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Do these Batholith boulders look familiar?    Hutch mentioned you may have been around here. They're about .750 mile down the Homestake pass road on the left and down a gully. Lots of paintball marks, about 15 to 18 feet tall... ok thanks bye
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« Reply #1 on: August 18, 2010, 10:39:08 AM » |
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maybe I should have sent an email. how about this one? 
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« Reply #2 on: August 18, 2010, 11:20:13 AM » |
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Yow, that looks cool! Has it gone?
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« Reply #3 on: August 18, 2010, 06:14:38 PM » |
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Hard climb, Jay--still hasn't gone, but Patrick worked out the 3 different sections with success.
A send one day, for sure:-)
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« Reply #4 on: August 18, 2010, 07:09:02 PM » |
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You really need to get up there Jay. I'm still blown away with the quality of the climbing and the untapped potential.
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« Reply #5 on: August 18, 2010, 08:48:45 PM » |
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I second Goatboys thoughts, a really sick area. If you like Vedauwoo, I guarantee you would like that place as well. The other area it really reminds me of is Woodson. It is definitely worth a visit by anyone who enjoys steep, technical, crack climbing. It has some good face climbing too.
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« Reply #6 on: August 19, 2010, 08:55:54 AM » |
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hey there....say....
Cilley, I believe is in the PNW. There is a rumor he is a FaceBook enjoyer of same sex slappin', so you could try that or just email him. I would bet he is on his way to the Boogaloo deal-e-o ?
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« Reply #7 on: August 21, 2010, 11:30:45 PM » |
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Don't know about those first boulders but that roof looks great.I,ve been trying to get a ride out to the Batholith.This week I'll ramp up my efforts a bit.
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« Reply #9 on: August 24, 2010, 07:29:27 AM » |
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Whoa, that thing looks cool. What's the season/ elevation out there?
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« Reply #10 on: August 24, 2010, 12:30:20 PM » |
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Thanks Will. The elevation ranges from ~5000' feet down on the east side of the pass, ~6400' on top, and Butte is at ~5900 to the west. As you can see by the blog history, we climb pretty much year round out here, but most folks find it more comfortable from April-October, with July sometimes being rather warm...areas up top are more summer zones, where as during the winter we stay lower on the east side, which stays fairly dry through out the winter...though this last winter season we had to deal with some strange weather patterns, mostly weather coming up from the south rather than the from the west, which dropped more snow than usual...hopefully things will return to normal this year.
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« Reply #11 on: September 07, 2010, 09:53:36 PM » |
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Should be there about the 15th- the 28th sept.
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« Reply #12 on: September 08, 2010, 11:43:09 AM » |
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NICE! Glad you're making it back out!
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« Reply #13 on: September 09, 2010, 02:20:20 PM » |
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Ankle is almost healed up and I hope to be back in a few weeks as well, haven't stopped thinking about a few routes since I left. Montana is pretty cool. GO Wop Chop 
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« Reply #14 on: September 09, 2010, 03:15:51 PM » |
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Kick ass Goat! A party in the making 
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« Reply #15 on: September 22, 2010, 07:14:13 AM » |
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Are ya'll dabing the gnar or what?
I'm buried in work and need some rock pron to help me through the day.
help me obi bong, you're my only hope...
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« Reply #17 on: September 22, 2010, 11:59:36 AM » |
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silverlight... oh well.....
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« Reply #18 on: September 22, 2010, 02:04:08 PM » |
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RAD!!!111 here you go J.  
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« Reply #19 on: September 22, 2010, 04:59:48 PM » |
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That, looks cool!
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« Reply #20 on: September 29, 2010, 05:44:33 PM » |
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Mr. Cilley has left the building (Butte Batholith) Good to climb with you, sir, if only for a day--and glad that you finally got to feast on a "Wop Chop" :-) A couple of pics of our exploits: http://www.montanabouldering.com/2010/09/return-of-jedi.html
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« Reply #21 on: September 29, 2010, 06:05:11 PM » |
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Where does The Cilley one go when he leaves there? back to Seattle?
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« Reply #22 on: September 29, 2010, 06:09:11 PM » |
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He had a full day to play before Seattle/area--sounded like a Spokane session was in the making, Jay.
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« Reply #23 on: September 29, 2010, 06:11:09 PM » |
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Where does The Cilley one go when he leaves there?
back into his hyperbarric chamber and resumes a healing and restful suspended animation until the next wide project shows up
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« Reply #24 on: September 29, 2010, 06:51:32 PM » |
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Be the Wop Chop...feel, feel the Wop Chop...
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« Reply #25 on: September 29, 2010, 08:40:28 PM » |
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Kinda like Michael Jackson, Russ?
Goatboy, Did Nazis use it?
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« Reply #26 on: September 29, 2010, 10:43:47 PM » |
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Lifted from the 'net for those curious about the Wop Chop:
Butte's best answer to the Colonel (KFC) is the Freeway Tavern which serves up sizzling hot fried chicken ($3.75 4-pc) and "jojos" while a montage of infrequent patron, Evel Kneivel, looks down on you. If you ask the owner, "Muzzy" Ferroni, he'll spice up your meal with anecdotes about the Butte-born and raised daredevil. The Freeway also offers a traditional pork chop sandwich called "The Wop Chop." ($4.25 w/fries or Jo's) The Freeway sits half a block from Matt's Place and only a few yards from Interstate 90.
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« Reply #27 on: September 29, 2010, 10:49:20 PM » |
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hey there, say Jay... How about some good coffee at the wifi braless hotspot to start the morning off right?  Nazi's, Hippy Chicks, ^ the Batholith...!!!1111
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« Reply #29 on: September 30, 2010, 03:51:04 PM » |
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There was a recent Man V. Food on Butte, and the Wop Chop was one of the spots they stopped!
Pastys and Wop Chops = Power food
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« Reply #30 on: October 01, 2010, 09:43:20 PM » |
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You don't really eat a Wop Chop.You experience it.
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« Reply #31 on: October 01, 2010, 09:50:41 PM » |
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On the way out ,I stopped at Missoula.I was in the library, when a cop comes in,and says there is a situation and everyone has to exit the library.I step outside and thereis SWAT everywhere!I continued on my way .But I read on the net,that they had someone locked in the bathroom.
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« Reply #32 on: October 01, 2010, 10:01:50 PM » |
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You don't really eat a Wop Chop.You experience it.
Truth  Strange about the missoula thing.... heading back out tomorrow, plan is to jump on that OW! Cheers!
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« Reply #33 on: October 01, 2010, 10:32:49 PM » |
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On the way out ,I stopped at Missoula.I was in the library, when a cop comes in,and says there is a situation and everyone has to exit the library.I step outside and thereis SWAT everywhere!I continued on my way .But I read on the net,that they had someone locked in the bathroom.
Totally worthy of SWAT action. side note: where the fuk is your space bar?
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« Reply #34 on: October 02, 2010, 09:55:29 AM » |
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I read about the Missoula library thing in the paper, Dick--randomly weird that you happen to be (in) there when it occurred...
Glad that they did not think that you were involved:-)
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« Reply #35 on: October 02, 2010, 11:45:53 PM » |
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whatthefukisaspacebar?
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« Reply #36 on: October 02, 2010, 11:56:07 PM » |
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« Reply #37 on: October 16, 2010, 12:27:35 PM » |
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shouldbebackinthebatholithonmonday
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« Reply #38 on: October 16, 2010, 01:28:03 PM » |
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wedon'tneednostinkin'spcebar!
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« Reply #39 on: October 18, 2010, 05:49:51 PM » |
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GoingoutcrackchasingwithMr.C.tomorrow 
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« Reply #40 on: October 19, 2010, 05:52:58 PM » |
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How is the weather holding up?
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« Reply #41 on: October 19, 2010, 10:43:47 PM » |
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Eric, low to mid 60's and clear/sunny until Satuday or Sunday is the latest forecast...
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« Reply #42 on: October 20, 2010, 08:10:37 AM » |
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Shameless product promo and plug... 
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« Reply #43 on: October 20, 2010, 08:59:40 AM » |
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w00t!
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« Reply #44 on: October 22, 2010, 08:36:15 PM » |
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« Reply #45 on: October 25, 2010, 02:01:37 PM » |
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Dick stepped out of the trailer in my driveway early this morning to be greeted by an inch of snowfall. The weather lifted, and after he warmed up we headed out to the Batholith Desert--I car-toured him the Isolated Boulders, then walked him deep into the Druthers and turned him loose (too much going on at home for me go with).
The sun came out as I got back to the car--he had a smile on his face when I left:-)
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« Reply #46 on: October 26, 2010, 06:24:05 AM » |
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« Reply #47 on: October 28, 2010, 10:08:58 AM » |
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He's still out here, jammin' cracks like a fiend--waking up to frost and climbing in 40-50 degree temps.
No precip, though, which makes the stone crisp and sticky:-)
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