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Rad! Just sent you a DM. We’ll be seeing each other out there on Sunday. Let’s chat.

your in luck im on my way! making a west face attempt this sunday and i cant have anything holding me back! im far too out of shape 🤣

Holy shit. Polish hadn’t even crossed my mind. Any pictures of Kimchi Suicide?

There's currently a large tree fallen over the road up to the Bedal creek trailhead. It's currently the only obstacle blocking the whole road and is unfortunately near the very bottom. If there's anyone who enjoys this sort of work, I'd be more than happy to buy you a six pack of your favorite beer in exchange. I'm heading back up there on Sunday and would love to be able to drive all the way up to the trailhead, instead of walking that damn road again. I talked to some guys on the drive out and they said they would go take a look and clear it if they could. I don't particularly want to rely on them, so if anyone goes out there and it's already gone, I'm still happy to send some beer your way. Below are photos of the tree and where it is on the road.

Hello, Thanks for such a generous offer. I am in Los Angeles, and would take it all, to give/lend to folks in the wilderness course that I teach. Due to the fires, some of our staff have lost all their belongings and house, incredibly they are still involved in teaching the class www.wildernesstravelcourse.org. and advancedmountaineeringprogram.org. I would inspect your gear, clean it up and give it to staff and lend to students. If you can put it in a USPS ground box, I can pay for shipping. let me know. thanks sridhar

I have been wanting a silent partner for a long time. I have got my hands on a used, opened one, with one spring lost (still very expensive). The centrifugal clutch is actually a very interesting system for stopping the rotation of the drum. I am an engineer so I find that kind of stuff fascinating. I have been researching the costs to have one made. It is very expensive due to the solid works modeling, cnc programming, creating press guides to bend the housing consistently, cost of materials, testing and testing equipment... The only way to make it affordable is by spreading the cost of all this out by making several devices at the same time. To produce these for anyone else there would be additional costs to incorporate, insurance, independent testing by an accredited lab to both EN 15151-1 and UIAA 129 standards (in Europe)... There would have to be a decent amount of interest to justify all that. So I have set up a survey to gauge that interest. Based on the prices the used silent partner's are going for on ebay there could possibly be that much interest. Based on the low volume that rock exotica said they sold previously the minimum these could be produced for is $750 USD. Let me know what you think. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BGQG7NL

Where are you located? I and a few others often do hit things that have some spice but a rope can be avoided. You would be welcome to jump in if you were inclined. Worst case scenario its to sketch and one turns around. Its not a bad Idea to travel with a second even on non rope climbs, at least someone can be there if you need the help getting out. North face of Mount Stone is a good one also but its long and goes through a broad elevation range, so getting good conditions can be difficult to avoid avi danger.

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Very cool perspective on a remote peak, thanks for sharing. On a Glacier climb last July we got to see a Navy F-18 fly over the summit and a couple more follow a few ridges away. Then about an hour later when we were on the summit they came by for another lap and flew directly overhead, it couldn't have been more than a couple of hundred feet above the summit! One flew over inverted and we were looking up, right into the cockpit and cheering and pumping our ice axes in the sky.

Scarpa F1 sz.28 and Phantom Tech sz. 46. Both well used but still functional. One PT has some broken/reknotted laces that make putting it on a little annoying. Welts in good shape all round. Idk, $80/pair? Located in Mount Vernon.

Cleaning out older gear that either no longer fits me, or I have since replaced, or just don't use anymore. It's all used and has been well cared in its prime and still functional, but is a bit older now and probably not stuff I'll make much in the way of trying to sell. A few notes on a couple of items. I don't really want to piece it out and deal responding to multiple messages and stuff, so I'm hoping somebody just wants to take it all as I don't want to put much more effort than creating a post into putting it all in the pack and putting it on my porch for somebody to take it. Oherwise its less effort me to just throw in the donation pile for good will. Pickup in Monroe, WA. Gregory Makalu Pro size M (70 L pack) MSR Hubba Hubba 2 (stuff sack is ripped and it has some small patches on the mesh body) Mountain Hardwear Sub Zero down Jacket size M Arcteryx Alpha SV Size M. The same tape is coming off in some areas. Probably can send in for a warranty, I'm just too lazy to. Considering how expensive these jackets are, I'd think it would be worth it to somebody. Mammut 10.5 x 60 M rope Smartwool Mountaineers Socks Size L OR MT Baker Shell Mitts Size L Black Diamond Momentum Harness Size M 5.10 Anasazi Verde climbing shoe size 10. 5.10 climbing shoe size 10.5 (don't remember model name but its basically a entry level velcro type shoe). There may be some other smaller things I find that I might throw in as well.

If anyone is thinking of Colfax with this high pressure. As of 1/13 the Cosley-Houston is not formed, though the Polish Route looks like it may have connected. North and east side of Lincoln look like the future of local Alpinism.

Thanks Jason. Jared, thanks for the TR and suggestions.

I'm so sorry for your loss Eli. What a sobering reminder to cherish the time you have with loved ones and a to have a healthy respect for the mountains. Thank you for sharing your story

Do you still have those boots for sale?

Man Eli. I'm sorry for you and your family.

I think steep ski TRs are a decent starting point for sniffing out potential 'ice axe / snow scramble' ideas. Besides Jason's excellent list, I enjoyed this shorter one: The Easier Early Winter Spire Couloir is a pretty nice one that once the highway just opens up. A bit of a drive for most, but mellow and beautiful. Earlier the better, it melts out first near a big chockstone at the bottom that can be an annoying crux. Jason mentions McClellan Butte, which I second. If this had a clean / aesthetic summit finish, I think it would be on a bunch of must-do lists given its proximity and ease of access. Loren Campbell suggests exiting a bit early onto scrambly terrain here which I recommend. I like this one as a simple workout just finishing at the trees below the headwall. Not a couloir, but the face of Red Mountain (also at Snoqualmie pass) is a decent snow climb that is fine axe and crampon terrain in the right conditions (maybe not steep enough for what you're seeking?). This is highlighted in the older "Selected Climbs" guidebook by Jim Nelson and Peter Potterfeld. What forms as the snow summit is usually a cornice that you can't perceive when climbing it; a well-known member of the climbing community perished when it broke out from under her about 15 years ago. Exercise caution.

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I’ll take the AK Supertopo!

I believe these are the version known as the "Prime." I used these for ice climbing, an activity to which it seems unlikely that I will return. Size 42.5 $75.

$15 each; let me know if interested. Signed by author SOLD

Cleaning out the gear room; any of these items free for pickup in Greenwood or I'm in downtown Bellevue a couple of times a month for work. Charlet Moser crampons Anti-balling "plates" for Stubai Ultralight crampons MEC windshirt; well used but has life left in it -- size unreadable now, I'm 5'9" and 135 ish and it's pretty roomy on me. La Sportiva Trango S Evo gortex women's mountaineering boots, size 42.5. Very well used but not fully worn out; they just don't quite fit my feet anymore. If anyone wants to get the last miles out of these they are welcome to them.

Hey Eli, Thanks for posting your TR. A couple of friends and I climbed the Wishbone Arete in 1986. I've attached one photo I converted from a slide image. Interestingly, while at the southside hut we found a note to an unknown climbing partner telling the person that they were descending but were concerned. We never heard anything more about that but did see helicopters occasionally flying nearby while we were climbing. I hear the park service is working on the trail system due to prior damages.

Still looking for a Rainier partner for 2025? I am interested. I have climbed many of the Cascade volcanoes but never summited Rainier. You can reach me at clarke.tim007@gmail.com

Hey Eli I just stumbled upon this, I am sending good thoughts to you. I lost my son in June 2024, his irish twin brother has had it the hardest. I can somewhat understand and relate to what your family is feeling. Something I have learned on my journey through this dark time, Is that it doesn't get better per say more so different. Eventually the hard thoughts bring a different emotion instead of pain. The things that use to make us fall apart make us miss them and will bring some peace. It will always hurt yet it will eventually not physically hurt so bad. We all make choices in our lives, your brother made a choice of his own do not let the dark thoughts and the what if's take you down a rabbit hole. Seek support either group or individual. In my familys loss of a child or sibling group some people have been going for 5-6 years. They are not weak, we all grieve differently and at different speeds. . l know how hard writing this probably hit you, how emotionally taxing it is. Please feel free to reach out to me, for a ear, a hike, or a resource. I live on the south west side of Washington but currently vantage living the week in Vantage/Moses. You did what you could, don't let the dark thoughts win, hold your head up and focus your energy on doing the next thing. Maybe climbing be enjoyable maybe not either its not a right now thing.