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coastal_climber
Sep 24, 2007, 12:34 AM
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Is there an online topo or information (other than this site) about the climbing in Powell River?
>Cam
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coastal_climber
Sep 24, 2007, 3:56 AM
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Thanks.
>Cam
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rockie
Sep 25, 2007, 6:38 AM
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Hey when you climbing there cam? I can easily join you for a spot of climbing there; was on the sunshine coast recently, didn't go climbing that time mind
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rockie
Sep 25, 2007, 6:48 AM
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Although if 5.9 and above is all that's there, then I'll be seconding not leading.
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skinner
Sep 25, 2007, 12:43 PM
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I have the Powell River Guide,
http://www.elaho.ca/powell.htm
I had to order it online though, I haven't seen it in any stores. But if you are planning on going there I'd definitely get yourself a copy. The approach has changed slightly and has been substantially reduced. Depending on when/where you are going, the river crossing will be your biggest obstacle.
I sure if you've searched, you've probably seen it, but there is some info on The Eldrid Valley here:
http://www.coastalbc.com/climb/st01a.htm
If you have a particular area in mind, let me know, I do have *some* topo's in pdf.
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coastal_climber
Sep 25, 2007, 5:28 PM
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I'm going to shoot some stuff for school. If the weather is permitting I will probably be going Oct. 5/6/7.
>Cam
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rockie
Sep 26, 2007, 5:07 AM
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oooh Skinner you have everything 
Great to see you here, wondered where you'd got to lately?
I need to take a trip to the rockies to do that climb with you you'd mentioned before; and to steal, I mean borrow your book 
How have you been? hope you and Karl are now recovered fully, and your gf is aok too?
Good to see you (here)
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rockie
Sep 26, 2007, 5:09 AM
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Okay cam, noted the dates, may have to join you for a spot of climbing.. let me know if it suits.. and after I've nicked Skinners book 
BTW It's my birthday today! (and I'm getting younger) 
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rockie
Sep 26, 2007, 5:17 AM
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Must admit skinner, I looked into it further yesterday and it did look not that easy to get to those climbs, logging road etc. The routes all start at 5.9 too don't they?
I may not bother in that case; Skaha is tempting me more than Powell river in all honesty; after a climb at the rockies of course..
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skinner
Sep 26, 2007, 12:42 PM
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coastal_climber wrote: I'm going to shoot some stuff for school. If the weather is permitting I will probably be going Oct. 5/6/7. >Cam
Bring your Helly Hanson rain gear and a really long lens, because
"IF" you can make it up the logging road, crossing the river in October is probably a bad idea.
rockie wrote: oooh Skinner you have everything Great to see you here, wondered where you'd got to lately?
Unfortunately I've been mostly working.
rockie wrote: I need to take a trip to the rockies to do that climb with you you'd mentioned before; and to steal, I mean borrow your book
rockie wrote: How have you been? hope you and Karl are now recovered fully, and your gf is aok too? Good to see you (here)
Everybody is fine, and it's actually "Kyle". He's been off on his own little expeditions when I haven't been able to go, like last Sunday when he insisted I drop him off in the mountains despite the weather.
Here's where I dropped them off
Here's what it looked like when I picked them up.
rockie wrote: BTW It's my birthday today! (and I'm getting younger)
So you're what.. 19 now? WooHoo, Happy Birthday!
rockie wrote: Must admit skinner, I looked into it further yesterday and it did look not that easy to get to those climbs, logging road etc. The routes all start at 5.9 too don't they? I may not bother in that case; Skaha is tempting me more than Powell river in all honesty; after a climb at the rockies of course..
Ya, I was going to tell you, if you didn't like the little bit of bush-whacking we had to do.. you can pretty much take this area out of your tick list.
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coastal_climber
Sep 26, 2007, 5:17 PM
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Fine I'll stay on the island and go to comox lake.
>Cam
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coastal_climber
Sep 27, 2007, 4:44 AM
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Thx for the info guys
>Cam
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rockie
Sep 27, 2007, 4:47 AM
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Hey Cam
He he! you're funny
Skinner did us both a favour, he stopped us 'wasting' our time as it likely would be with all that hassle.
Cheers for the info Skinner (that film no permanent address), my imagination likely already clarified what I'd likely see on that; full of good information you are 
Well you've done wonders, and a great job with how you've brought Kyle up. He'll be totally set up the day he leaves home and know how to care for himself.
He'd make the perfect role model on "how to be healthy" for all those lazy kids that sit indoors day in day out on computer games or in front of their tv's. good for him wanting to go out and explore as he does.
By the way, you ever climbed with that other top climber, Sonnie Trotter, he lives local to you, so I'd be surprised if you haven't seen him around..
TC and keep in touch
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skinner
Sep 28, 2007, 12:31 PM
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Sonnie Trotter.. Kyle and I have met and talked to him, but I'm afraid I'd have to pull out the aiders and jumars to follow him. If you ever see me on a 5.14, I'm obviously lost and about to fall any second.
Was that you who left a comment on his site with regards to all the BS about removing bolts on The Path? I would think it's safe to assume that most of the people who were bitching could have never got even close to clipping that bolt anyway, and have probably never been to the back of the lake. The reality of it is, that he did them a favor by removing it, because it was a dead-end, off-route placement.
If you stand at the base and follow the route up with your eyes, you just about fall over backwards. I *tried* "Wicked Gravity" 5.11a, but there was so much chalk and crap on it I couldn't stick for the life of me. It re-enforced for me, why I'm not a sport climber.
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rockie
Sep 28, 2007, 2:03 PM
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Yes it was me. You probably already know there are a handful on that other comical site that always act like idiots, they just don't want to reason or see any reasoning, and they don't even climb 5.14's, silly they are. I got sick of those plonkas on there again, you missed a hilarious 2 threads, shame they deleted it though - as it was a piss take out of them, in fact it was so funny I couldn't stop laughing, wish I'd kept a copy of it; still approx 300 saw it beforehand; just wanted to give them a taste of their own medicine is all
Surprised if you didn't post on there, as your valid responses would have surely made them zip up; well maybe not 'some' of them as they can never shut up.
I know Sonnie did it for the right reasons, it was all there loud and clear too. I won't be seconding him at that level either, jumars too for me on that one
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rockie
Sep 29, 2007, 6:25 PM
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http://www.blancheblackfitness.com/...gfilms/cdnindex.html
Skinner, that film looks wicked
So I've ordered it.
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skinner
Sep 29, 2007, 7:31 PM
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rockguide wrote: rockie wrote: Snip .... You probably already know there are a handful on that other comical site that always act like idiots, they just don't want to reason or see any reasoning, and they don't even climb 5.14's, silly they are. ...snip Yes ... that other site is so different from this site - the bastion of reasoned discussion1
Ah yes.. the power of the internet
I'm always amazed to see so many high-level expert keyboard climbers (climbing since 2003).
At least we're honest "Extreme 5.4" (sandbaggers) climbers!
You know we could put this skill to use, a new concept in hut construction, you can actually build a shelter from sandbags
Aren't you at *work* right now?
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rockie
Sep 30, 2007, 6:01 AM
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Re: Yes ... that other site is so different from this site - the bastion of reasoned discussion1
No kidding, I can't help but agree 
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rockie
Sep 30, 2007, 6:18 AM
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And Sonnie saw some sense into my point about those opposing what he did, more likely than not being non-climbers. Still they are always around..
Re: you can actually build a shelter from sandbags
I know that, familiar from British Forces days (though I never built any personally) not hard to do.
I'm itching to go climbing. It's so frustrating when you are free, and others are not.
It's raining too, so.. I may have to go to the indoor wall tomorrow, and use the auto belayers, I'm told there are 10 routes you can climb on your own; that and a bit of bouldering should help calm my frustrations, and if lucky I may meet another there to climb with.
Tues/ weds eves one of my local climbing partners can climb so may get more in then too.
p.s; someone "please" clearly explain to me how I use the reply and quote features on this thing, I couldn't find anything that clearly explains it, and when I tried before it came out all wrong
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rockguide
Sep 30, 2007, 6:21 AM
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rockie wrote: Re: Yes ... that other site is so different from this site - the bastion of reasoned discussion1 No kidding, I can't help but agree
I was kidding. This place is like kindergarten without adult supervision.
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rockie
Sep 30, 2007, 6:21 AM
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I just watched 'Alaska'; film on TV, beautiful scenery, and loved the polar bear cub, I'd "love" one of those for a pet
I see (in the film) they borrowed your jumars too Skinner
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