Noway Posted July 1, 2002 Share Posted July 1, 2002 Let me know when you find out, I'm writing a book called the fastest car to car climbs in the Cascades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis_Harmon Posted July 1, 2002 Share Posted July 1, 2002 On a cold winter morning outside Cody Wyoming, I once jumped out of my car and brushed my tooth, with my tooth-brush, in 30 seconds flat. Does that count? Dennis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonah Posted July 1, 2002 Author Share Posted July 1, 2002 does anyone know what the fastest car to car time is on the tooth? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothrop Posted July 1, 2002 Share Posted July 1, 2002 You have *one* tooth? I guess that's not surprising, really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg_W Posted July 1, 2002 Share Posted July 1, 2002 Ask Mike Adamson, the Tooth is his obsession. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeadam Posted July 1, 2002 Share Posted July 1, 2002 The TooF is a fine alpine climb requiring little more than a desire for the budding alpinist to get up off the couch and go pull on the holds. I admired it's graceful ectomporphic form from a distance this weekend. It was a topic of conversation for about 1 nanosecond... Â For recent speed records I would make inquiries to Dan Smith (posts here) and or Jens Klubberud (posts here) for quick times in both winter and summer. Probably some guy climbed it in 1932 in 12 minutes in tricouni nails or something and then walked back to Seattle afterwards in time for dinner! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt.Caveman Posted July 1, 2002 Share Posted July 1, 2002 I think Beckey climbed it in 30 minutes with his hobnailed boots from North Bend  Somethin' mentioned about easier on the snot log approaches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klenke Posted July 1, 2002 Share Posted July 1, 2002 And I heard when Beckey did it from North Bend in 30 minutes he did so by canoing up the Snoqualmie River and then coming down by swinging through the treetops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chucK Posted July 1, 2002 Share Posted July 1, 2002 I Since noone else will fess up... I officially hold the record, until someone posts their better time. Â 2:26, from filling out Wilderness Permit to verifying there was no parking ticket on my windshield. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted July 1, 2002 Share Posted July 1, 2002 please beware-- Chest beating about to occur-- Â I free-solo-onsighted the Tooth on Saturday!! I'm such a hard man!!! (Just kidding) Â I thought I would be annoyed at all the Mountaineers that were sure to be there, but since I started late in the afternoon I only ran into one group of former Mountaineers-- their names on their helmets gave them away-- and they were coming down when I started up. Â When I caught up to them back in the parking lot they gave me a beer for freeing their stuck rope so I just wanted to say thanks guys!!! Mountaineers who give out free beer are cool!!! Â Beta for the Tooth-- almost every car in the parking lot had a yellow "Notice of Non-Compliance" on their windshield. If you want to avoid this get a late start-- like after 1:30 or so. Â I can't say I beat Dan Smith's 2:15, but hey, I free solo onsighted a serious alpine route in the Cascades!!!! Â I'll definitely do it again. It's more fun than Mt. Si and just as many dorky gapers. Saw some guys wearing crampons up to Pineapple Pass-- I mean come on, the snow is soft! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chucK Posted July 1, 2002 Share Posted July 1, 2002 Matt cheated death on Sunday too. He is truly a Cascade hardman. He doesn't do Gu though. Go figure . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelle Posted July 1, 2002 Share Posted July 1, 2002 Nice work Matt. Â I wonder what the slowest car to car time is? I think my recent trip up the Tooth with Carolyn and FiggureEight could win that prize. We did it in 9 hours. We were suprised by many parties on the route on a Tuesday. I think we were the 7th group in line that day. Â Even so it was still a fun day. And we didn't get a notice about parking without a pass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt.Caveman Posted July 1, 2002 Share Posted July 1, 2002 Matt you are not in the club until you free solo all the Mountaineer Doom cracks and first pitch of Midway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted July 1, 2002 Share Posted July 1, 2002 I have also free soloed Waste-of-time Rock (you know, the one where EVERYONE sets up a toprope for first time climbers) at Exit 38. Does that count? Â ChucK-- I am too homophobic to "do" Gu. Hey man, whatever floats your boat. Â BTW, What time is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt.Caveman Posted July 1, 2002 Share Posted July 1, 2002 Matt that does count. But only if you did the supposed 5.6 on the lower section. I think Beckey would rate it 4th class at best. Exhibit A below. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPS Posted July 2, 2002 Share Posted July 2, 2002 2:15. Wilderness permit in hand. Stopped to change into rock shoes and eat a Clif bar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sk Posted July 2, 2002 Share Posted July 2, 2002 where's the proof??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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