Blake Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 Anyone want to go out to Beacon on Friday or Saturday of next week? I've done a few routes out there but I am no local veteran, so I'm up for just about anything except Young Warriors. Weather looks dry and sunny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 i might be blake adn would love to show you 'roudn - i might go to hood though if the forecast stays good - stay in touch - at any rate, i'm sure i could hook you up w/ the grand patriarch of beacon, who is def the coolest person to climb w/ there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake Posted November 18, 2007 Author Share Posted November 18, 2007 I've met Jim and Bill coe, climbed with Joseph, and would climb with any of them again for sure. You must be referencing one of the three. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 I've met Jim and Bill coe, climbed with Joseph, and would climb with any of them again for sure. You must be referencing one of the three. word. you know the holy trinity then. things might well not have dried out enough by then, but i highly recommend flying swallow (you can rap in from the far west end of grassy ledges) if its wet everywhere else as it stays dry the longest. you also need would enjoy stepphenwulf, flying circus, blood sweatn'smears, bluebird and jensens ridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denalidave Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 I'm hoping to get out to Beacon too, weather permitting, Fri, Sat &/or Sunday. Maybe give JH's new line a shot or whatever (moderate). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephH Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 I'll be out - get ahold of my if you want to get together and do something. I'll be looking to get at least one more go above my new line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whirlwind Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 um i hate to ask a really dumb question but where is beacon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 In the middle of the wind tunnel known as the Columbia River George Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 a few miles east of portland, on the more fashionable side of the river though... it's its own little slice of boukake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevbone Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 um i hate to ask a really dumb question but where is beacon? It is the best climbing in Oregon......and its in Washington. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephH Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 Starting to get burly down in that thar' gorge. And ya gotta love the SE Corner ridge when it's raging east winds... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 i'm figuring it for perfect aiding weather 2morrow - lotsa clothes! lotsa head-space! sloooow-going.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephH Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 Going out later...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denalidave Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 I'm think'n of going out for a freeze fest around 11 at Beacon. See you there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denalidave Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 Thursday & Friday... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephH Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 Maybe - probably not thursday, but friday afternoon and saturday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pink Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 i'm figuring it for perfect aiding weather 2morrow - lotsa clothes! lotsa head-space! sloooow-going.... second pitch of psychic is looking for a second assent and a FFA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaconben Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 is that psychic wound your talking about. I was looking at that second pitch dihedral. it looks pretty intense for the first 15 or 20 ft off the belay, like small beaks or rurps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephH Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 Going to be screaming east winds... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pink Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 is that psychic wound your talking about. I was looking at that second pitch dihedral. it looks pretty intense for the first 15 or 20 ft off the belay, like small beaks or rurps psychic wound is what i was talking about. the intense part is near the end. it would be a hard one to free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denalidave Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 Pretty nasty out there... one pitch was enough for me... I think I can still trade my shoes & harness in for a bowling ball... a real sport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 nonsense! perfect when it's blowing hard! like your a sailor, only not gay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephH Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 Here's a link to an old post I did about the layering / heat pack system I use at Beacon in the winter. I despise being cold so I can guarantee it works out there even on the burliest of days... http://cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Board=12&Number=627781&Searchpage=2&Main=47472&Words=turtle&topic=0&Search=true#Post627781 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denalidave Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 good advice JH... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 Here's a link to an old post I did about the layering / heat pack system I use at Beacon in the winter. I despise being cold so I can guarantee it works out there even on the burliest of days... http://cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Board=12&Number=627781&Searchpage=2&Main=47472&Words=turtle&topic=0&Search=true#Post627781 tried that system out the other day - worked nice - didn't feel crazy hot, but my hands tolerated being exposed all day - the packs need o2 to heat up though, so i think they don't get as hot as they could when bundled under a bunch of layers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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