Climbing Stoke

[romeo tango]

kicked off the season with some minimal-risk bouldering at Minnihaha,
the fave urban crag in Spokane ....

I've posted pics about this time in previous years, check 'em out
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[ex-powderbroker]

a legend and the history of the first 5.13 in Canada.

pretty sure the multi pitch routes he put up on the sparsely protected poko slabs in stiff boots still cause modern climbers to retreat.

[schuss]

Great day out at Rumney, though quite packed by lunchtime when we took off. At 50% or so due to having a death cold the past week, but great to get out. Sent a pile of new moderates, but great times by all. Venus wall had a sweet waterfall going and was great for a bit as we were able to get away from the crowds.
That said, was a bit of a shitshow between totally baffling rope work (one party setup a top rope, then after working a 5.4 a few times, traversed over to setup the rope on the 5.7 next to it without pulling the gear off the first?) and people drinking at the crag (always sketchy IMO). Glad we left when we did before it became even more of a clusterfuck.

[romeo tango]

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... drinking at the crag ....

considered a grand tradition in the UK ....

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[schuss]

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considered a grand tradition in the UK ....

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If it had been a group doing a top rope party and relaxing, I'd be less judgemental, but when you're the only one slamming them back at 11 am you've got a problem.

[ex-powderbroker]

pics are working and another weekend here will be lost to rain. saying.

[climberevan]

Pine Creek and ORG have been fun lately.

[ex-powderbroker]

saw a post on marketplace offering some free climbing books. i hadn’t read Mixed Emotions so I biked over and he sent me on my way with a bunch.





opened it up and double score! he had it signed when Greg came through Montréal doing a slideshow.

I’d rather be outside but pretty cool. Are any of these others worth a glance? I need to read the Pat Ament before I’m allowed to climb in Colorado, right?

[andy m]

Hey, that's a pretty good score! They all look worthwhile, but, as you probably already know, David Roberts and Greg Child are two of the better mountaineering authors.

I have a couple of Pat Ament books but not that one. As far as "required reading" for coming to Colorado, my guess is that half the climbers in Colorado right now don't know who Pat Ament is, so you should be OK next time you visit ;-)