erik

always [This message has been edited by erik (edited 12-30-2000).]

tryin' hard to find the goods this weekend aren't you! [This message has been edited by erik (edited 12-29-2000).]

beacon rock east of portland on the washington side of the river is great. awsome slpitter basalt. though there is a bird closure. i have to admit that the only person i have ever seen messing with birds and getting them pissed off was a biologist. though apperently us as climbers have some sort of death wish for these birds and our entire point of climbing is to disturb their nesting. if you ask me i attempt to avoid all large animals with bigs claws who want to be left alone.

maurice the south face is nice and straight forward. no problems to climb it in most situations. thuough get there super early to avoid all the people everywhere on the mountain. all times of the year. and somebody chopped the bolts above the schund'.

not at all since we had left the subject long ago. i just figured out for myself. ******ATTENTION ALL****TOPIC CHANGE********* when doing your posting click on the smiles legend. ta da. p.s. zenolith nothing personal.

i don't wear underwear. people who climb routes like that don't ask how to protect it.

probably. but i wouldn't consider a couple of old pitons on a cascade volcano a fixed anchor. due to super crappy rock and so much freeze/thaw that they are subjected to. i'll place my own. the leuthold is a fun short route, but very simuli climbable. no anchors needed. "when in doubt run it out." the north face of hood is pretty bold in the winter, i am a huge wuss when it comes to climbing steeeep cascade snow, so believe what you want bro. if you want i'll take you climbing in washington anytime you want.

i have aggravated the tendon that connects my calf muscle to the back of my knee? hamstring? not sure. has anyone done the same thing? i heard that i should just stay off of it and massage(or have my girlfriend massage) it with icy/hot. the massage part sounds coooool, though i don't know about staying off of it, last time i hurt myself and had to take it easy i went insane with boredom and ended up getting a job.(yuck). any advice will be appreciated.

yeah man! i put brand new fixe 2 footers inlast winter. it sucks since hood is a wilderness area. a 2 foot hand drilled holes are a real pain. i also spaced out the hangers for some sporting runout, about 3 feet apart, you know for sick whipper! this winters project is to retro bolt liberty ridge. does anyone have a 20ft bit that will fit my pika? seriously dude! ha ha ha ha ha

stay away from all ice located on hwy roadcuts. they are illegal as they create a dangerous situation on the hwy, per the washington state patrol. as listed in the stevens pass area or any area. and the climbs on the upper denny mtn are inside the alpental avy control area and should only be climbed after talking to ski patrol. ice in ellensburg- umptanum falls is on public property- though you do cross private land per right of way on the approach. the actual falls is only grade3, the flow across from it is grade4. the ice on lower manastash canyon is on private property. please do not try to access it.

i need someone to belay/drive, i mean go ice climbing with me on saturday. i have the location and climb located. i have rack and experience. thank you.

1st a sense of adventure and the willingness to make the drive on possibilies is always good to find ice in washington. you gotta try. next in an old climbing magizine- there was an article outlinging several desert ice climbs. no 106 febuary 1988, i also have the washington desert: a climbers guide that gives good beta and nelson's 2nd guide book has outlined quite of fex of the routes over there. most of them are right next to the road along the hwy that parralels banks lake on the east side.

it is still real thin from local reports.

you know the late and possibly great don whilians said, "half of hard climbing is hard drinking!" maybe thats what is keeping me off of hard climbs, i need to suck down a couple of can of liquid courage. a couple of cans of olde english should out you over the top pretty quick. i know i've made several requests to the index town store to stock cans, but as of yet they only have bottles and fine selection at that. [This message has been edited by erik (edited 12-14-2000).]

skookum falls heading up to crystal mtn is frozen and in rare form. there are also some other rarities in the area. better get them while their cold.

has anyone done any ice climbing/waterfall clmbing in the park recently? i figure that there is some good possiblities all over the park. i have even heard of an old published guide book to the climbs. anyway i'm going there tommorow, so i'll post any findings.

hubba hubba- is still a little thin, i went out there last weekend. though hopefully that the cold weather we are having again should push it over the top. careno falls right behind snow creek parking lot is looking fairly good right now. i will be out there this weekend again. there is always ice in the icicle, it iis just a matter how hard you want to look.