Dulton

gonna loose my breakfast

I would kill for a fanny pack like his!

You go with?

bowline with a yos finnish.... its not huuuge like the fig8, easy to untie after loaded, easy to tie, and its pretty obvious if you do it wrong. If its comming untied easily why not finnish with a clove hitch at the end, that would keep it from untying (if your worried about that, I've never had it untie before). My 2cents

Don't you have school or somethin' like that .... Nice work dood wish I were there

Sweet pics dood, it was an awsome day no doubt, it was fun to see you up there

Well I'm definetaly gonna try a snowboard descent of Gib Chute then, sounds sweet!! Just gotta get done with this stuff called studying Skyclimb you in???

Would skiing down the Gib Chute be practical/safe/fun?? That would really make the descent a quick one! Edit: Has anyone here done that?

Anyone going next week? Looks like the weather is going to set up pretty nice. I'm thinking about it even though I have mid-terms next week, but probably can't get my partner to go, he's not like me..... hmmmm. I'll be heading down to Paradise Saturday or Sunday for some snowshoein', maybe I'll get a glimps of Gib Ledges. Someone better get after it next week!!!

Thanks for the beta. I've never been on that side of the mountain, so the route finding issues (to me) are pretty daunting. I don't mind the 5K gain at such a high altitude, but as you described the Carbon it would just seem a heck of a lot easier and safer (no time crunch) to just head to Thumb Rock. I guess navigating the Carbon is pretty much going to depend on the snowpack and the temps.

Yeah, I meant Thumb Rock (my bad). Would you then suggest staying at the base of Curtis Ridge and going for the summit the next day even though it would be a really long summit day? Thanks for the info.

How hard is it to get a bivy spot at Turtle Rock during a nice weather window in May?

yup, its true.... most of the goodies are gone I believe

Expect lots of snow, shoes or skis.

Anyone gonna make some turns on the snowfeild on Sat?? Snow is here ON!!!

Well Jason M. had it right on...

You sound like a veteran!! The RMI response sounds like FUD. Download the attachment and scroll down to page 36

I had a Denali Pro, but I sold it to get a smaller lighter pack. I took it up Rainier a bunch of times and it worked great except for the extra weight. Although, I've never had a pack that carried heavy loads better, I would say the best expedition pack out there simply for its comfort and HUUUGE capacity.

nice try, WA is the little weak sister of BC OREGON IS KING All I can do is just laugh at that....

Ouch.... gotta bring the mountain bike....

That looks nasty, I was hoping all this percp. over the last couple weeks would be building a little bit of a base yet still be anchored by the rock beneath.... maybe thats just wishful thinking, maybe I'll just camp out at Sahale Camp and sit out the weather.... hmmmmm

Has anyone been up Buckner this time of year? What were conditions like?

I took the G12's up DC on Rainier twice and they were pretty worn down afterwards, but both times the cleaver was almost completely melted out so we were on rock for 45 minutes or so. They have been pretty tough. I was a little surprised that I had to sharpen them after 4 trips 2 of which involved chossy rock.

I have the G12's and I love them, I haven't done anything really steep (at the most 50 degrees) in them and they perform very well. I also have used the BD Contact Strap one time on the Emmons route on Rainier and they had great purchase, but I didn't like the fact that they were hinged and bent so much. I like the G12's and use em' all the time.

Good to hear!!