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#537860 - 01/26/06 10:16 AM [TR] Chair Peak- North Face 1/25/2006
skykilo old hand Registered: 09/04/02 Posts: 1167 TRs: 24 Photos: 8 Loc: Vancouver BC	Climb: Chair Peak-North Face Date of Climb: 1/25/2006 Trip Report: "The Electric Chair" Eric and I climbed and skied the North Face of Chair Peak yesterday. I really wanted to do it Tuesday but nobody could go. Ross is on some 'I gotta get ready for a two-week trip to rock climb in the desert sun' bullshit. At least Eric could muster Wednesday. The day-late penalty was ubiquitous crust. We simulclimbed about 5 100' pitches. I stopped at a tree to rerack below a cruxy looking spot near the top. "Hey Eric, want to do a lead so you can say you pulled your weight?" "Sure you shit-talker." Eric styled his pitch, with an undercling to boot, before I followed and we simuled another half pitch to the top. Forget the crust, there's powder right underneath it! Eric had brought the oh-so-appropriate Karhu Jaks for the descent. He wasn't throwing the towel and I sure as hell wasn't going to tell him what he could and couldn't do. I'll let Eric speak for himself, but I skied with two 15m raps. (The rappel spots are the magenta dots on the route photo.) My sidestepping quotient was a little high, but I did make turns on every section I didn't rap. The turns off the top above where we rappeled the highest 70-degree ice bulge were pretty damn exhilirating. "Look ma, I'm rapping switch!" The weather had turned into a snowy whiteout by the time we got off the face. I made it to my intramural game at the IMA on time and balled hard on mofos. Yeah.
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#537861 - 01/26/06 10:20 AM Re: [TR] Chair Peak- North Face 1/25/2006
catbirdseat Elite Sprayforce Team Registered: 10/09/02 Posts: 13179 TRs: 46 Photos: 144 Loc: Anaheim, CA	It seems like it has been a long time since a Chair Peak NF trip report. _________________________ You don't do an encore if you just played Mahler.
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#537862 - 01/26/06 10:25 AM Re: [TR] Chair Peak- North Face 1/25/2006
DirtyHarry spray'prentice Registered: 07/28/04 Posts: 3571 TRs: 5 Photos: 44	I hear that Eric character is a homo, can't ski for shit, and sucks at basketball. I wish I had three hands, so I could give your climb three thumbs down!!! HAHA. Nice work. That's some pretty bitchin new wave ski mountaineering celebration shit, bitches!!! _________________________ Watch yer top knot.
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#537863 - 01/26/06 10:28 AM Re: [TR] Chair Peak- North Face 1/25/2006
To_The_Top veteran Registered: 03/22/01 Posts: 1523 TRs: 1 Photos: 40 Loc: Seattle	Wild! _________________________ Say no to slide alder
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#537864 - 01/26/06 10:32 AM Re: [TR] Chair Peak- North Face 1/25/2006
Mjölner stranger Registered: 01/25/06 Posts: 24 TRs: 0 Photos: 15 Loc: seattle	Hell yea! Way to get it done.
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#537865 - 01/26/06 10:35 AM Re: [TR] Chair Peak- North Face 1/25/2006
Cobra_Commander spray'prentice Registered: 01/31/05 Posts: 3170 TRs: 0 Photos: 6 Loc: Lair	the twinned tail of the jaks must have been sweet for that switch rap. Is that tanner hall? _________________________ Why buy a mattress anywhere else ding!
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#537866 - 01/26/06 10:53 AM Re: [TR] Chair Peak- North Face 1/25/2006
AllYouCanEat addicted to cc.com Registered: 01/09/01 Posts: 558 TRs: 0 Photos: 0 Loc: Tacoma, WA, US	You crack me up, Sky. I wish I could've joined you, but armCHAIR ski mountaineering will have to do for now _________________________ Photos TR's
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#537867 - 01/26/06 11:01 AM Re: [TR] Chair Peak- North Face 1/25/2006
TeleRoss addicted to cc.com Registered: 06/24/03 Posts: 649 TRs: 25 Photos: 286 Loc: out there somewhere	All I know is that it is 70 degrees and sunny in J-Tree!!! nice work _________________________ "Don't look and you will see, don't listen and you will hear."
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#537868 - 01/26/06 12:12 PM Re: [TR] Chair Peak- North Face 1/25/2006
philfort old hand Registered: 10/05/00 Posts: 1172 TRs: 8 Photos: 33 Loc: Seattle	We simulclimbed about 5 100m pitches. I call BS!!! 5 * 100m = 500m = 1640ft. So... you guys roped up at Source Lake or something??
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#537869 - 01/26/06 12:14 PM Re: [TR] Chair Peak- North Face 1/25/2006
kurthicks Pooh-Bah Registered: 04/22/03 Posts: 1937 TRs: 18 Photos: 245 Loc: Der Town	Quote: We simulclimbed about 5 100m pitches i remember 4x 60-70m pitches when I did it. did the route get substantially longer? or is my memory fading already? _________________________ http://www.kurthicks.com
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#537870 - 01/26/06 12:21 PM Re: [TR] Chair Peak- North Face 1/25/2006
sirwoofalot old hand Registered: 04/01/05 Posts: 711 TRs: 1 Photos: 3 Loc: Edmonds, WA	BS or not, it still was a job well done!
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#537871 - 01/26/06 12:34 PM Re: [TR] Chair Peak- North Face 1/25/2006
skykilo old hand Registered: 09/04/02 Posts: 1167 TRs: 24 Photos: 8 Loc: Vancouver BC	I meant 100', OOPS.
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#537872 - 01/26/06 12:36 PM Re: [TR] Chair Peak- North Face 1/25/2006
skykilo old hand Registered: 09/04/02 Posts: 1167 TRs: 24 Photos: 8 Loc: Vancouver BC	What're you guys trying to say? The TR totally says 100'!
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#537873 - 01/26/06 01:07 PM Re: [TR] Chair Peak- North Face 1/25/2006
philfort old hand Registered: 10/05/00 Posts: 1172 TRs: 8 Photos: 33 Loc: Seattle	Clearly you are just trying to make your trip sound more impressive than it was... 'cause face it - it just WASN'T IMPRESSIVE ENOUGH! Folks on tay might fall for lies about the height of the north face, but here on cc.com, no way boy...
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#537874 - 01/26/06 01:10 PM Re: [TR] Chair Peak- North Face 1/25/2006
Cobra_Commander spray'prentice Registered: 01/31/05 Posts: 3170 TRs: 0 Photos: 6 Loc: Lair	Folks on TAY only have the specs for the muir/palmer snowfields memorized. The winter stuff throws them off a bit. _________________________ Why buy a mattress anywhere else ding!
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#537875 - 01/26/06 01:43 PM Re: [TR] Chair Peak- North Face 1/25/2006
pms addicted to cc.com Registered: 11/04/00 Posts: 408 TRs: 3 Photos: 4 Loc: Seattle, WA 98105	I've heard that route isn't in condition this year, what the hell you trying to say...
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#537876 - 01/26/06 02:54 PM Re: [TR] Chair Peak- North Face 1/25/2006
ivan sprayer Registered: 03/12/02 Posts: 8655 TRs: 69 Photos: 663 Loc: Oceania	sweet pix _________________________ Ignorance is Strength War is Peace Freedom is Slavery
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#537877 - 01/26/06 03:14 PM Re: [TR] Chair Peak- North Face 1/25/2006
Weekend_Climberz spray'prentice Registered: 08/04/02 Posts: 3357 TRs: 4 Photos: 139 Loc: Overlooking Elliot Bay	Nice job! Geez, I was hoping to climb the NF and yet now someone has actually skied it. Wicked! Anyway, I guess the lines up there this weekend are going to be hell. _________________________ Weekday Sprayer
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#537878 - 01/26/06 03:45 PM Re: [TR] Chair Peak- North Face 1/25/2006
skykilo old hand Registered: 09/04/02 Posts: 1167 TRs: 24 Photos: 8 Loc: Vancouver BC	Here's a picture of Eric 'skiing' just below the top.
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#537879 - 01/26/06 05:42 PM Re: [TR] Chair Peak- North Face 1/25/2006
Marko addicted to cc.com Registered: 12/09/00 Posts: 450 TRs: 2 Photos: 57 Loc: Auburn, the other Kent.	Nice job Sky. I'm glad you didn't have any route-finding problems! (Torrrrrmmmmmennnnnnt-FFFFForrrrrrrbbbbbiddddddennnnnnn...)
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#537880 - 01/26/06 09:34 PM Re: [TR] Chair Peak- North Face 1/25/2006
apound stranger Registered: 10/16/02 Posts: 13 TRs: 0 Photos: 0 Loc: Maple Valley	Awesome! Did you have to rap the bottom of the route as well?
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#537881 - 01/26/06 09:40 PM Re: [TR] Chair Peak- North Face 1/25/2006
ryanl journeyman Registered: 05/31/05 Posts: 91 TRs: 17 Photos: 384 Loc: shoreline	i couldn't not reply- nice job, and cool pics!
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#537882 - 01/27/06 06:26 AM Re: [TR] Chair Peak- North Face 1/25/2006
ashw_justin spray'prentice Registered: 11/21/03 Posts: 2554 TRs: 3 Photos: 22 Loc: Behind the Sev'	"you crazy." How much more snow before you go back and cruise it Warren Miller style? _________________________
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#537883 - 01/27/06 09:17 AM Re: [TR] Chair Peak- North Face 1/25/2006
skykilo old hand Registered: 09/04/02 Posts: 1167 TRs: 24 Photos: 8 Loc: Vancouver BC	Quote: Awesome! Did you have to rap the bottom of the route as well? No raps at the bottom. I did a little boof onto some disappointingly-unforgiving crust (harder than I had expected) at the lowest bulge. One last spinal readjustment over the bergschrund and our rewards were never-ending crust on moderate terrain to the car.
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#537884 - 01/27/06 09:19 AM Re: [TR] Chair Peak- North Face 1/25/2006
skykilo old hand Registered: 09/04/02 Posts: 1167 TRs: 24 Photos: 8 Loc: Vancouver BC	Here's a picture of Eric above the bottom.
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