[TR] Index G-M Route- G-M and other stuff (Thin Fi

[olyclimber]

Climb: Index G-M Route-G-M and other stuff (Thin Fingers, etc)

 

Date of Climb: 6/11/2006

 

Trip Report:

Climbed G-M route with Mr. Hansel Teh Ropegun bouldering the unprotected direct start after he and alpinfox tried to get me to slide up the slimey , wet, mossy ledge to the right and backed I off crying and wetting myself. What is with the last pitch of Heart of the Country? Sky Valley Rock says 5.11a, but maybe a block fell off? It was much easier than that.

[DirtyHarry]

Shut up. Its 5.11.

[olyclimber]

the english language continues to be a challenge for me.

[DirtyHarry]

Its OK, I'm still learning how to belay, and drive.

[olyclimber]

Here is a picture to make this TR more exciting. As you can see, the 5.11ality of the beast is evident:

 

[underworld]

camera tilt.... look at the way the tree is growing out of the rock...

[ChestBeater]

Sky Valley Rock says 5.11a... It was much easier than that.

 

Sure it was tough guy.

 

Did you leave a neutrino up there?

[chucK]

Were there any mosquitos?

[DirtyHarry]

How did you manage to survive the killer bloodsucking mosquito onslaught?

[olyclimber]

We climbed quickly in order to avoid the mosquitos. Fast and Light, just like in an REI catalogue description..

[Punter]

DH and Chuck..

Is Gary Y. really an idiot or are you cats simply jerks? I've never met the guy so I'm ignorant.

[Weekend_Climberz]

Gary Y. really Is an ignorant idiot.

 

[chucK]

He's a nice enough guy in person. He just writes funny stuff online quite often and I just like to give him shit about it because I can't help myself (i.e. I'm a jerk).

[Gary_Yngve]

Some threads discussing the top of HoC p3:

 

http://uw.cascadeclimbers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=11434#11434

 

http://www.cascadeclimbers.com/threadz/s...true#Post321039

[eric8]

what olyclimber no mention of when i dropped coils on you from great hieghts?

[AlpineK]

Gary Y. really Is an ignorant idiot.

 

 

Take a look at this photo

 

 

Look at that hat.

 

Is Gary an idiot?...you make the call.

[G-spotter]

[olyclimber]

what olyclimber no mention of when i dropped coils on you from great hieghts?

 

that was pretty sweet. you managed to nail Jeff with a direct hit with the rope when he was right in the crux, leading the second pitch of thin fingers. then you dropped the rope on sire alpinfox. we were seriously going to kill you and your party, but then we realized the coils were dropped with loving care, and only good was meant by it.

[Gary_Yngve]

shouldn't this thread be in Rock Climbing and not NoCa?

 

don't mind me -- just feeling pedantic today

[olyclimber]

No...it is a trip report. See the picture above that validates this statement. Plus I get to brag that I "climbed" few 5.11ish pitches at Index.

[Alpinfox]

I "climbed" few 5.11ish pitches at Index.

 

That "5.11" is 5.9 for three moves and then 5.6.

 

 

As chuck said in another thread. Either a new hold was created or unearthed from the moss, or it was a typo in the guidebook.

 

[Gary_Yngve]

Ok, that makes sense. I didn't realize that you can't do TRs in Rock Climbing Forum but you can in Ice Climbing Forum (seems inconsistent to me).

[olyclimber]

I "climbed" few 5.11ish pitches at Index.

 

That "5.11" is 5.9 for three moves and then 5.6.

 

 

SO! I made it up that pitch on Thin Fingers, so I'm obviously a member of the hardman club now.

[Alpinfox]

yup. That pitch is 10b/c the way we did it.

 

[G-spotter]

are you sure it isn't IV 10d R/X?