kurthicks

I've been wanting to see photos of that face. got any to share?

I don't think the ice looks fat enough, especially in comparision to a couple year ago, to warrent a huge cc.com fiesta... it might be gone with these high temps anyways.

for crevasse rescue, i just use a Prussik minding pulley (PMP) at the anchor. if you want something better suited to year round use, get a BD ATC-Guide.

Sure does, I didn't look at my copy of his book. Props to Randall then!

There is some stuff around McCall, it was in the AAJ recently. hard trad in the 11s and 12s.

anyone been out to Granite Point on Pend Orielle? that looks like a fun day trip...

durn near moscow...

storming like a son of a bitch up there today. I heard of lots of freshiez as low as the Colchuck TH. perhaps those who went will tell epic tales of the sketchy snow up there...

Next year's Club president most likely...

works for me. right click and save it.

Again, from the Alpine Club. Courtesy of John Crock and Sobo. Please right click and save the file. Lightning Dome http://cub.wsu.edu/wsualpine/local/maps/lighteningdome.pdf

Sweet Idaho granite...courtesy of the WSU Alpine Club: East Face West Face

Congrats on tagging that!

secure...yes. later season appears to be best (fattest), but I bet it's done now. Free-soloing some of the buttresses nude under a full moon in July would also be acceptable.

arc terryx nozone. http://www.cascadeclimbers.com/threadz/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/551240/an/0/page/0#551240

Plab Timmy!

there was still ice at Alpental last weekend, mostly buried though.

ours was definately water ice.

Heard from friends who've gone that it is Uber-Chossy. I might check it out this spring, but from what I've seen when I've ice climbed there the rock is basically junk. wear a helmet. definately not worth going to from Wenatchee. Go climb anywhere else within a 3 hour drive. http://marcus.whitman.edu/~pogue/dikesguide.html

I heard that it's just a little early still. patience is a virtue.

Abiel: CC.com flava of da month! Nice work guys! Your line is quite a bit more veggie than ours, but it looks like some quality climbing too.

a couple of us went in to do this route yesterday. There is no climbable ice anywhere right of the north face route. From what we could tell, the route forms in a small depression just before you get to the NW ridge (which looks like a fun winter climb). I think the route is a melt/freeze and has not come in yet, but should soon. Alternately, it could be an early season route and has melted out already. Dave took a couple pics of that side of the face. perhaps he will post them. In other news: the NEB is still in good shape and much firmer than last week...reasonably fast and secure climbing. The NF is still good. The downclimbing couloir was very solid and would make a fun climb. the huge cornice in the rap gully is still growing. Beware, the snow has some sketchy layers.

approach, descent, and special gear requirements in that order. Grade is nice, but not critical since I can either do it or i can't

susan B

Spectre?