe possibly. Fuck I duknow.

Nice name and nice route. But like Ross said where are your skis?

No photos. It wants me to sign into an account I don't have.

All I can say is if you want to fight the man you and a bunch of your buddies better be well armed and organized. General Seahawks?

NEW RULE: No solo climbing with an Ipod blasting. But solo posting with a is encouraged

I've been on a climb that I was doing solo. I came up behind a man and woman ahead of me on the climb. I got to a point right behind the woman. I would have waited lower down, but the only decent rest spot was right behind her. I then waited for her to finish the climb before I climbed up. They went off on me. All I have to say is I didn't force them to climb faster, and I felt comfortable with the situation. I figured I was in the biggest danger for an accident, but they felt like I was making the situation unsafe. I think part of the problem stems from them being totally unused to solo climbing.

People who don't know that the North Cascades is a well defined region where people go climbing or hiking and yet refuse to pay for geography lessons.

You think Kevbone has the time it takes to look at the title of the forum

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