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I would read it. Don't have much knowledge to contribute
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I recall the rock above the Imperfect Impasse getting progressively steeper and wet and looking loose when we there there a decade ago. We descended all the way to bottom of it, crossed, and ascended the other side to Perfect Pass. After climbing Challenger, we returned to Hannegan Pass by traversing the slopes of Whatcom, picking up the trail and Whatcom pass, and heading down from there. It was nice to make a loop and the trolley over the river was super fun. You could come in that way, but it may be a good bit further. When we did this, the traverse under Whatcom was an endless, misty, sidehilling snow walk. I understand it's nasty downsloping slabs and debris when melted. Bottom line: things are very conditions dependent in the Pickets. Terrain that might be trival in early season snow, or when dry, like slabs or steep heather, can be hair-raising when snow-free and wet or icy. It's a good idea to do as much research as you can beforehand about different options for approach/deproach/ascent/descent/escape and be prepared to adapt your plan to the conditions you find on the ground.
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Sweet! Remember these days.
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Thanks for sharing. Despite your suffering, I see a lot of things you should be proud of here: no serious injuries, a classic summit via a classic route, and lots of learning and growth.
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Marc's passing sparked one of the most thoughtful threads I've seen on cc.com. It's full of deeply personal and thoughtful posts from many of the luminaries in our community.
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I always loved this trailer and hoped a longer film would emerge. Never met MA, but it was easy to see he was an original, someone with vision, talent, and drive, an alpine artist, using his body to paint exoerience on the canvas of nature.
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[TR] Mount Goode - Megalodon Ridge 07/19/2021
Rad replied to Michael Telstad's topic in North Cascades
Fabulous! Will be good beta for those who are inspired to follow in your footsteps. It's awesome that so much Cascades climbing 'history' was made within the past 20 years by people we know. Perhaps this is part of what inspires each new generation to get after it and add to the pantheon of new routes. -
Glacier was trivlal, moat not an issue. We botched the chossy section from glacier to ridge crest down low. Once on the crest everything flowed quickly - or as quickly as an old body can move with overnight gear on board.
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[TR] Mt Index - North-Middle-Main Traverse 07/10/2021
Rad replied to Riley81's topic in Alpine Lakes
RIP Chuck. Wish I had known him. The mountains giveth, the mountains taketh. -
[TR] Mt Index - North-Middle-Main Traverse 07/10/2021
Rad replied to Riley81's topic in Alpine Lakes
Sweet! Glad you had snow at your bivy. This has been on my list for longer than I care to admit. Hope you had a delicious swim in the lake before your final descent on the trail. -
Climbed this the other day and wanted to quickly pass on the following conditions update: 1 - N Fork river xing was trivial - knee deep. 2 - We melted and consumed the last snow at the 3/4 bivy ledge. No water there now. 3 - A previous report suggested snow access from the summit at a notch to the West. We found this was dry. Bottom line: no snow or water on the route from the glacier until camp 7400 on the S side. Plan appropriately.
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best of cc.com [TR] West Fury - Mongo Ridge 07/05/2021
Rad replied to JeffreyW's topic in North Cascades
A looseness grade for cascades would be a great system. Maybe you can be the one to pioneer it!- 16 replies
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best of cc.com [TR] West Fury - Mongo Ridge 07/05/2021
Rad replied to JeffreyW's topic in North Cascades
Holy wow! Love how you provide so much beta so others might follow in your footsteps. What's hard for many to appreciate who haven't climbed in the Pickets is that the rock quality is often questionable, at least the parts I've seen. If we found a section of totally solid rock with a nice crack (e.g. E Ridge Inspiration) it was cause for celebration. More often, it's compact, with relatively few opportunities for pro, or shattered and full of questionable holds. How was the rock on this line?- 16 replies
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Stehekin river gaugeStehekin river gauge via Chelan PUD
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Sounds like good decisions. Did the creek levels drop substantially in the early morning hours? In high melt situations river levels lag snow melt by hours, depending on how close the creek is to the snow in question. Often, rivers will be lowest at dawn and highest in the evening. did you see a difference between 7PM and the next morning?
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I've only seen deer and elk below treeline.
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Do goats wear bodices? Who knew?
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Blake sashaying across the snow with a murse? Layton jubilantly dancing across the meadows, arms raised in a V? Maybe these two star crossed lovers finally united. Do tell.
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[TR] North Early Winters Spire - Labor Pains (Retro Bolt) 06/21/2021
Rad replied to Michael Telstad's topic in North Cascades
Trying to contact the FA team is good. Replacing exising bad hardware is fine. Adding new bolts where none existed before wo FA permission is a no no in my book. I appreciate your honesty, work ethic, and eye to bringing new attention to obscurities. Without your work this likely wouldn't get climbed at all and hardware would just get worse and worse. Cheers, Rad -
Words of wisdom here. Big evergreen trees (dark green on sat images) generally means pine needles and ferns on the forest floor instead of brush. The last thing you want is the light green on satellite images that is slide alder or prickers or other shrubbery where yu can't see your feet, are swimming through a tangle of branches, need leather gloves, and will be exhausted from covering even half a mile. Welcome to the Wet side!