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Sahale will give you the best alpine experience. The trail will take you right to the glacier, glacier is short and the summit block is minimal. Enjoy.

I left a film canister on Custer and as a top 100 go getter, I won't be going back. I remembered Skiing the Choss down the gully to the ridge. Bag, Tag and Exit without return.

ryland_moore mentions about Smith Rocks so it sounds like she has been doing something but your right. Don't push anything on a relationship. My dream date is a women that climbs but has her own thing going also. Sometimes I just want to get away and climb with the boys.

Jeff Smoot is a friend of mine. I few of my routes are in his new book. Great guy with a lot of history to his young age. He has given me great info on the construction of my climbing wall in my backyard. I have been considering going into the business. I just need customers.

Excellent! Rahm is on my list. Did R-S-C a few years ago. I had a new pair of OneSport Spires on that trip and when we went up Custer the Choss shreaded the boots. I took the boots back after the trip and the guy at REI looked at me funny. New boot laces, new Vibrum sole, Boots shot. He could not figure it out. Those boots sucked!

Also, From what I can remember when I did the NF of Buckner a couple of years ago, you can skirt the right side of the glacier and stay on the rocks to avoid roping up.

Moraine to summit, maybe 1 hour, never seen any need for a rope on the glacier, as for the exposure on the summit, not much on the north side. No rock pro would be needed. Just a scramble. If you're up on the moraine, I wouldn't pass up the summit. The views from Sahale rate up there as one of the best in the state.

The swingin' JUGS are COOL but I don't think that was the answer you wanted. The Sahale Glacier would be a nice walk for someone new to the Alpine scene. Exit to the right of the summit block off the glacier and work your way to the back side for an easy scramble to the summit.

You guys what the truth. Gore lost the patent material a couple of years ago, that is why they came out Gore-Tex XCR. Any of the new stuff that the other companys are coming out with do the job just as well. Same idea, different name. I stuck with Gore through the years because it was the best. I even have one of the XCR jackets. Last year I bought the SD Backpacker jacket with their Genesis Material. Same idea as Gore-Tex. Don't be afraid to buy stuff other than Gore-Tex. More than likely, that are using the same concept. Read the reviews. Make sure they state that it is their best breathable material but read the reviews. i.e. Marmots Precip crap. But your right. Gore-Tex is a house hold name and you can't go wrong with the stuff.

Hey Mountain_Women, Looks like the snow may have melted out a bit. See Attachment. Good work bagging the summit!

Nice Job. Did the Corkscrew a few years ago. A buddy of mine let loose a nice rock on the west side heading for the summit but grabbed it before it had time to pick up speed. Lucky he did beause two guys popped there heads up and over the west face route.

Do I need to convert that into Cubic Inches ? 3500 cubic inch pack is going to run you around $350. If you choose spectra material, it will run a bit more. Dan McHale is a great guy and he'll set you up with what you need. He may even tell you what you need. Check his website http://www.mchalepacks.com/ His SARC line of packs will get the job done. Thanks.

Doing the Traverse solo in my opinion is not an option. You have 5 glaciers to cross and falling into an ice box unroped is not going to do you any good. BTW, you can find water at LaConte Pass. A couple of tarns are present well into September.

Nice shot of Challenger, Fury and the bunch in the back ground. Great Picture!

You'll waste your time taking Rock Shoes on the West Ridge. In my opinion it is mostly class 3. A good Rock Climbing Boot will get you up the ridge and down the south side of the mountain.

Cool down dude! You're here, you're going to get opinions up the Yang Yang. (I guess that's a Ptarmigan Pun). Again my opinion, 3 days........... "Close your eyes and run like hell through the traverse." That's all you'll have time to do. 1st Day: Run like hell to Yang Yang Lakes (no peaks) 2nd Day: Run like hell to Cub Lake (no peaks) 3rd Day: Run like hell down Bachlor Creek and out Denny Creek (no peaks). That's your TR.

"What the fuck did you say? No, this lady here is not Monica's replacement!"

"Check out that ass up ahead, Let's move faster! I wanna get a closer look!"

"Listen Homie, That wall you put up is as about as straight as those fuckn' hats on your head! I'd say you'd better straightn' up you act, how much are we fuckn' paying you anyways?!"

"Son, I hate these fuckn' White House Pinic Partys, These games suck! What the fucks Cheney got over there? That fucks using a Backhoe!!!"

Excellent! Throw a raft in there with a few 6 packs and we can enjoy the view! Better use an anchor also.

Yes, The basin below Ingalls Lake is a great spot to camp. You can hit the west ridge from there. The drop down from Ingalls Lake is not that much. You can camp just off the trail right on the creek.

Quite the Report! Right On! Did it over the 4th. 48 hours round trip.

We did 6 days in 1997. Did most of them along the way. Formidable, La Conte, Sentinal, Spire Point and Dome. We tried a unplanned Spider attempt after doing Formidable that same day but ran out of light and had to retreat just a few hundred feet from the summit. Should have bivy'd. I'd say a week is perfect for this trip unless your just going to backpack it. If I went back I would get Spider, walk over the Lizard, Old Guard, Sinister, Agnes, Gun Sight and then walk out Agnes Creek to Stehekin.

Why would you want to push it. So many mountains to climb!