sketchfest Posted March 24, 2004 Posted March 24, 2004 I know that the weather isn't the best today, BUT the days are getting longer and we switch to DST on the 4th, so I was thinking it might be time to start thinking about reviving the weekly RB/PC....hell maybe even chop a few bolts while we're at it thoughts??
b-rock Posted March 24, 2004 Posted March 24, 2004 I'm gunna rebolt the old Mazamas bolt ladder at the Breakfast Cracks. It's a bit runout.
sketchfest Posted March 24, 2004 Author Posted March 24, 2004 if you rebolt the ladder on rappel, I'll chop'em on lead...mmm-kay?
cj001f Posted March 24, 2004 Posted March 24, 2004 via ferrata ... think via ferrata for the butt. A bolted route to the top of the Ice Station? That'd be a view!
sketchfest Posted March 24, 2004 Author Posted March 24, 2004 Well then, I'm gonna pick a date and if I see any of you choads out there we'll call it the official start of spring climbing at the butte. When: Thursday April 1st @ when ever you can get the hell out there
b-rock Posted March 24, 2004 Posted March 24, 2004 I'm all for it, but we might want to wait until after daylight savings, I can't get there before five. Drinking is always better after you've been climbing.
sketchfest Posted March 24, 2004 Author Posted March 24, 2004 I'm gonna do a little of both, I'm just not gonna do any 100 mile races this year....takes toooo much time away from the family and such. Besides putting in all those miles in my biker shorts has given me a nasty rash.
sketchfest Posted March 24, 2004 Author Posted March 24, 2004 Oh and b-rock if your'e there by 5, that's still an 1 1/2 worth of good clean....er...well I mean good climbing...well crap at least it's climbing!
rbw1966 Posted March 24, 2004 Posted March 24, 2004 Hmmm. . april fools day at the butte? Better bring the astroglide.
sketchfest Posted March 24, 2004 Author Posted March 24, 2004 Or perhaps just a joke if I'll show or not! Then again its been so long since I've been out there, I don't know if I still remember the way....Christ that's all I need another Leuthold-esk adventure in NE Portland!
billcoe Posted March 24, 2004 Posted March 24, 2004 ....hell maybe even chop a few bolts while we're at it thoughts?? Sketch, I'd love to join in the fun, but I may be following you around already. I was soloing Birds of Paradise last night (Tues) and there were 2 - 3/8" holes drilled in the crux! Could be you had already chopped those and left holes? Could be a multi-stage process whereby somebody drilled the holes and is collecting cans to buy the bolts and hangers later? Well, somebody apparently recently decieded that finally after 40+ years of no bolts this route needed some? Perhaps we can take up a collection, buy some nuts and teach someone how they work? Otherwise, I'll help you chop if someone stuffs bolts in there. The good news was that I was up there all by my lonesome!!!!!!!! Whooo Hooooooooo! The bad news is that being fat, old and alone is a real pisser but there's nothing to do about that. Also: this Thurs may be wet, you planning on doing aid? Regards: Bill
b-rock Posted March 24, 2004 Posted March 24, 2004 Someone is drilling holes in the middle of Birds of Paradise? That's fukking BS.
sketchfest Posted March 24, 2004 Author Posted March 24, 2004 Hi Bill! Nah, it aint me choppin any bolts, I'da put some bubble gum in the holes, maybe they're not bolt holes, maybe somebody thought the route needed a couple-o mono digit pockets to make the crux more fun...yeah...that's the ticket. I wasn't thinking this Thursday, but next thursday the 1st
Winter Posted March 25, 2004 Posted March 25, 2004 I chipped BoPrey last year, because that crux was just spanking me. Hope you all don't mind.
rbw1966 Posted March 25, 2004 Posted March 25, 2004 Looks like April 1st will be the date. Beers at the Alameda later or some other locale? TG will likely be joining us for libations.
sketchfest Posted March 25, 2004 Author Posted March 25, 2004 Isn't the Alameda fairly close to the Butte?
billcoe Posted March 25, 2004 Posted March 25, 2004 The Alameda is close, another close one is the Laurelhurst brew pub which is on @41st ave right off Sandy Blvd in the Hollywood district. I'm thinking of maybe skiing Saturday at Meadows and climbing at RB on Sun AM. Any one interested, Sunday should be nice? 1 question for Winter, what is BoPrey? You hanging around the Peregrines after hours? Hey, not to stir up the piss pot any more than it is, but how about the via Ferrata idea over by Flaky Old man so that the descent could have something to clip for all the folks who head that way? Just a thought no yelling please if you feel it's a bad idea: I'm just tossing it out there for discussion.
b-rock Posted March 25, 2004 Posted March 25, 2004 Alameda's big plus last year was the 9pm happy hour - $2.50 pints and half price appetizers. That and the cute waitstaff. Mediocre beer though.
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