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Yep. Wilson Beach is below Turtle. No rap. Hand lines in place for the scramble. Nice to have a prussik on there as the corner is awkward with a pack on. Pretty simple. Cheers. Jimbo

Climbed the Kautz over the weekend. Route is in excellent condition. Approx. 120 meters of 65 degree ice at 12K. Approach is pretty chill. DO NOT use the Fan approach. Scary amount of rockfall coming down that bitch. Nisqually and Wilson glaciers are still in great shape. We bivied pretty low at 9400', Wilson Beach. Running water here, but I would boil/filter. Please camp on snow, and use dry land for lounging/bouldering only. Cheers. Jimbo

You interested in Darrington? Been wanting to get out there. I am very familiar with the area, lead .10's, and have rack/rope. With 4WD we could do Dreamer, or just crag at 3 o'clock rock. PM is best way to get in touch. Cheers. Jimbo

I haven't had any direct run-ins with the Mounties craggin', but I don't really crag where they do I don't think. I have witnessed some super scary practices in the alpine, and usually run the other way so as not to have to rescue one of their asses. On a funny note, we headed into the slackcountry at Stevens this winter, and came across approx. 125 BoeAlps practicing their various mountaineering skills in Highland Bowl on a considerable avalanche conditions day. All we could really do was shake our heads and boot on by. (We were riding the other side of the ridge.) This thread was kinda humorous, and somewhat interesting until Kev"ass-fu*k"bone showed up. Why must so many threads feel the taint? Cheers. Jimbo

Considering the word ACCESS is in your post title, maybe you should check the ACCESS FORUM.

Well...I just finished the book, and I'm just not sure of what to make of it. Because I know most of the folks in the book except for the author, it's hard to put all of her negative experiences into perspective. It is just not what I've seen first hand on the mountain. She truly must have been an outsider. The book is an entertaining read, but, jeez, 188 pages of negativity and self pity is a bit much. Cheers. Jimbo

Nice! Great route for your first trip up the Captain. It was cool following yer progress on ElCapReport. Cheers. Jimbo

Dang! Would have loved to join you and help out, but now am committed to a landscaping project. Thanks for the effort. Cheers. Jimbo

Bump. Anybody?

Anyone up for some slabbin' Sat. or Sun.? Also, if you have a chainsaw, I would love to put some effort in to road clearing. PM if interested. Cheers. Jimbo

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Nice! Kinda figured this might be your "interesting line." Glad it worked out. Cheers. Jimbo

http://cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/882287/gonew/1/Any_updates_on_Baker_Adams_roa#UNREAD There's like two or three more thread on the same thing in various places on this board. Look around.

Thanks for the update. I've got some free time this week, but no chainsaw. If anyone has a saw, and wants to meet up on Wed/Thurs/Fri to clear some trees, I'm game. PM me. Cheers. Jimbo

Went up there today. Snow for the last 1/8 mi. or so. Trail so beat in it's easy peasy. We all went up in tennis shoes. Biggest hazard was other people looking like they were going to throw themselves off the hill!?! Lake is 99% snow/ice covered. Cheers. Jimbo

Checked it out week and a half ago and only got 4 miles from Fish Lake. That's 22 miles of closed road to Trinity! I'm sure it's better than that now, but Chiwawa typically has a late opening for the full road. Cheers. Jimbo

I bootied a yellow C3 on the first pitch of Prow/Wash. Col. I ended up using it a ton all the way up the route. Very useful then. Can't say I've used it since.

Aliens, TCU's, and slider nuts.

My mother couldn't clean my red tricam at Lover's Leap a few years ago. I didn't ask, but she replaced it. I overcammed my buddies #6 camalot at the Creek. Spent a ton of time trying to get it loose to no avail. I replaced it. User error. Every situation is different. Those are my only two examples. Cheers. Jimbo

Cool. Now I just have to get down there and aid climb Mescalito before it gets a bunch of free climbing bolts added. Just about anything is better than reading another episode in the As The Ozone Turns saga. Cheers. Jimbo

Thanks for the detailed account. I broke tib/fib & ankle a number of years ago, and it was a pretty quick recovery, (12 weeks sounds about right), with absolutely no lingering side effects. Sucks to lose the Cascade alpine season, but my bet is you'll be fine, physically, in the long run. As far as the mental thing goes, I suggest getting back on the horse and ride. Cheers. Jimbo

Dude! I've been riding a splitty for 10 years and never seen one snap like that. I'm assuming a previous injury to the board caused it to snap while putting skins on? Nice pics. Cheers. Jimbo

Still no ride Geoff? D-town season is about here! Cheers. Jimbo

The whole Liberty Bell group is good to go for climbing. Plenty of snow make the approaches a bit easier. Cheers. Jimbo

Nice boys! Jimbo