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Yeah, where's the pic? Speaking of nekkid chicks in the woods, has anyone else ever had any disturbing experiences at Baker Hot Springs?

Smiley faces were so innocent before the internet. Now that they have a good anonymous source of porn, though...

OK- I don't know about Stormy Monday, but North Ridge afforded a good look at some stuff that screamed "Spring climb!" on Lava Headwall. But North Ridge could be fun with tennis shoes and a light pack.

I don't think anyone in their right mind would want to climb Lava Headwall or Stormy Monday right now. They're melted out to some nice 50 degree scree. Adams Glacier was OK the weekend before last, but it looked like it would be seeing some crevasse navigation problems quite soon.

The 7,500 ft. lake above high camp has nice sites, and it's right at the base of the north ridge. You should be able to find it without GPS, it's the big blue spot on the topo.

Hey, I think we saw you climb off the Adams Glacier right before we skied it. Did you finish just after the solo ranger?

Congratulations, Martin, I'll have to take that one off the list...

Josh and co.- Thanks for the steps. They made the rabbit ears really easy. That's a great ski.

Yes, yes, I meant the Easton. Emmons, Easton, one day glacier slogs... They blur together. Coleman Deming gets pretty crowded, too. I'd recommend Boulder-Park Cleaver. It's a little longer, but absolutely crevasse free up to 9,000 feet. No crowds there.

We climbed the Emmons and skied the Squak for a round-trip time of nine hours from the car last September. That was neither slacking nor sprinting.

Who the hell said anything about not skiing this weekend? This is just the one week I can't bag a Friday.

Now that's rich. I'm really busy with school this week, and I think Jason might have a little payback up his sleeve. At least I can study physics outside.

I climbed the Park HW almost three weeks ago. The cornice was easy to surmount by kicking two steps. The hardest part is getting around the 'schrunds. Skiing is the way to go. If you like steeps with a little exposure, the Park HW is smokin'.

So where is this Eldorado in eastern Washington in the Enchantments? How does it compare to the Eldorado near Cascade Pass?

I did it by moonlight last night. I downclimbed the rappel with a whippet in one hand and a paperclip in the other. I don't know why all these people keep climbing it, it just wasn't that great. I prefer more objective hazards, like falling seracs, rockfall, sketchy bridges, and rabid snafflehounds. There was a bit of water ice that made for a few refreshing turns.

55 might not be too bad with the right kind of snow. Nothing steep seems as scary with powder, but then the avalanche factor can be pretty creepy.

My adjective would be alarming.

The point wasn't their durability, but rather the finagling sometimes requires to properly set the boot in the binding.

I think they just had ice in those little holes near the toes of their boots, and maybe they weren't excavating it as efficiently as possible. I sure wouldn't want to have to deal with that on some icy, steep, exposed slope. Actually, maybe that would be fun.

The best way to set the DIN is just to keep turning the screwdriver clockwise until it won't turn any more. I learned that trick from this old guy, and my bindings have never released when I wouldn't have wanted them to release. Man, sometimes old people know what they're talking about. Oh yeah, Scott, why didn't you have a screwdriver with you? I always carry one, it's definitely one of the top 487 essentials. How else are you gonna steal a car when you get lost in the woods and hike out to some road with 30 miles to go to nowhere?

I would be willing to just climb, if you hate skis. I could even change plans and wait until the bars close to leave. Maybe even later, but that really wouldn't seem right.

Anyone up for an epic ski descent tomorrow? I'm all packed and ready to leave, but I lost my partner. Let me know if you want to leave soon on an all-nighter. I just couldn't let it go that easily. PM me.

The whole thing was skiable, but look out... I lost a good chunk of base next to an edge on a shallow rock that was not visible.