Alpinfox Posted September 27, 2004 Posted September 27, 2004 Where are all the TRs? It was really nice on the east side! I went cragging at Leavenworth on Thursday. Crab Cakes, Heart of Gold (4p), Prime Rib (3p), Crab Cakes again (partner left a locking biner on the anchor, had to retrieve it ), Cocaine Connection, Cocaine Crack. 12 pitches of granite goodness! Cragging at Tieton on Sat/Sun. Orange Sunshine, Inca Roads, some sport routes, Thriller Pillar, Mush Maker, waded in the river, enjoyed some desert heat and sunshine, watched rafters on the river, smelled some sage, got rattled-at by a rattler, ate Yakima-grown-tree-ripened nectarines + peaches MMMMMMmmmm. Good stuff. Place your mini TRs here: Quote
hohm Posted September 27, 2004 Posted September 27, 2004 Route development at Erie....some cool new pitches to play on there. Quote
fleblebleb Posted September 27, 2004 Posted September 27, 2004 West McMillan Spire, what a great time! Quote
dryad Posted September 27, 2004 Posted September 27, 2004 Sat: Dave Schuldt introduced me to the slabby goodness of Static Point Sun: CBS and I took a couple of newbies up das Toof. Very pleasant climb that got the newbies stoked. Only people up there were us and 1 friendly solo dude. Quote
SnowByrd Posted September 27, 2004 Posted September 27, 2004 Saturday: drove up to the North Cascades Pass and hiked around. Sunday: Hiked around Erie looking for those new routes w/ Rodeo, Blake, and Stavogrin (who didn't hike as much.) Climbed a bit. Hiked more. Had a nice discussion with Dallas Kloke. Thanked him for the routes. Quote
ryland_moore Posted September 27, 2004 Posted September 27, 2004 Climbed at Smiff and Brook Sandahl's private ranch. Quote
Double_E Posted September 27, 2004 Posted September 27, 2004 Saturday: went biking with a few friends on the sweet-ass singletrack of Moran State Park, Orcas Island. great views, nice big trees, fast swoopy trails. Sunday: took us 7 hours, count em, 7 hours, to get home to Seattle from Moran SP (long ferry wait.. then ferry was late... the ferry had to wait for the "more important" ferry to disembark first... hellacious traffic on SR 20... also some traffic on I5) Quote
foraker Posted September 27, 2004 Posted September 27, 2004 Sunday: went cragging at Pearly Gates in Leavenworth. Absolutely gorgeous weather and basically no one there. A couple of guys there when we showed up then they left soon thereafter. Then a guy and a girl showed up just before we left. Anyone figure out how to finesse that start on Celestial Groove? I was trying to figure out how to do it without seiging it... Crap, I hate that stump sticking out of the ground at the start. Reminds me too much of Nutcracker in Yosemite... :-P Quote
b-rock Posted September 27, 2004 Posted September 27, 2004 Two glorious days of cragging in the Gorge. Absolutely idyllic weather. I love fall. Quote
Bill_Simpkins Posted September 27, 2004 Posted September 27, 2004 I rope solo'd a ton of routes in Squamish. I had a really good time. Weather was perfect. Quote
fenderfour Posted September 27, 2004 Posted September 27, 2004 Squamish. I was climbing with a friend who really pushes my fat ass. He urged me up some .10a's and .10b's. Mr. Climber Guy soloed The Zip (.10a) while we gaped. Bill, was that you? On Sunday we climbed Diedre with a multipitch virgin and a couple of other friends. Quote
texplorer Posted September 27, 2004 Posted September 27, 2004 Smith - did some easy routes with the g-friend, got spanked by an .11 and a .12 and then finally ticked blue light special. I don't ever know why that thing was so hard. Anyway, had a great time with some fun people. Quote
cj001f Posted September 27, 2004 Posted September 27, 2004 Backboarding & 4 weeks worth of homework. Quote
jmace Posted September 27, 2004 Posted September 27, 2004 Nice one Dru, I got spanked by the top pitch of that route twice and I finally got it this time last year, how did you find it? Quote
selkirk Posted September 27, 2004 Posted September 27, 2004 Managed to get out by my word was I in bad headspace! Scraped up Saber and flailed away on Midway over at casltle rock. 2 moves up and I dropped a q-draw, so back down to get that, 5 moves up, I realize i'm sanz helmet, so back down to get that. After that I was space case, and nearly bagged it at the top of Jello Tower. Can we make an official change in the rating to 5.5 my ass? Still don't know what was up but hoping it's fixed by next weekend! Quote
slothrop Posted September 27, 2004 Posted September 27, 2004 Dude, the sky is so photoshopped in the photo. Hey Geek, when are we going to Squamish again? Quote
Ducknut Posted September 27, 2004 Posted September 27, 2004 West McMillan Spire, what a great time! Did that back in August, stunning views, fun climb, approach anything but fun when it is >90 degrees (>33 C for our Canadian friends). Elliot ice. Quote
Geek_the_Greek Posted September 28, 2004 Posted September 28, 2004 Ah, the glory of Squeamish squishiness. Yes, we'll have to head back there soon. This time, in your car! Quote
Juan Posted September 28, 2004 Posted September 28, 2004 W. McMillan was a great two-day trip in every regard. Thanks for the fun DPS, Fleblebleb, and Wazzu Mountaineer. Fun to see Tom and Sergio up there too. The trail may be steep, but at least there's now a trail, unlike in 1987 (when Wazzu was, ahem, five years old). The old knees are sore but the grin is still big. Sharp Quote
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