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whattup szy. rpm w/ the reticent one, we had a good time. thanks, but didn't earn your compliment--didn't have my game face together for that first pitch, butchered it. gotta make it right some day. will gladly share any info. folks might want; that route deserves more traffic. yeah those towers, that area rocks! great weekend in your erstwhile parts. those locals ran this milquetoast into the ground. toke wall late summer, perhaps?

RPM to Regression (for the last pitch) is a spicy combo, more traffic would make it more fun. RPM is the passing lane for OS; starts left, intersects at the pedestal pitch, and continues right. The best pitch is probably the second, a 10b crack turning a roof. Climbed it Saturday, not too dirty for a neglected treat. (BTW, the occasional bolts, particularly on Regression, are suspect.) Give it a try!

what climb/peak did you 'get smacked down' on? Olympus remains a 'big push' obj. for me, sounds fun. i take it july or august is a ripe time? ran up Dome Peak last fall in under 24, felt like it was a good grind, at least for my old bod. prob. something like 35 mi. round trip and a lotta talus hoppin' that time of year. not so much of a 'push' as we did bivy one night and enjoyed the camp. this would be a good non-stop training run for the alpine ninjas.

i agree, a scenic and v. enjoyable route. depending on interest and time, you can also scamper over to Gothic and prolong the fun in that spectacular basin.

Skied up there yesterday, a lot of powder in the trees to the W of Liberty Bell. However, as the day warmed, anything in more open terrain turned heav-y. Filtered sunshine and occasional flakes--beautiful day up there! Explored the lower bounds of the payoff ratio as it concerns quality turns/miles, but still had a great day. Despite the warming, the good news is there's a lot of new snow (as evidenced by some slides going off here and there near the hairpin), so when they open the road again (or before), get some!

that is a nice link-up, and 1st few p. of tooth&claw for the most part = fairly new 3/8 bolts (my hangover-tainted memory of that day seems to chime in "there was a 1/4 somewhere", but don't sweat it, well-protected enough). can't speak 'bout the later pitches and the lex chimney is secure, those bolts are lame

pretty puppy. shasta's not that original, have heard it for a dog before. though this shouldn't stop you, didn't stop the buddies' parents. how 'bout: chiwawa (ha) alta tatoosh lemah or an acronym--GUS = gross ugly shite

that was a way sketchy exposed wet slabby *dyno* moss traverse. thumpity stupid thump. awesome day there yesterday, perfect temps. finally climbed the second pitch of HotC, highly recommend it. you can get there from the big ledge one pitch up GM (as we did), or belly up to the 10b-R. great late-season cragging day.

yup yup! did you hang at lower walls? happen to see the condition of dh/lovin' arms and/or the diamond? dry rock desirable.

thx for the encouraging info.--hittin' it tomorrow.

n faces howser towers, s howser on left v nice mikey

do these disc players (like ipod) work okay for running trails? or do you gotta go flash memory? i'm leaning toward buying a flash player--anybody have recomm's on particular (value! like 256MB) models? so far iRiver and creative MuVo seem like the best options... thanks in advance

the lower gorge rocks as does TG's triple bock neither landing soft

annapurna creek drainage, yes. yep, most of 'em were rope stretchers. much fun. where were your enchantments excursions?

not much help, but: a year ago climbed a lower pitch as variant approach to E Face rte. there were newer 3/8s bolts on that p.

please correct me if wrong...but i believe it's a single fist in the air for 'no help required' vs two arms waving over head for 'need assistance'

but... i find your album-cover picture offensive and repugnant.

thx to last couple days, the 'roots have a fresh coat of snow. am there now enjoying a little wet climbing and snow hiking. this afternoon hope to catch a weather window for some craggin'. this place rocks.

To call that a trail is a bit of a stretch! To call it in good condition is serious fiction. I remember having to climb trees and shit to get through that mess and that is not considering the avy field. "serious fiction"--semantics. relative to other remote-ish Cascade trails (even some maintained trails, e.g. Bedal Cr.), this unmaintained one is in generally good condition. a few downed trees, a little bit of easy alder. can still make good time. thx alex. yeah, the views are unique from that vantage, incl. unusual angles on familiar peaks and the surrounding immense glaciers--all worth the enduro day.

Climb: Dome Peak, std. route Date of Climb: 9/6/2004 Trip Report: climbed domer yesterday from a low camp (~4000') in Bachelor Cr. didn't have time to do the fine-looking traverse to SW summit (woke up late, shame/lame; and had an appt to keep). a little fresh snow up there. beautiful country and views! can provide beta on navigating the avy debris field if anybody's headed up remainder of this season. next time, skis in spring! oh, and as part of PT. hope to post photos soon. Gear Notes: axe and crampons nice to have near summit. Approach Notes: ~10 mi. to decent camp (we left at 4 pm and camped ~9:30--suggest earlier start to camp higher). Bach. Cr. has brushy trail but generally good condition, 'cept for avy field. rest of approach a blur.

i vote for alex's description, spot-on. the pressure chamber is Zylon 7. and it's pressure as in dentist-speak, "you're going to feel a little pressure here."

good work fellas. unsolicited feedback: tri-cams (my preference) or hexes for doubles work well on that route. you can also usu. find smaller gear than 3-3.5"; as i recall, we took one of each. that finishing bombay chimney is a b-slap sting in the tail, eh? you can downclimb a little (S or SE, to a notch) to walk off, but that rap is convenient, esp. after the fatigue of the day. dark totem? white birds and anacondas usu. signify good times...

never mind--damn foo'.

snowmobile suit, eh? is that a twight-style action suit/fruity pebbles shortcut?

i mighta prompted mike's Q by not bringing a shite-ton of food on our last trip. mistakes: packed hastily and didn't research to fully understand the scale of our project. more often than not (particularly solo) i bring way too much food and pack a bunch extra home. there have been exceptions but even when going too light i've never bonked hard. in this instance, his generosity prob. saved me from crashing. (undoubtedly from the goodness of his heart--mike: "i don't give a s#!+ about you, just want to ensure my partner has enough food/sleep to do the climb" ). at any rate, in the future i'll always err on the surplus side. i will usu. eat mass quantities the couple days before a big outing. i suppose this helps, but reading above sounds like some min. amt of carbs are necessary to tap those stores. wonder if any of you can share your strategies re: prior loading; timing, what kinds of food, etc. ? my pops still goes into the mountains for a week+ bringing nothing but a few packets of ramen and a bag of doritos, and planning on berry grazing. his expenditures are less than an epic day of climbing (he does cover ground every day), but this has always amazed me nonetheless. i call him Camel.