JosephH Posted January 31, 2009 Posted January 31, 2009 Today, Saturday, is the last climbing day out at Beacon for the season. It will be closed to climbing starting tomorrow, Sunday Feb. 1st, on through until July 15th (or until it can be verified the Peregrine chicks have been flying for about a week or so, or until we can prove our year-round pair are nesting somewhere other than on the South Face.) Quote
ivan Posted February 1, 2009 Posted February 1, 2009 can we go back to using dioxins en masse again so the fucking birds will go extinct already? Quote
JosephH Posted February 1, 2009 Author Posted February 1, 2009 As Ivan points out I should have said the South Face is closed as of tomorrow - the NW Face is always open and there are good lines there. And ranger Ben is now staring up at a closed face as longingly as we are - good to now have someone on the BRSP staff who wants it open as much as we do... Quote
denalidave Posted February 1, 2009 Posted February 1, 2009 He was there putting up the closed sign as we were sneaking by to get in a few more pitches today. We even took a picture at dark that now shows it is indeed closed. The last two days there were great, especially Friday. No wind, pretty warm temps and hardly a sole out there. Good times. Quote
ivan Posted February 1, 2009 Posted February 1, 2009 i might also be remiss to point out the openness of the n side is pretty much a boon-doogle unless the process for getting bolts put in is stream-lined as it extrmely compact and smooth over there, not to mention wilderness covered! still, looking forward to playing on siege tactics and the route left of it in betwixt ozone and farside ramblings this spring - gonna have to wander up to index for yosemite practice though i reckon... Quote
McGinnis Posted February 5, 2009 Posted February 5, 2009 I was there Friday solo-aiding and went back again Saturday with a partner... Why do they put the "CLOSED" sign up on the 31st? We said f*#k it and scooted past anyway after he had left. Quote
JosephH Posted February 5, 2009 Author Posted February 5, 2009 Climbing isn't the only concern managed by an under-staffed and funded BRSP. Ben put the signs up Saturday afternoon because they weren't going to be staffed Sunday morning sufficiently to do it then. "Scooting" was perfectly fine on Saturday afternoon - it no longer is. Quote
ivan Posted February 5, 2009 Posted February 5, 2009 danger! we're no longer supposed to use the word "they!" Quote
kevbone Posted February 5, 2009 Posted February 5, 2009 Where are the other 4 pages of this discussion? Was it really that bad? I thought we were getting somewhere. Quote
denalidave Posted February 5, 2009 Posted February 5, 2009 Where are the other 4 pages of this discussion? Was it really that bad? I thought we were getting somewhere. Pretty sure we were all getting pretty tired of you whining about the same thing over and over... Quote
kevbone Posted February 5, 2009 Posted February 5, 2009 So sorry Dave. I do not think anyone was whining. There is a difference between whining and disagreeing. IMO.  Take care  bone Quote
hemp22 Posted February 5, 2009 Posted February 5, 2009 Where are the other 4 pages of this discussion? Was it really that bad? I thought we were getting somewhere. The other train-wreck is still perfectly intact over in the Rock Climbing forum under the post of the same title... Quote
ivan Posted February 5, 2009 Posted February 5, 2009 this conversation has reminded me how we are all little beautiful snowflakes Quote
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