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Rockdan and I climbed Rodgers Corner twice, Tatoosh and Thin Fingers. Then when Rockdan had to leave Chuck showed up and we did Princely twice and Godzilla once. Yeeeee Haaaaa!!!!

Hi Maryann I can climb Sundays, Wed and Thur. and have all the gear.

Its technical. Also there's a somewhat hidden foothold

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6- 28 from SE from summit of Liberty Bell

I hope the meaning of my last post wasn't misconstrued. The statement wasn't really connected to your diet. It was just referencing when mankind first turned to farming. They typically would only consume just a very few crops, like only one or two, and would not get enough variety. Historic lifespans and the affect of diets really can't be compared to the modern age with less manual labor and modern medicine. Your diet sounds healthy to me. You are not going to get any adverse affects from anything like this (even if there was something adverse) if it's only for 30 days. And it's true that it really helps to detox when trying to kick food addictions.

Hunter gatherers had 30 yr life expectancy. First farmers went down to 20 because of lack of variety.

Cutthroat on Thur 6-28. From the SE, (summit of Liberty Bell)

Me and Farrgo tagged Freedom Rider, YEEEEEE HAAAAA been wanting that one for a while. A little wet in spots but otherwise perfect conditions. Got an early start and did it in 9 hrs. went up with a 20% chance of rain. It started sprinkling right as we hit the car. TR to come, got some okay pics.

Doesn't look too bad. I've done similar. The only place they should have not drilled is where the handle joins the blade, might make a weak spot weaker.

Saw these falcons 2 weeks ago, and there was prey feathers on the ledges of Rattletale a month ago. One time at the base of the upper wall found a pigeon foot with a band on it. 3 weeks ago saw a hawk take a baby rabbit on the side of I-5 by Boeing field, grabbed it with one claw, he almost hit a car as he swooped in. Perfect timing as I was cruising by about 70mph. Nice to see these species well on the rebound, there was a time when a raptor was a rare sighting.

Know it's late notice, pretty much anything at WA pass or Mazama Goat Wall. Was looking at Cutthroat also have rope rack and a Prius. drive up Tues night if possible

Loose rock?

Has anyone been on Cutthroat lately? Conditions? Recommended routes?

Yesterday was the coldest June 22 on record. I'm not saying anyone was incompetent, just that the icy conditions was maybe more than they expected. You can be really tired coming down and it takes additional effort to come down hard on each step to get the points to dig in, and it's worse if they are a little dull. Lower down you can also cross some rock depending on which approach you take, which can dull points. This is especially true on the Disappointment Cleaver route, most people don't take off their crampons to ascend it, something to consider. Also rental crampons aren't always that sharp or tight fitting. I was with a guy once with some rentals and they came apart, we had to McGiver some straps to get them to hold.

""Conditions were unusually slick and changing quickly on the 14,411-foot peak, said John Race, a mountain guide from Leavenworth, Chelan County. He'd been leading clients up the Emmons Glacier but turned back because he considered the route unsafe."" ""I've worked on Rainier since 1989, and it was really primed for big sliding falls," Race said. "The surface was quite firm and icy, so we bailed."" It was icy. Like I've said before several times. Your crampons and axes had better be sharp (carry a file) and your crampons had better have a bomber secure fit to your boots. You also need to be competent on 40 degree ice. The Emmons is the easiest route on Rainier but when it gets icy it's like a tilted ice skating rink that's thousands of feet to the bottom. Another thing that can happen is it can be nice going up, soft and easy to climb and then a front can come in suddenly and everything freezes up. It's harder to go down than it is to go up when it's icy.

Well sort of.... except for the parts that are still covered in snow... LOLZ!! Nice pics

RIP climbing ranger hero sounds like it's icy up on the Emmons out of towners need a mandatory briefing, maybe a short video, this isn't like the Colorado 14ers.

I know what you're talking about with the after taste, my sister complains of the same thing. Maybe I've just used it so long I don't notice it as much. You also have to watch the amount, a little goes a long way, like drops compared to teaspoons of sugar, and if you get too much it's overpowering. There's some things that don't taste as good with Stevia, like the unsweetened Soy and Rice Milks. Just a little bit of Stevia and they taste weird and almost too sweet. I used honey for a long time but decided I was getting some of the same detrimental effects as sugar. Of course I had trouble with moderation, like putting honey on already naturally sweetened cereal.

For medium duty I used to rely on the Trango-S. But recently I bought a pair of Scarpa Charmoz. Same type construction but actually lighter than the segment leading Trango-S. These boots are amazing, super sticky rubber, I've climbed up to 10c edging in them. For the big cold stuff some old Koflach Degre with Intuition liners. The liners make them substantially lighter.

But not all sweeteners are neurotoxins like Aspartame. There's also a difference between natural and artificial. I've found there's differences between Stevia brands and between what you try to sweeten. Yogurt is so bitter that it over-rides the aftertaste. Also lime seems to negate any weird taste and it comes out quite nice. I was referring to the glycemic index of Stevia, not yogurt

I have a big sweet tooth also. Stevia is an all natural herb found in South America. It's actually been on the health food scene for quite a while. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevia

Walk off is safer and very easy. Go west until u hit an old roadbed, take road to cable blockaid. Pick up well worn trail south. This connects with main upper wall trail about 500' from upper wall base. As wet as its been i would expect the 4th pitch to be wet and difficult

Yeah, I drink talking rain plain also, but the mixed drink makes it r e a l l y good. Plain yogurt w/stevia and whatever fresh fruit is on sale, blueberries are yummie. Good way to get calcium if you get tired of carrot juice.

Library ledge? You were almost there, should have just busted out the headlamps be more specific on location, How many raps from Library? What length raps? How many feet from O.S. horizontally?