hmmmm ight end up going to shasta sometime next month...

that should be interesting

This theory is nice until you want to cook 3+ lbs of bacon... Then your cookie trays risk over-flowing and massive grease fires.

This is when I switch to cake-pan in the bbq

I'm thinking you're going to need to keep the camera rolling all day.

where are you taking him?

For those of you concerned about the fate of the last sandwich, rest assured one of my coworkers ate and enjoyed it . . . 200th post, yay!!!!

Training for the next climbing trip? Notapplicable approves of this idea.

I also found out that the easiest, most mess-free way to cook bacon is to put it in the oven (on 375 degrees F) on a cookie sheet on several sheets of foil, flipping it once. Then when it's done, pull it off onto a plate with some paper napkins to soak up the excess grease. Later on you can just throw away the foil with the cooled grease and the napkins . . . minimal cleanup ftw!

Forgot to mention before that I tried to assassinate myself this weekend. While cleaning draws from the last route of the day, I loosed a shower of acorn to golfball sized rocks on to my belayer. Thankfully she was fleet footed and avoided being hit, while maintaining the belay.

Just one tray?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fL2A_PTJkY

First day is likely going to be gorge crag (aka station B buttress) in glen leven. Small but close to the house.
It's over a river so you gotta traverse in and have a hanging belay. The topout is a narsty wall of 2-3 foot thick moss. Grab a handfull and pull. Oh, and hope.

Next day I am thinking of taking him to the east face of Aonoch Dubh:
It's the left facing cliff here:

Nice and easy angled, great rock with good friction.

prolly going to Spider, a VS, to start. VS is like I think 5.7 or something. We'll see whathappens from there. As you can see from the pic it has a fair approach, and I'll be doing breakfast shift each morning so dunno how much time we'll have to do routes.

Spider:


Then we might do the Aonach Eagach ridge. I've done this a few times, a great 4th class scramble along the top of an airy feeling ridge. Good times.


So that's our plans at this point. There is to be some very cold DWS and river swimming/salmoneering as well as some jumping from bridges and such. should be good.

I just bought bedroom furniture like a real adult. I'm not sure I'm ready for such adult decisions!

Training for the next climbing trip? Notapplicable approves of this idea.

Forgot to mention before that I tried to assassinate myself this weekend. While cleaning draws from the last route of the day, I loosed a shower of acorn to golfball sized rocks on to my belayer. Thankfully she was fleet footed and avoided being hit, while maintaining the belay.

I did one of those school ... they ran on a line running through an eye hook... mine went so fast that it hit the end, broke the line, went through the fence, through the bike racks and into the classroom wall...

in high school I tried for a repeat performance when my cardboard rocket blew up shortly after launch...

First day is likely going to be gorge crag (aka station B buttress) in glen leven. Small but close to the house.
It's over a river so you gotta traverse in and have a hanging belay. The topout is a narsty wall of 2-3 foot thick moss. Grab a handfull and pull. Oh, and hope.

Next day I am thinking of taking him to the east face of Aonoch Dubh:
It's the left facing cliff here:
[image]http://www.westcoast-mountainguides.co.uk/blog/uploaded_images/ade1-777116.jpg[/image]
Nice and easy angled, great rock with good friction.

prolly going to Spider, a VS, to start. VS is like I think 5.7 or something. We'll see whathappens from there. As you can see from the pic it has a fair approach, and I'll be doing breakfast shift each morning so dunno how much time we'll have to do routes.

Spider:
[image]http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii197/orionforumpics/Scott/climbing/GavinonSpidereastfaceofAonachDubh.jpg[/image]

Then we might do the Aonach Eagach ridge. I've done this a few times, a great 4th class scramble along the top of an airy feeling ridge. Good times.
[image]http://homepage.ntlworld.com/fraser_d/Walks/Glencoe/aonach-eagach-ridge-finish.jpg[/image]

So that's our plans at this point. There is to be some very cold DWS and river swimming/salmoneering as well as some jumping from bridges and such. should be good.

Ugh...
things looking down for the weekend.
The young kid that was veeeerrrrryyyy interested in hitting the climbing over the long weekend, is now otherwise obliged.
most of my other partners are have other things planned.
The one that was not very interested, has upgraded to mildly interested. Although he's nursing a forearm strain.

Don prays for good outcome....

Ugh...
things looking down for the weekend.
The young kid that was veeeerrrrryyyy interested in hitting the climbing over the long weekend, is now otherwise obliged.
most of my other partners are have other things planned.
The one that was not very interested, has upgraded to mildly interested. Although he's nursing a forearm strain.

Boooooo!

I think I am ending up backpacking this weekend

Well that sounds good too. I thought of that. I might still go camping, and do some day hiking. Maybe some peak bagging. Although I've done 0 research on where to go and what to do.
Yea, not sure what my freind is doing, but I think he's got something to do for his family. Still hoping praying for something to come up on the climbing front.

Boooooo!

I think I am ending up backpacking this weekend

Still a few more days till the weekend! I hope someone comes through on the climbing. :)

Well that sounds good too. I thought of that. I might still go camping, and do some day hiking. Maybe some peak bagging. Although I've done 0 research on where to go and what to do.
Yea, not sure what my freind is doing, but I think he's got something to do for his family. Still hoping praying for something to come up on the climbing front.