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MH2

climber
Dec 12, 2013 - 02:36pm PT
And love Squamish Photos and Stories.
Oplopanax

Mountain climber
The Deep Woods
Dec 12, 2013 - 03:33pm PT
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.
Oplopanax

Mountain climber
The Deep Woods
Dec 12, 2013 - 03:35pm PT
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 ;)
RyanD

climber
Squamish
Dec 12, 2013 - 04:30pm PT
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!
Big Mike

Trad climber
BC
Topic Author's Reply - Dec 12, 2013 - 10:11pm PT
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
Todd Eastman

climber
Bellingham, WA
Dec 12, 2013 - 10:16pm PT
... trail breaking on the approaches doesn't look too bad...
Big Mike

Trad climber
BC
Topic Author's Reply - Dec 12, 2013 - 10:25pm PT
Ya Todd. Pretty mellow. It was warm too! like 4 degrees c all day.
Oplopanax

Mountain climber
The Deep Woods
Dec 12, 2013 - 11:40pm PT

Its in the corner up and left, right? Does it form all ice or is it usually more of a mixed route Jim?
Big Mike

Trad climber
BC
Topic Author's Reply - Dec 12, 2013 - 11:50pm PT
Wow, those two lower ones look nice!
Wayno

Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
Dec 13, 2013 - 01:24am PT
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!
RyanD

climber
Squamish
Dec 13, 2013 - 01:48am PT

Yeah, me too Wayne. Cheers man.
Wayno

Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
Dec 13, 2013 - 01:58am PT
That picture of Kieran is a gem. Daryl would be proud.

Edit- feckin aye.
Todd Eastman

climber
Bellingham, WA
Dec 13, 2013 - 02:01am PT
... on the rocks?
Big Mike

Trad climber
BC
Topic Author's Reply - Dec 13, 2013 - 03:35pm PT
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? ;)
Todd Eastman

climber
Bellingham, WA
Dec 13, 2013 - 06:53pm PT
Answer: scottish or polish. flip a coin.

Or, a Caber, a Scottish Pole...
Big Mike

Trad climber
BC
Topic Author's Reply - Dec 13, 2013 - 07:01pm PT
^^^^^ lol we ain't quite scottish... Lol
RyanD

climber
Squamish
Dec 13, 2013 - 08:07pm PT
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 :-)
Big Mike

Trad climber
BC
Topic Author's Reply - Dec 13, 2013 - 08:52pm PT
I heard there was a vandal leaving cryptic messages on cars in hospital hill!!
RyanD

climber
Squamish
Dec 13, 2013 - 09:54pm PT
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"???


Wayno

Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
Dec 14, 2013 - 01:12am PT
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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