layton

No sorry, although LOngpause thought it was pretty funny (AND the seed of which was actually her idea), her friends certainly did not. but that's ok cuz they didn't like me to begin with so no change there. I basically flammed the crap out of her in a way that looked a bit too real.

boy that got like 1,000 views, 10pm's (i'm talking angry!), and deleted in under a 1/2 hour.

i cleared almost all of my hate mail except for the really really mean and hurtful ones. feel free to let fly the

and why is that?

So i've heard. can't wait to get on it!

Thanks Erik, but i'm sure you know how it goes karma wise if you draw to much attention to good fortune. still ain't got squat. and yes dru, yes it does.

yeah! i figured someone stole his password or something!

I heard Totakie Wall sucks from a really really really good climber, a climber so good, he's having the most fun.

you could be living in the PNW and you're halloween could suck too. in fact all your hollidays could suck.

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spending your birthday looking at old NOLSe posts, eh Dave?

stand by.....

you probably didn't onsight it did ya!

thanks for the enthusiasm, but i'd prefer this thread got deleted. i haven't gotten anything yet and didn't really want to make this public knowledge. i don't know how PR with this type of thing works and would rather keep it on the down low. sorry for being a party pooper. Mike - I deleted specific references, but I think you still deserve some props, so I'm leaving the thread for now. hope that's all cool. - sno

Haven't done the dike route (E.face of castle) yet. We mysteriously got rained off it on a 0% chance of rain day??? go figure. i bet dike hike is a fun climb, but shit it's far for the grade and # of pitches. plumbline tr

The crux is the layback 1/2way up the overhanging offwidth isn't so bad actually. I used a 4.5 to protect the moves and did a double foot stack, let go, and swung upsidedown to grab the jug, kicked my legs out and mantled on up. That sounds scary on lead, but it aint cuz you have a honking 4.5 cam above your head the whole time. Me on the 10d layback crux Me entering the wideness Good luck and have fun. It's hands down the most fun I've EVER had on a single pitch rock lead.

Hey, I meant a metal dectector for Dunsmuir Ave, not cosmic wall!! And I went back with Marcus for plumbline soon afterwards..there's a TR with photos somewhere. We (ab)used Lane's old guide. Friggin awesome climb. Yeah, i saw a few neat objectives in Root creek.

oh, did you meet that forked tongued kitty too?

yeah, she said i could stand next to her only if i stared at the ground. where's the lower gorge photos!!!!???

I may have be outcast from the group, but at least i have my 40oz to keep me company.

nice! where's the lower gorge crew shot????

what were you loading?

I read the same thing about getting t-slotted ice axes or pickets back via a prussick. Hmmmm.. option #1 (the more likely option)=it doesn't work and you gotta jug option #2 = it does work and you have heavy sharp things falling towards you at 9.8 meters/second. pretty sweet!

I kept having flashbacks to this climb after i kept hearing that phrase: "The quality of Snake Rock deteriorates quickly as you walk uphill along the base of the bulging north face. The only route of any consequence ascends an ominous flare splitting the wall. Among the most physical climbs of the grade at Smith, this wildly-overhanging bombay chimney asks more of you than the typical 5.9"