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Congrates ... well done

thanks for sharing ... great photos and write up

Curious ... how long did it take to construct Castle Washburn?

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Sounds like you've reached you're own Nirvana ... good on you ! ... 👍

and avoids $700 million in taxes by doing so

Excellent ... brings back great memory of years past .. thanks for sharing

Congratulations

I'll second that motion ..... the following has been linked here in the past .. a fun read Ode to a pink Tricam

As mentioned, the Goat Rocks, like most of the Southern Cascades is a collection of choss piles .. that being said, its one of my local favorites. The Goat Rocks traverse is actually fairly common and is usually accomplished from the North Folk of the Tieton River which provide easy access to the PCT via Tieton Pass and an eastward looping traverse ending with Bear Creek Mtn. If interested ... check with the FS on access up NF-1207 ... I believe there may be some issues due to floods in recent years.

Cleaning out the closet. I have the following items posted on Craigslist. My preference would be local pickup/exchange in the greater Vancouver/Portland area, I really don't want to deal with shipping if I can avoid it. Cold Cold World Chernobyl Lowe Alpine Contour 40 Mountainsmith Tour lumbar pack MSR XGK stove

GOODNIGHT EVA 1/8″ FOAM PAD GOODNIGHT EVA HAMMOCK 1/4″ FOAM PAD

excellent .. thanks for sharing

this blows ... I recognize it's been a challenging business environment made even more so now with e-commerce .. I'm glad to see you will be able to keep it going I thank all the MEC employees, past and present. Best Wishes to all

agree with DPS ... .this late in the summer, the Sherpa is very rarely an option for decent or ascent ... the shrund gets pretty sizeable with pretty significant vertical wall of rock hard glacial ice.

great write up ..

Outstanding !!

Here is the latest ... with loading over an edge in real rock Climbing cams pulled over and edge

touche' ... dig the Rackliff woodcut Avatar

Keep in mind ... 30 ~ 40 years ago, Lib Ridge, Willis Wall and the rest of the north side of Rainier was a bit different animal

Break Testing Climbing Cams video worth checking out

great video ... thanks for posting the lnk

Awesome ... thanks for sharing

"the brotherhood of the rope" .. I always loved that phase

I'll third the motion for CCW ... I've been using a Chernobyl and a custom Valdez for a number of years, (Chernobyl has got to be pushing 20 years old by now) ... rock solid, bomber construction and great customer service. The custom Valdez (40L) Randy made for me included a padded, Chernobyl like hip-belt with gear/tool loops for a better carry with heavier loads, replacing the newer fixed crampons straps with his original design of daisy chains and removable/replaceable straps along with a couple internal daisy's A 40L pack on a 14.5" torso could be a challenge ... Thank you Mr Rackliff