Revenue Village: 3 more routes on the Morning Glove have been climbed

Kyler, Manfred and I spent a day climbing routes that I cleaned and bolted but hadnt climbed beyond top-rope soloing. I parked my Trooper and camper where I always do and hopped in with Kyler to drive up to the approach. It was fun showing somebody with 1000 times more experience than me my new area that I have put soooo much time and effort in to and get nothing but positive and excited feedback. I knew I wasnt just floating my own boat! We warmed up on Bear Aware a 30m 10 bolts to chains 5.8 sport route. Then, off the same anchors, top roped The Better Half a 30m 5.7 crack that shares one bolt with Bear Aware. Next I got to lead a climb that has been keeping me awake at night, Tradventurous 60m 5.9 all gear to chains. It was everything I hoped it would be. I used 14 pieces of gear, mostly small stuff. We walked off (mandatory unless you have a half or twin rope set up) and cracked a beer just as the rain started coming down. A few beers later (cant hike full beers out right!) the rain stopped and we walked over to Friction Impossible a 7 bolts to chains sport route project that has still not been sent. On our way we encountered a tiny little shack nooked way up in some 4th class talus. It has one little window looking West but is not situated over any kind of field or pasture or anything advantageous for agriculture. We hypothesize that its an old bootleggers hideaway or maybe an old horse thief's hideaway. I have been walking by it for years and just this trip noticed it. I love the Village. I have found ancient Native American artifacts, morel mushrooms, matching moose shed horns, epic first ascent rock climbing and zero homo sapiens. Kyler gave Friction Impossible his all but it remains an open project. Upon returning to my campsite, I noticed that the cattle taking advantage of the forest service grazing used my Trooper and camper as scratching posts! The ENTIRE driverside of my car and camper was dented to the max. They rubbed on it so hard that they shattered my driver side front window! If I wasnt so happy about the climbs we got done that day I would have been pissed but I just had to chuckle. Should have known. Its not like you can get mad at a cow! Luckily Broadwater Ford in Townsend was having a cash-for-clunkers sale and I was able to find myself a nice new pick em up truck.

Bear Aware is more or less the left rope line and The Better Half is the obvious crack to the right with a super fun start.

KP following on Tradventurous. He is already over half way up at this point.

A well deserved break.

Hmm...

The bench is maybe 5 ft long. 

The thing is freaking tiny. Weird.

I had never seen traces of humans out there before but this day we found a cabin and an fresh fire scar/pit. 

Whomever it was brought a hand-planer up with them. I cant imagine why. 

I got beef with a cow somewhere.

That'll do.