minx Posted August 4, 2003 Posted August 4, 2003 as i sit back and think about this weekend, at first i was thinking "boy what a strange weekend." lots of weird and frustrating things came up. in the end, really i think it turned out to be one of the more fun and relaxing weekends in a while. it started with a total change in some long set plans to spend it at the lake and ended w/a fun alpine climb, a nice evening of cragging, a pleasant hike, and a semi-alpine climb. a weekend with lots of variety climbs...old familiar ones, long forgotten ones, new challenging ones and just a fun non-climb. i got to spend time w/new friends, rekindled relations, and great old friends. hope y'all had as much fun as i did! thanks to all those who added to a great w/e what'd the rest of you do? Quote
Dave_Schuldt Posted August 4, 2003 Posted August 4, 2003 MT bike Kachees (sp?) ridge (exit 70) out and back 14 miles all single track w/ lots of hikeabike on the way up. 2500ft gain. AWSOME!!!!!!!!!!! Great place to hike saw no hikers or horses and about 6 other riders. Quote
JayB Posted August 4, 2003 Posted August 4, 2003 My buddy's car died about 1/4 mile from the Bedal Creek trailhead, and our unsuccessful efforts at compression starting the engine by rolling downhill ultimately deposited us back on the Mountain Loop Highway. Thankfully a fire truck rolled by and the FS Fire crew let us call an unforuntate relative with a large truck to come and tow us back to Darrington. From this point onwards we spent many hours napping, throwing rocks at beer cans, re-reading the Green Becky guide, and generally plumbing the dark depths of boredom instead of climbing Sloan . The Unfortunate-Relative-With-The-Large-Truck arrived a bit after 9:00, and we were home by midnight. Before spending the day engaged in mundane tasks best reserved for weekday afternoons, I made a small memorial out of climbing gear to mourn the passing of a beautiful summer weekend, killed in its infancy by the capricious hand of a faulty fuel pump. Quote
leejams Posted August 4, 2003 Posted August 4, 2003 Promised to take a break this weekend and take my kid to the airshow on Saturday. starter crapped out on my truck and spent the day getting it to the shop. Couldn't resist today though and went up to 38 for some sport climbing and ended up nailing last summer's project that myself and neversummer spent to much time on. So Nick fucking AA I got it Quote
lummox Posted August 4, 2003 Posted August 4, 2003 did some fishing. did some swimming. did some bike riding. did some barbequing. harly anything better eating than steak and fresh corn on the cob. summer is alright with me. Quote
Quien_Sabe Posted August 4, 2003 Posted August 4, 2003 Free campsites on the north end of baker lake are pretty cool Quote
Gary_Yngve Posted August 4, 2003 Posted August 4, 2003 Thanks MattP for telling us where the start of Silent Running was. What a fun climb! Quote
ctuller Posted August 4, 2003 Posted August 4, 2003 Montana was sweet. I climbed a few classics in Kootenai that I had last climbed about 12 years ago. Ironmongers and Pleasant Surprise. than across the creek for some shade. Elmo and a bunch of others. Raf G. put up some really nice lines in his day Quote
jlag Posted August 4, 2003 Posted August 4, 2003 I remember all those classic lines you mentioned. I went to school in Missoula and started out doing most of my leading in Kootenai and Lolo Domes. Pleasant Suprise was my first trad lead. (even though it has a bolt or two lower)Do you have a chance to do 10th Commandment? Yes Raf put up excellent routes all around there. He's got a couple of sweet 1st's in Blodgett. Thanks for bringing back great memories. Quote
ctuller Posted August 4, 2003 Posted August 4, 2003 I went to school there too and learned and taught classes in Kootenai. You mean 11th commandment. We didn't get a chance before the sun started to hit that side. Hotter than hell, like 100 plus. I'm going back again in a couple of weeks and I want to get on Flying Time, and 11th. Hopefully it will not be as hot. Blodgett is closed all summer for Road repair Quote
Jim Posted August 4, 2003 Posted August 4, 2003 60 mile road ride on Saturday and then a run (well brisk walk) up Mt. Pugh. Great day but the combination of the ride and the 5,300 ft elevation gain left me a bit leg weary. Hat's off to the young buck who cruised by us halfway up and not breaking a sweat. Quote
JoshK Posted August 4, 2003 Posted August 4, 2003 Gary and MattP...great pics! Yikes...slabs scare me! Quote
slothrop Posted August 4, 2003 Posted August 4, 2003 Gary_Yngve said: Thanks MattP for telling us where the start of Silent Running was. What a fun climb! Woohoo! Silent Running was incredible! We had perfect weather, too. It was great to finally climb at Darrington without being baked to a crisp or rained on one pitch up. Quote
ctuller Posted August 4, 2003 Posted August 4, 2003 Does everyone take the same pic? This is us from the weekend before. Quote
dkemp Posted August 4, 2003 Posted August 4, 2003 Saturday backpacked to Upper Thunder Mtn Lake - beautiful spot. Sunday climbed two routes on Slippery Slabs Tower - fun! Dox Quote
Paul_K Posted August 4, 2003 Posted August 4, 2003 Saturday - had the day come free on short notice - scrambled Mt. Forgotten. Sunday - Laid out in the hammock all day Quote
Greg_W Posted August 4, 2003 Posted August 4, 2003 minx said: as i sit back and think about this weekend, at first i was thinking "boy what a strange weekend." lots of weird and frustrating things came up. in the end, really i think it turned out to be one of the more fun and relaxing weekends in a while. it started with a total change in some long set plans to spend it at the lake and ended w/a fun alpine climb, a nice evening of cragging, a pleasant hike, and a semi-alpine climb. a weekend with lots of variety climbs...old familiar ones, long forgotten ones, new challenging ones and just a fun non-climb. i got to spend time w/new friends, rekindled relations, and great old friends. hope y'all had as much fun as i did! thanks to all those who added to a great w/e what'd the rest of you do? You're not going to make a Casey Kasem long distance dedication now are you? Quote
Jopa Posted August 4, 2003 Posted August 4, 2003 slothrop said: Gary_Yngve said: Thanks MattP for telling us where the start of Silent Running was. What a fun climb! Woohoo! Silent Running was incredible! We had perfect weather, too. It was great to finally climb at Darrington without being baked to a crisp or rained on one pitch up. When did you guys do Silent Running? We were on Silent Running on Saturday. Our feet were back on the ground before anyone else showed up to 3:00 rock. Beautiful day, great company, solitude, and great rock. I love D'Town! Quote
minx Posted August 4, 2003 Author Posted August 4, 2003 Greg_W said: minx said: as i sit back and think about this weekend, at first i was thinking "boy what a strange weekend." lots of weird and frustrating things came up. in the end, really i think it turned out to be one of the more fun and relaxing weekends in a while. it started with a total change in some long set plans to spend it at the lake and ended w/a fun alpine climb, a nice evening of cragging, a pleasant hike, and a semi-alpine climb. a weekend with lots of variety climbs...old familiar ones, long forgotten ones, new challenging ones and just a fun non-climb. i got to spend time w/new friends, rekindled relations, and great old friends. hope y'all had as much fun as i did! thanks to all those who added to a great w/e what'd the rest of you do? You're not going to make a Casey Kasem long distance dedication now are you? i wanted to but Casey won't return my calls Quote
cluck Posted August 4, 2003 Posted August 4, 2003 Sulphide Glacier slog on Mt. Shuksan. SE ridge of the summit pyramid has some really nice easy climbing. Way better than the 3rd class gulley. Quote
Gary_Yngve Posted August 4, 2003 Posted August 4, 2003 We were at 3:00 Rock on Sunday. MattP's party was the only other party we saw all day (I think they were on Total Soul). Quote
AllYouCanEat Posted August 4, 2003 Posted August 4, 2003 Saturday climbed olympus. Sunday slept Good stuff. Perfect weather. After reading all the stuff here about climbing Olympus in a day, I couldn't help myself. Jason... Quote
carolyn Posted August 5, 2003 Posted August 5, 2003 Needed a change from hanging out at the crags all day on my one and only day off. Desperate for a more solitary activity that would kick me in the ass. Rode my bike about 10 miles to bouldering/traversing area. climbed for a couple hours (w/ a few breaks to deal with the pain of workin' in new pair of shoes), rode another 15 miles. (thats a good start for me, as I dont have much experience with 'cross training' or 'doubling up'). Later met up with a friend and his preschool age children. Went to the zoo with them...carrying them half the time and playing the "swing me with your one arm" game. Good times! Had dinner made for me, visited until it was safe to go home (there was a big festival a 1/2 block from my house)...crashed hard! Work the rest of the weekend. Quote
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