kurthicks

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

http://www.guideschoice.com/Scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=208

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.

http://alpinedave.com/make_gu.html

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...

you guys going? I was out there today and thinking of going back. what time should I be there?

Bala and I climbed this route on Sunday. Great weather, but only moderate conditions. we started on the left side of the slab, trending towards the middle following better ice. most of the route was crust over the new snow. I was fortunate enough to get in 1 piece in the first 60m, resulting in a 150' runout through sketchy snow and not so solid AI3 to the belay. the rest of the route went well. good ice on the second pitch. I'd say that it should still be good for a week or so. perhaps Bala will post some pictures. for those interested in the south face, there is a large cornice overhanging the approach gully.

I'm assuming that I talked to you in the lot when we were waiting for your partners. Nice to meet you, we were the ones headed into Das Toof. looks like fun!

are you sure that you didn't rap (rapped) over an edge?

any recent pics of the Slab?

here's some mo' (related) beta. http://www.cascadeclimbers.com/threadz/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/520293/an/0/page/6#520293

so hubba hubba still looked good? what else?

I found some gear at Post last saturday (2/25). PM me to identify and get it back.

You gotta start climbing harder trad man! How big is the Camp cam in comparision to BD cams?

Yes. it's a cool spot. a little runout on some sport routes, a little bit of flakey granite too, but a nice diversion from being a pad person in Bishop. Make sure to climb the "Sharks Fin" and get a picture like the guidebook cover with Whitney in the background. Free camping at the BLM campground nearby too.

that doesn't sound like Givler's at all.

order them from REI, if they can get them, and return them once you find a size that fits... oh, I'm not 100% satisfied.