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    Tilly Jane A-Frame on Mt. Hood

    in Climber's Board

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    Rich Kednay sadly passed away this past year. He was a hardworking and selfless caretaker for the A-Frame for many years.

     

    I believe ONC took a lease on the A-Frame through the Forest Service this year. You can book the shelter on ONC's web site - http://onc.org/CalendarTJ. ONC are good people and I believe they will do their best to manage the A-Frame true to Rich's legacy and hardworking vision. Although the door will now be locked, I would imagine that on most weekends you will find someone there, and those folks will hopefully be welcoming to cold and tired skiers and other backcountry users.

    Steph- Here's to a speedy recovery!

    in Climber's Board

    Posted · Edited by Winter

    Yikes. I responded to a compound fracture of the tib/fib in the Bugs back in '03 and stayed with the patient while they called in the mounties. I can imagine those 2+ hours took some serious moxie to get through so props to you for sucking it up. I got a letter several weeks/months later, and she was on the road to recovery, but it was a long road. There is light at the end of the tunnel ... and hopefully some IV dilaudid in between.

    Mountaineering Boots

    in Newbies

    Posted

    I've loved my Invernos in the past but don't actually wear them much anymore. In the end, whatever fits best is the right choice. Usually, a boot will just feel right compared to the others, and that's the one to go with.

    Biggest Sprayer?

    in Spray

    Posted

    Ah those numbers don't tell the whole story. True spraying is a function of the number of posts/number of years on the site. Kevone was a late arriver so he may win - although Dru wins hands down either way, even with the multiple personalities.

     

    Well, Ivan registered before you did Kev, AND has many many more actual climbing related posts, yet you have more posts. As your posts are NON-climbing related, AND you don't post but the rare climbing picture -you obviously lead Ivan as a sprayer by a long shot.

     

    Yet Chuck_Norris (Member #9789) has 9987830 post it says. So I'll go with Chuck.

     

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    Who is the biggest sprayer on this site? Not to be confused with the biggest loser, although they may be the same thing.

     

    Since trip reports are in essence pure spray (I love trip reports) I say Ivan is the biggest sprayer since he leads the pack with 70+ TR. Mostly of his weekend adventures to his local crag.

     

    Way to go Ivan. Here’s to you.

    :brew:

    Rideshare from Portland to the Bugaboos - July 25

    in Climber's Board

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    I'm looking for someone who wants to share gas and driving duties from P-Town to the Bugs on July 25th.

     

    I've got a car and major marathon driving mojo, and I'll be meeting up with my climbing partner in Golden, but I need some good conversation, your major credit card and some new tunes. :rocken:

     

    I'll be making the return trip on August 1st or 2nd.

     

    Long walks on the beach are boring. Candlelight dinners make me uncomfortable. And I couldn't care less about your emotional baggage unless the fickle Canuckian border guards have problems with your criminal past. Other then that, I'm a really sensitive guy :fahq: and a pleasure to spend 12 hours with in a car.

    [TR] Prusik Pk. - Solid Gold III 5.11a 6/14/2008

    in Alpine Lakes

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    We climbed Solid Gold yesterday - 6/27/10.

     

    Conditions were sloppy from Snow Lake on. The bivy sites at Lake Viv are snow free and dry. We had sunny weather, stellar conditions and a full moon - a long awaited weekend of alpine rock.

     

    I thought the first pitch was pretty physical with some awkward moves transitioning from the chimney into the stellar R facing finger crack - a good morning wake up. If you're not in a hurry, wait till the sun hits the route. We were thinking of the long hike out and ride back to PDX and were up early. Brrr. On p2, I got stymied by the crux move on the .11- roof and ended up resting on what felt like a questionable TCU at the lip. The moves aren't that hard - a little awkward - but the pro seemed a little sketchier then it actually was.

     

    The last corner pitch was stellar, clean and super fun. Good stances make for some pretty straightforward TCU plugging and chugging. .11- seems a bit generous, but I've got tiny fingers and there are some pretty thin sections.

     

    Overall, the climbing is sustained on clean rock with good pro at the cruxes. My P was kind of unimpressed with the line - the sit start to the west ridge sounds about right - but I definitely enjoyed it. Makes for a long two-day weekend from P-Town, but its worth it for even one night in such a great setting.

     

    Oh yeah, and I thought the goats were a little too friendly, but it turns out the snaffles are worse. I woke up in the middle of the night with one of the little buggers cuddled up next to me in my sleeping bag. :pagetop:

     

    Wayne's topo and Sol's rack rec are dead on.

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