Sol

Clear and a nice reprieve from town in the Icicle. I'd have no qualms about adventures in the Stuart range right now.

One of the easiest descents in the range. From the summit a single rope rap off the backside gets you to easy ground. Climbers trail leads south then west on scree and pebbles. Contours around the mtn and back to the west side basin. I usually descend in my climbing shoes and drop into the basin high to retrieve my approach shoes that I stash on the biggest boulder. Esentially snow free right now.

The Icicle and Stuart Range are actually pretty clear. Fire and smoke is in general to the north of us. Worse in Cashmere and Wenatchee today then in Ltown. Lots of folks in town heading up the Icicle for a reprieve from the smoke. The fam and I will be heading up there later on this afternoon, I can post an update this evening.

NBC could be a little lean from a pic I just looked at on instagram but it's likely fine. Highest temps of the year scheduled tomorrow (90's) in Ltown but a big cool down to 70's on Tuesday, could be ideal, might be a tad stormy. Andrew, feel free to crash at our place either before or after. Shoot me a PM if you like.

Nice work gentlemen! John, Salathe next?

Barney's Rubble fer sure

Do you lift brah?

Acid Baby, Valkyrie, Solid Gold, South Face, and Der Sportsmen good to go in the Stuart Range i'm thinking..

I've got your harness! Shoot me a PM and we'll figure out how to get it back to you. -Sol

So sorry to hear this. Condolences to the friends and family of the fallen climber.

Trip: Mt Stuart - Ulrich's Couloir - Ski/Splitboard Descent Date: 4/28/2014 Trip Report: I had a great day out riding Ulrich's Couloir in rare April pow last week with good friends Ben Peterson and Tyree Johnson. The Teanaway River Road was driveable til just before the Bean Creek TH. We sledded in on patchy snow for a mile or two then mostly continuous from there, about 7 miles on the sleds (likely much different now). Killer pow led us down into Ingalls, then easy slogging up the Cascadian to the top, with one axe and crampons sufficing just fine. 2-7 inches of wind buffed pow with only the occasional patch of wind scour led us down this epicly scenic 4400 ft ski line. Full TR on my blog: http://solclimbs.blogspot.com/2014/05/ulrichs-couloir-mt-stuart-skisplitboard.html Gear Notes: Light tool, whippet, crampons. Approach Notes: Truck, sno-machine, splitboard.

I always though a good link up would be the direct start to outerspace to edge of space to hyperspace w/ psychopath.

its a go though may be mildly drippy. mad ticks yo.

My friends Jens Holsten and Vern Nelson were out that day on D-tail. They started up the Cotter-Bebie but when it started storming and spindriting and when the ice ran out they moved over to the Serpentine Arete to finish. Jens remarked what a wild place those upper couloirs would have been in those conditions.

That'll put some hair on your chest, nice work!

I found a single Team 5.10 climbing shoe at a bouldering zone in Ltown. This bad-boy looks pretty new and is quite expensive... somebody out there is bumming.

Describe the pad and where it was lost and we can work out the rest.

Thanks guys! Darin: if felt good to blog, I've got tons of old trips on the backburner, I'll try to step it up. Too bad all the stability in the hills has been ruined by April dumpage, back to the drawing board eh..

Trip: Mt-Maude - North Face Descent Date: 4/14/2014 Trip Report: Chris Petry and I had a blast sledding up the Chiwawa River Road last week and riding the North Face of Mt Maude. We found 1-6 inches of light alpine pow on the north side and creamy corn on the south side. Road was closed 2.7 miles in. Bare road for about the first 1/2 mile then mostly continuous snow from there. 23.1 miles one way. One easily negotiable blowdown shortly before the Phelps Creek TH. Too lazy to deal with cc.com pic upload.. Full TR here: http://solclimbs.blogspot.com/2014/04/full-circle-on-north-face-of-mt-maude.html Gear Notes: Crampons, light tool, whippet. Approach Notes: 46.2 miles round trip via snowmobiles. 18 miles round trip on skis/splitboards.

Likely raynauds syndrome d/t vascular damage associated with your frostbite. I know LOTS of skiiers who deal with it in their toes. Your previous cold injury increased the risk of subsequent vasomotor hyperactivity. Go see your family MD, it can be treated.

Badass!

Nice! I have fond memories of a spring season years ago climbing the SGC one week then the ICG the next. Can't really tell from your pic, did you find any powder snow in the sherpa?

I believe it has not.