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Like a moron, I bought the viper/cobra fang mod without checking if it would fit. And, as the attached pictures illustrate, it doesn't fit (Much appreciated if someone could get them to post in the thread). I think my tools, which I bought used, are a year or two too old. Am I right? I read here about people shaving the metal on the spike off to give it a thinner profile. How might this work? It looks I'd still need to drill a hole to fasten the fang on.

Sale Pending. Thank you, cc.com.

At least the first pitch got quite a bit of traffic today too. . . I put some photos up on the page I linked above, I would post them here but cc.com isn't letting me today.

Provo Canyon Ice Update

Two android clip leashes, complete with clamps for fitting. $35 shipped. PM if interested. Thanks.

I'll let you know what I see if I drive up the canyon, but my guess is you could find stuff to climb. This is probably the first full week it has stayed under freezing ( noaa forecast). Bridal Viel is almost certainly still flowing. Some other lurkers here might have better beta, though. Its been a weird fall. It'll get cold, then we'll have a day when its in the upper 40s in the valley. Maybe the result will be good for ice. . . I dunno.

Trip: Cascade Mountain (South Wasatch) - Grr Couloir Date: 11/22/2010 Trip Report: Snow couloirs, with a few exceptions, are the closest thing we have to alpine ice here in the Wasatch. I have been eye-ing the couloirs on Cascade for a while as a couple of them seemed from the topo to be fairly steep. The one we chose, Grr Couloir, was only around 35 degrees on average, providing a good workout, but not the steeper ice we were looking for. The search continues. . . Note: This isn't my photo (borrowed from summitpost) and we were climbing in more winter like conditions. I'm freezing my but off in the 30-50mph gusts. Mike says, "Where's the hard climbing?" All complaining about routes aside, we were glad to get out and have mountains so close. Gear Notes: Helmet, crampons, ice axe. Approach Notes: Hike up rock canyon, through the campground and north up Squaw Peak Road (3.5 miles, 2100 feet to here). Then bushwhack for 15 minutes.

I'd bet it is pretty buried by now. Moreover, the road is closed . You might think about something in the Tatoosh. It looks like it has been pretty consistently below freezing at Paradise from this weather page. When the sun comes up again the Tatoosh Range cam will probably be the most informative, though. I keep in mind the northwest face of castle peak, north ridge of pinnacle or any of the three couliors on Lane.

Thanks all, the jacket's gone.

Photos attached.

Asking $150 shipped. Like new, only minimal use (fewer than 10 packings). Great jacket, just a tad bit too big for me. Pictures forth coming. PM if interested.

Keep the TRs coming, some of us peak baggers enjoy reading them. For how often you get out you should really invest in a digital camera!

I would add the South Rib of Guye peak to your list, particularly if you do not have a lot of time. The difficulty varies according to your desires and it is very straight forward.

I made the jaunt over to West Defiance, but I definitely wasn't 'running'. Despite the short distance (~1/2 mile), it sticks out in my mind as a particularly nasty bushwhack.

Great write up. Thanks for posting.

Courtesy of climbingwashington.com

Great wall and great TR. This wall is highly recommended. :tup:

I think I know that road that road. It hits the old CCC road, which I believe, is just a trail now, and then continues up South Bessemer on logging roads. I don't know of it ever reconnecting with the Middle Fork Road though, which probably isn't an issue since its gated at the MFR anyways . However, if you are thinking about biking in this might be an option worth exploring.

I have some old Koflach Plastics, which while definitely used, I would have kept wearing except I out grew them. I posted it here: http://cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/800929/FS_Golite_Gust_Crash_Pad_sm_Ol#Post800929 Feel free to make me an offer.

Sold.

I do exactly the same thing. These pants are hardy and breathe well. In the Summer I'll wear some nylon shorts, preferably with a Hawaiian floral design, and put the softshell pants when it gets chilly or I plan on glissading.

Still for sale. Make me an offer!

Yeah. Definitely need a toe welt. Sorry.

There I am, age 12. Good times. We didn't really need the rope, but my buddy thought it would be fun for me to get some practice.

I cut my teeth climbing the simple peaks in the easily accessible Tatoosh Range. There are tons of great snow climbs for folks of any skill level. Plummer Peak is a great one. With year round access to Narada Falls these makes good first winter climbs too. Get out there!