G-spotter Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 Have you PDX climbers ever considered buying some army surplus Agent Orange or some other industrial/military grade defoliant? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 Have you PDX climbers ever considered buying some army surplus Agent Orange or some other industrial/military grade defoliant? it makes the peregrines cry and something for the rangers to write you up for other than smoking da chronic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el jefe Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 Is Beacon better than it looks because it looks like a shit-hole. Â are you as dumb as you sound because you sound like a shithead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billcoe Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 Is Beacon better than it looks because it looks like a shit-hole. Â are you as dumb as you sound because you sound like a shithead. Â Nah, no need for that as the pictures really don't show the inner beauty. Pete, it's the best stuff around here so we make due. There are some super long, super fun splitter cracks on the south side that stay (relatively) clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete_H Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 I'm sure its better than it looks, and some of those pictures show some nice cracks. I was just trying to bait K-Bone. Â You guys sure get defensive about the place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billcoe Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 I'm sure its better than it looks, and some of those pictures show some nice cracks. I was just trying to bait K-Bone. Â You guys sure get defensive about the place. Â I think I know why folks are defensive. In Washington/Seattle, within a day, are multiple amazing areas/climbs/Mts. It's like there are these pretty young virgins seducing you dudes EVERYWHERE! As represented by this picture below: Â Down here, in contrast, there is very little nothing that can compare. It can be related to a guy marrying a fat and mean bitch. Knowing that your brothers up North are hanging with the 47 Vestal Virgins makes one sensitive to having married her, and when she is criticized, the dude who made the mistake gets sensitive.....after all, she is his wife. Seen represented here: Â Â This is exaserbated and seen even on this board in that folks who want to go do other stuff, as in find and climb new cliffs, often get criticized by their brothers and called "ego maniacs under the guise of community service" or they are accused of making climbing "consumable", as if climbing is edible panties and it's going to disappear. To illustrate a small sub-set of this thought, in this very picture of Beacon (top one) that Kevin posted, there is climbable rock in the background which I would wager few -if any - posting here have climbed on. I can assure you that if you go there and dare to place some bolts on that solid rock, and it IS solid, you will be sadly criticized...by those who would rather armchair quarterback from their comfortable old armchair (Beacon) than get out, explore and try something new and thus expand the opportunities available to all.[/RANT] Â Â Yet Beacon STILL outshines all others around here (review lower picture of elderly woman for reference), and this is Kevin's great thread which we shouldn't be steering off the cliff into spray oblivion (sorry about my part of that). Like it said in the Jeff Thomas guidebook and it still gets quoted 26 years later: "As the saying goes "it's the best place to climb in Oregon, even if it is in Washington." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 the chick on the right looks like the uber-bitch - by your analogy, she must be representing nooksack tower Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denalidave Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 Is Beacon better than it looks because it looks like a shit-hole. No, it's MUCH WORSE than it looks. Ozone, however, is world class, so go there instead. Don't waste your time with pile of rubble like Beacon, trust me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denalidave Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 i love bluebird - i especially like that massive block at the top of the column you stem on that wobbles like an irishman when you get to aggrressive w/ it Last time I did Bluebird, my ass was so pumped I felt like I was back in San Quenten! Wasn't that with you Ivan (BB, not San Quentin)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete_H Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 Depending on where you live in Portland seems like its not too far to places like Warm Springs or even Smith. It's 1.15 to 1.5 hrs to Index from Seattle and maybe 2? hrs from Portland to Warm Springs, a pretty easy day trip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 beacon's a 20 minute drive from my school Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete_H Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 Exactly. So you portlanders shouldn't complain about lack of nearby climbing opportunities. From what I understand you also have local bouldering and a couple other shit hole crags. Seattle has UW Practice Rock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 Exactly. So you portlanders shouldn't complain about lack of nearby climbing opportunities. From what I understand you also have local bouldering and a couple other shit hole crags. Seattle has UW Practice Rock. what about the renton granite? Â pdx is much better set up for close cragging - beacon, broughtons and madrone are all stellar, and all less than a 1/2 hr of driving for me - it was you who was hatingn on our fine stone, ya big meanie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimmo Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 Little Si with sport climbs up to 5.14; excellent bouldering 45 minutes away at Gold Bar; 2 hours to Leavenworth, world class; 1.5 hours to climbing at another top shelf sporto crag, index 1 hour.... Â damn, not too bad in my book. Â oh and UW Practice Rock to boot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 Nice shots of the Butthole. Never seen it like that before. Â Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denalidave Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 beacon's a 20 minute drive from my school Only about 5 min from home for me, na nan a na na na. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevbone Posted September 7, 2009 Author Share Posted September 7, 2009 Â pdx is much better set up for close cragging - beacon, broughtons and madrone are all stellar, Â Â You forgot Ozone, Rocky Butte (top and bottom, I prefer the man made structure at the top for bouldering). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaskadskyjKozak Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 (edited) Nice trip report, boner! Edited September 7, 2009 by KaskadskyjKozak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevbone Posted September 7, 2009 Author Share Posted September 7, 2009 Nice TR, boner! Â Nice top rope? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostCamKenny Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 Is Beacon better than it looks because it looks like a shit-hole. Â You better grab yourself a partner and just go out there before you embarrass yourself any further on this thread! That's all I have to say.. about that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostCamKenny Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 beacon's a 20 minute drive from my school Only about 5 min from home for me, na nan a na na na. Â I sleep in my car at the parkign lot so both of you take that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevbone Posted September 11, 2009 Author Share Posted September 11, 2009 Is Beacon better than it looks because it looks like a shit-hole. Â You better grab yourself a partner and just go out there before you embarrass yourself any further on this thread! Â Too late. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete_H Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 Oh, the irony. It's too bad its lost on poor K-Bone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevbone Posted September 11, 2009 Author Share Posted September 11, 2009 Irony? Â Is that like rain on your wedding day? That sort of thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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