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That is one hell of a ski strap, might have weighed about 18 ounces? I don't think I really gave a shit back then about weight either. That was 02 and we spent the night below the lunch counter after hiking in 5 miles to the TH. I think my pack was 50 lbs or something totally dumb. Like those purple Tua's and my bandana that I should have used as a kite to get off that hill? AT keast I was sporting one of the first Arc'Teryx softshell pants.....Is that a fuckin Bora 80 on my back?

Must have been the North Ridge of Mt Baker in a day with skis. The descent was down the C/D so that was easy. Just a long 21 hours after starting at midnight. Good timing for the corn though.......

This sucks. I am very sad for her family and friends. I worked PT for her for almost a year. Good company, but she was the one that made it so great.

Man who died in climb identified P-I STAFF NORTH BEND -- A man who died Monday from a likely climbing accident has been identified. Dustin Van Meter, 22, died from injuries to his head, torso and extremities, King County Medical Examiner's Office said. The Fall City man became separated from the other three members of his party during an early-morning hike on the Iron Horse Trail near Exit 38 on Interstate 90. His body was found on the trail after he had apparently tried to climb a rock wall above the trail.

Man is found dead, apparently after fall P-I STAFF AND NEWS SERVICES NORTH BEND -- A man died in an apparent climbing accident near a well-traveled hiking trail Monday morning. The King County Sheriff's Office received a call at 9:39 a.m. reporting that the unidentified man, believed to be in his early 20s, had been discovered by the other members of his party on the Iron Horse Trail near Exit 38 on Interstate 90. The man became separated from the other three members of his group, and it appeared that he had tried to climb Deception Crags, a rock wall above the trail. His body was found on the trail below, said Deputy Bob Conner, a Sheriff's Office spokesman. Conner said that the two men and two women set out on the trail early Monday and that the man became separated from his group sometime before dawn. Foul play was not suspected, Conner said.

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Back in 2002, we were about 2.5 miles up the trail on Mt Si and as I glanced back I saw a cougar cross the trail and head down. Must have been smaller, only about 2 1/2 to 3' tall. In 2003 we car camped at Ipsut Creek in November, and on our way out on a Sunday night (not alot of people there in November) I saw a cougar cross the road in the rearview mirror. He was pretty big, at least 3'+ tall. And of course, I have seen several cougars at Cathedral Gap on Tahoma.

As I thought about a long time ago (4 months ago), Northgate or Bothell needs a shop/gym more than anyone. Ketch is right about the watersports thing. I dont think you would get alot of Erie traffic, if any it would be in the summer only.

Pons and ice axe are good if you plan on doing the entire route. Leave them behind if you want to just do the high traverse to the main route. We only brought crampons we went and had to go back up and do the traverse since an axe was needed to get down off the glacier/moat. Small cams and nuts are good, but we only had a few nuts and hexes, but pro is not all over the place. Fun as shit route. Can't wait till I can go back and do the full route 3 Hexes & a Nut

They are too big for my 9.5 street shoe. Seem to be quite an agressive shoe, but not as much as say a Miura. Sell for $40 Description: Slip into something more comfortable with the Montrail Smoothy, a high-performance synthetic laceup rock shoe that hugs your foot like a dream. Features: Nubuck upper is reinforced with high-frequency welded TPU, which molds to your foot for an unbelievable fit Upper is lined with cotton canvas to eliminate stretching and provides a comfortable, non-greasy surface against your skin The midsole is constructed of 1.0 mm molded nylon, which is torsionally rigid to provide a great edging platform, yet supple enough vertically for great smearing Gryptonite outsole and toe cap provide excellent grip that adheres to the rock, with enough cross-linking to allow the rubber to edge well and return to its original shape Heel pocket and unique pattern in the arch lock your foot securely in place and support it for maximum control and precision Integrated speed lacing allows easy adjustment without added bulk Specifications: Average weight: 16 oz. Upper: Micro-perforated synthetic Nubuck/HF-welded TPU Lining: Cotton canvas Last: Slip lasted Outsole: 4 mm Gryptonite Sizing: For a performance fit you should order your Euro street shoe size. For a comfort fit you should size up about 1/2 size from your Euro street shoe size. For example, if you wear a US men's size 10, Euro 43.5, you would order size 43.5 in the Smoothy for a performance fit or a size 44 for a comfortable, all-day fit.

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Am I the toprope king or something?

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Brand new in packaging, picked up last year. Size 160cm and very light, not totally sure of what they weight, hard to find info on the web since they were discontinued. Reviews Dynafit Tourlite Alpha Couloir November 2002 pg.62 " With a slightly softer flex, softer price, and new carvey sidecut, the new All Terrain is a good recommendation for the majority of skiers touring for turns and a strong match for all but the most advanced skiers using the Dynafit-system." Backcountry Magazine issue #33, pg. 28 "The Alpha accomplishes everything a mountain touring skier would, could, and should ask of it" bindings not included, only the skis

That south side is loose, and right now you can get to the traverse in the SE gully just above a snow finger and then go straight up. Once you get around near the NE side higher up the rock is pretty bomber and has good flakes and cracks. We made the exit onto the summit on the far right. The south face is a good rap route, with another rap anchor halfway down Good timez

Bathtub Lakes (aka Twenty Lakes Basin aka Poor Mans Enchantments) on MLH. Mileage = Pilchuck + 1/2 mile

Pictures coming soon, and now they are here.

Climb: Sahale Peak-Sahale Snowfield Date of Climb: 7/17/2006 Trip Report: Left Everett at 4am and headed to Cascade Pass TH. Almost clipped 2 different bear cubs on the way there, one was right next to the Mineral Creek Campground, and the other was a few miles from the Eldo TH. Daunting Peaks from the trailhead Left a busy TH (20 cars, only 4 at Eldo) @ 715am and kept a fast pace up to the pass, arriving at 820. Awesome day, no clouds, only sun. Cache Col & Glacier from Cascade Pass Only a few spots on the trail heading up to the arm that had snow on them, and a few other spots after that on the actual arm before you hit high camp. Saw several groups on the way down that only stayed the night there, so once we got to camp, there was no one there. Sahale from the Lower Arm Roped up since we brought the rope and headed up. Trail actually went over both of the gapers that open late season on skiers left, but much more direct for sure. Sahale Glacier Snow went all the way up to the east ridge shoulder, and we only had to scramble 1-200 feet to gain the traverse into the gulley. Brent and Raef both thought we did not have to pitch out the route so we all climbed solo. I had forgotten how fun the rock is for the last 30 feet or so, the rock actually gets pretty solid. Summit Scramble Met our friend Ed who had come up the night beofre and waited for us. 2 other climbers were on the summit that had climbed the QS Glacier. We ate and set up the rap down the south face. Only 1 sling was there so we added ours and left a biner (I'm sure the 2 QS climbers took it, I would have). The second rap station is there with an old pink runner, but we had a 60 which got us down to the snow. Rap route on the south face J-Berg and the Hangers I finally got to see Mountain Goats, whom I have never run into in the past 5 years. Quick trip out, glissaded the last hump down to the high camp and shuffled our way out. Forbidden from the Sahale Arm Counted at least 45+ people on the way up that day. Back at the car at 415pm. Used my Salomon tennies for the entire trip which worked out nicely, ankles a little sore from the shuffle down the 33+ switchbacks from CP. Good food at Cascadia Pizza in Sedro Wooley. Gear Notes: Ice axe, no pons, 60m 8.1 Approach Notes: Road open to TH, glacier has no open crevasses, some laterals near camp. Snow in gulley just below the traverse

Thanks Doug & Ralph. Kind of hard to take bad pics up there ya know? No cougars, you know they just hang out at Cathedral Gap right?

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1. a japanese tour group can consist of more than 12 people in the backcountry as long as they are spread apart over the distance of 2 miles. 2. if you drive fast enough on the cascade river road, there is the possibility that you will almost run over 2 different bears. 3. no espresso stands are open before 6am from I5 to Marblemount on Sundays 4. only subarus are allowed at the Cascade Pass trailhead 5. only overnight backpackers are allowed at Sahale Glacier Camp, you are not allowed to climb it if you spend the night