techboy

For one, I appreciate the moment by moment update. But I suppose the readers gobbling it up are tapping out the server load....

South Side is not as gnarly...but it is too easy for the uninformed to follow the fall line into Zig Zag Canyon. I wonder how recent those footprints were? If they were from today or yesterday, wouldn't the person who made them have been visible given the search efforts?

Looking to carry my Koflachs to base camp rather than wear them in. Can anyone recommend a boot bag that I can strap onto my existing pack? (Does this thing even exist?)

Wow! I climbed the Standard route this morning! I was long gone by 3:30 though. I hope the climbers are OK...

Hrmmm..you are probably right about the distance, I just set stop point west of Tranquil Lake. I guess there's the issue of getting an overnight permit too, since we sure as hell aren't going to do it in one day. I guess I'll wait til next year...those pictures make it so enticing tho!

Snow Lakes Trailhead to Dragontail? My Topo tells me it's a 10.6 mile hike in. Is that right?

Has anyone been up on this scramble route recently? Do we need crampons, etc? What is Forest Road 7601 like? Do we need a high clearance vehicle? Are blood sucking insects an issue? Thanks!

Dang! That must be why its so dang hard to climb them hills. 180 lbs at 5'7". Drinkin' Coke as I write this! Actually, even with the added weight I feel I am in better cardiovascular shape than when I was bodybuilding at 165 lbs w/ low % BF. Of course back then my priorities were different, so I think I could be a much better climber if I dropped 20# or so.

Anyone know what the conditions are like on the Boulder-Park cleaver? How is the Boulder Glacier headwall? Is the approach really swampy already? Trying to decide between this and Easton..

Answered my own question! Isn't that kind of a faux pas or something? Then again, this isn't usenet http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/mbs/conditions/mt_baker_climbing_notes.shtml Maybe we'll do Boulder instead

Has anyone been up on that route lately? Looking to head up in the next 2 or 3 weeks. Will we absolutely need our glacier travel gear (ice axe, crampons, rope, harnesses, etc...)? What's the 'schrund like? Thanks!

I was wondering what was going on there . I didn't want to appear to be too nosy so I didn't inquire

I was there on Sunday the 13th - lots of snow after 6300'. Trail was easy to follow, very little routefinding was necessary. I followed the steps up the Crescent Glacier and someone had wiped out the top of the steps with their snowboard - I didn't have a problem but some guys wearing sneakers did . Crampons weren't necessary...

Can't seem to find any good route descriptions for Stormy Monday or the Lava Headwall - I know we aren't ready for Adams Glacier, though. Are those two routes comparable?

ugh, I was using Delorme Topo and I didn't see a big blue blob at 7505'. Of course, I will have a real topo before we climb

Did this mid-June. Conditions were awesome back then, not sure about now. Not very much climbing traffic, compared to south side. Only saw two other groups going up. 4x4 not required - one of our members came up in a van - low road clearance and definitely not 4x4.

Excellent beta from Savaiusini! We are heading up north ridge last weekend of July - can anyone recommend a good spot to camp? Other than High Camp, that is...GPS coords might be kinda helpful... Thanks!

Thanks guys! I'm kinda liking the 2 miles run + cigs suggestion...I will try it out and let u know!

'cuz altitude kicks my azz. Climbed Shasta few weekends ago (Hotlum-Bolam route) and it took everything I had to get back up and down. Spent one night at 9750' before climbing. . I DON'T want a repeat of that experience.

Just wondering if you guys think this would be a waste of time: Day 1. Hike up to Camp Muir at 10000' and spend the night Day 2. Descend, drive to Mount Adams, spend the night at ca 6000 ft at High Camp. Day 3. Climb Adams. The pertinent question is, will this give even a modicum of acclimatization for the 12000 ft altitude we're shooting for? Thanks!

At the local "Y" we have a bunch of Precor ellipticals available to us. My plan is to implement the Maffetone methodology - you would use the aerobic zone for most of your training but when you plateau in your MAF test, you would add intervals for a while and then still focus on the aerobic zone. Some questions: 1) Is it beneficial to use a pack while training on an elliptical? 2) What cadence should we be aiming for? How does resistance come into play? 3) Would simply increasing the resistance obviate the need for a pack? 4) Does it help to vary the angle at which you train or is it best to keep it constant at the highest incline? 5) What are some good interval routines for ellipticals? Thanks in advance!