John Frieh Posted December 20, 2005 Posted December 20, 2005 Sorry these are late... been out of town. cc.com flava of the week LCM's first time on WI Blake's first time on WI note the sweet pan piper for jam sessions at the belays icy! Quote
TrogdortheBurninator Posted December 20, 2005 Posted December 20, 2005 they just showed that video on CNN, complete with cable wit. Quote
kioti Posted December 20, 2005 Posted December 20, 2005 Found the video on KGW's website. Check out the link. Ice Climbers in the Gorge Anybody claim the line? Quote
Chad_A Posted December 20, 2005 Posted December 20, 2005 I know it's not the Black Dagger , but it was still fun. Pics of Rodney and I on Crown Jewel a couple days ago: Quote
Dru Posted December 20, 2005 Posted December 20, 2005 A pair of ice climbers slowly made their way up a frozen waterfall Sunday as a storm moved through Oregon and southwest Washington. Truth in advertising!!! The part where the camera starts shaking uncontrollably is funny. Quote
pdk Posted December 20, 2005 Posted December 20, 2005 LOL - i laughed at the "slowly" part too. Made me glad I was belaying.... Quote
ryland_moore Posted December 20, 2005 Author Posted December 20, 2005 Hey Blake, looking at that pic, did your calves hurt after ice climbing? If so, lower your heels, let the crampons do all of the work. I am still guilty of this, but it will improve your technique as well as save energy when you start getting on steeper lines. Way to get after it! You are hooked (no pun intended) now! Quote
Cobra_Commander Posted December 20, 2005 Posted December 20, 2005 yes we all know your favorite joke now Quote
John Frieh Posted December 20, 2005 Posted December 20, 2005 Did you get a chance to get away from the lair and climb in the gorge commander? Did you get a chance to push the bush? It is a short drive for you... Quote
Camilo Posted December 20, 2005 Posted December 20, 2005 I'm just popping in here to say that John Frieh rocks for taking total newbs out on ice. He and Doug Hutchinson took me out on the Elliot a few months back, and it looks like he's still taking people out. That combined with drytool/climbing night, he's doing a hell of a lot for getting local climbers strong on ice/mixed Quote
Cobra_Commander Posted December 20, 2005 Posted December 20, 2005 generally the push the bush concept is reserved for women's telemark classes. Quote
John Frieh Posted December 20, 2005 Posted December 20, 2005 he's doing a hell of a lot for getting local climbers strong on ice/mixed And the ironic part is I am a weak mixed and especially weak ice climber Quote
Blake Posted December 20, 2005 Posted December 20, 2005 Hey Blake, looking at that pic, did your calves hurt after ice climbing? No, they didn't hurt. It is probably because I have superman-like calf endurance. (actually, more likely because I only climbed two routes.) Thanks for the tip, I didn't know what I was doing, but had fun and made it up anyways. (Guess that's what WI 2/3 is about) I'm just popping in here to say that John Frieh rocks for taking total newbs out on ice. Whatever... he still owed me for a Cinnamon Roll. And now it seems like the PDX drytooling has inspired an organized Seattle Dry-tooling thing as well, very cool. Quote
pdk Posted December 20, 2005 Posted December 20, 2005 Has the PDX drytooling continued recently? I haven't seen any updates recently. Quote
layton Posted December 21, 2005 Posted December 21, 2005 Did the leader fall alseep during that film? booooring! Mtnhigh broke his leg on the lower part of salmon run today. wish Pete a speedy recovery. glad i wasn't there! Ice is melting! meeeelttting! As for the drytooling, i believe that people were ice climbiing in the gorge between bouts of rocky butte tr's. Quote
marcus Posted December 21, 2005 Posted December 21, 2005 Well...this has become one of the most bloated threads of all time - a testament I guess to the awesome spell we've had! But just in case its still used to post climbs, conditions, etc.: Climbed two lines today approx. 1.1mi east of Angel's Rest parking TH. Dunno of any previous FA info, never seen 'em before so we call 'em: "Shark Attack", a 35m stellar WI4 with a grand turfing topout; and "Dog House"(?) is a fat 40m WI3 flow right next door. You can see 'em from the road, just hike 30min right up the drainage. It's warming up...clock's ticking! Quote
layton Posted December 21, 2005 Posted December 21, 2005 Dude, it's called "Extreme-O Rad Bra's Burl Sav Adventure" not dog house. Pics soon. after I finish nursing pete. Quote
Off_White Posted December 21, 2005 Posted December 21, 2005 Pics soon. after I finish nursing pete. I just wanted to share the disturbing image this phrase brought to mind. Probably not safe for uptight workplaces Quote
JayB Posted December 21, 2005 Posted December 21, 2005 Sorry to hear about Pete's injury. John - where were those photos taken? Looks like a good time. Was that really a mat-o-deathsicles at the base of that thing? Quote
AFIVE Posted December 21, 2005 Posted December 21, 2005 Yeah Marcus we had a rad turf, mud, verglased rock, snow top out on our morning outting on "Bent Screw". It is in sporty WI4 conditions as of 6:00 am this morning. The ice was deffinately warming up quick. The top out was extra special considering the last three screws that I placed I was able to PUSH them in about 1 1/2" without screwing them!! The "Column" and the route to the left of "Bent Screw" were purging large chunks and daggers while we were there. It was a special warm fuzzy morning before work. It will be hanging around for another couple of days. Get your 10cm and 13cm screws back on your rack! My partner Ty took some pics. Hopefully he will post them. A 70M rope will just get you back to the ground if you lower off the big tree up and right. Nice big chunck of 10mm rope around the tree to rap off of (already in place when I got up there). This stuff at Sheppard's Dell tends to be the last remaining ice when everything else has fallen down. Have fun!! Quote
wayne Posted December 21, 2005 Posted December 21, 2005 Loved your poem , Mike but you were in Washington at the time I believe. We are showing Black Dagger photos at the Madrone Wall benefit (See event thread or Oregon thread) Quote
wdietsch Posted December 21, 2005 Posted December 21, 2005 Mtnhigh broke his leg on the lower part of salmon run today. wish Pete a speedy recovery. that blows ... Pete, get well soon Quote
luvshaker Posted December 21, 2005 Posted December 21, 2005 AFIVE- Looking smooth on Bent screw. We got on it early this afternoon but we saw you before we went to Crown. Gotta love the one swing placements! The Jewel....FAT! Funny thing, we thought we were going to get slammed by wind on it this morning since we were getting knocked over on the 30 second approach, but the whole climb was in a pocket and virtually free of wind! Man that was good! Thanks to everyone posting beta this week. Nice heal spurs Goeff! Quote
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