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RyanD
climber
Squamish
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View from the chains on No Name rd at the end of the day.
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brownie
Trad climber
squamish
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photo credit: Nina H
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 2, 2013 - 10:16pm PT
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Nice shot Ryan!
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Fish Boy
Social climber
Squeamish
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Nice work getting out there Mike and Ryan, that's awesome!
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Oplopanax
Mountain climber
The Deep Woods
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I see in the background of that Murrin shot that Line Drive and presumably Nintendo and the other shitty smears along the Petgill trail may be thick enuff to sink a pick into?
Just in time for the warm front of course.
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Adrian MacNair
Boulder climber
Vancouver
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Haha, I found some more pics. Put this common conversation together.
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 3, 2013 - 01:46am PT
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Dru! Yes they are in. Dunno how fat, I've seen the highway ones look better. Diedre has a full on smear that looks pretty significant. If anyone had intentions on climbing it in these conditions it looks like tomorrow would be an excellent day to do it!! It's supposed to hit a high of zero.
Friday it's all over... Time to call in sick Dru!!
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 3, 2013 - 02:37am PT
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I was feeling pretty lazy this morning but after Anders refused my offer to climb today due to his obligations, Relic sent me a text and forced me to get off my lazy butt. I met him at the bluffs, which were nice and sunny.
He asked me if I wanted to go join the boys at pet wall. I agreed knowing it would be cold and damp, but interesting never the less.
We met up with Ryan D, Brownie, Nina and Kyle.
Ryan was on No Name Road 11b
I think he found it a bit chilly. He commented when we got there that he couldn't feel if his fingers were getting any purchase....
Relic, Kyle and I were less than inspired to lead anything...
Under Blackwater was an icy pit
Kyle and Nina
Relic and Ryand
It was pretty chilly after the sun went over the horizon. Kieran managed to get up no name and Relic gave it a shot next but the sun had disappeared by then and things had cooled down a few degrees. He nearly froze his hands off and couldn't take it down..
Ryand ended up jugging his first rope.. It was pretty funny watching him figure it out.. We were trying to help him but it took him a bit to get his system dialed..
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Relic
Social climber
Vancouver, BC
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Mighty Hiker, keeper of the bluffs. Mike and I got into a disagreement over the grade of Clean Corner, the hands corner to the left of Flying Circus. He claims it is of the 5.9 persuasion. I tried to correcto his ghastly overrating reverse sandbaggin. It's just a measly dang 5.7 right?
It twas a cold but nice day to hang with friends in the New Year today!
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RyanD
climber
Squamish
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Brrrrrrrrrrrr, anyone want to go jugging tomorrow?
The corner is 5.7
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 3, 2013 - 03:52am PT
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I was wrong. Not 5.9 but bourdon has it at 5.8? Jugging Ryan? ;) we need tools I would love to hit up diedre ;)
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harryhotdog
Social climber
north vancouver, B.C.
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Mike I love your salalcicles,great diversion to keep you busy while freezing your ass off.
Up until this point in my life I have only seen one group of climbers as psyched about climbing as you guys.One time it was Frog Butress,Queensland at the height of summer and the only other climbers I saw for two weeks were a couple of rabid foaming at the mouth over climbing type teenagers.Other time I lost my mind I was climbing on a really cold January day at Rattlesnake point in Ontario and who shows up but two more rabid teenagers.These days I like to be able to feel that my fingers are on my hands but kudos again to you guys. You must have found the elixir of eternal l'amour de l'escalade. I noticed someone bumped me, how do you do that?
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Adrian MacNair
Boulder climber
Vancouver
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Rattlesnake Point. January. Yup, it gets desperate in Ontario.
I got a video bumping around somewhere of me bouldering in White Bluff in April and the only thing missing from the scene are icebergs, although the lake looks close enough.
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TheSoloClimber
Trad climber
Vancouver
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@Adrian: Pretty sure the first pic you posted a page back is Local Boys.
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 3, 2013 - 12:58pm PT
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Mmm winter climbing... Fingers so cold! ;) My nice warm bed is trapping me at the moment... ;)
Oh ya, bumping is done like this Harry...
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 3, 2013 - 12:59pm PT
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Bump
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Isn't Corner Crack usually graded 5.7? That seems about right to me, although it's pretty short.
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 3, 2013 - 01:14pm PT
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I guess you didn't proof read the smoke bluffs section eh Anders? :)
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