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The May Creek Route is a major Bush Whack and full of cliffs. Once you make the glacier, piece of cake. I would recommend the North Ridge though. The route up is not so bad and the ridge is more fun to climb. Choose your poison.

Alrighty then...you bring the dehydrated-refried beans (never knew there was such a thing ) and I'll pack the rope. Can we do it this year ? JST, Let's save it for next year. I still have to do Rahm but I'm sure you wouldn't want to pass up the rest in the area. Don't worry, your worthy to climb with.

Give me a break!

Not my style...you know that. Moxx is not far away, we could fit it in. How much vacation time you got? Now there's a peak to climb. Vacation is what I got!

Good work and nice try. You picked a good route in and it is to bad that you did not make the summit. I went that way in 1999 and yes the map does not show that huge cut in the ridge on Challenger Arm. We did the same thing and had to drop down and around. That trip was on of my best week long trips. Challenger, Fury and Luna. Better go back and try it again!

Give it up JST.

Chili con carnes? Boy and I stupid!

Boot path starts at Heather Pass and goes down the left side. It stays in the scrub trees. It exits to the left onto the boulder field but if look to the right, another boot path goes down hill and continues to Lewis Lake. Most would opp to take the left onto the boulder field. Stay to the right. After Lewis Lake there is a nice trail up to Wing Lake. The scamble up the south ridge is nice with a short 4 class scramble at the top. Tons of Carnes.

Did this one in 1999. Not a bad climb.

Climb: Black Peak-South Ridge Date of Climb: 8/21/2004 Trip Report: My friends and I squeezed in Black Peak on Saturday before the Monsoon hit the North Cascades. We were going to do the North East Ridge but because of time and weather we scrambled up the South Ridge. 40 minutes to Heather Pass. There is a boot path most of the way to Lewis Lake and also up to Wing Lake. The notch for the South Ridge is pretty straight forward with no snow. We left our crampons and axes at Wing Lake. Ridge straight forward also. 8 hours, car to car with an hour on the summit and some good healthy breaks. Was back to tne car by noon and caught the rain on the way back to Marblemount. That finishes me up on Washingtons Classic 18 highest non-volcanic peaks. Inching closer to the top 50.

Nice work Rod. We need to get out and climb again. It has been a while.

Climb: Snowfield Peak-Neve Glacier Date of Climb: 7/9/2004 Trip Report: Did Snowfield Peak last weekend. Climbers path above Pyramid Lake in excellent shape. Camped on the Colonial Glacier. Summit days weather was marginal but manage to summit. Great 2 day climb. Gear Notes: Glacier gear only Approach Notes: Neve route

I really don't think you gain Challenger Arm from Hannegan Pass. Come in from Big Beaver and head up to Beaver Pass. Head up from there and that will get you on Challenger Arm (Eiley / Wiley Lake route). Went that direction in 1999 and climbed Challenger. Did the Luna Cirque and climbed Fury and Luna and then went down Access Creek and connected up with Big Beaver. You'll have to deal with the Ross Lake Boat. Best way to go if you want to do the Luna Cirque.

Some of us has had the chance to climb that Evil Octopus!

If you are talking least summit peaks listed under the top 50 (Fry or Bulger), I would guess Monument Peak in the Pasayten Wilderness. I climbed it back in 2000 and the last visit in the summit register was in 1995. That is pretty impressive. Especially impressive when people are trying to bag the top 50. I count that one as one of the most remote top 50.

That's nothing! To late now but I was at a Liquidators in Everett, WA a couple of years ago that was selling them for $.10 a piece. Hundreds of boxes of them and still under warrenty. I bought $20 dollars worth and came back for another $20 later. I froze most of them but they are long gone now. I hate the taste of cliff bars.

But anyways. Sherman Rock is a great place to boulder around and work on techniques. I try to get down there when I can and my boys love it anyways. Lots of fun moves. It is better than looking stupid climbing those boulder walls on the side of the road. Did I say that I do that?

Sold it. Got what I was asking for. Guy didn't even attempt to talk me down. Jeep listed for $5400. I pretty much gave it away but at least it is out of my garage. You people missed out.

Sorry, I spent all the money we had.

I am looking to pon off a 1989 Jeep Cherokee Limited. I bought a new truck and have no room for it. It has 120k on it and it is a strong running truck. Got me up a many logging roads. Will shorten your distance to your next summit. $2000. PM me. Thanks.

It was only an hour walk up the road to the trailhead. Shouldn't make things any more difficult. It will soon be jsut another logging road trail in the Cascades.

Went up Squire Creek this morning to do a recon for next weekend. Plan on doing 3Fingers North Peak's Northeast Buttrest. I was amazed at the washout condition. It is at least a quarter mile across. Road closed between UTM markers 41 and 42 (where the road bends off the USGS Whitehorse map and then returns). I'm guessing no plans of fixing it. Sorry no pictures. I left my camera in the truck. Squire Creek Wall was very impressive though. It was good to get out today and get some exercise.

Where's Low Mountian? Did you mean Long Mountain. I know that Bald is pretty cliffy from the lake. Did Long a couple of years ago as a snowshoe and we had no plans of doing both of them. That would be a hefty day. You may have made better time on Bald if you would have done the Martin Creek trail.

That is what I thoguht but I am pretty bad at picking out the peaks if I am seeing them from a new aspect. Ruth has some great summit views, one of my favorite so far. Second one is the Picket Range with Challenger and it's glacier on the left.

Not sure on that but adrenaline got me down to the car off the RR grade up at Exit 38 a couple of years ago when I broke my heel on a leader fall. The stuff works. I heard the movie was very good and is worth seeing. Not like that Vertical Limit movie. I read the book years ago so I'll see the movie. I hate seeing a movie and then trying to read the book. It doesn't work.