Sphinx Posted September 8, 2003 Share Posted September 8, 2003 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnibmilc Posted September 8, 2003 Share Posted September 8, 2003 erik said: gnibmilc said: speaking of which...is the Petzel bent gate key lock carabiner yours or not? it was very shiny, has a certain color tape on it, and was perched too well to have been sitting long. btw, the freaking horizontal crack/ledge that shoots left from the dihedral on the NW face was hillarious. 50m+ around the north side...thought i was seeing SEWS before i turned around. do you or dru know what that thing is? NOPE I DONT USE PETZL BINERS..... I THINK THAT ROUTE IS THE BARBER POLE?? BUT I WOULD NEED A MORE CLEAR DEFINTION OF WHAT YOU SAW!! NICE UPPER PITCHES EH?? yeah, good pitches in general, really. the squeeze was pretty fun, if you like that kind of stuff, and the loose flakes were solid enough to climb on, and yeah, the dihederal pitches were pretty cool. if you recall about 30m up from the tree belay at which you last saw me, there was a very obvious flake/horn comprised of oatmeally rock...at that point a very obvious purely horizonal crack/ledge shot left until out of site. it goes on at least 50m with nothing but lichen covered stuff above it. the topos for that area are all pretty off the mark so far as i could tell. that carabiner must be ***n's or **u's. it is a curse to have other peoples gear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ketch Posted September 9, 2003 Share Posted September 9, 2003 The first booty I ever claimed was stupid. In 79 a buddy and I decided to climb Picacho Peak in Arizona. Mostly a scramble no help required. About 300 feet short of the summit we found a rope hung up in some bushes. About 30 feet south on the traverse was a crude via ferrata that took us all the way up if we wanted. I figured whoever lost that rope couldn't possibly of fallen on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtnHigh Posted September 10, 2003 Share Posted September 10, 2003 (edited) Most stupidest place I've lost gear.... Mt. Erie parking lot. Finished climbing at dark. Starting drinking in the parking lot with partner. As we drove off the truck bounced a bit, at the time I figured I'd drove over a pothole. Got home and low and behold...no fucking rope. I'm an idiot! Edited September 10, 2003 by MtnHigh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lummox Posted September 10, 2003 Share Posted September 10, 2003 i reject the anthropomorphism that a 'place' can be 'idiotic'. people are fucking idiotic though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erewhon Posted September 10, 2003 Share Posted September 10, 2003 Pulled a #3 BD Camalot and a .75 HB while down at Lover's Leap. Both were EXTREMELY overextended while on a 5.7. Sad for them, happy for me. Beau ti full down there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marylou Posted September 10, 2003 Share Posted September 10, 2003 wazzumountaineer said: yea, well, i found three 24oz PBRs just above the Timberline Lodge on Hood last November. Stuck right in the snow, glistening in the sun, just waiting for me... Hm, that reminds me of the beers we stashed four days earlier in the Miller River the other weekend....came back to find the bottles smashed by the side of the river and the beer all gone. You sure those beers were homeless...or were they just home alone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babnik Posted September 10, 2003 Share Posted September 10, 2003 marylou said: wazzumountaineer said: yea, well, i found three 24oz PBRs just above the Timberline Lodge on Hood last November. Stuck right in the snow, glistening in the sun, just waiting for me... Hm, that reminds me of the beers we stashed four days earlier in the Miller River the other weekend....came back to find the bottles smashed by the side of the river and the beer all gone. You sure those beers were homeless...or were they just home alone? sorry babe, but thanks for the brew! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurthicks Posted September 10, 2003 Share Posted September 10, 2003 i was more than willing to give them a loving home since their rightful owner neglected them so badly... probably a couple of snowboarders anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysticNacho Posted September 11, 2003 Share Posted September 11, 2003 I find endless numbers of cam hooks. I have 4 right now, I've already given away two. Let's see, other than that... I found a gri gri once, complete with locker. Lots of biners' on the tooth, but they all belonged to the party of mountaineers blocking the route ahead of us. Same thing on dierdre, only with nuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tod Posted September 15, 2003 Share Posted September 15, 2003 I found a brush on top of some peak in the North Cascades one time (many many years ago). I'm still using it to this day.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iain Posted September 15, 2003 Share Posted September 15, 2003 I have found several cairns on various climbs and pack them out. Nice to not have to buy rei cairn kits anymore! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa_Eagle Posted September 16, 2003 Share Posted September 16, 2003 iain said: I have found several cairns on various climbs and pack them out. Nice to not have to buy rei cairn kits anymore! But they're such a good deal! For only $24.99* you get a piece of paper instructing you on not only how to find rocks, but also how to put them on top of each other! They even include pictures! * - on sale this week for $30.93 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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