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Good tr steve. How much of the rock pro did you end up using?

I went up their after school mid-febuary searching for dry rock. Back then there was no snow at the trestle area and most of the far side, including gun show, overhaul, gritscone and interstate park. On a sunny day, like today, I think you'd find enough dry stuff to keep busy. Stick to the sunny walls like overhaul.

Yeah, either that or just plain poverty stricken. i hear that

A step in the right direction. With any luck this will help alleviate the huge crowds on the south side.

anybody use the SBG II? Its made by omega pacific if you were wondering.

here is a really good thread on the topic: Home Wall and be sure to look here good here Some people would call me cheap but I love those wooden holds

Running trails is so much better than pounding concrete. Its better for your body, more entertaining (better scenery, usually) and you won't get trash thrown at you ! And when you start to get used to one area change it up. Also, try not to do the same sort of runs all the time. I find if I only run distance for a while I get wasted mentally and need something different. music = big

I was up there last weekend. I took snowshoes but didn't need them, but with the new precipitation its prolly a good idea.

I was up there last weekend. I took snowshoes but didn't need them, but with the new precipitation its prolly a good idea.

nice work!

Good enough. I'll be there this weekend.

nirvana

You mentioned you were fighting through quite a few drifts, was it bad enough you would have brought snowshoes for just that portion?

The mrnp site says that other than the 410 closure all the other roads are fine. I have a hard time believing that the Carbon river road is still in one peice. Any info? Also shouldn't mowich be closing soon? Thanks, this is good stuff.

Nah, i just love reading his trip reports. I do live in fw tho.

Eric's basecamp rocks!

Bolts. Typically you'd climb easier routes on trad, right? Maybe your subconcsiously over compensationg for the fact that your not just clipping, and climbing down too many grades.

Good times. How much longer is the weather normally good?

I use the big 4 liter dromolite bag. If i don't want or need that much i just leave part empty. As far as leakage just make sure you've got everything screwed on tight(duh) and that the bag is in a position in your pack so that it doesn't shift alot. The tape can't hurt tho. over all big

I don't know alot, but from a description a friend gave me the couloir leading up to the ridge sounds pretty melted out and a pain to get up. They had a hard time with following the trail as well.

I second the recomendations for ives and others on that same ridgeline. If you wanted to you could just jump on and off the pct from snowgrass and Ives or Gilbert and bag as many as five peaks (Curtis Gilbert, Ives, Old Snowy, Hawkeye point, johnson). I think its a safe bet that there won't be much snow left. Have fun, its a great area.

Wow, Nice job. That is one henious trip. Insane, but fun...

helicopter. haha. Oh man I take back what I said after closer inspetion with a real map I realise that that is definitely not shorter. And the climb up to spade lake from wapatus is definitely not fun. Sorry about that, hope I didn't mislead anyone. I was looking at a cheap internet topo.

Spade lake, unless somethings changed. How were the bug when you went? Two days is definitely the way to go. Last year we tried it in one and nearly collapsed.

I heard it was 27 as well. 24... maybe next year. But for now I'll work on 48.