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Anybody scrambled up Malachite Peak? I did it last year, but I had to snake through a tunnel of brush to find a gulley system that worked. I was just wondering if there's an easier and more obvious way. Thanks

Doin' my part

You mean this?

Right on!

Nope, meeting some folks out there... but what's to climb in the area? Actually, more importantly, what's the drive time going via Yakima? I figure it takes about 2 hours to get to Yakima.

What's the quickest way to Cooper Spur on Mt Hood from Seattle... SR-26 from Portland or I-84 via Hood River?

Every time I smack into a roof or rock overhang I say aloud, "that's why I wear this fucking helmet."

klenke, you are #1 fuckhead

I hear they taste like chicken

Not for somebody with a short torso

Rad TR!

Help! I need to come up with boats for the Wuhoo adventure race this weekend. If anybody has a double kayak and/or a canoe that they'd be willing to lend out, please PM or email me. Thanks

yep, that electrical tape that keeps peeling off your biners sucks, dude

Nice job Dryad

TG, word has it you make a pretty bitchin' IPA. I'm a hop head

Cold hoppy beer... Elysian's Imortal IPA or Lost Coast Brewing Company's Indica I like the other kind too

HELP, I've fallen, and I can't get up

I think this is the most pertinent thing when thinking about the Mountaineers or any organized climbing organization. They're like a standards body. Not everybody likes the standards, and they're not always the only nor best way to do things, but they do lay out common expectations that others can work around. In the same way, just because you're a Mountie doesn't mean you can't climb and learn from friends you trust. Now, can't we all just get along?

You can find idiots anywhere if you look hard enough. It's not too hard to find a few on this board. Look around. Yes, the Mounties do attract a certain personality type, but that's not universal and not an absolute. You'll find plenty of cool people that have gone through the Basic and Intermediate Climbing programs with the Mountaineers. In general, I'm more apt to trust somebody who has gone through a structured program like theirs. It's not that their training is so superior... it's not. However, I know that anybody who has gone through their Intermediate Climbing program has covered the basics and knows rescue systems. Those climbing actively have hopefully grown a bit, been exposed to other methods, different systems, and integrated best practices into how they climb today. Yes, there are those numb minds who are the notorious ones referred to on this site, but they tend to dwell within the ranks and stay there. That doesn't mean you have to. The Mountaineers Intermediate Climbing Program is a good thing if you want a structured program that covers the basics of leading on rock, building climbing anchors, rescue systems, alpine ice climbing, and mixed climbing. I'm in the Everett intermediate program even though I live in Seattle. I'd give a big thumbs up to looking at the smaller branches if you're really interested.

I'm more like a late fffuck

where is quartz creek road?

I'll lay into Mountain Hardware Conduit SL CRAP. I bought a MH bivvy bag made of Conduit SL. It was billed as breathable and as "good as" Goretex by the sales guy. I got wet from condensation overnight three or four times in a row and returned the thing for a plain vanilla Goretex bivvy bag that's done me just fine. The price difference between the two was negligible. Mountain Hardware Conduit SL