The toughest

[allthumbs]

What's the nastiest, scariest, vicious, bitch of a climb in Washington? Just curious.

[Dru]

Plumbers Crack between the two lower buttresses on the south side of Mt Trask. I've heard it has had many ascents, though, despite the horrible bushwack.

[allthumbs]

Not that one, you dork. 40 acres of trask's ass burned to a cinder in a major brush fire last year. I hear it even took out the dingleberries and hedgerows.

[Figger_Eight]

Climbing off your momma last night.

[allthumbs]

goddamn comedians, i'll tell ya.

 

i ask a simple question and get pucky like this.

 

trask pisses on you from great height.

 

i'll ask over at nwhikers.com; they're helpful.

[Attitude]

Mt. Si

[Dru]

ya well I am Canadian and have never really climbed in wash so here are some ideas i got from reading the guidebook

 

1) The Diamond - Bear Mountain

2) Burdo grade VI free route on Baring

3) North Norwegian Buttress - Index

4) Thermogenesis - rainier

5) Haystack - Mt Si

6) free ascent of Liberty Crack

 

But why complain about spray on a serious thread if you are trask?

[jkrueger]

After 2,433 posts of spray you expect us to take your question seriously?

 

I can only think that you're looking for something scary enough to require the use of that helmet of yours...

[iain]

i would probably much rather climb Thermogenesis than those wacky wickwire willis wall variations...

[allthumbs]

I was just shittin' y'all. But, thanks Dru. I actually was kind of wondering what the badasses were. I'm not all spray all the time. Now kiss my purple helmet!!

[allthumbs]

quote:

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Originally posted by jkrueger:

After 2,433 posts of spray you expect us to take your question seriously?

 

I can only think that you're looking for something scary enough to require the use of that helmet of yours...

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Do a search; I know for a fact that there is ONE serious post in that bunch of spray.

[Dru]

quote:

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Originally posted by iain:

i would probably much rather climb Thermogenesis than those wacky wickwire willis wall variations...

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Id rather climb any of those than the ferocious Haystack...

[Greg_W]

quote:

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Originally posted by Dru:

Plumbers Crack between the two lower buttresses on the south side of Mt Trask. I've heard it has had many ascents, though, despite the horrible bushwack.

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I've heard that the chimney on Mt. Trask is pretty loose and windy

[iain]

I'm not very interested in your spelunking escapades.

[Jason_Martin]

The Strand on Hamilton Mountain is an elusive WI 6 that seldom comes into condition. It has a history that goes back to 1981 when Robert McGown and Mark Simpson made the first partial ascent. To date it has not seen a complete ascent.

 

Unfortunately, there is ice on this thing once every four or five years. It is unlikely that it will be climbed by anyone but a person who watches it closely over the course of a cold winter and gets it when it on one of the very few days that it is in.

 

Jason

[allthumbs]

remember not to spelunk in an electrical storm.

[Dru]

are you saying you don't like getting a "shocker" or what?

[allthumbs]

that's right. Check out what this dude has to say about electricity. (copied from another bbs.)

 

"electricity. I have the M.H Solitude tent. Pretty small. I guess conditions were very dry. There was so much static electricity that when I would move around at night I would see sparks, or if my fingernails scratched the bad or side of the tent, more sparks, very large ones. anyone ever had that. Really very strange, not only sparks but also a loud sound of dis charge. It was so bad you could almost start a fire. In 15 years or so of backpacking I've never had that happen. Spark trails from all fingers if I rubbed the bag or tent. No drink or drugs at all. "

[Dru]

i have seen that off polypro.

[Lambone]

I once conected an arc from one mit to the next. It was a very scary night. We cowered in a snow trough for hours trying to recal the steps for CPR. We were both sure it was the end. Tonys gaitors were incinerated when he through them because sparkes were flying off the buckles...we never found them in the morning. Every rouck around had a foot tall electric probe coming off of it. We made sure not to sit on the rocks!

[iain]

Didn't the PJ warn you about touching the helo before they grounded the CH-47 w/ the jungle penetrator?

[jhamaker]

Dallas Kloke has a list of 10 most accessable major WA summits. I'll see if I can dig that list up.

[Dru]

quote:

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Originally posted by Jason Martin:

The Strand on Hamilton Mountain is an elusive WI 6 that seldom comes into condition. It has a history that goes back to 1981 when Robert McGown and Mark Simpson made the first partial ascent. To date it has not seen a complete ascent.

 

Unfortunately, there is ice on this thing once every four or five years. It is unlikely that it will be climbed by anyone but a person who watches it closely over the course of a cold winter and gets it when it on one of the very few days that it is in.

 

Jason

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so bolt it and make it a great mixed climb

[wayne]

Right across the river from the Hamilton is the WI5+ Brave New World, It is very overhanging on 2 of its 9 pitches ,one goes through a 12' roof! Hasnt seen a second ascent. Me and Tim got the first

[Blake]

The Strand on Hamilton Mountain is an elusive WI 6 that seldom comes into condition. It has a history that goes back to 1981 when Robert McGown and Mark Simpson made the first partial ascent. To date it has not seen a complete ascent.

 

Unfortunately, there is ice on this thing once every four or five years. It is unlikely that it will be climbed by anyone but a person who watches it closely over the course of a cold winter and gets it when it on one of the very few days that it is in.

 

Jason

 

 

 

this it?