kurthicks

Here is a much better topo of the face. (Photo courtesy of Stephen_Ramsey) Yellow - North Face Direct III, WI4 (Hicks/Miller 2006) Green - North Face Couloir III, WI3 (Kloke/Wiedner 1997) Red - North Face Gully III, WI3 (Bunker/Gullberg 2006)

I saw that spindrift. It looked absolutely miserable.

It might not, but it definately should!

There are 2 more hard lines that are in pretty fat (relatively) now. these are right of your line. i think your estimation is right on. there is also a nice looking line that starts up the first debris cone left of your route and goes up the mini-couloir. Probably WI3+, mixed. The left facing corner just left of our route looks good too. Probably AI3/3+. There is also a variation to the NF Couloir that looked good. go about a pitch up the couloir, then head right up steep ice (AI4?) for a pitch to trees. Nope. good temps for climbing in the hills. --Kurt

I'll show you aesthetic when you see the photo of Ade leading the crux pillar...much better than you'd expect. just wait!

done. TR

Thanks Ade for pairing up on such an awesome route. We took what appeared from the lake to be the longest and most direct line up the face, but there may be one more gully left of ours that is a little more "direct." We were glad to have thrown in extra screws as an afterthought; they came in mighy handy on all the ice we climbed. This route has the most pure waterice that I've done on a route at Snoqualmie Pass. Highly recommended. As mentioned before, there are numerous lines up there to still be done--from WI3 to WI5/mixed. Go get some! Complete photos will come in a week or so when Ade gets his slides done.

Thanks for sharing the rope guys! I found the route to be easier than expected, but a lot more interesting than the North Face route.

saw some climbers on what I think is Bryant Buttress left today climbing some ice. Chair NE Buttress is still in, though a little wallowy on the approach. good skiing in the Chair Bowl.

often times resorts have leases with the USFS that only permit them to be open until a certain date, regardless of the snowpack.

and scurlock comes through for inspiration! new uploads today! http://www.pbase.com/nolock/inbox

hmmm... perhaps off to other objectives. damn weather.

who said i was climbing a snow route?

very rainy/snowy. hoping for tomorrow.

depends on which forecast you believe. don't be scared. I'm not.

won't hold it against you... but i should. http://www.cascadeclimbers.com/threadz/showthreaded.php/Cat/0/Number/555949/page/0/vc/1

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there is. PMs...

any pics Stephen?

i'd like to get out over the weekend before i head back to school. Thinking of a route on Dragontail. prefer friday-sunday, but could do fri/sat or sat/sun. weather looks pretty good. PM me.

so? snow never killed anyone. avalanches do that.

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Snoqualmie area tomorrow... I've got an objective in mind. Kurt 208-301-4181

you bastard. I thought that there was still a shot, but i think it's either rusted over or all algae covered since I couldn't find it. were you over on sunshine wall? I'm game for tomorrow...