ivan Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Trip: Index - Aid-Solo City Park/Sloe Children - C1 Date: 6/29/2009 Trip Report: lungsore and whooped, tangled in febrile webs sucking out my very soul, i returned to tvash's lair sunday evening after a humiliating retreat from thin red line - tvash, who had been pre-soakign his aging testicles in icewater en route home in preparation for a night of no-chastity w/ a stable-full of nubile sodomites, did not out of christian-charity ask me to vacate his abode, but the impending moans and screams of satiation implored me to seek a saner shelter to salve my wounded constitution so to joshk's it was - we were to head off for the alpine soon, but first he was taking an old buddy car-camping, as occasionally getting wasted in the woods shows us the flip side of getting wasted sitting around our living rooms - i needed to find something to do other than sit around a yuppie-abattoir w/ a yellow-eyed, cat noir, but nothing too strenous that would find me wasted my whole month long vacation in lingering sickness - so why not something on the lower town walls of index? previously i'd only been to the upper walls and knew the walk was beyond me, especially w/ overnight shit and aid-solo gear - stealing josh's copy of "sky valley rock" (curiously unused ) i set out after josh departed the scene monday morning, be suring to screw my head on nice n' tight before exposing meself to torrid seattle area rush hour traffic after a shitty BK breakfeast and a perky chat w/ the family, a comfortable continent away, i was arrived in the luxorious, opulent abode of index - i wandered around w/ the guide until i found somethign promising, the ancient classic of "city park" a truly excellent candidate for a solo-aid climb - perfect gear placements at the base for upperward pulls and a short bolt ladder to stimulating, nuts-only C1 the soundtrack on my bigblaster - inxs' first LP - auto-erotic asphyixators alwasy do it for me cool crack - i really only used 3 nuts the whole way, constantly cleanign and replacing them back on the ground after rapping my haul line, having cleaned a bit of gear on the way down the second pitch went smooth as well, with some fun free climibng thrown in for the aid-soler (just remember to feed the gri-gri monster first!) on the city benches, with evening setting in and sickness settled over me, i set up my camp on the first bolt of "giant sized baby-thing", figuring that'd keep me out of the way if anybody below was feeling like doing sloe children in the twilight - no takers though to interupt the continous pimpfest that ensued - good christ, i thought, did i really only bring a half-liter of merlot? i'm not thaaaat sick... a sweet place for a solo ledge - no room for more really - a fine ledge to set your favorite distractions too, mine including "salt" and a flagoon of paltry wine - many thanks to moof, who loaned me the old fish-ledge i used w/ him on "mideast crisis" in yosylum not a bad bedroom view a parcel of dead soldiers a diaphonous dish-rag on the glooming peaks of the eastern hills ah, macro-setting, how i love you! now how did i manage to fuck my finger up this much while wearign gloves? moon set over index a long dark teatime of the soul - towards 9 an unearthly explosion from the 2 came roiling over the hills - thick black smoke billowed into the sky until all color faded from the night - emergency vehicles sped up and down, but by the morrow the blackened corpses cared for and mighty commerce once again enabled - i woke after a night of amorous ambitions, plagued by gypsy dreams, refreshed and sun-brightened - collapsed my bullshit and managed to finish sloe children and return to the anchor as the first party of the day arrived at my ledge what a route sloe children must be to free! sweet jesus, bring something like a dozen yellow and red aliens? for the aid-solist, a tiny nut was needed for the last move onto the anchor ledge met up w/ friends of friends at the base - hightimes ensued - adjurned to the skykomish below the bridge for extended debauchery - then the long highway home back to josh and the Next Adventure! Gear Notes: p1 - offset small to medium nutz p2 - handsized gear p3 - all the .5 and below cams you can carry, plus a tiny aid nut for the top and 2 .75s - i also found a blue/green and green/yellow hybrid alien very handy at the very top and bottom Approach Notes: over the traintracks and through the spooky forest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted July 1, 2009 Author Share Posted July 1, 2009 holy shit, i even figued out how to use the youtube "top floor, bottom buzzer" by morphine is the only decent part of the soundtrack from this little gem [video:youtube] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted July 1, 2009 Author Share Posted July 1, 2009 voodoo chile! [video:youtube] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete_H Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Jolly good show old chap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pink Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 those boots look big and clumsy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted July 1, 2009 Author Share Posted July 1, 2009 those boots look big and clumsy... yeah, managed to leave my house a week ago w/ 400 lbs of personal gear but NOT my running shoes and actually i love aiding in the boots as they're very light and free climb well too, but more than 1 trip and the rubbing blows out the toes, which kinda sucks when they're 285$ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pink Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 yep, one el cap route will clAIM THOSE BOOTS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted July 1, 2009 Author Share Posted July 1, 2009 yep, one el cap route will clAIM THOSE BOOTS. luckily rei will take anything back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pink Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 stickin it to the man.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete_H Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Aid climbin in rock shoes is the way to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted July 1, 2009 Author Share Posted July 1, 2009 Aid climbin in rock shoes is the way to go. ya mean like 'dis? didn't figure i'd be freeing much 5.13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bug Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Your debautchery and hedonism is an inspiration to the U-tube generation but not I. Not I. Smoking kills. Please do not post such wittless examples of misplaced ambitions again. I am referring of course, to the haul line crossing below the last quickdraw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 i like the style. good writing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyleaf Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 I had no idea you smoked Camels. I thought for sure it would be Pall Mall's. Very nice bedroom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbcbd Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 I like the cut of your jib Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMR Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 i got man-boobs and look big and clumsy... do tell... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMR Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 kev's stickin it to me.... didn't you just get married??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted July 6, 2009 Author Share Posted July 6, 2009 I had no idea you smoked Camels. I thought for sure it would be Pall Mall's. Very nice bedroom. rolling my own american spirits at the moment - i'm so bad at rolling that the resulting hate-fuck experience serves well to minimize lighting up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 Rat cam? Seems like your pics were shot by something very small. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 Plus, who the hell else would be interested in that shite that poses as food you haul up there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted July 6, 2009 Author Share Posted July 6, 2009 Plus, who the hell else would be interested in that shite that poses as food you haul up there. i'm almost tired of mike'n'ikes (dykes'n'kykes)...almost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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