ropeadope Posted December 14, 2001 Share Posted December 14, 2001 ...I'm new to this board! But I'm not a lurker, a shadow-seeker, a peeker through windows. So alright, already- I'll make a post! Anybody been up to look at the north face of Chair Peak lately? I'm leading a climb up it on the 22nd. Of course, any beta you give me today will be out of date by next Friday... Well, that's my story and I'm sticking to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPS Posted December 14, 2001 Share Posted December 14, 2001 Do you mean you are leading a wallowing slog to look at a pretty mountain covered in unconsolidated snow? Or did you mean the 22nd of January? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ropeadope Posted December 14, 2001 Author Share Posted December 14, 2001 quote: Do you mean you are leading a wallowing slog to look at a pretty mountain covered in unconsolidated snow? Or did you mean the 22nd of January? Well... neither, actually. Historical beta that I have sez: 12/21/99: Not good ice, but hard snow conditions most of the way. 1/8/2000: Sloppy route conditions. 3/3/2001: Sloppy route conditions. 3/4/2001: Sloppy approach conditions. 3/18/2000: Sloppy approach & route conditions. I don't have any historical beta for late January or February. Doesn't matter though, I will be climbing elsewhere during those months. Out of these five pieces of beta, it seems that late December was the best time had by all. But I know that history is not always predictive of the future. Which is why I asked the original question! Okay... back to work now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erik Posted December 14, 2001 Share Posted December 14, 2001 montani semper liberi isn't that what the uni bomber had over the door of his shack in lamebone country??? no one accept mail from this rope dope guy, he sounds questionable..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philfort Posted December 14, 2001 Share Posted December 14, 2001 quote: Originally posted by ropeadope: Historical beta that I have sez: [*]12/21/99: Not good ice, but hard snow conditions most of the way According tohttp://www.snow-forecast.com/v2/vansnow168.htmlThe freezing level should be around 1500ft on December 21st, and 2 to 4 inches of snow will fall. The previous day, a bunch of snow is going to fall, with fairly high freezing levels..http://www.snow-forecast.com/v2/vansnow144.html hmm.... I don't know. Maybe it'll stay cold until the 22nd. Guess we'll have to wait for tomorrow to find out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted December 14, 2001 Share Posted December 14, 2001 quote: Originally posted by MysticNacho: sic semper tyrannus! Sick tempered tyrannosaurus? not what i want to meet. Non illegitimi carborundum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPS Posted December 14, 2001 Share Posted December 14, 2001 [ 12-14-2001: Message edited by: danielpatricksmith ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ropeadope Posted December 15, 2001 Author Share Posted December 15, 2001 quote: Originally posted by danielpatricksmith: Also, consider doing the NE Buttress, it is a better route and is more likely to be in shape. Thanks for the run-down, Dan. Good advice about the statistics, too. A good argument for staying away from the average woman. Well, I'll have first-hand beta in a week. Nothing like going and scoping it out for yourself. That northeast buttress sounds like just the trick, if conditions are good. -Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ropeadope Posted December 15, 2001 Author Share Posted December 15, 2001 quote: Originally posted by erik: montani semper liberiisn't that what the uni bomber had over the door of his shack in lamebone country??? no one accept mail from this rope dope guy, he sounds questionable..... Ah, Erik... no respectable climber would put up a quote that was hanging over the door of a nutbag that was blowing people's hands off! I may be new to the board, but I ain't no creep! Well, everybody's seeing terrorists everywhere nowadays. Three posts to the wind and I'm already blacklisted! Can't even catch a break with a butterfly net! Come on Erik, whatever happened to Doggies Forever? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_shadow Posted December 15, 2001 Share Posted December 15, 2001 email ropeadope at climber_53@yahoo.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ropeadope Posted December 15, 2001 Author Share Posted December 15, 2001 Oh gosh... ah, hell. You are a great detective, you old shadow you. Those right mouse clicks really pay off, don't they? Ah, gee... didn't know what I was doin' there. How stupid of me to post a graphic linked back to my own precious site... Not. So tell me, what Evil lurks in my heart? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_shadow Posted December 15, 2001 Share Posted December 15, 2001 A shot in the dark I admit. How lucky for you that image was created on your NOT website minutes before you posted the link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ropeadope Posted December 15, 2001 Author Share Posted December 15, 2001 quote: Originally posted by the shadow: How lucky for you that image was created on your NOT website minutes before you posted the link. Not what I meant by NOT, ol' Shadowy one. I was not being stupid, is what I meant... 99% of the folks here can right click a mouse and I knew full well my anonymous ways were over and my site would be sought. If you can't read my mind, how can you read my heart? Ah well, I started out with a simple request and got so much more... Time for the weekend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_shadow Posted December 15, 2001 Share Posted December 15, 2001 Um. Ok then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysticNacho Posted December 15, 2001 Share Posted December 15, 2001 sic semper tyrannus! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pope Posted December 17, 2001 Share Posted December 17, 2001 The Shadow...the shadow of what, Big Lou's unit? I heard it's so big it's got three moons. It's so big it's got a first floor and a lobby. Big Lou's tool is so big, it splits the jet stream. It's so big, it spans three time zones. It's so big, it bends light. Big Lou's tool is so big, Lou's Spire is the tallest point on whatever continent he's visiting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwayner Posted December 17, 2001 Share Posted December 17, 2001 ...it's so big, snow doesn't melt off the end of it until late August. It's so big, Stephen Hawking has a theory about it. It's so big, it's got a spine. It's so big, your house is built on it. It's so big they've named a sandwich after it...no, I take that back...TWO sandwiches! It's so big, it plays golf with the president! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Posted December 17, 2001 Share Posted December 17, 2001 It's so big, it doesn't return Speilberg's phone calls. It's so big it has it's own zip code. It's so big, it merits it's own thread on cascadeclimbers.com!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwayner Posted December 17, 2001 Share Posted December 17, 2001 ...It's so big, it graduated a year ahead of him. It's so big, there's a homeless family living underneath it. It's so big, they once made a movie called "Godzilla vs. Lou's Unit". It's so big, he can use it as a limbo pole at a beach party. It's so big, you can now go to the movies and order popcorn in several sizes: small, medium, large, jumbo and Big Lou's Unit! It's so big, right now, he's climbing Rainier tomorrow! It's so big, it has a horizon. It's so big, it has a commemorative stamp. It's so big, they cold run the Indy 500 on it with no turns. It's so big, it has its own line of hip-hop clothing. It's so big, Alan Greenspan uses it to raise interest rates. It's so big, if he didn't sleep on his side, planes would crash into it. It's so big, it gets to hang out on the set of "Friends". It's so big, he has to check it as luggage when he flies...on a jumbo jet. It's so big, the city was gonna build a statue in honor of it but ran out of cement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted December 17, 2001 Share Posted December 17, 2001 Whoa Dwayno, if you getting that excited maybe you better go offline and take care of business! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philfort Posted December 17, 2001 Share Posted December 17, 2001 quote: Originally posted by ropeadope: What's its late December shape? Thin ice? Mixed? What kind of crampons should I use? "Conditions" can change in a very short time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted December 17, 2001 Share Posted December 17, 2001 quote: Originally posted by philfort: "Conditions" can change in a very short time. Thats right, it can get much harder very quickly! (OR so I hear, unlike purp I have no first hand experience) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philfort Posted December 17, 2001 Share Posted December 17, 2001 quote: Originally posted by Dru: Thats right, it can get much harder very quickly! (OR so I hear, unlike purp I have no first hand experience) Beware, there's also some brush on the approach (so I've been told). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_shadow Posted December 18, 2001 Share Posted December 18, 2001 Big Lou's unit is so big Dan Larson had to go through some Thailand Hill Tribe neck lengthening before he could deep throat it. [ 12-17-2001: Message edited by: the shadow ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Posted December 18, 2001 Share Posted December 18, 2001 I understand that not only does "Lou's Spire" have some brush on the approach, it also has a couple of mammoth bouldering problems to be encountered.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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