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The eye of the storm was centered on the NF, which was a 2000 foot sloping shield of blue ice!!!

Juan, Here's a pictures from climbing it yesterday: I just had to join in quality spray like this.

The best skiing this time of year, until the snow starts coming, and then even for a while after that, is on and around Mt Baker. (Where you at markharf?) For late season turns the Sholes Glacier, just past Coleman Pinnacle, is almost sure to satisfy; it's an easy day trip from Artist Point. If you want more the Park Glacier keeps very good corn in sections through August and possibly September. The Sulphide Glacier on Mt Shuksan tends to stay in good condition, too.

We made it up Terror, that was some fun. The Sun Maid Lady was just to point out the super secret route. Last night, Ross, Jason, and I took the super super secret route, which leaves the ridge earlier. I think I like the plain old super secret route best. I hope she was there for Barry, Jim, and Morris this morning. Duct tape probably would have done a better job.

The trail is a state of mind. Sorry the Sun Maid Raisin lady didn't help you all that much. That's a nice push for a day.

How sweet would it be to know the answer to that question?

Bjork's fahqin' hot! Has anyone seen her video where's she's naked, singing some freaky stalker lady shit, wearing an obscenely copious strands of pearls through piercings all over her body? Yowza! Back on the topic of Finland, I'm going there in October. Could this help me understand?

I did the NF in a day Monday. We drove down the logging road, taking a right turn and driving down a crazy overgrown road as far as my little Honda could. The road ended in a clearcut. We followed a creekbed directly down to White Salmon Creek for a few hundred vertical feet. Then we bushwhacked up and right the whole way, whichever seemed more convenient. We ended up going through some blueberry bushes, but it took us 3.5 hours to get to the base of the North Face carrying skis and boots. I just wanted to add another confusing description and some chestbeating to the TR thread. Way to go Alpinfox.

F'in hipster ass Reedies and their PBR!

Sounds great. Way to work the metaphors, Josh. Wayne: intricacy, my man.

Quoting iain: The NE face was now off-limits for climbing as it had been skied, so we had to do something that those guys probably wouldn't dare ski. What is that, some kind of challenge? That looks like a sweet climb. Here's to the Northern Pickets.

Climb: Mt Shuksan-North Face Date of Climb: 7/5/2004 Trip Report: Cyril and I skied the NF of Shuksan yesterday. It was an amazing route. Skiing over the edge of the Upper Curtis, making my first few turns while gawking at the view 4,000 feet straight down to Price Lake, I felt like an omnipotent being was loaning me a pair of angel's wings. The snow was truly perfect corn: easy carving butter that didn't sluff. I would do the bushwhack twice for such a descent. All apologies to the Skoogs, but I gotta say this: That iswhat skiing is all about. For me at least. Different stokes for different folks. Gear Notes: Crampons, ice ax, skis Approach Notes: Rumble through the jungle.

Here's a route photo... This photo is from a few weeks earlier last year. The Degenhardt was in better condition up high for the ski, but worse condition on the lower portions. We had to rappel (well, coulda downclimbed) approximately where blue meets purple. Paul, the Degenhardt was definitely the coolest. Unless by cool you mean stupid steep, then skiing off the col was no doubt the coolest.

All your climbing threads are belong to us!!! Nice climb, Colin, the buttress looked marvellous from both sides.

Good frickin' luck! A sacrifice to the brush gods, at least you're not stuck back there with your crampons.

Excellent work, iain. Who uses two tools on the Ice Cliff? I felt like a gaper using one tool and one whippet. And my skis were way longer than that.

The rope was lowered from above by Paco and I after we climbed it free. It's taut because it's caught on the cornice and some rocks, and coming to Josh from below and to the side, so Josh woulda had a great whipper if he fell. How is camera tilt even an issue when you're looking down at someone? The knot in the rope is on Josh, I don't know WTF is up with that. Armchair beyotches are SO suck. Friday smackdown . Let's hear some ridicule of JoshK based on this photo now!

That's looking pretty prime. You call that a huge bergschrund? What did you say Mike? I'll bet benman woulda carried someone else's skis up over that schrund. All apologies to Layton for dropping his name in a ski related post. Thank you for allowing physicist skier to post.

I did squats and deadlifts yesterday. Here's to compound exercises that build core strength. Personally, I'm a big believer in always going to failure. People freak out when they see me deck in the squat rack. Dudes is like, "Yo, you need a spot?" All I can do is laugh, "No man, that's why the cage is there."

I end up at LANL working on the UCN collaboration from time to time. Maybe we could go cragging next time I'm there? I'll be there quite a bit later this summer and next fall, I think.

Quality TR. Do you work at LANL?

Yeah, I really like that pink slip to the dark side of her toothpick bit. Sounds kinda like something Iceberg Slims would say.

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What? June is the best month to ski, you hoser!

So, I was very happy with the descent. But I wanted to ski it from the top of the North Shoulder. So I took Ross with me last Thursday and we hit the blue. I drew the Nooksack ski from April in green since I'm spraying graff all over the photo anyway. We were gonna ski the pyramid, the whole thing in one fell swoop, but the weather looked like it was gonna turn sour from the top of the North Shoulder. Of course, after only a few sprinkles above Price Lake, it was clear as we hiked the Nooksack Cirque Trail back to the car. That's all right, it gives me a reason to drag Fat Boy and Cool Guy up there next year.