scot'teryx

Not sure what the avy conditions will be like up there, but this cold trend should settle some things - there was no previous base out there, so its all anchored ot the ground as we speak - as there was about 2.5 feet at the base of the main slope down from the summit. Probably alot more up there now. I think we are heading up to Hidden Lake Peak this weekend for some pow pow

Left TH around 930am and hit snow in about 1 mile or less, patchy before that but the road approach is easy in a car, rough in a passenger car - real rocky About 1/2 foot of snow in the lower elevations, once out of the trees and near the pond or lake it is deep, about 1-2 feet. Summit was reached around 1130am and was cold and windy while most of the hike up was nice, with some suckerholes here and there. We has some okay turns up high, but they got better the further down we went on the slope. About 2-3 foot base on most of the slope. Yo-yo'd the slope once and hiot a gully far right that had good protected snow. Back down to the car by 4pm. Good Times

I like my Scarpa Lasers, but I have heard from some that have the Lowa that they dont offer as much support as the Lasers. The new Dynafit TLT 700 Alpine Touring Boots w/Thermaflex Liners look sweet, but all I know is that they are superlight As a hint, try the www.thebackcountry.net - I got all my gear from them - cheap because they were demos.

Taken from Ruth last Saturday (12/8) Probably doesn't help you, but it sure looked cool Does the North Face route ascend on the far right hand skyline that is out of view?

It would have been fun, but we left them behind Saw three other guys that day from Vancouver who did bring their skis

I agree with the Dell users I have a Dell Inspiron 4000 thats about a year old and have had no problems with it (with a stable OS - win 2000 pro) and an older Dell Dimension XPS 6000t, and my newer dimension 8100. I have also purchased many of the refurbished computers for friends and clients as well with no grievances. The dont have integrated components, so you can always upgrade w/no problems - compaq, Hp, and gateway do integrate most of the time. As far as Mac products go, they are probably good as well, but I have tried not to make the switch thus far and have remained victorious. Dell also has the free shipping once in awhile, and has a sweet bundled setup now that included a flatscreen monitor. Good luck

yeah, I'm a serious flake!

Pass Cams

quote: Originally posted by Cpt.Caveman: the big buttress before orange wall on the prow. I bet it would reveal 2 pitch climb of good quality on the arete. Do you mean "The Cirque"? I know there is one line that is bolted already that runs at 11d or something

Thanks for all the info, more than I can comprehend for sure. Where else in Western Washington can you find this type of rock? "Orange Wall"

Does anyone know what kind of rock that is? Coolest climbing in that whole area for sure

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Wednesday was a good day for being up on the mountain, but the skiing was not all that great Parts of Pan Point were melted out, and above Pebble Creek there were spots we had to boot up, just not enough snow. Good turns from 8K down to 7K

Baker is looking good from www.mtbaker.com CURRENT INFO: Well, this storm rallied to bring us 10 inches of new overnight. Forecasts are calling for it to stay strong through tomorrow night and then taper off a bit by Wednesday. We're hoping to hang onto the cold temps as it passes over us. DATE: Monday Nov 18 TIME: 9:00am WEATHER CONDITIONS: SNOWING SLOPE CONDITIONS: changing by the day TEMPERATURE: 31 NEW SNOWFALL: a whopping 10 SNOWFALL IN LAST 24 HOURS: 12 BASE AT HEATHER MEADOWS: 18 BASE AT PAN DOME : 24 SNOW REPORT PHONE LINES Bellingham: (360) 671-0211 Seattle: (206) 634-0200 Vancouver: 604-857-1515

Anyone going skiing on Wednesday? Thinking of heading back to Paradise or maybe to the Squak on Baker. scott@nwog.org Let's go

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well, they're not brand new for sure. [ 11-18-2002, 01:18 AM: Message edited by: scot'teryx ]

I have 2 tools for sale 1 Black Diamond Prophet with Adze and Cobra Pick 1 Black Diamond X-15 Hammer with Cobra Pick Only one season on the new Cobra picks More info on the Tools can be found: http://www.bdel.com/alpinism/icetools_blackprophet.html and http://www.outdoorreview.com/Climbing+Mountaineering/Ice+Tools/Black,Diamond,,X-15,Bent/PRD_77763_2970crx.aspx Both tools have the basic BD leash as shown on the images Price is $110 for the pair email me @scott@nwog.org

I believe they have them in stock at Cascade Crags Call them at 425-258-3431

The snow was cascade concrete for sure, and there were some high winds on top of panorama point. Some good skiing down panorama point, and some good runs near the bottom. Low visibility, but the road was good, and was not compact snow until about 1 mile from Paradise. Good Time

See ya guys up there tomorrow (Saturday). It might be a Muir on Saturday after all! <wankers>

Jared Ogden: First ascent of the 6000-foot northwest face of Great Trango Tower (5.11 A4), Karakoram, Pakistan, one of the world's longest big-wall climbs, with Alex Lowe and Mark Synnott, summer 1999. Just saw that video that day after he came into Cascade Crags when I was there. Zero Ego, nice guy, and of course he cranks!

My dog sucks at the crags, or on the trail. He has this problem with other dogs, and will try and take them down at all costs. He has never had a problem with people, but has serious separation anxiety, but he was from the shelter so we have no idea what type of environment he came from. That being said, he stays in the garage when we go climbing or hiking.

from www.wta.org Nov 10, 2002 by George Chambers Tupso Pass Road #41 to 3 Fingers - The Glacier Peak Area After stopping today (11-10-02) at the Verlot Ranger Station I found out the the Tupso Pass Road (#41) is now open to the trail head to Goat Flats and Mtn. Three Fingers. The big washout has been repaired and the road was openned last week. There is one large tree down on the road that needs to be cut out. Smaller vehicles can get around it, but large pickups and SUV's can not. The USFS expects to have the tree removed in about a week.