wayne

I was worried mostly because I havent run into you in a week or so! Friggin bizzarre how many times we have crossed paths!!The clean break pitch will kick you too far left if you let it and you will go up some munge pitches till you gain it back at the 6th pitch.you didnt get on it?I would definatly repeat it in a day with you.It is such a kill route.you saw us mired in the munge for sure

Enjoy the approach , It is one of the finest in the range!

I was wondering if we may have hit the party below us with rockfall and were we off route pitch 3-6.I think we were . We went left instead of doing the rest of the clean break.Ugly stuff over there. What did you think of the route? Mosquitoes? Sorry we dropped a rock!

It was just a remark, yes, but I found it exeptionally difficult and insecure.If you really want to go out with a bang , raft the Skykomish like we did yesterday and dont look at the book for beta! Lucky to be alive, Wayne

The quickest way before the trail slides was over west ridge col. It looks bad but with a few rappels goes straight to the route which is fantastic! the snow should be firm if its there at all. rapp the shrund on rappellers left.

Bring a large sack of gumption, that chimney is so slippery and you will fight for every inch you gain, it may kill you. Other than that its no problem.

Can someone tell me why the meat is so heinous?

Ok see you at the Heinous Meat market . Stebbi you going? Bring my rack please.

Yes, I did have the advantage, but I may have missplaced it. The Towers ROOOOOOOCK!!

One thing not contributing is Volcanoes. We seem to be lacking the explosions that used to occur that cut the suns rays down. Or meteor fallout,or nuclear winters that the bus admin are dreaming of

Ok have been planiing this trip and you partner bails. I have had amazing success with my soloist. Some of my greatest climbs have been alone. The whole atmosphere changes. Focus is everything. Alan Watts told me "If you can tope rope it you can lead it". I will take it one further. If you can lead it you can solo it. Of course you must practice, so many things can go wrong soloing and they have . I am a better climber because I have ventured with no saftey net. It is not for eveyone, but the people with resolve and a true passion for thier discipline will rise above themselves and conquer the greatest climb of all : Fear

I too will choose to take a moment and wallow in this pit of rain induced mud. In my case it was snow, and It felt like winter on the Ptarmigan. Thank God for Leavenworth though

So far Dennis wins a dinner with ...himself.Spray on DH!

THE latest on Boston Basin..... The approach trail is wiped out by massive avvies. Probably wont be crowded The approach is now a 5-7 hour ordeal!!

Where is Alasdair on this thread . I will weigh in on this . Doug is my man ! He put me and my team up in his house though we did not fly in with him..... He will fly your ass in or out when NO OTHER TAXI will. He is a brilliant musician who created an amazing memorial song to Mugs. He is a business man struggling agaianst the Princess cruis monsters sending the little guy down the scuba /sewer slide. I will only give my $ to the local guy and he is about the only one left there

Stefan ,Great idea Is this the same cynical Dennis Harmon that I did Eldorado west ridge with? there could be a 2nd DH in Wenatchee?

Yo Klenke, you remind me of me before I had done many trips here. Are you serious about wanting to do all those peaks??? One trip?? I find it better to plan on 1 mt. The pack is so light you usually get up someting

David thanks for gettin on the page with those photogs.,and for watching for the descent route before we topped out......KEY MOVE...... and for a great trip

I have gone after the Soviet route . I dont think it will ever be repeated. The"rock"on Bonanza is terrible. It may be the only peak that Fred hasnt climbed

Ya it was hot and scary on the west ridge of Hunter. when we got back to Talkeetna it was 88 degrees! I guess we got to go earlier? April/ March?

Yea I saw them cleaning one of them up. It was below the east face of Lib Bell . . It was down to one lane and it brought rocks down with it , big ones too. Just a heads up out there: There were lots of cornice collapse and avvies everywhere in the high country . Gravity flexing [ 05-27-2002, 08:23 PM: Message edited by: wayne1112 ]

My personal favorites are any of the ice season mixed routes on Illumination Rock. There is a topo of them in Climaxe currentlyIf it cooled down , the Reid side of it would be sweet

Someone tell Jennie hi for me ,please

Thanks and I am out of here!!!!!!

You didnt arrange the boat? Oh my god what a megathon! Day 8: Puddle of goo.