MbPost.com -- It's SP for Mountain Biking!
Calling all mountain bikers! MbPost.com is SP's first sister site. Like SP, it is a collaborative content community, but it is focused on mountain biking instead of climbing.
This site is in its infancy right now, so many popular areas and trails are still "open". The site is built using the same core code as SP, so you'll instantly feel right at home with the navigation and features.
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Thread of Ice, Twin Needles, N Cascades - First Ascent
by StephAbegg
During a north to south traverse of the Picket Range last summer, I was intrigued by a couple of lines on the north side of Twin Needles: the sweeping north ridge and the 1200-ft snow/ice couloir next to it. I later discovered that these two lines were the "Thread of Gneiss" and "Thread of Ice" named by John Roper on his ascent of the Twin Needles in 1981. As far as I know, neither had ever been climbed.
Wayne Wallace and Mike Layton had attempted the “Thread of Gneiss” in 2007. They had encountered a rotten fault line that was almost impassable, and deemed the buttress not worth the risk. So I turned my attention instead to the steep, skinny, shadowy, snow couloir that snakes its way to Eye Col between the two Needles.
I emailed Wayne Wallace and asked if he was interested.
"Heck, yeah."
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Serpentine Arete
by Tsuyoshi
As with so many other trips, plans for the serpentine arete started out with other plant. The original plan was to climb Rainier, but bad weather down south made me reconsider the idea of sitting around in a tent for a whole weekend waiting for weather to clear up. So the plan changes and Dragontail peak became the peak of choice! Next, Chico, Colin and I had to decide if we were going to climb it in one day or two. We decided to arrive at the Leavenworth ranger station at 7:45 to see if we could get permits for Colchuck lake by the lottery. The plan was to climb in two days if we could get permits, one if the permits weren't available. Thankfully there were only two groups there in the morning, the other group got permits to camp in the Enchantments to climb Prusik.
With permits in hand, we had a whole day to do whatever we wanted. After getting a quick breakfast, we headed over to Castle Rock to climb it from bottom to top as a warm up for the climb the following day. I don't know what route we climbed on the lower half (and I forgot my camera in the car so I don't have any pictures) but Chico had never climbed on Castle Rock so we send him up Canary for the second two pitches. After relaxing at the top for an while, we got back to the car and drove to the trailhead and started packing.
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Comanche Venable Loop
by Westcliffe Willie
Now, there are people who have no fear. Those who have little fear and those who are basically scared sh*tless of standing on a narrow ledge next to a cliff with a sheer drop of several hundred feet or more. Unfortunately, I happen to be one in the latter category. If I lived hundreds of miles away from climbable peaks and wasn’t an avid outdoor adventurer, this wouldn’t be of much importance, but I happen to live almost within walking distance of some of the best climbing in Colorado and I love being in and exploring the mountains.
For some, this hike will be a walk in the park. For others, possibly one of the most exciting things they might do in their lifetime. For me, a way to try and tear the monkey off my back. The monkey; being, my fear of heights.
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....One climb, one pitch, one move at a time
by Dingus Milktoast
We climbers are tribal. It sounds trite, but it’s true. The brotherhood of the rope is real. It spans the globe, cultures, bitter national rivalries, languages. Climbers from the world over gather around a fire and by virtue of common experience and shared passion, they know they sit with brother and sister.
One of our brothers is missing today. Our tribe is diminished.
Oh Brutus, you left too soon. Too soon!
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Protect the Belay
by mvs
Over the last few years, I've tried to write this story down several times. I never get very far. Complicated feelings of shame or sorrow usually stop me. Mat tells me that I make too much of it. But I'll never forget the quiet shock I felt when we went back two years later. Mat stopped to get some water, some distance ahead of me. A ray of sun broke through the clouds encircling this southern Wetterstein corrie. The back of Mat's neck bore a nasty scar. "I did that." A hush fell over me like a
thick blanket, and forever seemed like a long time indeed.
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Hot Springs of Cotahuasi Canyon
by Vic Hanson
One of my favorite things to do after a long hard hike or a cold mountain summit, is to go and soak in a hot springs. Cotahuasi Canyon is located in a volcanic region, and while none of the volcanoes are active now, there are many hot springs in the area. The most famous one is in Luicho, which is in an enclosed area. It is right alongside of the Cotahuasi River, but the windows are so stained and dirty that you can't see outside.
The first hot springs I went to on my first trip to Cotahuasi is called El Niño (the young boy), and that has always been my standard to measure the other hot springs by. It is under some bamboo trees, right along side the Cotahuasi River, below the village of Velinga, in an area called Mayo. There is a small pool made of rocks, very natural, beautiful and free. My kind of place! Since then I have found a few other free outside pools, Ccosla by Pampamarca, on the
Pampamarca River, one between Huillac and Tarhuara, by the Cotahuasi River, and one above
Cahuana by a small stream.
This report will focus on what I think are the best ones, as well as a couple of the other popular ones.
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