allthumbs Posted August 21, 2002 Share Posted August 21, 2002 What's the nastiest, scariest, vicious, bitch of a climb in Washington? Just curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted August 21, 2002 Share Posted August 21, 2002 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allthumbs Posted August 21, 2002 Author Share Posted August 21, 2002 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figger_Eight Posted August 21, 2002 Share Posted August 21, 2002 Climbing off your momma last night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allthumbs Posted August 21, 2002 Author Share Posted August 21, 2002 goddamn comedians, i'll tell ya. Â i ask a simple question and get pucky like this. Â trask pisses on you from great height. Â i'll ask over at nwhikers.com; they're helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Attitude Posted August 21, 2002 Share Posted August 21, 2002 Mt. Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted August 21, 2002 Share Posted August 21, 2002 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkrueger Posted August 21, 2002 Share Posted August 21, 2002 After 2,433 posts of spray you expect us to take your question seriously? Â I can only think that you're looking for something scary enough to require the use of that helmet of yours... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iain Posted August 21, 2002 Share Posted August 21, 2002 i would probably much rather climb Thermogenesis than those wacky wickwire willis wall variations... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allthumbs Posted August 21, 2002 Author Share Posted August 21, 2002 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!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allthumbs Posted August 21, 2002 Author Share Posted August 21, 2002 quote: Originally posted by jkrueger: After 2,433 posts of spray you expect us to take your question seriously? Â I can only think that you're looking for something scary enough to require the use of that helmet of yours... Do a search; I know for a fact that there is ONE serious post in that bunch of spray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted August 21, 2002 Share Posted August 21, 2002 quote: Originally posted by iain: i would probably much rather climb Thermogenesis than those wacky wickwire willis wall variations... Id rather climb any of those than the ferocious Haystack... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg_W Posted August 21, 2002 Share Posted August 21, 2002 quote: 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. I've heard that the chimney on Mt. Trask is pretty loose and windy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iain Posted August 21, 2002 Share Posted August 21, 2002 I'm not very interested in your spelunking escapades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason_Martin Posted August 21, 2002 Share Posted August 21, 2002 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. Â 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. Â Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allthumbs Posted August 22, 2002 Author Share Posted August 22, 2002 remember not to spelunk in an electrical storm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted August 22, 2002 Share Posted August 22, 2002 are you saying you don't like getting a "shocker" or what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allthumbs Posted August 22, 2002 Author Share Posted August 22, 2002 that's right. Check out what this dude has to say about electricity. (copied from another bbs.) Â "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. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted August 22, 2002 Share Posted August 22, 2002 i have seen that off polypro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambone Posted August 22, 2002 Share Posted August 22, 2002 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iain Posted August 22, 2002 Share Posted August 22, 2002 Didn't the PJ warn you about touching the helo before they grounded the CH-47 w/ the jungle penetrator? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhamaker Posted August 22, 2002 Share Posted August 22, 2002 Dallas Kloke has a list of 10 most accessable major WA summits. I'll see if I can dig that list up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted August 22, 2002 Share Posted August 22, 2002 quote: 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. Â 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. Â Jason so bolt it and make it a great mixed climb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne Posted August 23, 2002 Share Posted August 23, 2002 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake Posted May 27, 2006 Share Posted May 27, 2006 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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