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Yeah, we are missing El Camino Real something fierce. But the Asian food kicks all!

As I walked out of the Banff Mountain Film Festival in Auckland, New Zealand Tuesday night, a familiar face with billowing hair smiled at me from the back of a sweatshirt. I recognized the Miguel's logo in an instant (as did my belly)!

What kind of "Trad Master" is low-cut?! Give me ankle protection or give me slab.

Will be here for at least another 8 months or so. Drop me a note when you have your travel dates. Would be cool to hook up. Would also appreciate some local contacts. I've checked out the Quarry and even bouldered a bit, but couldn't get myself excited enough to rope up. Did one route at Sheridan's ...

I'm been living in Auckland for four months and I'm ready to send my trad rack home with my next visitor for three reasons: 1) I certainly don't foresee having use for it here 2) It would just end up getting stolen when the apartment gets burglarized (everyone here seems to get robbed over and over)...

Definitely Major's Pinacle. For all of the stars that the two routes suck, the 360 makes it worth the effort.

One partner who is willing and able to stalk silently into the woods so that not so much as a wren knows we are there. Nibbling the whole time on the tender greenbrier shoots of spring AND the raspberries of summer. (Since this is the imaginary, perfect day, let's not be restricted to just one seaso...

Ever get any resolution on this question, Ray? I scoured that area yesterday looking for those routes and don't remember seeing what you've photographed so either I missed something or the lighting was different enough that it's throwing me off. Did you find something that you though could be Cliff ...

Flying is getting to be such a pain in the ass that it just isn't worth it any more. Save up time and money, then do a big road trip.

> the only way I'll be able to make a weekend out of it is to > bike with camping gear Which, I can tell you, is an awesome way to go! I've done two such trips in the Indian Creek area over the past couple of months. It is quiet and beautiful. I would never feel safe riding a bike back that road if ...