The weather has been warming up recently and that means OUTDOOR CLIMBING! Sick! I made it out to Broughton Bluffs last week and did a bit on the Red Wall. There's barely an approach and the view of the trailer park is a bit more quiet than Rocky Butte's freeway extravaganza! Gotta love these climbing areas in and around the city. I want to organize a climbing event at Garage Door's own climbing wall to kick off the start of the outdoor season by climbing indoors. Ironic, we thought so! So heads up! I'll have more details about that soon. In the meantime Happy climbing.
-Big Town and the rest of Garage Door Climbing
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Thursday, February 25, 2010
ABS open national finals
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTb2KlRyvY8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLoymRfFEQY
-lil bug
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLoymRfFEQY
-lil bug
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Palomar Pipeline
Taken from BARK website: www.bark-out.org
Although, the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) battles have been mostly fought out on the coast of Oregon, we have seen the issue come to roost in Mt.Hood National Forest. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is currently going through NEPA process to allow Palomar Gas Transmission (PGT), a company who transports natural gas, to place a pipeline from the Columbia River where the LNG Terminals are proposed down through Molalla and across the national forest to meet up in Madras with existing pipeline.
This proposal would include a clearcut corridor for the pipeline, as well as new road construction for access to the pipeline. The corridor would cross Fish Creek, the Wild and Scenic Clackamas River. These are key watersheds that include already compromised older forests. The corridor would amount to an approx. 720-acre clearcut, through popular recreation areas, across hiking trails (such as the Pacific Crest Trail) and across two proposed off-highway vehicle designated areas.
If you would like to communicate with the Forest Service contact on the Palomar project, write, email or call
Mike Redmond
Mt. Hood National Forest
16400 Champion Way
Sandy, OR 97055
(503) 668-1776
mredmond fs.fed.us
Please support BARK and help prevent clear cutting in Oregon.
Urgently,
Big Town
Although, the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) battles have been mostly fought out on the coast of Oregon, we have seen the issue come to roost in Mt.Hood National Forest. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is currently going through NEPA process to allow Palomar Gas Transmission (PGT), a company who transports natural gas, to place a pipeline from the Columbia River where the LNG Terminals are proposed down through Molalla and across the national forest to meet up in Madras with existing pipeline.
This proposal would include a clearcut corridor for the pipeline, as well as new road construction for access to the pipeline. The corridor would cross Fish Creek, the Wild and Scenic Clackamas River. These are key watersheds that include already compromised older forests. The corridor would amount to an approx. 720-acre clearcut, through popular recreation areas, across hiking trails (such as the Pacific Crest Trail) and across two proposed off-highway vehicle designated areas.
If you would like to communicate with the Forest Service contact on the Palomar project, write, email or call
Mike Redmond
Mt. Hood National Forest
16400 Champion Way
Sandy, OR 97055
(503) 668-1776
mredmond fs.fed.us
Please support BARK and help prevent clear cutting in Oregon.
Urgently,
Big Town
Friday, January 29, 2010
Rocky Butte Cleanup - Photos
Hey folks,
Here are some pictures from the first Rocky Butte cleanup, hosted by Garage Door Climbing. Thanks again to all the folks that came out! We unfortunately don't have any pictures of the PDX Climbing Meetup group folks that came out to help, but we sure are glad they made it out. If any of you guys have some pics we could post, send 'em on over.
Look at all that trash; pretty gross!
The crew (from left to right): Jason, Mikey, Knox (the four-legged fellow), Lindsey, Big-town and Peter
Close-up of all the garbage, and uh, don't show these to Mikey and Peter's boss, that's their work truck.
The cleanup was a great success, and we hope to have many more in the future. We'll keep y'all posted on future cleanup dates and other Garage Door Climbing events.
Mikey
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Rocky Butte Success
A Big Thank you to everyone who came out yesterday for our clean up session at Rocky Butte! We had bomber weather, support from friends and the PDX Climbing Meetup Group. People from the community were thanking us as they saw us out there traipsing through invasive species to emerge with uncountable 40oz bottles! We caught the attention of NW Search and Rescue, so yay we're on their Radar now for when they organize their cleanup day. Mike and I have set up profiles on Cascade Climbers Forum so if any of you are followers their we will be using it to post upcoming events! Again THANK YOU all for making yesterday a success and a great Birthday morning for me!
-Big Town and everyone at garage door climbing
-Big Town and everyone at garage door climbing
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Rocky Butte plan
Ok so on the 23rd (this Saturday) 9:00 am We will be meeting at the Rocky Butte parking area near the lookout. Bring leather gloves for sure and you may want a latex or vinyl pair to wear underneath. I do not want anyone picking up items like condoms, needles, tampons, etc. Be very careful with the broken glass as well(this is why I recommend leather gloves for your outer layer), there is a lot of glass on Rocky Butte, most of it broken!
If it is raining all bets are off, not because we wouldn't face the rain and still try to clean up, but it's already muddy out there and some of the terrain is just to risky for un-roped crews.
if you have any questions mail goff.granville@gmail.com
Thanks for the support!
Big Town and the rest of Garage Door Climbing
If it is raining all bets are off, not because we wouldn't face the rain and still try to clean up, but it's already muddy out there and some of the terrain is just to risky for un-roped crews.
if you have any questions mail goff.granville@gmail.com
Thanks for the support!
Big Town and the rest of Garage Door Climbing
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