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Trip: Sperry Peak - Standard Trip Date: 11/25/2023 Trip Report: It was a good day to be out and stretch the legs on a classic blue-collar outing. Even better, we had the mountain to ourselves on a beautiful Saturday. There were just enough shenanigans to keep it interesting, but not so many as to detract from the fun. The yin and yang of scrapping up pointy things with a couple of good friends is an excellent reminder that the simple things in life are pretty much all you need. And whiskey. Sperry: Mile High Club: Heading up Headlee: It was solid: @Trent getting some extra work in before we found the correct start (Thanks JGAP!): Vesper and Wolf Peaks: @cfire topping out: North sides of Del Campo and Morningstar: Tahoma: Vesper (note tracks of the Saturday masses): @cfire: @Trent loves blue collar shenanigans: The boyz heading back to Headlee Pass: @Trent at Headless Pass, taking in the end of the day: Gear Notes: Helmet, axe, crampons Approach Notes: Headlee Pass trail. Road is passable by 2wd to TH. Trail snow free to basin between Mile High Club and Sperry. About 2 feet of snow on Sperry and Vesper. Flotation not needed.

Nothing on this list I don't like for their intended purpose. Some I really like! All are lightly used. All have clean bases and generally clean top sheets. Please ask about the condition of the ski if you are interested and I'll be sure to take a closer look. Any ski that was mounted had a version of the Dynafit toe and either Dynafit or Plum LWT heel. All but the smaller pair of Cho's were mounted for a 317bsl. Almost all of them have been mounted only once. Pick them up in the Boise area for free (by appointment) or I can ship on your dime for actual USPS costs. Dynafit Cho Oyu for sale? I have two pair, a 166x87 and a 174x88. Both drilled once for Dynafit bindings, 166 pair were skied on for only 2 days. The 177s, I have skied on 3 times (I wore my first pair out skiing and touring on in the Alps a few years back). Good enough ski I wanted another pair. They are an excellent all around, very LWT, touring ski. $250 a pair Not this pair! They were destroyed Men's skimo race skis? Just what you need to really hammer the local Bogus skimo race series. Dynafit PDG, 161x 65 race skis. One mount # 317mm bsl. Little use. No dings top or bottom. Super light skis. "Each ski weighs just 1 pound 9 ounces. "Testers praised them in a variety of conditions. “On morning hardpack you can rail it like a slalom ski,” says one tester. The lwt weight, makes them ideal for long mountaineering approaches.” It’s made with carbon and wood in the core for supreme quickness and maneuverability. Neat ski if you want to drop some weight going uphill and still be able to ski down. $200 Dynafit Huasacaran https://www.backcountryskiingcanada.com/Dynafit-Huascaran... I have two pair for sale. They are fun "fat" skis and light enough to actually tour on. 196 x116 (drilled twice) and a pair of 176x112 (drilled once). 317mm bsl using Dynafit bindings. $200 for either pair. Top skin and bases are clean and no repairs. Pick up in Meridian or Boise area. Or pay actual USPS shipping to you location in addition to the $200. More here: https://coldthistle.blogspot.com/.../all-mountain-skis.html Dynafit "Speed Tour Series" skis. Equally good on the groomed slopes or in the back country. But the priority on these is how well they ski inbounds not how light they are. 2 pair. 96x176 (never mounted), 96x168 (mounted once @317mm bsl) "Dynafit Tour 96 126-96-110, 3kg/pair 176cm The Tour 96 picks up where the Manaslu left off. Like the Speed line, rocker is modest and a single turn radius design keeps the ski personality predictable. It favors a modest turn radius, but a light swing weight makes it quick to respond no matter what boot you use. At 96 underfoot, it has enough width to enjoy soft snow days, but its forte is its ability to handle all-conditions from and carving corn to wind buff to powder. The Tour 96 is a quiver-of-one for a range of conditions. In other words, its a ski for reality." Three more pair of very lwt backcountry skis. 2 pair of Denali, one (176x98) that has been drilled for Dynafit and a 184x98 that are still like new. (never drilled) and a pair of Blacklight 95s (172x95). 95/98 has been a sweet spot for me on Dynafit touring gear. I have yet to ski any ski more versatile than the Denali or as light for the width. The newer Black light is close. The 176cm Denali is 1247g per ski @ 98mm under foot. That is light! And these things ski exceptional well. My go to b/c ski since they were first available in 2015. And @ 200# I have never broken a pair even skiing them short. https://coldthistle.blogspot.com/2014/11/dynafit-denali.html The Black Light 178 weights in at the same old 2#12oz for one ski or 1247gr. in my 178cm length. Another go to ski for me recently. "Enter the new Black Light 95. The Black Light 178 weights in at the same old 2#12oz for one ski or 1247gr. in my 178cm length. All these skis are/were '95 plus under foot I found the Denali and amazing all mountain ski, back country, touring, even lift skiing. Amazing on ice and hard snow. Good for the width in soft. " https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bL5doNYWcn4&t=1s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1v9NinPUqw $200 a pair A custom pair Praxis SND Dice (85mm x182cm). Pick up in Meridian or shipped at your cost. Mounted once with Dynafit bindings and a 317mm bsl. Bases and tops are very clean, with no base dings. Both are very fast, solid skis. $200 for the SND https://www.praxisskis.com/skis/snd/ https://www.praxisskis.com/custom-skis/snd-custom-ski/

Trip: Mt Hood - Elliot HW Trip Date: 11/25/2023 Trip Report: Climbed Elliot R-hand w/ Collin on Saturday 11/26. Conditions are good but pro is limited. Hero sticks the whole way and mostly AI2 with a couple short bits of AI3. Bottomed out most 13cm screws I tried to place... only placed 2-3 screws per 60m pitch due to limited options. Early season conditions add some distance... we climbed the face in 4x 60+m pitches (some simuling). We approached from the S side. Pearly gates are currently a more serious ice route than DKH1 usually is. I stepped on my phone with a crampon so no pictures. Guess you'll have to take my word for it. Have fun! Gear Notes: Some stubby screws. Approach Notes: Over S side and down to Queens Chair. Traverse in to the upper glacier.

Lets go hunt down that drone user and maybe he has some footie. Then we can smash the drone like violent animals.

So, so much more. There are some epic scrambles and moderates up to hard core. In Summer of '22 a party in camp had a preliminary copy of a new guide book that was supposed to come out this year.

still some great skis to be hand. Typical postage is $30.

Three Fingers from Squire Creek last weekend! Who knows what it looks like now.