cook Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 Climb: Guye Peak-Improbable Traverse Date of Climb: 8/23/2005 Trip Report: Yesterday (Tuesday), I left the unpaid internship 5 1/2 hours early and called Gyselinck to maybe go to exit 32 or 38. He suggested the Improbable traverse. We met in North Bend at 1:15 to leave a car and sort our hastily packed crap. We started hiking just before 2 and made good time on the talus slope. At the tip of the rockslide, we scrambled/ climbed for as long as we were comfortable and then roped up. Gyselinck led a near 60 meter pitch to lunch ledge. Then I led the traverse in two pitches, clipping two fixed pins, one old sling, and placing some small stoppers. At the end of the traverse, I led as far as I could up the loose gully. Gyselinck followed and led to the top of the gully where we unroped and easily scrambled to the summit by around 5pm. The descent was uneventful, we scrambled the ridge until reaching the trail on cave ridge. I had heard horror stories of this descent, but had the benefeit of gyselinck having come down Guye twice before. Me leading the traverse Gyselinck at the mid traverse belay Gyselinck scrambling and hiking ramps to the summit Gear Notes: Medium Rack, did not use large pieces Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 nice. a fun quick outing. go back and do the 2 variations off lunch ledge too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelawgoddess Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 more fun than sitting at a desk staring at a computer screen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cook Posted August 24, 2005 Author Share Posted August 24, 2005 We looked at the variations from lunch ledge and made plans to try them later, though I don't know why anyone would want to miss such great ramp climbing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gyselinck Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 I have been meaning to do those variations. You could easily do all of them in a day. They call that a grade III? It took us 4 hours round trip, not over exerting ourselves. Hour to hike to the base of the climb, 2 hours on the rock, an hour to descend. I thought a grade III is suppose to take half a day of climbing, not two hours (3 pitches). Good exersice though and nice approach. Good leading Matt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshK Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 I'm going to go back and not rope burn my entire hand some time...god that sucked. For something 45 minutes from Seattle it really is pretty neat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyger Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 nice climbing, how many climbs do you think you can get in this week!, you're starting to sound like Gyselinck! Nice pictures too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cook Posted August 24, 2005 Author Share Posted August 24, 2005 If I keep leaving work early, I'll be as unemployed as Gyselinck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gyselinck Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 No man, theres no difference. You work 40 hour weeks and dont get paid. I sit around on my ass all day and don't get paid. Therefore; were both unemployed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwrts Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 unemployment compensation is all the fukin rocks you boys get to climb. so FO! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeleRoss Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 You work 40 hour weeks and dont get paid. Internships are for suckers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cook Posted August 25, 2005 Author Share Posted August 25, 2005 Internships are for suckers So is the degree that I won't use that comes from the internship. Oh well, good drinking and climbing time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeleRoss Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 I hear that. I've got a shiny new degree and a whole bunch of no job to show for it. The free time is sure nice though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knotzen Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 Gyselinck at the mid traverse belay Holy moly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshK Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 Gyselinck at the mid traverse belay What? The giant, extremely annoying talus cone pictured below?? :-) Holy moly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashw_justin Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 Actually, the crux of this route is when you follow Sky down the SSE side of Guye, as he scouts out random scary gullies for winter skiing potential. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbb Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skykilo Posted August 28, 2005 Share Posted August 28, 2005 Dude, this totally goes. What, you want to rap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashw_justin Posted August 28, 2005 Share Posted August 28, 2005 rapping is cool, man, and you get to do all kind of rope shenanigans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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