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WOW , thanks for posting this. We are headed up next week and the list just got longer.

Went back yet again over New Years. Trip Report

Front points, sold

Leash is a Petzl, unused $15 4 unused Rambo front points $15-SOLD used BD Picks $5 each wont ship. prefer Seattle drop off One Sport Everest size 11us $390 used once Koflach Yellow plastic boots slightly used. size 11 $190 bought new 10 yr ago, No picture yet Suunto Watch, beat up, yet works $40

Death Picnic is one of the funnest routes I have done in Washington

Trip: - Death Picnic Date: 12/22/2011 Trip Report: Always on the lookout for steep ice, I found 3 friends ( Tom S., Daniel J, and Powderhound) who were looking for their first outing. After much taunting on this site, and oogleing over Jeff Streets photos from last year, we headed out for it. It proved to be an exhilarating climb, well worth the drive and 1 hr approach. Bring on the season! More on my site Gear Notes: Screws, some shorter ones too Approach Notes: Upper right Baker ski area parking lot. Up valley to the west to Herman /Table saddle. Go across super steep slope around Table and go farther that the first ice you see.

Your not in Bozeman Craig.

I will do a blog report this evening.

Didnt see Picnic from our Banquet view .Posted Pan Dome mobile pics on Fbook.

We saw Death Banquet and thought it was Death Picnic. Fail I re-looked at the photo to determine this. We did not see Picnic and it is probably in? Embarassing

Yep. My topo is flawed, thanks.

I think you guys did the NW Face possibly? At any rate great effort! There is an overhanging finish at the top, and to the right, How did that look? Touching down?

Nice, bet your glad you dont have to do that again.

Trip: Hyalite icefest climbs - Date: 12/16/2011 Trip Report: Got in some great routes and enjoyed numerous shows from Henry Barber, Will Gadd, Bruce Hendricks, and Jeff Lowe among others. The shows and raffles were spectacular. Think about going to next years.Most ice cowboys dont go for crowds, but the routes we went to had none. (Both years). Washington folks represented, having half of the license plates. Ran into many of them too: Eddie, Max, Trevor, Sam , Anita. As for the climbing, hyalite has some of the most reliable and challenging ones around! We did over a dozen pitches on routes Like Cleopatras Needle and Mummy 3 and 4. Mummy 4 was incredible. 3 cams from 3/4' to 3" did the trick getting off the ground. From there the ice was very steep , yet offered rest in the middle. I took advantage of them and got scared and pumped at the finish too. Other feats: Craig free-soloed Bingo world, did Big Sleep in thin conditions. Good Times. More on my site.

Strange fixy for sure! Looking forward to another lap myself on that one.Thanks for the report.

I soloed it a couple of winters back. There is a Snow Troopers video of it in the archives, Very fun route,probably been done many times I am sure over several decades. Poor style to leave slings around trees at routes that dont get much traffic,in this case, it should have rings. Quality, reliable and fun route.

Hey Dane, thanks for the heart wrenching update. stay strong Buddy.

To Bozeman ice fest dec 7-11 or 12. from Seattle or Spokane me dont have a snow car

.....Canmore. Wet there too at the time. We did Grotto, and Professors.

Nice! she was texting non stop as I was coming over Snoqualmie. Knew you guys had fun.

Perspective check-These feats are stunning, for sure. Marvels of modern alpinism. Your body at that point is so depleted it takes days/weeks to recover. Great job Chad and Dave and Cheers!

No I didnt hear, What happened? The weather was so great. edit, never mind, I found it, sucks too. As we were going to bed at the hut, we saw headlamps halfway up the face. We didnt want to be them.

Jeez Blake, thats just awesome, really great work. Was the lichen much of an issue?

I have seen huge waterfalls in the summer on the way up to hart lake, on the Bonanza side of the canyon, futuristic stuff ,but faces south

Trip: Euro-epic and climbing - Date: 11/5/2011 Trip Report: Had a travel epic and got up a few climbs, thanks to some CC Posters. MVS was key to getting some good south facing Dolomite routes. Josh K met me in Paris for some site seeing and scketchy travel. Davide de inspired me with his trs and hooked me up with a climbing stud in Chamonix. Ended up being a great trip despite... tr here