A Montana Gathering (Raisin' my lonely Dental Floss)

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HighGravity

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Here, but will be there next week

Feb 15, 2008 - 03:33pm PT

Checked the schedule and I'm sorry to say I'm not going to be able to make it before June 28th. But, after that I'm off for a month and could maybe make the drive out for a later gathering if anyone would have me.

Eric

TKingsbury

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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 15, 2008 - 04:53pm PT

goatboy - Since this beta is 'in progress', I haven't released it to the community, just to certain folks to help the exploration/psyche...so check your email! Report back too if you feel inclined...If other attendees want to see it too, just pipe up and I'll send it your way...

HighGravity - thanks for letting us know one way or the other. As for later in the summer, if you want to come up, we'd be happy to join you.

goatboy smellz

climber

colorado

Feb 15, 2008 - 05:36pm PT

Got it Tom, and WOW...there's alotsa rock up in them thar hills.
Solid work in putting that together.

TKingsbury

Trad climber

Topic Author's Reply - Feb 15, 2008 - 05:59pm PT

Thanks! I'm glad you like it.

We're just starting so scratch the with this...hopefully by the time the bash rolls around, I'll have a more complete layer to share.

BTW those 'overviews' of Leggit, Clearcut, Cobbles, and Silverbox were just recon missions...no one to my knowledge has laid boot to stone at any of those places...yet.

by June these things will be 'Good to go'

TKingsbury

Trad climber

Topic Author's Reply - Feb 20, 2008 - 01:34pm PT

Is it June yet? the weekend? or at least 5pm?

Age of the Batholith - June 13-22.
List of possible attendees:
-TKingsbury
-P.Kingsbury
-Mojede
-Blinny
-The RealBlinny(maybe)
-TwistedCrank(?)
-Happiegrrrl
-Tarbuster
-Kartch
-Stich
-unimog
-Minexploration
-xtremecat
-ground up(?)
-Big
-roslyn
-RussWalling (a maybe)
-scuffyb
-Jaybro
-Brian in SLC(a maybe)
-goatboy smellz
-Sly(might work out)
-Crimpergirl(fingers crossed)
-Ricardo Carlos
-Christa
-Prod
-Hard Rock
-homemade salsa(if not out of town)
-Piton Ron(if his mule survives another MT winter?)
-Ed Hartouni(a maybe)
-Betty J
-ionlyski
-LizR

mojede

Trad climber

Butte, America

Feb 20, 2008 - 04:39pm PT

If you find yourself "bored" after the pebble wrestlin' and rope gunnin', there's this smattering of short, wide crackies that look ripe for free soloin' adventurers.
Eastern edge of the Boulder Batholith.

TKingsbury

Trad climber

Topic Author's Reply - Mar 10, 2008 - 10:12pm PT

A few weeks ago late in the afternoon, Mojede, the brother, and myself happened across a good concentration of good sized freestanding boulders. We were pretty psyched.

This one drew my eye the most...but I knew it would be a challenge...

The batholith rewarded our efforts with darkness, snow, and by getting us lost on the walk out(adding ~1.5 miles). Though that seems to happen when she shows off some of her goodness. A sort of balance...

Due to snow, we return two weeks later. We did a walk about and toured the area. There is much stone, but were soon drawn back to the magnet of the area...

...then somehow match and huck...though it hasn't happened yet...come and get it!

We then headed back to the trail, and I showed the fellers this thing...

and end up walking out in the dark...again.

Just another zone patiently waiting for the bash...

Cheers!

Sorry for the lack of overview photos, more to come in the future...

mojede

Trad climber

Butte, America

Mar 10, 2008 - 10:40pm PT

I can't believe that we walked by this and didn't even touch it--pity, but it ain't goin' nowhar.

mojede

Trad climber

Butte, America

Mar 11, 2008 - 10:37am PT

12 hour pebble-bump to give the mornin' work crowd some new pics to look at.

Jaybro

Social climber

The West

Mar 11, 2008 - 11:07am PT

Yahoo! from work...

... though, I'd rather be there!

goatboy smellz

climber

colorado

Mar 11, 2008 - 11:21am PT

You’re going to need something more than Olympia beer to get up that.

TKingsbury

Trad climber

Topic Author's Reply - Mar 11, 2008 - 11:31am PT

heheheh...but goat, I was just trying to hydrate...it's the water!

P.Kingsbury

Trad climber

Bozeman

Mar 12, 2008 - 06:05pm PT

nice shots tom.

were they stoked?!?

rest day at the moab library; gettin my a*# kicked at the creek!

bill weaves is coming out here on friday...extending the trip by hopefully a week or more.

cheers,

pat

mojede

Trad climber

Butte, America

Mar 12, 2008 - 10:47pm PT

Headquarters for the "Age of the Batholith" bash.
The Eastern center of the BB. Interstate 90 runs between the trees and the OW playground. Spire Rock is sunlit at upper right.

Just a teaser/bait photo that I shot hastily tonight trying to catck TK for a sesh.

Fluoride

Trad climber

Hollywood, CA

Mar 13, 2008 - 12:34am PT

Count me in on the possible list. My current BF is from Bozeman and his family still has a ranch back there. We were going to road trip back for a visit early in summer so this could be perfect timing.

Even though it's in June and I feel like I'd be cheating on Yosemite, the change of pace would be fun. :)

TKingsbury

Trad climber

Topic Author's Reply - Mar 13, 2008 - 12:15pm PT

Pat, they were pretty happy. We gave Jeff a quick tour of the westside clusters too. Afterwards he said something along the lines of, "improving Butte bouldering by 100%"
So I guess we can a couple more believers to list...
Rad that Billy's meeting you out there...git sum kid!

Sorry we missed ya yesterday Hutch...I'll post some photos this afternoon hopefully...

Right on Fluoride! You'll have to hit the Gallatins as well since you'll be in Bozeman.

Cheers!

EDIT: Hutch, that shot was taken from above the highway looking over towards Tony's then eh? Any goods up on the bench in that area?

Hard Rock

Trad climber

Montana

Mar 13, 2008 - 04:59pm PT

TK-

I have 3 or 4 anchors on some stuff above Tony's. Might also be a 5.12 or 5.13 40' face. Gave the route to Dwight for a birthday present (much cheaper that way) but he never got around to it.

I can show it to people sometime (the June gathering for sure).
Of course, we could give everyone who shows up there own project.

-Kurt

TKingsbury

Trad climber

Topic Author's Reply - Mar 13, 2008 - 05:12pm PT

That is an AWESOME idea Kurt!

How fun would that be!?! Hutch and I have some possible locations as well. It doesn't seem too 'out there' to scope and prep 30 lines or so...

Fresh lines! Come and get it! Talk about incentive...

Age of the Batholith - June 13-22
List of possible attendees:
-TKingsbury
-P.Kingsbury
-Mojede
-Blinny
-The RealBlinny(maybe)
-TwistedCrank(?)
-Happiegrrrl
-Tarbuster
-Kartch
-Stich
-unimog
-Minexploration
-xtremecat
-ground up(?)
-Big
-roslyn
-RussWalling (a maybe)
-scuffyb
-Jaybro
-Brian in SLC(a maybe)
-goatboy smellz
-Sly(might work out)
-Crimpergirl(fingers crossed)
-Ricardo Carlos
-Christa
-Prod
-Hard Rock
-homemade salsa(if not out of town)
-Piton Ron(if his mule survives another MT winter?)
-Ed Hartouni(a maybe)
-Betty J
-ionlyski
-LizR
-Fluoride
-Scott Cole