gohawks

We don't do RMI. We want to do a private, self-sufficient climb.

A friend and I are looking for a 3rd person to climb Rainier the weekend of 8/21-22 on a basic route. We are currently investigating the preferable route based on late season conditions. It may be DC or Emmons. PM me if interested.

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A friend and I are looking for a 3rd person to climb Rainier the weekend of 8/21-22 on a basic route. We are currently investigating the preferable route based on late season conditions. It may be DC or Emmons. PM me if interested.

I'd like to climb Rainier on a basic route in late August. Anybody have general or specific feedback on conditions this time of year? What is/are the preferable route(s) at this time? DC? Emmons? Otherwise, which Cascade volcano(es) is/are best in late August, in terms of conditions and hazards? Thanks

trimming with scissors is the way to go

Good for you Jeff! There are certainly situations where a person can take unnecessary risks (e.g., climbing in areas with high risk of avalanche or ice fall). But there are also routes people can take that make them a better climber. That's why Easton Glacier is not the only route people climb up Baker. From what I understand, the route you took was probably a great experience. And I love the pictures!

Define "absolute newbie". You mean someone who doesn't even know how to tie to a rope? We want someone who at least knows basic glacier travel skills, such as tieing to a rope for glacier travel, using crampons, prusiking out of a crevasse, Z-pulley, etc.

Alex - A friend and I are talking about climbing Mazama or another easy Adams glacier in a couple weeks. How do the crevasses look on Mazama now? Also, did you need to use ice screws at any time?

wazzu - Did you hear anything more specific about Mazama's condition?

Two of us are planning to climb Mt Adams on 9/13-14, and are looking for a third partner. We haven't decided on a route yet, but we'd like to do one of the easier glaciers (perhaps Mazama). We both have glacier experience and crevasse rescue skills. PM me if interested.

Thinker - The fungus on your feet is not from climbing. Take Sporanox to knock out that toe cheese!

To-may-to, To-mah-to

woland and I scrambled up the south face of Del Campo on Sunday. Great climb! The route follows Beckey's guide and the comments made in this post. It's obvious. I took the easier class 3 route and went left of the gully. woland (who is a hard-core rock climber) went straight up the gully to the 5.0 stuff. The last 1.2 miles back to the car on the road sucked. My feet were killing me!

Jesse Bacon....Your words hold no truth. Everything I wrote about you can be found in a google search, with perhaps the exception of your solstice parade tirade. For that, there are many witnesses to your obscene behavior. You are a loser.

To clarify the truth for everybody, j_b's name is Jesse Bacon, and he is Jewish. A Jewish pig that is. Amazingly, he travels around the country maligning Israel in front of crowds of Arabs who support the destruction of Israel. Indeed, Jesse Bacon has openly praised the suicide bombers who invade Israel to blow up innocent civilians. And even more amazingly, he has travelled to Israel toand the West Bank on missions funded by Arab terrorist organizations to do the same in front of Palestinians chanting Death To Israel. At the Summer Solstice Parade, he dressed up as an Israeli solder and performed a skit of violence against Arab friends of his. He seeks every opportunity to incite anti-Semitism. He says he only opposes Israel and not Jews, but he is a filthy liar. He encourages Jew hating in every available forum, including a climbing web site. Jesse Bacon is scum of the earth.

Well, make up your mind, make up your mind! Is there nothing to get or do you just not want to get it? Decide, and then maybe the illustrious, industrious Dr. Flash Amazing may deign to discuss the issue with you further. Until such time occurs, you are condemned to wallow in your murky quandary. Good day. There's nothing illustrious about you. You are a little punk ass bitch with an inferiority complex. Send us a picture of yourself. I bet you're really small. You're a bitch boy gimp.

Have you tried the cream-filled sausage? I bet you'll like it.

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Speak for yourself. Rob's talking about making the ladies feel special, not

i'm going to rei, try on some shoes, and climb up and down the test ramp. think i can solo it?

my shrink is helping me figure that one out

i won't comment except to say there are always extenuating circumstances

don't you call my daddy a misanthrope! actually it was momma who killed him. that "good samaritan" told daddy to squeal like a pig.

don't you call my daddy a misanthrope!