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Archive for November, 2009

Turns Out: Ski Season is Here Already

Thursday, 19 November, 2009

Pete Keane, Gabe Coler and myself find some powder to dig around in out at Ball Butte. A fine first day out for the sled, some fine turns were had, great pits, great ECT tests. Ski season in here in Oregon.

Ski Season Might Just Be Here Already

Tuesday, 17 November, 2009

[vodpod id=ExternalVideo.897393&w=425&h=350&fv=offsite%3Dtrue%26intl_lang%3Den-us%26photo_secret%3D60bc751c42%26photo_id%3D4101093959] more about “MVI_3020 on Flickr – Photo Sharing!“, posted with vodpod As Pete and I are both keen to take our AIARE Level III’s this year and it’s been a little too cold for rock climbing (with the exception of a quick run up Free Lunch [II 5.10R]) we’ve been out digging pits, [...]

Zenyatta Entrada / Desert Towers Summary

Tuesday, 10 November, 2009

Zenyatta Entrada [IV 5.4 C3] – A fun reminder of why I like and don’t like aid climbing. Overall pretty darn fun.

Supercrack of the Desert / Luxury Liner

Tuesday, 10 November, 2009

I can’t help myself but throw this up here. Indian Creek is amazing. As I recently lost my camera, my photographic haul of my desert adventures is depressingly weak, but here’s one at least, and in a way it sums it all up. No, it’s not my favourite route I did in the Creek. No, [...]