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Which shop, I've heard of lots of them!

Wooo, dude, if you look real close right near the rocks left of the Pearly Gates you can just make out a skull. Must be one of those bizzare premonitions that somehow manifested itself on film.....too cool!

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"Who made the forgeries? But the question remains -- who is responsible for the apparent forgeries?" I think WE know!! Craig

oh my God, that was good

Are you sure this was the guy and are you sure of the altitude? His wife said he left the lodge (6,000 feet) at 10:00am....that would be 3,000 feet in one hour! It can be done, but the conditions were not optimal for it on Sunday (I was decending with b-rock and funguy at this time). The snow was soft and the wind was blowing. Just wondering. Craig

No fall, but the mountain did rain heavy ice down upon us. Funguy took the brunt of it! Still a fun trip. Did some exploring around on the Reid. Craig

Christian, I was up to do Leuthold on Sunday with b-rock and Funguy, we saw your tracks on Yocum where you started and where you skirted the first gendarme (after we bailed on Leuthold do to MAJOR ice fall, just ask Funguy's knee and helmet!!), but I didn't see any tracks heading up to the ridge line proper. At what point did you gain the ridge crest? Did you traverse all the way past the second gendarme? Did you tackle the upper buttress? Just wondering! Congrats on an awesome climb, I hope to do it someday myself. Craig

I think its just a case of too many people with not enough to do. Soloed Devils Kitchen Headwall.....very impressive I checked it out from on top of Steel Cliff (climbing the Wy'East route) and it looked awesome. I don't think I'd solo it but I'd love to rope up and do it. Craig p.s. if I misspelled anything....let me have it

When I'm in the trailhead areas I leave my dog on her leash, but when we "get-on-down-the-road" a ways I let her loose. She always stays in sight (usually not more than 30 yards in front or behind me) and will always come when I call her. And I do not have a problem scooping up after her just like I don't have a problem scooping up after myself on a climb; it's not pretty but the alternative is far worse in my opinion. Just my two-cents, Craig Here is a picture of her and I on our Paradise Park trip on Hood this last summer. Aint she cute! Sorry, can't do anything about the ugly guy next to her

So what is the easiest way to stow a picket when your climbing second on a route where your placing a running belay? I've tried to come up with a way of doing it that doesn't require me to take off my backpack, but so far the best I can come up with still requires taking one shoulder out of the packstrap. Is this what you do? Do you have some clever setup that allows you to reach up and slide the picket into its slot in your pack? Is there a pack that enables this better than others? Just wondering. Craig

Sabertooth; so what side of Steel Cliff is that picture from? I can't quite place it. Craig

The Blank Spyder on the east side doesn't sea many accents. You could probably log a therd or forth accent on that route!! Craig

Did the Wy'East route with sabertooth a couple weeks ago....what a kick in the butt! We started up the far left gully that leads up Steel Cliff as a starting variation. Made the climb even more interesting!! Here is a picture of the way we started the climb: Craig

Sabertooth and I were on the left-most gulley leading up to the base of steel cliff and saw two people decending. We yelled down and asked how conditions were, they responded things looked great...."go for it"! Iain, was that you. Thanks for the advice if it was, we traversed over at the base of steel cliff and finished Wy'East....what a bitchen route! Alex, I agree; the ridge walk with death fall potential was quite the "ass-puckering" experience. Craig

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I would love to try a first ascent, don't know if my ability would allow it though, but I'm open for discussion. The area can be approached from the standard south side trail head even if Bird Creek Meadows is not open, its just a little longer approach. This is assuming you are looking to camp at Sunrise. I have my eye on the Castle route, well actually, its the Klickitat Slope of Battlement Ridge variation as shown on page 68 of the Beckey guide. What would you think about that one? Keep in touch and as the time gets closer we'll see about making plans. Right now I do not have a partner for this route. Let me know what you think. Craig Attatched is a picture of the Klickitat Glacier (from the same Mazama Glacier trip) and I've hi-lited the route as I saw it. I scoped it out pretty good and it looked pretty intense and fun. Crossing the Klickitat down low would be quite an experience Craig

Here is a picture I took of The Castle from Mazama Glacier a couple of years ago. Not much snow and this was the 30th of June (the first legal day for the indian reservation side). What a beautiful site....I REALLY NEED TO CLIMB THAT THING Craig

Keep me posted if you want to do The Castle, that's one I've been wanting to do for a while now. I talked to someone whose climbed it and the Klickitat Glacier and he said they're routes you want to hit in the early season...i.e. before the indians open it up. I'd love to talk if your serious about it, like I said, The Castle has been on my list (since I saw it when we climbed Mazama Glacier a couple years ago). Craig

Ok, Ok, so I don't know how to read a calendar; I'm looking at the 8th....next weekend, not this one. Sorry for the brain fart, but I'm still interested in some info! Craig

I'm looking to climb Hood this coming Sat. (2-01). Anyone know the conditions of West Crater Rim, Luethold, or Wy'East? Thanks, Craig

I'm thinking about making a backpacking/photo trip to the Valley of The Ten Peaks and I was wondering what time of year I'd have the best chance of catching the flowers in bloom? I've never been to that area so any and all info will be greatly appreciated. I'm looking for time (peak flower bloom), trail info, and anything else you might feel is important. Do you have a favorite area to go? Is there any place there that I absolutely should not miss? You get the idea! Thanks in advance, Craig Oh yeh, if you know a good web page for the area, I'll take that too.

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quote: Originally posted by RobBob: Did anybody ever see that home video of the guy that spun in hard into a beanfield due to a malfunctioning chute? He corkscrewed in, his videocam was hanging, and you could see the ground coming up fast, and Wham! At first you see the world on its side for a couple of seconds, then some movement, then its bouncing around, while the guy screams "I *&%ng made it!" Great footage. I saw that and it WAS AMAZING! Talk about must be living right.