gapertimmy

looks like there were more people on st. helens than those skiing at bachy, might as well put a chair lift up the side of that thing!

cc.com has a bid in to buy marmot, we'll keep you posted

NOLSe thanks for transporting the keg, sounds like its gonna be gone by friday night though, HA!

i'll toss the salad I think i'll be able to bring the computer projektor, but not positive, if someone else can bring it fo shoo that woudl be a good thing

I'm not going to be able to make it this W/e... we need someone from the pdx area to transport beer. Critical! Please PM me if you are going up and you live down south here!

more info on the climbers and the accident is here: http://www.bend.com/news/ar_view^3Far_id^3D15108.htm

Climb: Mt. Jefferson-West Rib Attempt Date of Climb: 4/25/2004 Trip Report: Never before had so much raw glisse talent been assembled for a summit attempt of the might Mt. Jefferson.... the SICK-CRÜE included representatives from all families of alpine sliding, and at that, some of the most wicked dope riders this side of the deschutes.... none other than jlag sportin split board wood, shredmaximus keepin it rizzeal for the pinner crowd, and the one who brings hope to all AT gapers of the world... yours truly, gaper-t. The task was simple, the goal was high, the gang was set to lay down the North American Speed Ascent Record of Mt. Jefferson of trifectaalpineslidertechniques without the use of horsecock nor gu. We knew it would be tough to beat the prior record, but we set out to get the deed done, fuck the naysayers, the speed record would be ours!!!! Early on, our progress and goal was threatened. Some forgotten gear, and lack of snow on the approach caused worry in the minds of the SICK-CRÜE. jlag plab on the pamelia lake trail approach But almost all hopes of the speed record were shattered when we encountered massive avvy debris in the Mill Creek gully... our original traveling route now lied under 10's of feet of nasty manky debris. Needless to say this through us for a bit of a loop. toe of slide reached within 1/4 mile of PCT in milk creek gully The CRÜE trudged on... instead ascending the Oregon classic 'dirt gully' complete with sick 5.7 dirt moves (root balls are aid), onto a delightful finger of snow purrrrrrrrrfect for skinnin skinnin above dirt gully Throughout the day, we had been watching the progress of a pair of climbers high on the west rib. It was apparent the duo was moving slowly up the route probably due to the schloppp conditions of the snow. We setup camp at the top of treeline and watched the two descend from above. One of the climbers kicked off a pretty big wet slab about halfway up the ridge, and then the duo hunkered down high up on the rib for the night. sunset on jefferson, little speck below low horizontal rock band is climbers sunset The bivvy gave us a great sunset and a spectacular view of the stars. The CRÜE settled in for some sleep, and visions of bivvy kits and speed records danced in our heads... and blocked out the sounds of our alarms at 3am. The hopes of the speed record dwindled in the early morning light... soft snow... late start... and smelly asses, we began skinning up to the rib. We made contact with the un-injured climber, he informed us that SAR was on the way, and a rescue would be taking place on our planned climbing route we skinned up a sub ridge, found some rocks and chilled and thought things through: shaddow of jeff We decided to bail on the idea of summiting, and instead did a quick ski back down to camp for some coffee, and to think things through. Back at camp the SAR fellas stormed in just after 7. We gave em the scoop as we knew it, and kind of got involved in the extraction plans... of how to get the injured from our bivy out to the PCT.... enter steep tree death sloggage (I'm starting to get really good at these) mmmm steep trees but as we were doing our part, the chopper came in and took care of the evac choppah! and us fellaz concentrated on dirt rapelling. No speed record this time. But honestly this was a great trip still, some great lessons learned or re-learned in cases. Great company, and I'd go do it all over again (ideally with colder overnight temps). West aspect of jefferson is sick shizzy, sweet terrain for turns, i'll be back, but just not after a big ass spring dump with manky ass avy debris all over the place and hellicopters buzzing over head. Thanks shred and jlag for a good trip! Approach Notes: barely any snow on trail, huge debris in milk creek gully make approach more difficult.

got w00k?

cursing is therapeutic, and it helps ease the pain between my legs. if you look closely in that pic you can see the SICK line we skied through the alder on the right.

i'm only riding with iain if he agrees to cover his vehic with pictures of richard simmons, annabelle, and blueblocker sunglasses man

weekend on ski's and getting drunk? that is a recipe for a fantastic weekend mang!

Climb: Mt. Hood-Reid Glacier -> Ramona Falls Date of Climb: 4/22/2004 Trip Report: Springtime in the Oregon Cascades, amazing, nuff said. Soak up the stoke folks, call it chestbeating, but the past 2 days, bliss. After a fine day, scuse me, EPIC day of powdur (in april?!) at bachy on wednesday, I had the distinct please of joining Thrashador "from the Portland branch" and his canine pal Jane for a tasty little tour on Hood. This here little tale begins at T-Line, of course after dropping off a car at Ramona, and ensuring keys were in pocket, anyhow, it begins at T-Line with a fun lil skin up the South Side. The storm from the prior few days was evident, and some crown fractures could be seen to climber's right of the hog's back and to the left of crater rock, debris running well below i-rock... who ever said the south side ain't got slides? crown and debris First stop, illumination saddle, it was really purdy! The first little drop onto the Reid was fantastic, some nice wind blown pow, steep, deep, and cheap, just like hoodoo (or skibowl?). This was starting to look realllly darn good, and kept getting better with each turn! For me, this was my first trip to this side of the hill, and I was in awe of the beauty, and the snow, and the views, just fantastic. The freshies were extremely variable on the glacier, a mix of tough windcrustiez, to tasty wind blown, to corn, and back again... nevertheless, the turns, the views, and the company were super. jane and thrashador rippin Yocum Ridge and St. Helens blissfull spring skiing, our lines Caught a bite to eat, enjoyed the views, played some fetch with the pup, and then strapped em back on to finish out the tour. Got a little ding, actually a big ding on the boards while skiing too close to the ridge, oh well, small price to play for being plab. The freshies of a few days before turned into some super slushies low down. The further we descended down the ridge, the heavier the love got, and da bombs from the tree's rained down over head... in the oregon cascades, your freshie luck can change that quick! After that, well, the rest of the tour was a haze of alder, devil's club, steeeeep dirt rapelling [insert sound clip of timmay cussing here] and guerilla 'schwakin. Thrashador's keen navigation skeelz got us back to ramona falls and an easy hike back out to the car (which we had keys to!). Fantastic time, amazing place, good memories! Gear Notes: GPS key!

still looking for someone to carpool with.

THE LOVE FROM ABOVE OVERFLOWETH. took the day off today to play with like minded fooz on bachy, and it was just simply epic 6-9" depending on the drifts, light face sh0tz to be had all over the place. charged right in got 3rd chair, so dope, nothing like the locals all skipping work for one last powder day, everyone was hyped, the snow was fantastic and everyone was hollain' atcha boyz. stoke!

top of the cone at bachelor. it doesn't take much work to get up there, but the view is fantastic, and for me, it is a quick way to put shit in perspective. from that viewpoint, i can look north to the beauty of the three sisters, and to the east i can see the throngs of tiny gapers swarming around the base, and i can see my little office, and the big mountains make all my problems seem really little. i chuckle a bit each time... laugh at my so called problems, and laugh in delight that i can hike up to such a cool spot right outside my office door. i feel truly blessed to be able to do this, and truly stoked that i get to ski down! the amazing thing of power places, and the more 'special places' you get to visit, is the fact that each of these spots, you leave a little bit of yourself there. there is a fancy quote that says it better than i just did, but take yosemite for example, amazing wonderful memories there, many special places, and the only thing more special than the memories of a place like that, is being able to go back, and reconnect with that vibe, the sights, and the smells that make each one of these places magical. keep getting out there and finding these spots, share the moments with those that are close to you, this is what life is all about. great thread!

i'm hoping to find someone to carpool with from pdx/or the valley. i'm already scheduled to drive up the weekend after, and thats alot of gas $ for 2 weekends in a row. I think i'm going to schedule some parties down here so my lazy ass doesnt' have to drive to BFE.

scuze me, could someone pass the stoke?

w00t to da dome freshie fooooz

5" + on old bachy today. started off the morning getting some fiznacesh0tz to my dome, floatin down red chair line, bliss, peeps w00tin all over the place. Spring in the cascades freakin ownz.

batwing?

ne1 want to go ski st helens on thursday and then hit up this little partay?

sweet jlag! i was about to drive up to pole creek TH sunday night just in case!

i haven't cached much lately, too busy skiing and eating steaksauce. but honestly, it is a great way to get to know a new area, most caches are located at points of interest, and scenic spots. i have found a few places to boulder because of caching. it is a real fun activity to do with kids, and depending on what type of cache you do, it can teach kids, old and young, how to not only use a GPS but very usefull map and compass skills, as well as more advanced GPS techniques like projecting waypoints. I kind of got turned off by the activity though due to the impact it does in certain locations. some 'hiders' don't take much care when they place caches, and cause de-vegitation and errosion around their stashes. But 'round here in central oregon, there are some fantastic hunts out in the desert east of bend, as well as a few really cool ones around grey butte by smith... which take you to some neat rock outcroppings.

forget spray hijacking, spray is about workplace highjacking, and infesting the minds of chestbeaters and steaksaucers world wide. you have all been infected with HCPLAB, be afraid