Fairweather

No doubt about it. We've even used raw log exports in the past to try and balance out our lust for imported foreign goods. That said, I think outdoor recreation remains a valid reason to keep many of these roads open and maintained. I guess the question is this: will we demand that our brand of utility (climbing, hiking, mountain biking, etc.) be likewise subsidized?

I was at Muir with my daughter on Saturday. Fuhrer Finger route still looks good--as does the Kautz. The Nisqually crossing is all neve w/o crevasses and the Fan is still 100% snow. Here's a picture of the south side a/o Saturday, 7/02. Also one of the big slide...

Trip: Mount Washington - Route 1 Date: 6/25/2011 Trip Report: Wow, still an amazing amount of snow on Mount Washington--and it's almost July. You can drive to the normal Mt. Washington trail head now, but the road is blocked by debris beyond here. (Note that the spur road to the upper Mt Ellinor trail head and parking lot is still completely blocked by snow.) The Olympics were totally socked in today despite the nice weather in town--rarely had more than 100 feet of visibility. The first meadow is still covered by about five to eight feet of snow, but good step-kicking is to be had from here all the way to the second meadow and on up the big gully/headwall of the standard route. A big moat has opened up at the base of the gully--don't slip. The summit block ledge is free of snow but the final gully is still snow filled. Amazing year for snow in the Olympic Mountains. Gear Notes: Ice axe - no crampons needed in gully Approach Notes: Snow--lots of it--starts about ten minutes up the trail.

By your own account, you did a bit more than just "ask" this complete stranger about his sans helmet status. It seems to me that you were a bit high on a horse of your own, hence, my commentary. Normally I wouldn't shit on someone's trip report, but you clearly need to take it down a notch--or two. Climb your heart out, have good times, and don't worry about what you believe other climbers on a well-traveled route are doing or not doing correctly. This good advice might just help to keep you from ending up as fumarole food.

This is why it's usually best to mind one's own fucking business. Just a suggestion. Helmets and running protection have never been standard fare on the South climb. Not sure why you feel the need spoil your otherwise good TR with a sermon. Hey FW - next time could you do me a favor and tie some knots in the ends of your rope? Mmmkay? Thanks. Exactly. I'm not sure two years of experience gives our young padawan license to lecture anyone. I just want to know if guys like RJ carry a badge so I can identify them and whip out my helmet real quick-like and put it on before I get lectured 'n shit. http://cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=862264

This is why it's usually best to mind one's own fucking business. Just a suggestion. Helmets and running protection have never been standard fare on the South climb. Not sure why you feel the need spoil your otherwise good TR with a sermon.

Best video ever posted on this site.

The horizon as a metaphor? Best I could do. Here ya go.

Hammer and Adze pair w/one extra pick. In good shape. One Android leash included. $150.

I recently bought the new Nikon P7000 and it takes outstanding pictures. I chose it over the G12 for two reasons: it has a 7x zoom, and 60 second shutter (the Canon only does 15sec) for starry-sky shots. The problem is that it doesn't fit in my pocket so I still take my shitty little Fuji on climbs. My little brother's Canon S95 takes sharp pics with perfect color rendition and exposure and is small enough to take anywhere. Also, has the same larger-than-average 1.7 CCD as the P7000 and the G12. My vote for the Canon S95.

If you're going in May or June, consider Furher Finger too. I don't think it's any harder than Emmons or DC if it's in good condition--and if the upper Nisqually is smooth--and there's a good chance you'll have a track to follow. If you feel more comfortable with several other parties around, then this may or may not be a good choice. My 2 cents. Good luck.

As an historian myself, I can certainly appreciate what's at stake. Not being familiar with your organization, I can only speculate vis-a-vis your stewardship and/or control over this public space, but I can appreciate the concerns you've expressed about winter damage. Heinrich & Co seem to represent the epitome of responsible stewardship and respect, and it seems to me that a more reasoned post--one that attempted to educate rather than antagonize--would have been appropriate on your part.

Great video! Looks like you guys know how to have fun in the mountains. Sorry we missed you up there. Great report.

Thanks. Credit where credit is due: Photo #2 and #3 go to my brother and his slick little Canon S95. I think I'm gonna have to get one!

Trip: Chair Peak - NE Buttress TR Date: 2/19/2011 Trip Report: Lots of new snow well bonded to the old. Two other parties on the North Face, but my brother and I had the NE Buttress to ourselves. Had to kick out new steps in the fresh as nobody had been up since the storms. The first pitch is kind of shitty, but the rest of it we simul-climbed. The "ice step" was beautiful and plastic. Watching the skiers far below carve out sweet arching turns in the hummocks above Snow Lake made me wonder about the day's priorities. The route The ledge/couloir More up The step toppin out the notch rappel

"Islam is grrrrrreat! Taxpayer $$$$ for abortions in danger from da thumpers, oh my!! Bullet trains to nowhere: or, let's tax grandma outta her house!!! I'M KINGA THE WORLD!!!!" Would somebody here please call TTK's pharmacist. His dosage is off. Again.

Geeeeezz, where the hell do you come up this shit? Just pulling it out of your ass hasn't worked well for you in the past, not sure why you keep embarrassing yourself here and now. Pretending to be really, really smart on the internets is one thing, demonstrating intellect and a well-considered idea is quite another. Maybe that new girlfriend will smarten you up just a little. More likely, she'll smarten up first.

you keep hyperbolizing the # - there are 26 lead bolts over 7 pitches - every pin could be pulled, and thus not be considered a fixed placement, but you don't want that, and in fact no dout would bitch about it if i did! bet you keep saying 50 though... The great bolt debate aside for a moment, I just want to know where you were able to find hardware strong enough to support that fat bastard.

He's about as smart as one can expect a true believer to be: not very.

It looks to me like he went to the ontological bakery and is now trying to eat his holistic cake with atomist frosting--and getting really confused about the recipe. Someone up in Bellingham (probably one of the Jacks) told him it should taste like communitarian, but the sad truth is that no such flavor likely exists. At the same time, he's doing a really poor job of reconciling Rokeach's Two Value Model of freedom and equality--as he chews on his cake.

Wow! I'm guessing that could do some damage to the structures up there.

Just finished reading The Costs of Living by Barry Schwartz. The source of your moronism appears to reside in a similar co-opted form of psychology and philosophy--one that leads Schwartz to many of the same bogus conclusions. Carry on.

You're an idiot.