Alasdair

cheers.

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You aren't really that dim are you? Climbing is more dangerous than the "average", so is smoking. Both have risks quantifiable over broad populations assoicated with them. Both have societal benefits that are hard to calculate and defineable costs that are relatively easy to quantify. It comes to how society views those activities - smoking was tolerated, even encouraged, for a long time. No longer. For the good majority of things that an insurance company would consider climbing the drive there is more dangerous than the climb itself.

Yea smoking is proven to shorten your life. Climbing is not.

I will give this a go, but as always these are simply gut feels and may have nothing to do with reality. Cutthroat E face couloir - Might be ok. Stuart Glacier Couloir - Ask one of the people who was in there last weekend Whitehorse snow gulch - This might be a good bet Shuksan N face or Price galcier - Probably good Nisqually Icefall or Ingraham Direct on Rainier - Rainier would suck this weekend there is only so much cold I can take. Add the 30-40mph winds forcast for seattle, I think you would be in over your head here. N face observation rock - Windy and cold Triple Couloirs on Dragontail - It looks like there has not been a lot of freeze thaw on many north faces up high yet. It could be a sugar snow swim, but I dont know. Big Four - I cant see this not being in. Colonial - I am kind of torn on this one. Again I dont think we have had much freeze thaw up high, but it might be wind blown and nice, but thin. It will be cold. If anyone goes and does this I want to see some pictures. Del Campo - I think it will be good.

http://www.nps.gov/mora/climb/climb.htm#guide

So oregon people... How long does it take for the shit in the gorge to come in???

I need a partner also. Damn it. Lets get something done.

Has anyone written a letter to the sheriff? Write a letter explaing the issue and detail the risks involved and how someone could get killed. Be sure and cc who ever the Sheriffs boss is on the letter and you might just get some reaction. Endangering peoples lifes is a crime and should be dealt with as such.

Sounds great! We have been waiting for this all year.

Just an FYI those are not PAX's photos. The last one there is mine. Its not that I care, but just a mention that others might. You should probably note that when you post other peoples photos.

Who really gives a shit who won the Grammys. The KEXP top 100 list is a much more relevant list of music that anything on Billboards top most promoted crap we want to sell to the masses. The record industry deserves to loose the money they have the last few year.

Yes you will need snowshoes anywhere you are this weekend, but I really do think conditions are going to set up quite nice in the next couple of weeks. Things look good, and I think all those people bitching about shitty weather should get off their asses and go climb something in the next couple of weeks. Oh and we are going to see some real nice cold weather next week which will make shit really nice.

Probably. Chances are the best conditions are going to be comming up next weekend once it starts getting cold again. The current weather as forcast looks like exactly what climbers want to set up great conditions. I would bet the TCs will be good and N. Face of colonial is going to look good next week also. Just a guess, but If you are looking to get out in the mountains these next two weekends might be the best available, with second weekend being the prime.

I have two extra AAJs 1970 and 1971 $5 each PM me.

Well they lost too.

Im not sure its cold enough. I would expect rock covered in a whole shit load of snow, but I might be wrong. What we really need is a nice warm rain and a solid freeze and then it might be pretty good. Let us know what it looks like.

Sorry folks gone pending pickup.

$20 or best offer size medium In good shape.

I know Im not your dad, but can you say wind loaded?

Just an FYI: Check the avi forcast before you jump off the couch this weekend. FRIDAY- Generally light winds with occasional light snow showers early Friday should lead to a further decreasing danger early Friday. Increasing winds becoming very strong late Friday and Friday night and increasing rain or snow at warming temperatures late Friday should lead to an increasing danger. Mostly unstable snow should develop overnight Friday. The strong winds should easily transport recent and new snow and build large unstable wind slab layers by early Saturday.

Considering it has not stopped raining in Seattle in the last 24 hours I would guess it is snowy.

Yea 25 years ago the beginning of skyrocketing national debt and totally irresponsible spending began. Time to celabrate.

Hey Barry, I also am from Michigan, the state not the college and my advice would be to get the hell out of that state. If you own a house, sell it now. If you are worried about finding a job, dont worry there are way more out here than there are in the dying auto capital of the world. Michigan after a couple of the states in the south east is quite simply the worst possible place for a climber to live. There is NO climbing within at least 8 hours so you cant even do a weekend trip from there. Michigan could have been a great state with natural beauty, but it sold it off for the Internal combustion engine. As far as a guide service goes I would just recomend you go with one that guides in the North Cascades. It looks like you have the right idea going with an instructional class rather than a summit climb. Definatly avoid one of those 3 day summit a mountain things, because you wont learn nearly as much.

No seriously though if you are in Portland then you dont care where this place is. It is probably best just forgotten. I will admit is was fun for a few laps but thats about it.