dkemp Posted May 17, 2005 Share Posted May 17, 2005 Okay, in another thread, CBS exhorted lurkers, which for the most part I am, to post TR's after their climbs. Well, these days I aint got much but here's somethin'. Friday I climbed Icicle Buttress via R&D with my buddy Seth. Nice route, had fun. Led pitches 1 and 3, got some good nut placements. It now takes all fingers and toes to count the number of trad leads I've done. In fact I think I need a few of Seth's fingers to count them all up . Got schooled in rope drag effect while leading first pitch - almost didnt make it to the belay. Had both hands on the rope, reefing up as hard as I could, just to create enough slack to move. First time thats happened to me - yikes! We actually started up the Cocaine Connection, but once Seth got to the first bolt he saw that a fairly wide stream of water did cross the path. (Told 'ja Seth! Heh heh, I dont get to be right very often). Said stream was dried up by afternoon. At the top of R&D we found Bob's Cracks. Seth led the 5.7 - a real nice little climb - recommended! Planned on Tieton Sunday but weather forecast nixed it. Okay, thats all I got. Doxey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted May 17, 2005 Share Posted May 17, 2005 Now you are ready to lead Outer Space on a busy weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbirdseat Posted May 17, 2005 Share Posted May 17, 2005 It doesn't matter what you skill level. I believe that if you write your TR from your own perspective and talk about what you learned, people at a similar level will get something out of it they can use. R & D Route is very well named. It's a great one for learning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelawgoddess Posted May 17, 2005 Share Posted May 17, 2005 if you guys were near the top saturday afternoon i might have a distant pic of y'all. will try to post later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkemp Posted May 17, 2005 Author Share Posted May 17, 2005 CBS, ya sure, good point. I'll post TR's more often. And yeah, R&D is a great learning experience, and great fun too. thelawgoddess, we were there Friday but thanks anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_warfield Posted May 17, 2005 Share Posted May 17, 2005 On my foray up Icicle on Saturday, I think I saw about 10 people on R&D. Good thing you got on it Friday. In fact, despite all the talk about showers, I have never seen as many people climbing in Icicle..... I had to go to MaiFest just to excape the crowds! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenderfour Posted May 17, 2005 Share Posted May 17, 2005 Bob's wall kicks butt. I took a friend up R&D last year and we saw a beautiful handcrack up the hill, so we went to investigate. The rest of the day was spent playing on Bob's Wall with NO CROWDS. Goodtimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toast Posted May 17, 2005 Share Posted May 17, 2005 If you traverse way left (climbers right) of Bob's Wall and descend you'll come across a bolted slabby thing. Anybody know what that's called? It's small but fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rad Posted May 18, 2005 Share Posted May 18, 2005 bolted slabby thing That could be the Leavenworth catch-phrase. Here are a few others: Index would be "steep cracky thing" Vantage would be "bolted crumbly thing" Static would be "blank slabby thing" others? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbirdseat Posted May 18, 2005 Share Posted May 18, 2005 Darrington: "Step on them there knobby thangs" Leavenworth: "Wait a minute, this here slab is sandyeeeeeeeee" Index: "Put your feet where the moss ain't" Vantage: "The holds are the ones with chalk on 'em". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telemarker Posted May 20, 2005 Share Posted May 20, 2005 Bob's wall kicks butt. I took a friend up R&D last year and we saw a beautiful handcrack up the hill, so we went to investigate. The rest of the day was spent playing on Bob's Wall with NO CROWDS. Goodtimes. A couple Bob's Wall images from a couple weeks ago... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sol Posted May 20, 2005 Share Posted May 20, 2005 bolted slabby thing That could be the Leavenworth catch-phrase. Here are a few others: Index would be "steep cracky thing" Vantage would be "bolted crumbly thing" Static would be "blank slabby thing" others? Squamish would be "greasy crowded thing" Baker rocks would be "slopey desperate thing" Darrington would be "once was a vegeatable garden slabby thing" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancegranite Posted May 21, 2005 Share Posted May 21, 2005 I recall flying an Americian flag over the R&D on Memorial day weekend a couple years ago...good times. The little tree at the top of pitch 4 makes for a good place to fly the colors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 I recall when the 11+ thin flake on Bobs Wall was graded 10a. Such a humbling experience Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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