Excellent Late Fall Cragging at Index!

[EWolfe]

What a great day today! Blake Wirlwind and I met up with Ben Murphy and his friend for a fine sunny day of ass-kicking crack climbing!

 

The fog parted a mile before the Index turn-off, revealing a perfect window for the sun-starved among us (all).

 

Hopefully Blake will post some pictures.

 

Edit for doh!

Edited November 22, 2005 by MisterE

[Blake]

It was a really fun day. We hit up 6 of the single-pitch .9s and .10a routes at the lower wall.

 

Wirlwind leading Thin Fingers:

 

 

Erik on Sagittarius

 

 

 

Me on GodZilla:

 

 

And Again:

 

 

 

Erik on Princely Ambitions:

 

[Winter]

Do those count as winter ascents since they're a month early?

 

[Dru]

quibbler!

[bigwalling]

I was shocked to not see chalk on the lower part of Model Worker! I hadn't climbed at Index is like 5 months... and got out sat and sun.

[whirlwind]

i like the first pic of blake on godzilla, nice angle.

ya it was a good day fricktion was good sun was warm, people were cool and i got a thural spanking, thanks for the leads MrE and blake.

Edited November 22, 2005 by wirlwind

[bigwalling]

Then why are you the one leading Thin Fingers... all the others are 5.9/10 and that is 11. You got the spanking... i'm lost!

[EWolfe]

Wirlwind leading Thin Fingers:

 

 

Thin Fingers Approach, actually.

 

Check out Blakes "ropehook"

[Blake]

Check out Blakes "ropehook"

 

 

2 bent wire coat hangers and some webbing to go over the outside.

[bigwalling]

that is pretty cool! Probably would work nicely for bigwall pushes too. Might have to try that.

[gosolo]

yep cool ropehook....Maybe for walls you can make it stiff enough to sit on! Mkae those hanging beelays more, uh comfy.. YEEHAW!

[Blake]

that is pretty cool! Probably would work nicely for bigwall pushes too. Might have to try that.

 

Thanks, was inspired to invent after doing multi-pitch with JosephH and using his.

[Dru]

if you made it stiff enough you could use it for leashless ice climbing too

[tyree]

umm is that a ropehook in your pocket or are you just stoaked to belay me. wish I was there, looks like last winter.

[underworld]

with weather like that - you don't need to make a rope hook

 

boinggggg!!!