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Trip: Strobach - Strobach D Approach Pitch Trip Date: 02/09/2020 Trip Report: It was my first time in there, figured it was a long shot but maybe still the best chance for ice last weekend. Skied in the long road approach towing a pull with my overnight gear with my buddy Mike on Saturday. It was a long slow ski. Camped at the end of the road with tasty pork chops and plenty of wine. Got up in the morning and did some crappy tree crashing on skis to get to the climbs (lots of knee high blowdown). Stuff was mostly out but there was lots of water flowing and it was below freezing so it seemed like things might come back. A few things probably climbable for someone with more balls or less rusty ice tools. We finally settled on a consolation of the easy approach pitch on “Strobach D” which I think has a new name and an ascent now (last flow on the right side of mother lode). The actual pillar was a tiny bit thin for us in the middle but I bet is great now. We also had fun TRing the mixed corner right of the approach slab ice. Here are some more pics, you all should get on it! Also that approach was long both ways and too flat to ski down easily for half of it. You could probably drive the road except for the signs saying it’s closed to all vehicles except registered snow mobiles. Might be more snow this weekend though. Maybe the other approach is better in these conditions? I didn’t see any flagging or anything and the forest after the road end sucked with little snow. Gear Notes: Ice gear, camping gear, skis Approach Notes: Ski five miles up the road as in WA Ice, then crash through trees for a half mile.

Trip: MT. HOOD - Devils Kitchen Headwall Trip Date: 02/12/2020 Trip Report: I took advantage of this short weather window that we have finally been given and ran up to Hood for a quick session this morning. Overall the snow was much more compact than i would have guessed making for quick progress up to hot rocks. DKH looked thin from hot rocks, but beggars can't be choosers so i took what i could get. Overall the route is very climbable albeit not as cruiser as it is in the spring after a few good freeze thaw cycles. There is definitely not enough thick ice to place any protection if that's something you would want to do. below are some pics. i also took few shots of the N.side and the top of the Elliott headwall if anyone was wondering what that's looking like right now. Gear Notes: two ice tools Approach Notes: skin up, climb, ski down. strava had me at a little over 3hr30min car to car.

Hi not sure who to send this to. I placed an add for a ski pack last week. Got a series of responses from a guy David Walkins. It seems like a total scam. He wanted to send me 50$ more than the 100$ I asked for to let me know he was serious? I said no $100 plus shipping is fine- then he sent a certified check from a bank in Philadelphia. When it arrived it was for $870 and he sent a note -wanted me to cash it and give him back the difference...but he was going to have someone come by my house in Olympia to pick it up?? The envelope was sent from PA. I sent him back the check and said no deal. I am meeting another potential purchaser at Freddys today in Tacoma. Be careful