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MH2
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Dec 12, 2013 - 02:36pm PT
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And love Squamish Photos and Stories.
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Oplopanax
Mountain climber
The Deep Woods
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Dec 12, 2013 - 03:33pm PT
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Yup - Alice on Ice, cause "Alice" is the summer rock route.
I see the latest hot rigs around Squamish were this Emmett and Finlayson M10 behind Brandywine Falls and Cordy soloed something thin and steep at the Longhouse, maybe just for pics though rather than to a top out?
M10 for your first time with ice tools, that's gotta be interesting.
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Oplopanax
Mountain climber
The Deep Woods
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Dec 12, 2013 - 03:35pm PT
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This also reminds me that a good way to evaluate someone's thin-ice technique is to check the size of the pile of ice chunks at the base of the climb when they are done ;)
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RyanD
climber
Squamish
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Dec 12, 2013 - 04:30pm PT
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Big Mike at the crag in the am hours?!?!
Maybe hell froze over too ;-)
Ice climbing & rock climbing on the same cliff on the same day, that's cool.
Good stuff!
I saw Tim & Jaime the other morning & a few shots of what they were up to @ brandywine. Pretty wild stuff!
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 12, 2013 - 10:11pm PT
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Thanks Andy. It's good to be back.
Nice to see you well armed and grinning Mike! I think that is called Alice - a great little strip of ice.
Thanks Bruce! Good word on Soloing too. I was careful to avoid that scenario.
Soo sounds fun, but i still need some gear. We were all using some borrowed gear. Top roping only for me at the moment.
Big Mike at the crag in the am hours?!?! I know right! Getting up at 6:30 sucked! :)
Here's a few more pics, courtesy of Kieran Brownie.
Big Mike on Alice
There was lots of chunks at the base of this one Dru! ;)
Luke on the CBO smear
Big Mike getting established
Me again.
Topping out
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Todd Eastman
climber
Bellingham, WA
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Dec 12, 2013 - 10:16pm PT
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... trail breaking on the approaches doesn't look too bad...
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 12, 2013 - 10:25pm PT
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Ya Todd. Pretty mellow. It was warm too! like 4 degrees c all day.
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Oplopanax
Mountain climber
The Deep Woods
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Dec 12, 2013 - 11:40pm PT
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Its in the corner up and left, right? Does it form all ice or is it usually more of a mixed route Jim?
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 12, 2013 - 11:50pm PT
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Wow, those two lower ones look nice!
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Wayno
Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
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Dec 13, 2013 - 01:24am PT
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I have been totally diggin' this latest flurry of posts of "this crew" at play and having way too much fun. You guys rock! And Ice , too! I'm waist deep in life right now and all the cool pics and banter are a welcome relief. And I actually know most of these clowns, too! I am going to have to come up with a name for this sub-species, or has that already been done? Sure, I might be getting a little beer-eyed about now, but Big Mike and the crew, rock!
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RyanD
climber
Squamish
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Dec 13, 2013 - 01:48am PT
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Yeah, me too Wayne. Cheers man.
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Wayno
Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
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Dec 13, 2013 - 01:58am PT
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That picture of Kieran is a gem. Daryl would be proud.
Edit- feckin aye.
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Todd Eastman
climber
Bellingham, WA
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Dec 13, 2013 - 02:01am PT
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... on the rocks?
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 13, 2013 - 03:35pm PT
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I am going to have to come up with a name for this sub-species, or has that already been done?
Not sure. What do you call a climber who refuses to stop climbing despite the conditions? ;)
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Todd Eastman
climber
Bellingham, WA
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Dec 13, 2013 - 06:53pm PT
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Answer: scottish or polish. flip a coin.
Or, a Caber, a Scottish Pole...
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 13, 2013 - 07:01pm PT
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^^^^^ lol we ain't quite scottish... Lol
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RyanD
climber
Squamish
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Dec 13, 2013 - 08:07pm PT
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Weenies. That is the term u are looking for that is generally thrown around.
Sometimes on the dust in the back window of my car it says "bolt clipping poofta" or something of the like, but maybe that's more specifically just for me :-)
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 13, 2013 - 08:52pm PT
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I heard there was a vandal leaving cryptic messages on cars in hospital hill!!
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RyanD
climber
Squamish
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Dec 13, 2013 - 09:54pm PT
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I had this one on my car the other day.
It's getting serious Mike, but the cops have a photo of the suspect taken from some surveillance. Unfortunately it's from the back (I copied it from the crime stoppers website & posted below). They suspect by his hairstyle that his prime was somewhere between 1984-87 & he may be lashing out due to the furious pace of technology leaving him behind, they can't prove it but the criminal psychologist also suspects that he likely owns a pair of Lycra pants and wears them in secret with a bad boys club tank top & a rack of quickdraws while dancing & listening to flock of seagulls on something called a "tape"???
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Wayno
Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
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Dec 14, 2013 - 01:12am PT
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I was thinking, maybe "the Light Brigade". Not light as in lightweight, but rather light as illumination. Actually, the more I think about it, lightweight works. All except Big Mike, of course.
edit- rat tail? it looks a sparrow tail.
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