Weekend_Climberz

Why would you call it a problem? I'm sure she's a nice person to hang out with.

Go down on this!!

That just ruined my week. Not that they post on this site, but my condolences to his family and friends.

True, maybe! They also are a good exchange for tent stakes, just be careful not to tear the bag when you remove them.

Mmmmm....I can't wait to have another one of those crappy pizza pies

Do you wear it over or under your sit harness?

How digusting! I didn't need to see your "O" face.

Thanks for keeping up on all this (I realize it's your job, but props are due anyway). It's great reading the accident reports and learning from other mistakes. Here's to one of the best climbing ranger outfits in the country. Now, if you want job security you need to quit scaring off all the climbers.

I really have to start making more trips to Canada.

Nice pictures!! It looks like you stayed to the slopes south of the cabin (forget the name of the peak) across the valley from Matier and Joffre. Mattp and I considered heading there while we were up there, but decided to make sure our third partner was okay getting back to the car. Do you know of any other good tours around in that area? The Duffey Lake Road area is supposed to be littered with easily accessible cabins. It was the first Canada trip I had taken in a while.

Nice picture!! That looks like a nice climb

Man, I've missed climbing out there at Vantage. I guess going on concert weekends is not a preferred method of touring the area. Can't wait to reaquaint myself with those wavey cracks.

Bring your ice tools while you are out here and there is plenty of serac climbing to go around on the trail into base camp.

Rock sweet rock. It's that time of year again. How were the crowds over there?

I have climbed Baker several times, once with a rather inexperienced rope mate and other times with more experienced partners. It's more a matter of your confidence level than your experience for choosing a guided trip rather than hitching a ride with some other climbers. If you have absolutely no glacier experience then go with the guides, but if you have some or little experience the Colemand-Deming route is fairly safe. Of course, any glacier travel has it's inherant dangers but the Coleman-Deming route will have a very visible trail all the way up to the top at any given time in the summer (baring any heavy snowfall of course). Just make sure to have a good time and try to get in a hand stand on the summit.

I have to attend a meeting of my old Boy Scout troop's. Expect a TR sometime tomorrow.

Sweet!! I want to see a photo with the line on it too. I would have never guessed that thing could have gone as a ski run. Awesome!!

Nice story and the pictures that show up are good too!

Why not just move to Kent I used to live there and if you are working in Kent traffic won't be bad. It will shave off some time driving to the mountains (as long as it's Rainier or along I-90) and the rent is pretty low. Two definates: stay away from I-405 (eastside), there's already too many people using that thing. stay away from the northend, traffic will suck for sure everyday, even on the weekends.

I believe there is a way around it from Index, if you drive down the road that leads past the climbing areas there. I've never tried it but I will if I get stuck in that crap again. It really sucks waiting that long to get to the Sultan Bakery when you are really hungry after climbing.

Here's an idea Trogdor... I took this from the Narada Falls parking lot looking over the Nisqually bridge a little more than a week ago. I bet it's still fat since it's a little above 3400'.

Yeah, but how much does it cost. That's what he seemed most concerned about.

My vote is that he was just lost. Details

Sweet line!! Let's see some more pictures.

And a couple more to make Double_E a little more jealous... Panorama looking North (left) to East (right). Note the lack of clouds MattP shredding some first tracks in the chute with some tele turns. Fred packing in the picnic area of the world famous Pamela's Cook Shack. Known for their "All Day Breakfast", because it takes all day for them to get it to you