Phil K

Trip: Robinson Mt. SE Ridge - SE Ridge scramble Date: 7/4/2014 Trip Report: Not much to chestbeat about here, but I thought an update might provide some useful beta regarding timing and what (not) to bring. With questionable looking weather, and wanting to maximize the scenic rewards with maybe a bit of interesting scrambling, my wife and I climbed Robinson Mountain in the Pasayten over the Fourth o' July. It's a worthwhile and enjoyable trip, can be done as a longish one day, overnight, or (in our case) a very leisurely three day venture. Great views of the N Cascades and Pasayten Wilderness areas. Regarding timing; we seemed to hit it just right. Snowpack this year has seemed fairly heavy for early summer, adjust accordingly. The wildflowers on the approach were just about prefect. Steep meadow above Beauty Creek, SIlverstar in background. There was enough snow in the basin to avoid a long scree slog, but camping sites were melted out below the tarn. Looking south over approach via Beauty and Robinson Creeks. Upper ridge walking and gawking. Fine Whitepine crumholz. False and main summits. Based on the 2007 TR, and taking into consideration that we're old and out of practice we hauled a 30m rope up there. Don't Bother! Also, disregard the suggestion to avoid the lower section of ridge by scrambling the loose slabby gully to climber's left; the directissima is fun, solid and so much more aesthetic. Gear Notes: Competent parties should not need rope, bring whiskey instead. Approach Notes: Very reasonable as per Red Fred.

USFS info: http://www.fs.usda.gov/detailfull/mbs/alerts-notices/?cid=stelprdb5150497&width=full

Well done, as always. Did you drop far down into the basin below the 7FJ/Fernow col as described in CAG (the Gloomy Glacier route), or were you traverse the basin without loosing too much elevation? We did the latter when making the same trip a few years back and it was quite reasonable, though snow dependent. Another good argument for doing this trip a bit early in the season.

Something by David Roberts? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Roberts_(climber)

Roadside camping is the perfect place for a Wallmart Pup Tent. Maybe a Sears Roebuck sleeping bag too, come to think of it.

Is that a Boletus edulis?

Well then. There are some fine link-ups to be done there.

William Clark, MD. Practices out of Highline Medical Center in fabulous Burien, WA. I saw him last summer to have my shoulder assessed after a BMW cut me off whilst riding downhill at 20+ mph on my road bike. Ouch. Anyway, there I am sitting in the consult room, and danged if there isn't a large framed B&W print looking down the E Ridge of Forbidden right around the gendarme pitch. Conversation ensued, and yes, he is, or at least was a climber. Nice enough guy too, and a hand specialist. Check him out.

Sintered polyethylene is pretty inert stuff. OK, try it on the rock skis first.

Skiers should be interested too. People spend big bucks on fluorocarbon waxes because of their high water repellant qualities. It would be interesting and worth a try for $19.95.

Descending the Cascadian and slogging all the way back around over Goat Pass and across the Stuart Glacier (at night most likely) is a heck of a long journey. That supposes you did the more common and direct Stuart Creek approach. 'Took me and TomTom about 23.5 hours back in the day. Maybe we just suck.

"OMG, it's Margaret Thatcher; back from the dead!"

These were me Father-In-Laws back in the old days. They look like they've hardly felt the kiss of a hammer; well, since they left the forge, anyway. We're cleaning house, and I figured these might find an honorable place as someone's bail anchors or fixed on the NE buttress of Jo'berg or something. Heavy old iron is what they're made out of, 3/16" thick at the hilt, about 3" long blades taper to a pointy end, probably forged on a big old trip hammer. Watch yer' fingers when you're using one of those, kids. A hefty quarter pound or so each. How does $24 paypal sound, and I'll pop them in the mail to you? PM me.

Pirate walks into a bar, says "Arrrr gimmie a beer." Barkeep pours him a pint, and as he hands it over asks "Hey, ahhh, I couldn't help but notice that you've got a steering wheel shoved into the front of your breeches. That don't look too comfortable." "Arrr it's drivin' me nuts."

Yeah, transferring beer to open carry containers is quite easy. They even make screw caps that go on a standard PET soda or bottled water container which allow you to fill the open space with CO2 instead of air. Keeps 'em fresh for weeks. [edit: Or is that concealed carry? I get confused.]

It's not too hard to brew really good beer. Sanitization is important, and chlorine bleach is your friend. I found that the bottling process got old pretty quickly; more specifically, the messiness and dealing with all the sticky kitchen surfaces. A good solution is to go with a Cornelius Keg system. Quick and easy, low mess, and it lends itself really well to a kegerator setup. I eventually stopped brewing just because I was drinking too much beer. It's so easy to have a few tall ones after work which leaves me pretty much useless. And I don't need to be any fatter and stupider than I already am. Have fun though!

Well then, at least I don't fall into that category. Weapons are kind'a cool. Gun Nutz, not so much.

"Blah, blah, blah, blah, bunch of leftist nutjob hoplophobes, blah, blah..." OK, obviously, I could just google this myself, but it's way more fun to ask Ol'Yeller myself; what's a hoplophobe?

TomTom.

"And how about the dude claiming to have the Rainier speed record?" He who shall not be named. How about the Chinee fellow? Thank you for allow me to post.

Duplicate post; my bad.

Too cool not to share. 3.8 Billion Pixel photo composite created by David Breashears from 477 individual hi-res images. Enjoy.

Ohhh, pictures????? Kein Danke.

Somebody capped KKK? OMG!!!