[TR] A True Hollywood Story- Part Deux- 6/16/2004

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Climb: A True Hollywood Story- Part Deux-

 

Date of Climb: 6/16/2004

 

Trip Report:

It began with a phone call from Val Kilmer (thadsboner) my esteemed collegue in pain and suffering. A phone call that would soon see Val and I, Christian Slater, into the heart of the bush. Yes, thats right the nasty dirty bush of Darrington. We went searching for dreamer, what we found was one of the best routes either of us had done to date.

Missing the washed out gully to the base of the wall was the first mistake that cost Val his actors appearance, and turned his legs from a girls dream to a dreamers nightmare. Devils club is not your friend Val, no not your friend.

We arrived at the base of the wall nice and early, 12:00 p.m., a good actors start. We decideded to go light and fast, with nothing but our rubbers and harnesses. Rope stretcher after rope stretcher lead Val to the Blue Crack- just the shit that Val likes. The lazer cut splitter that is so fabled in Hollywood stories. Val Dispensed of the pitch like the evil goons trying to kill Warwick Davis. This lead to the off route bush pulling, runout, swearing Christian Slater sufferfest that left my pretty little shirt torn to shreads- not good for the career.

Soon the route found us on top, with nothing but air.

The light and fast ethic is great, but after 6 hours without water or food, and a long walk off ahead into unknown territory we decided to move. Sketchy raps, crazy vertical bush decending, and gully free solos found us back at the packs just as the sun was falling into the mountains.

As we gorged on water out of the river, and cans of cheap ass chili we realized another True Hollywood story had been made.

 

 

Gear Notes:

Rubbers and Harnesses

 

Approach Notes:

Devils club is not your friend

[EWolfe]

 

 

[mvs]

tink it should be in N Cascades forum. Great climb!!

[Thadsboner]

me and warwick davis (willow) on an easier bushwack descent.