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mike m

Trad climber
black hills
Topic Author's Reply - Feb 18, 2015 - 02:22pm PT
George in front of Ambush in the East Fork Valley of the Winds.
mike m

Trad climber
black hills
Topic Author's Reply - Feb 28, 2015 - 09:40pm PT
Joy after Pain
mike m

Trad climber
black hills
Topic Author's Reply - Mar 1, 2015 - 07:56pm PT
WyoRockMan

climber
Flank of the Big Horns
Mar 13, 2015 - 07:57pm PT
Sh#t, More to do.
Jaybro

Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
Mar 13, 2015 - 08:25pm PT
Only the shadow knows, and I want to know too...
WyoRockMan

climber
Flank of the Big Horns
Mar 13, 2015 - 10:45pm PT
Come on up to 3 County Jay. I'll put you on some goodness.
Jaybro

Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
Mar 14, 2015 - 05:40am PT
I ought to be able to do that Wyo Rock county three is easily within my summer range, will keep you posted, thanks!

Meanwhile news from the county seventeen Buddha;
Although he only he sees his shadow on sunny afternoons;
still recently the signs have been more portentous




Recently there was enough sun, snow melting, and bulb sprouting, that he was able to initiate the seasonal, telekinetic, ceremonial, opening of the Suburban door! Ushering in the climbing season! Only a few more blizzards to come.
Ritual is what you make of it!

mike m

Trad climber
black hills
Topic Author's Reply - Mar 18, 2015 - 06:58pm PT
Pillar of Pain on Saturday. Which is the 6th pitch of High on Boulder.
mike m

Trad climber
black hills
Topic Author's Reply - Mar 21, 2015 - 09:43pm PT
fun stuff
mike m

Trad climber
black hills
Topic Author's Reply - Mar 28, 2015 - 07:08pm PT
mike m

Trad climber
black hills
Topic Author's Reply - Mar 29, 2015 - 06:28pm PT
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whitemeat

Trad climber
San Luis Obispo, CA
Mar 29, 2015 - 06:49pm PT
why is wyoming so windy?







Because montana blows and colorado sucks!!!!!!
mike m

Trad climber
black hills
Topic Author's Reply - Mar 29, 2015 - 07:03pm PT
Keeps the rif raf away.
WyoRockMan

climber
Flank of the Big Horns
Apr 12, 2015 - 12:13pm PT
In all the hub-bub of getting ready to move and moving, my days of climbing have been very limited. I got a call from my regular pard Friday night to skip all my responsibilities and go get a Tower day in. "It'll be good for ya!" he said.

The drive from Sheridan to the Tower is just under 3 hours so we had a lot of time to contemplate what to do once we got there. Soler, Walt, Hollywood moved up the short list, the breeze should offset the direct sun and make for an enjoyable spring day. There were only two cars in the lot at 930am. Nice!

As we walked up the trail, Tom mentioned, "Well this is a first, not a single party in the Bowling Alley!" "Yeah usually it is crawling with people.", I replied. We continued up the talus in a rare moment of silence.

We got to the bottom of the alley and dropped our packs and pulled out our gear to head over across the ledges to Soler, et al. Tom casually asked, "You ever get the Durrance in?" Here's the thing, I first climbed the Tower 22 years ago via Soler and have gone to the summit many times since then, but I had never done the Durrance! All the people I've gone with either have done the Durrance many times or detest it, so I've never had the opportunity to do it with a "willing" partner. A 65 degree sunny day with a slight breeze AND zero people, it was a sign.

Yesterday, I finally ticked that classic climb off the list. We did the direct start and Bailey finish, pitched it all out. The pace was leisurely at best, eating sandwiches and sunning ourselves on the glorious column tops, telling stories and laughing. Falcons doing falcon things while pigeons hid. No parties above, none below, no rush, no careless rock bombs from above.

A storm trooper pilot was our only company at the top.


After another snack and lounge session we headed down. Smooth pulls on all the raps put us back down safely. A great climb everyone should do at least once. I thoroughly enjoyed it, even if it took a bit to get around to it.
mike m

Trad climber
black hills
Topic Author's Reply - Apr 16, 2015 - 01:49pm PT
Durrance is awesome.
Jaybro

Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
Apr 17, 2015 - 01:45pm PT
Wyo ( county17) climbers in Moab on a rainy day - today.
mike m

Trad climber
black hills
Topic Author's Reply - Apr 19, 2015 - 06:18pm PT
Jack and I climbed a small 10,000+ foot peak just off powder river pass where we had excellent views of Big Horn Peak and the top of one of its many cirques. We camped Friday and Saturday night and it never got above 30 before we left at about 11am this morning. As always scoping out some possible objectives.
Dingus McGee

Social climber
Where Safety trumps Leaving No Trace
May 6, 2015 - 04:28am PT
News from Boxelder Creek.


Some 4 ft of wet snow landed in the Laramie Peak Regions yielding about 6" of water a rancher reported.








I earlier reported this stream had got to almost 3000 cfs. Correction: In 1965 it was at 4530 cfs. There is an old beer can jammed high in the boulder field here.



Jaybro

Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
May 6, 2015 - 06:30am PT
You gonna Scull, that?
Dingus McGee

Social climber
Where Safety trumps Leaving No Trace
May 6, 2015 - 11:06am PT
Yeah Jay,

I hope to do it going upstream!
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