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    hot rope deal -NOW!

    in On-Line/Mail-Order Gear Shops

    Posted

    Bill I love that you post these. Thanks!

     

    I found something on Steep and Cheap that looked good to replace my beater crag rope for short routes: Beal Booster Dry 9.7 60m for $136. When I googled it for reviews, which were good, I got an ad for the same rope for $111, but only in the ugly orange vs nice blue.

     

    Blue 60m on SnC: $136 + $8 5-10 day economy shipping = $143 total

    Orange 60m on Backountry.com: $111 with free 2 day shipping.

     

    So I went for $111 and will endure the orange.

    Thanks again.

    [TR] Malachite Peak - South Route 6/1/2016

    in Alpine Lakes

    Posted

    I scrambled up that peak when it was snow-free in July in around 2000 before wife and kids. It was a mostly enjoyable outing in a physical in your face kind of way. More type 1 fun (fun while you're doing it) than type 2 (fun in retrospect but perhaps more suffering than fun while you're doing it). I've been meaning to take the kids back to backpack in that area. Someday...

     

    Thanks for bringing back memories.

    approach shoe opinions 2016

    in The Gear Critic

    Posted

    To keep your feet dry on snow go when it's hard. Approach shoes plus strap ons will be fine in these conditions.

     

    Guide Five Tennies have become my shoe of choice for most outings. They're comfortable enough for hiking, work great for up to 5.9 or so, and can take strap on crampons if needed (I don't choose those routes that often frankly).

     

    BUT if the experience is going to have a lot of soft steep snow or scree and dirt that would go into your shoes I may choose a boot with a shank and higher top. Mine are old Makalus, which are really too heavy and bulky to want to carry up anything where weight/bulk matter. I'm sure there are better options for these scenarios but I'm not inclined to spend $$$ for these rare occasions.

    Darrington access pass?

    in North Cascades

    Posted

    And volunteer to help keep it nice:

     

     

    DARRINGTON ADOPT A CRAG

    https://www.facebook.com/events/883142025148804/

     

    When: Sat Jun 04, 2016

    Where: Darrington, WA

     

    The Mountaineers, led by the Everett Lookout & Trail Maintenance Committee, is organizing a stewardship day on the Eight Mile trail and at Three O'Clock Rock in partnership with the US Forest Service and Washington Climbers Coalition. Space is limited so registration is highly encouraged at https://www.mountaineers.org/explore/activities/stewardship-darrington-area-1 (non-members will need to create a free, simple account log-in to register). Mountaineers members and the greater climbing community are invited to give back to this beautiful granite climbing area on National Trails Day. Contact Katherine with questions at katherineh@mountaineers.org.

     

     

    Nanny share -- NE Seattle (Nov 2016)

    in Kids

    Posted

    We've hired nannies through care.com. Sittercity is another good spot. Services like Annies Nannies are $$$.

    You might post on Craigslist and see what comes back.

    Oh, and you might not want that image on your profile for services, though it is cute.

    Good luck!

    Sat, 14 May 2016 Fatality in Icicle

    in Climber's Board

    Posted

    Oh that's sad. RIP. As a parent myself, I am disturbed by this.

     

    I agree with the Denali ranger. Most of us have been in situations where we would have died if we'd slipped or something had broken or fallen on us. We were lucky. Sooner or later luck catches up with everyone. That said, if you look at ANAM most accidents involve one or more human errors. Moreover, it tends to be the same patterns that kill people every year. It's great to learn from the mistakes of others. Everyone should read ANAM, but we all make mistakes. Establishing checking procedures to catch errors before they kill us and/or our partners is about the best we can do, unless we just stay home on the couch.

    [TR] Tower Rock - FA - Rapunzel's Back in Rehab - C1 7/15/2015

    in Southern WA Cascades

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    ... and maybe the goddamn summit just won't be in the cards...

     

    Time to shop for a used Kompressor on Craigslist :fahq:

    naw, the work of putting in bolts ain't the issue, it's the rock quality - at the base it's like a 17 1/2 year old crack whore, at the top more like a 73 n' 3/4 year old one :)

     

    the top seems to be safer to jump off of then to climb up onto :P

     

    Hot glue that shite! Then drill pockets and paint "6b Puta Sucia" at the bottom. Euro stylez

     

    [TR] North Cascades Ski Tour - Eldorado to Silver Star 4/1/2016

    in the *freshiezone*

    Posted

    That is a stout effort, thanks for the TR!

     

    If you haven't ever used one, I'd highly recommend a topo app (Gaia is great) and a smartphone for whiteout navigation. You can leave the phone off most of the time and power it up when things are dicey. I've been impressed with how well they work and you can get a week out of a battery for most phones in airplane mode.

     

    Ditto, with the add that you can carry a charger and cable to charge your phone every few days as needed. This is way smaller, lighter, and easier than carrying solar cells.

     

    Great TR btw. I like the way you just launch yourself into the unknown. That's the spirit!

    Snow climbs (crooked/slot) on Snoqualmie?

    in Climber's Board

    Posted

    Was up in the shoulder of Chair Peak Friday. Tons of snow out there but it's very mushy, even in the morning (we were out 7am to 11am). Higher elevations, N aspects, and lower temps might help you.

     

    We were going to scramble up SnoQ Mtn but there is a raging river (OK that's a bit of an exageration but not much) coming down from the Cave Ridge valley. We didn't want to cross fast cold knee deep (guessing) water above a large waterfall coming and going so we went to Source Lake and Chair.

     

    BTW, the chimney route S of the main peak on Chair has a HUGE cornice at the top. Climbing under it would be really dumb.

     

     

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