scott

octopusses garden at squamish, smoke bluffs in general. good luck with the weather, though...

Sons of yesterday/serenity crack, very good rock and excellent, fun climbing with easy rap descent. Short approach, sunny.

ALL SOLD OUT EXCEPT THE SCARPA ALPHAS SIZE 10 LIKE NEW 100$

i did the route early season a few years back. the glacier was there, so i cant say about the aproach without it. there was water at the top of the becky bypass pitches which we did because the direct route was not obvious. after the 400 or 500 feet of 3rd and 4th class that leads to the upper pitches there is a good bivy (p 17 in nelsons guide i think). there are other bivy ledges on the upper part of the route -- other than the sheraton slesse. keep going if it is getting dark-- you will find plenty of ledges up high. fantastic route. scott

fern this gear is not stolen. i have collected it over the 12 years i havebeen climbing. this is a i am quitting climbing sale. scott

28 cams very good condition aliens set of 7: 20$ ea. 2 bd camalot #2: 20$ ea. 1 bd camalot 3: 20$ bd camalot 5: 20$ tcu: blue and purple: 20$ ea. tcu: yellow 10$ old style camalots: .5,.75, 1, 3, 4 -- 15$ ea. metolius older style (u cable) various sizes 15$ each couple of wild country friends: 10$ each. rack of nuts: 30$ soloist: 20$ arc teryx vario almost new- 20$ pika ledge and fly - 40$ ropes: i used them last week: 8.6 beal dry 60- 20$ stratos 9mm dry 60- 20$ stratos 10.5 dry 60- 20$ feathered friends volant w/ hood- overstuffed, 100$ obo scarpa alphas new 10, 100$ obo. pm me or call 206 491 3639.

red exc conditions feathered friends volant jacket with hood, size medium or large (?) for sale. 150$ obo scarpa alpha double plastics, nearly new, light, good ice boot that hikes well. size 10.5(?) 150$ obo scott call 206 491 3639

index monday tues or weds??

pm me if you want to climbing at lower town monday

anyone want to do davis holland/ lovin arms next week (tues, weds, thu, fri), pm me.

i just did it last weekend. in good shape. a little icy at top 200 feet of steep part-- which is easy 45 degrees broken in steps. some might want 4 screws. takes screws better than pickets.

can anyone give me a good gear list for green dragon?

anyone?

anyone up for climbing upper town early thurs. i have to be back by 5pm so we'd have to start somewhat early. i have done this route several times so i just need a competent second.

i've had an andinista for a few years. it has held up well, but i am reluctant to take it cragging all the time b/c it is light. the top lid does flop around a little, but i take it off for actual climbing and leave it at camp. the foam pad is quality. the shoulder staps slip a little, but not enough to be a big deal. overall, i like it alot, but if you are looking for a pack to also use cragging, i'd get something a little tougher.

anyone want to go do both outer space and orbit this sat? or do becky leen at washington pass?

nope, but i hear the headwall is coming into good shape...

anyone want to climb the coleman headwall sometime between the 8th and 12th of june (next week)?

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the ice cliff itself, i guess you will pass on the left. it was a wi 2+ traverse when we did it. a couple of screws come in handy.

no it wasn't technical. it was just a constant 45 degrees or so with no breaks for about 90 minutes. i was concerned about being exposed to falling stuff, but nothing came down. it was no problem, just demanded some attention. if it was icy it would be trickier.

i did this route a few years ago. we approached via the stuart lake trail, but went left (east) off the trail well before the lake and crossed several boulder fields, popped out near the sherpa glacier. it is great climbing, the descent down the sherpa demanded some attention, an hour or two of unroped downclimbing. still the quickest way down and out. if you get good beta on the approach and know about the snow conditions on the approach, i would go for a day car to car. if not, bivy in the morain near the route and next to the north ridge. one of the most visually interesting places to be, a pretty wild looking area up there.

oh, you mean the nudie photo. sadly, no. but i keep looking for her out in the back country. so far, no dice.

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on june 14th, i will be finished with two years of hell in graduate school. i will be climbing sat, sun, mon from june 15th until september. mostly interested in routes 5.9 to 5.11, grade v and vi, in the cascades, bugs, and in bc. send me a pm if you are interested in climbing.