Sep 16, 2013 The rock may be pretty unstable for a while as well. Over just a few days we got all the moisture we usually get in a year. Hard to say what that will have done to the routes. View Message

Aug 20, 2013 Since the early days of mountaineering, it has always been accepted that, in the backcountry, you help others who need it. As a kid in the late 70s learning to backpack, summit… View Message

Aug 5, 2013 Good climber karma. View Message

Aug 4, 2013 I managed to retrieve a stuck cam on Ruper yesterday. No, not one of the 5 stuck pink and red tricams at that one spot on the traverse. Tell me which pitch, which cam and mar… View Message

Jul 19, 2013 Eldo is fantastic but the ratings are pretty stiff (or rather, other newer areas are soft). If you want to work towards getting into climbs that 'feel' like easy 10a in many o… View Message

Jul 10, 2013 Yup... heard of them being in that boulder pile above the concrete slab before. View Message