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Trip: dragontail - triple couloirs Date: 3/8/2010 Trip Report: Peakpimp and i decided to do a shakedown climb on something short and easy since it was our first together. We both thought the weather would suck. We left the TH around 10 and had a nice hike in on firm crust we were at the lake around 3. dragontail...and some very bad weather we left our camp at the north end of the lake around 7. We had some nice snice at the bottom of the hidden couloir which was over too quickly. We took the second option and climbed snow to a belay and a fun rock pitch. The second coulir was great booting and a short traverse across a slab led into the final couloir. a couple pics near the top of three the glissade was great last look at the hidden couloir an awesome route, great conditions Gear Notes: used two pickets and some cams, second tool was nice on the entrance to the hidden couloir Approach Notes: approach was firm and icy

i am free again as well, colchuck or dragon tail both sound awesome!

If you are interested in a 3rd climber I should be available to climb april and the first few weeks in may, as long as I don't find a job. Also, if you have whole week to climb Liberty ridge, I would be interested in doing some other climbs if time permits or conditions for the ridge are unfavorable.

Trip: Colchuck - Colhuck Glacier Date: 2/16/2010 Trip Report: Its old news but at least I have a few nice pictures for you to look at. Left the TH around two on tuesday, camped just off the trail were it forks off to stuart lake. Skiied up to colchuck the next day, made a camp near the lake and headed up the left side of the moraine. we were going to head up the ne buttress couloir, but it was a bit late in the day so we skinned and booted to the col and east summit. The skiing was great fun and the snow was great down near the lake for the last 1000' but crusty above. Thursday we headed back up and climbed up to where the couloir gets narrow, a quick pit revealed a crust 60cm down with poor bonding (ste Q1). About the same time a big slab released on a similar aspect on the adjacent slope so we boogied out of there, knowing the headwall at the top of the couloir was probably even more wind loaded. bridge crossing Gear Notes: brought way to much crap to not get up either couloir. skis were nice Approach Notes: skiied in

still looking for someone to climb with?

I'm free all week. Any routes in mind?

sent you an email

i could possibly head out the 19th if my rainier plans fall apart

lemme know if you go out top roping or wouldnt mind dragging a newbie up a few pitches. I would actually like to start leading, just need to follow someone and dial in screw placements. im availabe thursday friday and all of next week, weekend plans havent fallen through yet.

hit up a rock route...that stuff is super grippy even when wet! i would love to hit up the ridge just north of big creek basin (south ridge?)

send me a pm if you have a plan, im almost always available to climb or ski (im unemployed at the moment0. I would love to find some ice, im a newbie on WI though just top roping untill i can find someone to get me out on something legit.

Trip: mt washington - climbers trail Date: 12/2/2008 Trip Report: road is snow free, and in good shape. trail is snow free to upper big creek basin, then small patches from there up. the ledge which gains the upper ridge is filled with snow and there are patches of snow on the ridge. mainly went for some excercise and to scramble some easy rock, 1.5hrs up, 1 hr down, rainy.

currently unemployed, leaving for s. america in january, but hit me up anytime before then. i really want to climb anything thats in decent shape...dont really have a list. 360-303-1582

send me a pm if you want to climb, maybe soem ice sooner or later, or rock if there is a dry spell

is there any easier stuff that could be toproped? i just got some tools and would like to find something up at baker or near bellingham to try them out on

Climb: the Brothers, south peak-south buttress?????? Date of Climb: 12/19/2004 Trip Report: headed up last saturday to take advantage of the weather and get the legs moving after a ski trip in BC. My friend like came along. we left the trailhead around 6 in the evening on saturday and made it to the "Y" in the creek up the valley of the silent men in three hours or so and set up camp. the hike in was nice, the moon and stars were out and it wasnt very cold. left early the next morning and plodded through the shallow patchy snow up to where the avalance debris accumulate below the hourglass. there wasnt very much snow here yet...a lot of the snow near the cliffs had melted and the talus slopes were bare, along with the hourglass itself. we climbed on the rocky ridges to the east of the standard route, which were dry and bare. we enjoyed great views since we were above the clouds. a few times we were forced onto snow, which in the shade was very hard...so we cut steps since we ditched the crampons earlier. we brought a small rack and used it on a few sections of 5th class rock we found along our meandering route. in all it was a lot of fun to sramble up the rocks and get a little exposure in. the weather was also awesome all day, with the sun out. we did a little standing glissading and a lot of sitting glissade down the standard route which was filled with snow to a few hundred feet above the hourglass. we could have climbed this, but the sun and warm temps kept the spring-like snow fairly soft and the rocks were bare. we hiked out again under the moon and made it to the car around 5. ill try and post some pics soon the gullies on the north side were nice and filled in the the snow was rock hard...might be some ice here and there or at least steep hard snow to climb on. Gear Notes: used a small rack of hexes, tapers, 8.8 rope, axes on descent, helmet..etc. didnt use the crampons or snowshoes. Approach Notes: patchy snow starts up in the valley of the silent men, but most of the climbing trail past the Y in the creek is bare.

Climb: North Twin Sister-west ridge Date of Climb: 11/11/2004 Trip Report: set out early veterans day...great weather. it was pretty frosty in the morning on the way up. we took bikes up the road, starting at the gate and rode all the way to the turnoff at grouse praire. the climb up the ridge was awesome. the rock was dry and warm, no sno. the top has a little snow and the north face is filling in. we descended the north face, on hard glazed snow, but it probably would have been quicker at this point to descend the ridge, since scrambling all over on the lower talus slopes was kinda slow. alltogeather it was a great climb. Gear Notes: wasnt sure what to expect so i brought way too much gear: few screws, pickets, rope, small rack, axe, crampons. all we used was the axe and crampons on the descent of the north face, which was very stiff. never used any of the other gear. the bikes were awesome on the way down Approach Notes: trail is clear and in good condition, ridge is snow free, NF is filling in and very hard.

i know a friend who sport climbs and would like to get into trad, if you are interested pm me

i might be up for saturday sunday..but i gotta work on friday

ooohhhhhh ive never seen that view yet.....i realley want to do some routes on that side

go climb....it beats sitting around talking about it get an early start and have fun

i got water at my campsite ~6000, where it came out of the glacier for ten or so feet then ran back under the snow. Tricky stream crossing? hmmm?

Climb: Baker-coleman/demning Date of Climb: 6/11/2004 Trip Report: sorry its a little late but here it is... spent thursday going over crevasse rescue with a newbie and spent the night at the bottom of the coleman. late start at 5:30 friday, the snow was actually fairly firm, we used crampons, but a bootpack is forming and we could have gotten by without them. it was pretty foggy but the route was easy to follow, no sketch crevasse crossings or anything tricky, still pretty direct. we got out of the clouds once we were on the roman wall and the wind calmed down. we sat on the summit for an hour enjoying the sun and clear skies, glacier was peaking out. the snow was a bit softer for the descent and we used snowshoes once we reached the saddle. nice glissade down the lower coleman and from the camp to the saddle. from the summit i took a peak over towards the north ridge...looks like its in good shape, lots of snow Gear Notes: we used gear....snowshoes were the handiest item, skis would have been nice. Approach Notes: trail mostly snow free untill the final creek crossing where its solid snow to the camps

anybody want to come?

how crappy is the snow up there....im thinking of doing the standard coleman/roman wall route starting tomarrow and summiting friday. i thought the lower snow level would help cool down that snow from tuesday and consolidate it. is it worth going?