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the museum

Trad climber

Rapid City, SD

Jan 18, 2008 - 10:53pm PT

crøtch

climber

Jan 18, 2008 - 11:49pm PT

Chiloe

Trad climber

Lee, NH

Topic Author's Reply - Jan 19, 2008 - 10:00am PT

Museum, you've got quite a collection. Capitol Peak was my first "big peak," warmup for a trip to the Alps -- that view is still vivid many years later.

crøtch, that would stop traffic.

cowpoke

climber

Jan 19, 2008 - 12:59pm PT

While in Wyoming this past summer, my daughter entered a rodeo in which her friend regularly competes...apparently the bales are quicker than they look.

And, the city-slicker beat out the cowboys/girls for the buckle.

Chiloe

Trad climber

Lee, NH

Topic Author's Reply - Jan 19, 2008 - 05:55pm PT

She won the rodeo? That's one to remember.

cowpoke

climber

Jan 20, 2008 - 12:56pm PT

One to remember, indeed. Her friend -- a local rodeo celeb -- begged the judges to let her compete, despite a lack of experience or registration. When the judges agreed, I'm sure they weren't thinking the kid in sneakers had a chance.

tuolumne_tradster

Trad climber

concord, california

Jan 20, 2008 - 02:04pm PT

Damn it...I told him to use the sun screen.

the museum

Trad climber

Rapid City, SD

Jan 20, 2008 - 11:45pm PT

Snowshoeing 1-20-2008 Very nice. 48"-84"

Chiloe

Trad climber

Lee, NH

Topic Author's Reply - Jan 21, 2008 - 07:40am PT

Museum, that looks like fine snowshoeing fer sure. Nice open Western forest, too.

On some trips over deep snow in the East, we've met a "hobbit trail" effect. The branches are so dense overhead
that with four feet of snow on the ground, it leaves only a low tunnel to hike through --
you have to crouch down under the tree-ceiling as you walk.

Makes it all the more wonderful to break through on a rocky summit, though.

cowpoke

climber

Jan 21, 2008 - 09:14am PT

A few years back, a storm brewed while
Chiloe was mid-pitch on what turned out to
be the send of the trip. With lightening
crashing all around, he reported that the
metal button on his hat was humming.

After the storm (and the send) peace returned.

And Chiloe appeared to fine the next day...

but there were some residuals (like "looking"
through his camera with his ear).

Chiloe

Trad climber

Lee, NH

Topic Author's Reply - Jan 21, 2008 - 09:44am PT

A few years back, a storm brewed while
Chiloe was mid-pitch on what turned out to
be the send of the trip.

What with my feet blowing off and almost falling dangerously far above pro, reaching the belay with no
air left just as lightning struck the butte and the downpour began but I couldn't get down with one rope ...
felt close enough to the send of a lifetime!

The rainbow afterwards seemed cosmic, though. And I felt unreasonably mellow as you negotiated that hairy
drive through mud down the mountain.

goatboy smellz

climber

colorado

Jan 21, 2008 - 09:58am PT

wildone

climber

Where you want to be

Jan 21, 2008 - 10:20am PT

Goatboy! I've seen that rig at generator crack! I was bummed because you guys were there, so we went up to new diversions cliff and had a blast. Big whoop.

nevenneve

Trad climber

St. Paul, MN

Jan 21, 2008 - 10:27am PT

I think 3M's chemical sewage is having some odd effects on the local wildlife.

Jim E

climber

Mountain Road

Jan 25, 2008 - 07:36pm PT

The final pitch of a 6 pitch (7 including this one) route in France. When I arrived at the "belay" my partner was sitting at a table with two glasses of beer.