Stefan

P.S. I know the answer.

Its rare to give a peak a name after a climber? There was a climber who died on Mt. McKinley in 1995. The Washington Geographic people named a peak after him I believe in 1999. Where is this peak located? (Many of you might be surprised.) What is the name?

Take the lift. Save your joints. Save your energy. You don't always have to chestbeat. Taking the lift allows you to sit back and enjoy the view more.

This is what I use: http://www.rei.com/online/store/ProductDisplay?storeId=8000&catalogId=40000008000&productId=47598977&parent_category_rn=4500810 It is a pain to get water in. But it is lighter than the Camelbacks and that's why I chose it. I have no problems with durability becuase I shove it into a pouch that my pack has for bladders.

I always say that there are two primary differences between humans and animals: thumbs and reason. Now we know what you have been doing with your thumbs all this time. What have you been doing with your reason?

Cool pics. I saw a picture one time of somebody wading in a pool of water up there. Did you come across any standing bodies of water up there?

Thanks for the trip report, and thanks for solidifying it for me that I will never try that peak!

If you get bored with Mt. Peak try Baldy Hill. The parking lot is the big parking lot across from the Weyerhaeuser Cascade Operations logging mill. In addition, you could mountain bike on the Weyerhaueser property up to Radio Hill or Boise Ridge. Rainier Timber Company which has property east of Buckley and south of the White River will not allow you on their property--you can't even walk on it.

Use the water from the drinking fountains at Narada Falls, Paradise, Sunrise, and White River.

Right you are ehmmic! I just thought to myself, what kind of stupid BS can I add to the SPRAY forum and I found this little desk calendar thing. I think I have found my niche! Here are other niches I have observed: Dwayner has pictures trask has his lust for women Dru has his little devil emiticon ERIK LOVES CAPITAL LETTERS Muffy is a tease Marylou can anger people Caveman is angry a lot Mattp is quite intelligent about rock MountainGoat loves politics JoshK is really Mr. Burns So many of you....I dont have the time to put you on the list above.....

I agree that there are not A LOT of high rock climbers in Washington--even in Squamish. There are some...... Rain. That's the reason. Nobody remembers that it rains a lot up here--especially around Squamish too. Can't get out a hell of a lot even in the spring and fall if its raining. All those other places listed in the original post are some dry places where one can be out in decent weather a good chunk of the time.

Mt. Si is just as bad. Mt. Si is really only a pinnacle like Nooksack Tower, Grizzly Tower, North Index....... Mt. Si is only 247 feet high. The real peak of the Mt. Si "massif" is NE of Mt. Si and is called Dixie Peak.

Living for your fictional self, whether it is the totally dominant force, or just a partial one, is a dangerous state of being that diverts, absorbs, and robs your life energy.

I know of two different parties who have done Agnes. One of them I have their trip report from when they did it in 2001. Since then there were about 20 parties who had signed the summit register.

Oh now I know. I have been near it. The group is called The Needles just east of Washington Pass.

I am unfamiliar with this Tower. Which ridge is this?

Those are all easy peaks compared to some of the peaks surrounding the government installation I believe they call "Area 51". Hell, you'll get shot.

"In flying, I have learned that carelessness and overconfidence are usually far more dangerous than deliberately accepted risks." Wilbur Wright

TO YOU PEOPLE WHO USE AN EDK: Would you still use an EDK in combination with a 9mm and a 7mm static line?

Thanks! Are there diamond tipped drill bits out there that people buy?

Since I don't bolt, I am just wondering--becuase I am ignorant on this issue. On AVERAGE or a RANGE, (yes it depends on the line), how much does it cost ($$) to bolt 150 feet of rock properly?

Whether you know it or not, you may very well have sold out. Typically when we do that, when we sell out, the things we abandon first are the things that matter only to ourselves. Dr. Phil sooooooo not a climber.

Chelan. Small, but not too small becuase it has all the amenities. It has a big lake to swim in. Sun is there for over 300 days a year. Warm too. Not too far from climbing opportunities also. And by the way, great fruit available too!

I don't have answers. Maybe an analogy. In the old days of mountaineering, no one had route information. Now we do. I guess if it weren't for the Beckey books I wouldn't be climbing. Beckey books are like the bolts....

I don't think you argue for bolts. I believe you think there are appropriate places for bolts and there are appropriate places to leave an area totally clean. I think you arguing for style. I can't climb 5.9 and above. Nor do I have the desire to climb higher grades--it's just not me. So when I am climbing 5.8 and below there are usually lots of opportunities to place pro. So I thought to myself: I have seen routes that are bolted that could have been toproped. I thought a rope was there ONLY to catch a climber if they should fall--a backup mechanism. Why would a person NOT want to toprope if given the opportunity? Why would you want to fall 5-10 feet from a bolt? You could twist an ankle spanking a rock. Won't you still be falling off a difficult route if you toproped it? Why fall 5-10 feet when you could fall 1-2 feet? I don't understand the logic of placing bolts when a person can toprope. I don't understand becuase I do not like falling and putting all my trust into rope, harness, the bolt, or for even that matter, a bomber anchor.