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Kyle: It's John Sharp (aka Mr. Blister; fka Mr. Goodtime) on the home computer. Did you ever do the Razorback Ridge? Let me know. I would have sent this "off line" but don't know your e-mail address. Mine at work is "johnsha@expedia.com." Cheers, John

I would like to sell my collection of Climbing and Rock & Ice magazines to make room for my ever-growing pornography collection. I have a complete set of Climbing from issue 150-present (issue 205), and a complete set of R&I from issue 81-present (issue 110), as well as five previous R&I back to issue 66. If you are interested, please call me at work ((425) 564-7912) or e-mail "johnsha@expedia.com." Thanks, John Sharp

On Sat., 7/7/01, my wife Kirsten, Erik Snyder, and I climbed the N. Face of Maude in a day. We left the car at 7:15 a.m., and returned to the car at 7:45 p.m. No speed record to be sure, but still a great day with beautiful weather. We used the Seven Fingered Jack/Mt. Maude col approach, which worked fine. Much faster and shorter than the traverse around Marmot Pyramid that friends and I used last summer to climb the Entiat Icefall. Kirsten, Erik, and I stayed as high as possible from the col, downclimbing a bit, then traversing at about 7,900 ft. toward the N. Face. We never dropped below 7,650 ft., and eventually intersected with the face. The face face itself was not difficult climbing. We never needed crampons as the snow was soft, but we did rope up with a 30-meter rope, and Kirsten and I used short third tools in addition to our regular ice axes. Staying high on the traverse also meant exposure to rock fall, so helmets were appreciated. All in all, a very good route, and worth doing as a one- or two-day trip. John Sharp Bellevue

Franky: Erik and I love choss, no doubt as much as you love Copper River Salmon, another over-rated item. Bone Appateet!

Looking for beta on this route. It is described in Fred and Nelson/Potterfield, but without topo. Anyone done it? Is the rock really as good as they say? Many thanks as always, John Sharp FKA Mr. Good Time

Woton: Thanks for the reply. Do you recall how ling it took you to hike in? We've got four full days for the trip, and it would be an east-side back-up to trips on the west side. Any other tips? Thanks very much, John Sharp

Looking for beta on this peak, particularly the S. Face and S.E. Buttress routes, as well as routes on the Monk. Anyone been in there? Thanks, John Sharp johnsharp47@aol.com

My daddy must be a real tough "Cascade hardman" too because he climbed a north-side route on Johannesberg with some guy named Bob and an old fart named Jim who supposedly has climbed lots of stuff around here and writes books or something and sells gear to all you big dummies. Me, I'd rather watch a Britney Spears video and eat beef jerky on the couch. So there.