John Frieh Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 Climb: Elephant Perch - Various Date of Climb: 8/14/2006 Trip Report: What Would Jesus Eat??? Bible Bar of course! More on Bible Bar below… Similar to how a bear or will gorge itself in the late summer and early fall to fatten up for the long cold winter a wise winter alpinist or ice climber will do the same on challenging but enjoyable rock climbs that offer short approaches and easy descents, excellent position and setting… or more succinctly: pure rock bliss. Doing so should more adequately prepare one for the darker moments of winter… that is when it comes time to suffer (and it will) one has a number of excellent examples at hand to answer such important questions as 1) why exactly do I climb again? or 2) has this ever been fun? and other such pressing questions that seem to arise... Marcus and I headed to the sawtooths in search of just that: pure rock bliss. Marcus snuck out of work early and called me to move up the departure time only to find me unpacked and drinking beer at a dog’s birthday party… Why he tolerates climbing with me I’ll never know… Alas I threw some stuff in the car and we pointed it east around midnight. A lot of red bull, coffee, Lucinda Williams, Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins, Blood Meridian and Mr Ritter carried us through the night to Stanley around 10ish. A quick stop at the SBC for quite possible one of the dankest breakfast burritos I’ve had in awhile and we caught the boat. To reduce our carbon footprint we opted for the lower impact approach: Note: check out the look on snorkel boy’s face At the other end of the lake 2 hours of hiking was followed by 2 days of granite… some highlights: trad girls rock my socks: And how could I forget??? Bible Bar! For you males out there… if you thought the side effects of eating Luna Bars were weird wait till you try Bible Bar! For those of you at home who aren’t familiar with what a Luna Bar is basically it is a power or energy bar made to meet the specific nutrition needs of women. More info on Luna Bars: I’ll say this… Bible Bar will be standard issue for all my future trips! That and Ezekiel's Fire for the really cold bivies! Gear Notes: Bible Bar and Approach Notes/Generic Beta: You can get your weight and fortune for a penny at the redfish lodge! Josh Ritter plays this Sunday ! More Sawtooth Beta here: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 and is it me or is this really the most innovative way to respond to the whole gear prompt? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpinfox Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 Well, he could have splayed it out better. I can't see if that's one or two 0.75s. And DAMN! That's a lot of small cams. It might also help to know what route the rack was for. I think that's all the smileys I can use in this particular post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billcoe Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 And DAMN! That's a lot of small cams. John has more cams on his rack than other climbers have dingleballs on their ass. In fact, I heard if you look up "gear whore" in the dictionary they have his picture right there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olyclimber Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 fox get real, that is just a standard rack, with doubles on the good C4 sizes and all the good aliens (including offsets). all you're going to do it encourage john to post a pic of all his cams which will immediately show up on the computer screen of every crackhead in his neighborhood. btw, i think i can see the second .75 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderhound Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 And DAMN! That's a lot of small cams. John has more cams on his rack than other climbers have dingleballs on their ass. In fact, I heard if you look up "gear whore" in the dictionary they have his picture right there. I saw the picture in websters with my own eyes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marylou Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 Redfish Lake Lodge has the best damn mud pie ever. If you order it in the bar, ask the bartender to tell you the skunk story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric8 Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 What were you climbing that you need TWO black aliens....Scary or maybe you where aid climbing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
layton Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 Marcus is silly AND funny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyHarry Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 OK Layton, give up the S___ Peak TR already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewart_Harbalski Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 What routes did you climb??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
castlecrag Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 mmm....I love putting black aliens in funny places Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eerie Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 Anyone know the drive time to Stanley from Seattle? What guidebook? thanks. eerie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolanr Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 I've been digging Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins, good CD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arc Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 Hey JH, great TR'S man.! And I thought I was the only person who drank Fosters in the morning.... Cheers.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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