BandedGlacier

If i could proide any beta for your accent on bonanza it would be make sure that you'r set for some real cascade climbing. The remote local of the peak and trekking involved gaining the mary green glacier makes bonanza a very worth while but tiresome climb. The snow melt lake/tarns up near the shoulder make a great camp. Good luck in the area, its some of the best climbing around in washington.

OK....so what kind of conditions should I expect in the coming weeks, snow level at what...around 4,000 4,500 ft? Is the PCT in good condition? Im looking for a trail head south of moraine lake...looking to hit the south and middle sisters by means of the PCT? Can you give any report of conditions around the Linton meadows, Obsidan falls area?

I realize that the 242 will probably remained closed for quite some time until the snow pack recedes. I'm interested in any useful info about access to the sisters region and the PCT from south of the moraine lake of Hope (South sister) and conditions of the PCT from the south sister area to the linton meadows slash obsidian falls area.

How's the snow pack out in the middle/northern parts of the oregon cascades...snow levels at 4,200? What is access from the south and east looking like... '242' still out of the question...yes? Is it possible to snowshoe the trail up towards Hope and hit the PCT for northern travel from points close to moraine lake? What are overall area conditions for this section of the PCT and points North to Linton meadows, Obsidain falls...Middle Sister... Anybody been in this area as of May or June???? Beta would be appreciated.

Thanks for the weather report suite. If things start looking on the up and up maybe i'll be turning a few with ya come the weekend. But at this point and time i've been relying on what I can do for myself and not so much as ripping into some calf deep powder with my atomics can do for me. What more can i say but 'keep on ragin' and mind your ride.

damn tim looks like you cant do shit for the freshiezone, or anyone thats looking.

Yeah so tim, whats your opinion on this whole matter. Is it ragin up at bachelor or what?

Kinda wondering what its doing up in the cascades this sunny afternoon down in the valley. Has the summit chair been open? Anything sick in the back bowls?

It would be safe to say that unless I encounted strikingly warm afternoon conditions with no wind and some 3pm Northern Cascade sundogs the whole reading thing would probably be out of the question. But, if some divine force is willing to grant me conditons such as this you can bet on a post of me, naked as sin with some Plath, Didion, or Essential Tibetian Philosophy shielding my delicates from the sun.

OK.....I can see how a comment such as this could be construde as something very odd especially in the presence of a total stranger. It should be taken with a grain of salt, I mean how many places in this world can you actually read naked, cofortably? If your on the toe of some desolate glacier at the edge of a high alpine lake I think some of social norms would go out the window. In short, if the presence of backcountry nudity offends you i'm at loss of words for justification, some times people just need to do weird things, like read naked while sittng upon a sheet of ice.

Sorry to hear that your mid-terms are gonna fuck your whole weekend up. I already got some plans to hit up the shows in L.A. and Vegas. I cant think of any better way to truly appreciate the hard work the past and present leaders of the free world than a few days in sin city. Can you? I think my GPA can take the hit ---------------- But who could unlearn all the facts that i've learned I've sat in their chairs and my synapses burned The torture of chalk dust collects on my tounge Thoughts follow my vision and dance in the sun All my vasoconstrctors come slowly undone Can't this wait till i'm old? Can't I live while im young?

Thanks for the feedback and the bits of beta. After reading into the Beckey guide i've decided on a Redoubt, Spickard, Custer, and Rahm trip sometime in late spring. 1: Appoach to Redoubt via Depot Creek 2: Climb Redobt via NE face, move to high camp at the saddle above Silver Lake 3: Climb Spickard Via N. Glacier, eat cinnamon rolls back at the saddle 4: Climb from Siver Lake via. Southeast Face to summit of Custer, then traverse the East ridge to Rahm, decend to Silver Lake and if time permits read naked before acending back to the saddle. 5: Out

Since 14 when I first came west and cimbed Hood I made a list of peaks to bag before My love for the Cascades was over run by more practical things like my degree. The list in order of completion... Hood, South Sister (Charity), Ranier, Olympus, Baker, Adams, Bonanza, Lyle, Logan, Eagle cap, North Sister (Hope - in sandals) Once I reached the Apogee at Logan I realized that the Cascades has so much to offer, something I would become easily obsessed in had I not been accepted to Prescott for the fall.

With only Dark and Redoubt left on my list im looking to compile any information from those that have had sucess on Redoubt in the past. Taking the typical Chilliwack Lake area approach for a summit attempt in late spring what kind of snow pack should I expect, what are the schrund conditions in june, and should i anticipate mixed climbing condtions (exposed 3rd and 4th rock with significant runout) and the need for a few racks of rock pro or rather a uniform cover? Please Email me NoFair171@aol.com with pictures or post your thoughts. But who could unlearn all the facts that i've learned As I sat in their chairs and my synapses burned And the torture of chalk dust collects on my tounge Thoughts follow my vision and dance in the sun All of my vasoconstrictors come slowly undone Can't this wait till im old? Can't I live while i'm young?