CJ

Hey there CBS et al. I'm glad to hear LW is doing well. How's his head gashes? I'm attaching a picture that one of the Oregon crowd sent me that details where the accident happend. I have others that they sent me of the rescue in progress if folks are interested. One aspect that I wasn't completely clear about that day was what exactly LW did that caused him to slip out of control. I was just curious if we could learn anything from the accident. From what I understood, LW was front pointing down the couloir and he tried to turn around to face out (maybe to take a rest?), at which point his feet slipped out from under him, he began glissading, somehow lost his ice axe and then slid all the way down. Is that how it happened? Suzie and I front pointed down the entire top portion of the couloir that day and felt pretty silly doing it seeing that glacier's glissade tracks were right next to us the entire time. However, when we got down to LW and gang, we were happpy we chose that method of descent. Glacier, what influenced your opinion to glissade that day as opposed to trying to plunge step down or front point?

That is truly great news. Prepare for the hoardes of climbers!

Great info. Thanks guys. Ivan, did you happen to see anyone downclimbing the rocks next to the gully? Does that seem like a viable option?

Climb: Forbidden Peak-West Ridge Date of Climb: 7/16/2004 Any good/recent beta out there on the condition of the following for the West Ridge route?: 1. the cascade river road (still closed at mp 19.5?) 2. the trail from the road to Boston Basin 3. the condition of the snow gully up to the ridge (how's the 'shrund?) Also, I've read plenty of opinions on which decent is better, but which would be safer? And, two ropes vs. one rope? Lastly, which do you like better: day 1: car to boston basin day 2: boston basin to peak back to basin to car or day 1: car to boston basin, drop of camping crap, to peak, back to basin day 2: basin to car. We're doin it in two days, so no need to give me the "dude, just do one day car to car"