jhamaker

Now looking at Baker/Shuksan if we get a weather window Thur-Sun.

Any kind of skiing. When the weather is nice (not actualy raining) Prefereably when overnight. I'll check back on-line Sunday.

Need a 4th. Tieton/L-worth/Frenchman's Coulee. Lv Sat a.m. 8am SE 8th P&R, Bellevue Seattle area cell phone, james 8l9-556one

My first spray post! I like Epson all in ones that use Dura-Bright or other water resistant/proof inks (for maps)

Crowbars and breaker bars are for wimps. Real slackers use (hydraulic) jacks.

There is also some climbing NE of Quilcene and stuff at Chimucum. And don't forget the amazing disintigrating sandstone sea-stacks.

Good luck finding that perfect boot. My Scarpa T3's, even though plastic, are probably my most comfy pair. Not so good front-pointing though.

Since you would be bolting on lead, it's your call. How about from standing on top of the flake? Or leave it like the Potato-Chip Flake.

Yep, there is an actual need for charging batteries. It's mostly those crazy researchers that carry gear that needs electricity. Your comptetition for weight, bulk, and durrability are the solar charging systems. Many blue-water sailors have slick wind or solar options.

Thrashing up an offwidth w/ no pro on lead uses up more energy than just about anything. Simply wrap the rope around the alternators pulley between the belayer and the leader. The extra resistance will hardly be noticed by the climber.

I wish I could get my quiver down to 3 pair of skiis. Wait, you want a longer, fatter pair? For powder, yes, but for hardpack, anything with sharp edges should do. Soft for moguls, but stiff for ice. Too much side-cut and they tend to ski themselves regardless of where you want to go. And those big ass shovels on the tips slow you down.

So, if this bill passes the senate, when is the naked-but-for-GPS&cellphone climb of Hood scheduled?

Riva one, two, or threes preferred. Actualy I just need the cable for my Riva plate. Best to e-mail me at jhamaker at opera mail com (no spaces)

"No, James, we don't have time for a shortcut." - Steve Townsend

I weigh 130lbs and ski on the lightest cheapest 150cm's I can find in the kid's dept. One of my tele skis have a big side-cut, great for soft snow, but not good for ice, esp while skinning on a side hill. I ditched my old Silveretta 404's for a dynafit set-up. I like it. Though I'm Jonesing after a pair of Scarpa articulated boots. The temps here are mild, get the smallest shell you are comfortable in, wear overboots for those January ascents of Rainier (not an issue this yr : ) If you like your plastic climbing boots too much to part with them, detatch a cuff off an old old ski boot and buckle it over your climbing boots. NOTE: Skiing w/ an overnight pack takes 5 yrs off your skiing ability.

I was up there yesterday. Had I knows the snowlevel was going to stay low, I'd be up there today as well. I headed for the SW side (Avy forcast mentioned heavy deposition on N and E aspects). The avy folks were right on. No good skiing in the tight trees - bare, patchy or icy w/ windfall on ice/snow. Soft, but consistent snow (open areas) to about 4K ft. New snow moderately well bonded to old. Lighter, better skiing on snow above 4K ft, though the old (pre-Tue) snow was a solid (walkable) crust under the new. Lots of strange wind eddies. Many fallen cornices. Many cornices on both sided of ridges. SW side looked glazed and icy, great for walking, but not for skiing. Unless conditions are very stable I stay away from the habitual avy slope that runs down the E side of the S side of Granite. The avy debree can be viewed through the trees at the second switchback (a thousand?) ft below the snowline. I generaly just head through the open trees a hundred or so ft either side of the large stream that drains the SW side of Granite.

PNW, or BC. Packs or Sleds, Fishscales or Skins, Mountains or Meadows, Icefields or Iced Lakes . . . RSVP to jhamaker at Opera mail dot com (no spaces) Some of my favorites have been hut skiing in BC, Spearhead Traverse (BC), Crater Lk by moonlight (OR), Mt. Cashmere basecamp (WA), Volcanos (Cascades), WA Pass basins (WA), Yellowstone NP . . .

Send me a pm when the system is back up.

Live in Tacoma. Always looking for some excuse to go to RR. Looking for someone to climb easy (trad) [5.9+, A2] and moderate sport (5.10's) on fun grade III's and IV's. I, too, can drive down.

Just got back from there. The four days I was there we had chance of preciptation forcast at 0%,0%, 30%, and 90%. We ended up w/ none, 10 min of spit, 10 min of spit, and two hrs of off again on again sleet and snow that mostly dried off durring the rappel. (Results are not typical, and may vary depending on individual karma acounts.)

People with shovels not withstanding, the mountain changes elevation all the time what with mountain building, snow, wind and other wx. I'm happy w/ 14,410 wich implies an uncertainty of +/- 10 ft.

Trying again this wk. Any time except for Thanksgiving day wich I will spend on Vashon.

Woes at 10 degrese Farenheight

>>My best rap time was the 14 full length raps in 45 min off the Oasis << Wow! I think my record was something like an hour and a half for 10 double rope raps, simorappelling and leapfrogging off Dreamer. In situations like this, I'm a big fan of fireman's belays.

Funny, Clintoris. When I bought my set of 60M Beal Icelines, I figgured I would keep them in the front country untill the ends got worn, then chop em down to 45 or 50M apeace. The vast majority of alpine rts here in WA were put up w/ what, 40M ropes? I'm a weight nazi, so I go w/ the lightest usable system. Usualy that is a light weight single, though I also get a lot of use out of a 30M half and, lots of use out of one 60M half (folded for those steep pitches between scrambling and running belays). For the seriously weight concious where long rappels are desired, there is the (5mm) pull cord option.