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Loc tite may work temporarily but relying on a chemical compound on the harsh cliff environments may not be so wise. It it never used in permanent exterior construction in the building trade. Double nutting and tightening the two nuts together is a common practice as well as marring the threads on t...

With a water source so close by, it would be easy to pressure wash your new routes. Moss, lichen and other undesirables wouldn't grow back for a very long time and the friction on the rock would be excellent. I might be able to lend you my washer with bmx tires and a 100 feet of high pressure hose.

Hey Dru, After clicking over to your "best thread ever" on cascadeclimbers.com (which was actually really boring) I couldn't help but notice you have over 30, 000 posts! Thats a lot of screen time...coupled with your late night "solo" sessions and your X box 360 (just an assumption) I'm surprised yo...

I've never looked at the crag but the approach is attractive for an after work burn for the brackendale local. Would it be possible to bring in a pressure washer with bmx tires?

Nice job on the retro, you must have been eaten alive. The black flies were merciless. Liked the routes but got really confused with the Bourdon guide layout; still unclear on what's what... I think a fixed line to JS (??) might help but found the return journey across the pine needled slab back to ...

hey ras,

sorry about the "dagger". I knew it would fly one of these days. I put a 3 foot stripping bar on it last year twice and still couldn't get it out... and poof, you ripped it out with your bare hands like magic.

It's funny (and scary) how the chief erodes its skin periodically.

Yup looks as beautiful as always from my kitchen window and no new obvious scars -as big as the sheriff's badge anyway. However, apparently there has been no shortage of debris falling lately. The following day from my first post, friends on a dog walk witnessed several large boulders fall from the ...

Minutes ago (10:09 pm) I just heard a series of thunderous crashs through the pouring rain from a rockfall eminating from probably the north walls. It lasted for about 7-8 seconds. My house is in valleycliffe. I'll scan the walls tomorrow with my binoculars for scars... ...the acrophobes may now be ...

Brendan,

"those are all easy climbs... and are easily freeable wet or dry"


We would all love to watch you free Elephantiasis around Febuary/March when its really dry...good luck

Great post Kevin, your contributions to the greater Squamish climbing scene are appreciated and respected. You have given us a lot to think about, particularly on the legacy we want to leave and the condition of the rock in twenty or fifty+ years. That being said, I am a little unclear on your posit...

yeah, your right! wtf was i thinking...offer recanted. Good luck with the off width.

This issue is getting stickier then wet chimney mud. I'll stay out of it. But our local ethic has traditionally only required permission from the first acsentionist to alter the style/pro of a climb. Since you already have that, have at her. I 'd give you a hand on cleaning/pruning. I have a chainsa...

If you gathered route cleaning paraphenelia, large zip lock water containers and garden hose, its mine. I'll get it back. U live in town?

You might want to consider Utah instead of nevada. I think the climbing is better, more varied and closer then red rocks- plus no long and expensive park loop road and line ups (for crap) in the gallery... Sorry, not to much of the vegas dancing girl shenangans in the mormon state but zion scenery m...

Here's a trick you may want to try to protect 'pipeline' cheaply instead of shelling out for the fat gear: Take your #2 or 3 camelot and fatten it or "shim" up one side with wood. Use your regular cams -make them fat cams...i love fatties Buy a small bit of softwood(spruce,pine, fir) 3/4 inch ply wo...