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looking for a crew of Seattle-based partners for long, free and moderate WA rock and alpine (WA pass, index, squamish, alpine objectives, etc etc). former mtn guide for many many years; now a desk jockey, but still move fast and light and safely on everything. you don't need to be the same--happy to lead all and teach/learn a little-- but fun is not optional!

hi -- yes, please. i will try to pm you, but if i don't figure it out, please pm me... thanks,

my car was broken into in a parkring garage in downtown Vancouver. rope (green), 3/4 of a full rack (mostly BD cams), two pair shoes (muiras and mythos (purple)), two harnesses (BD alpine, petzly rock), grey helmet (CAMP) -- all in a white 4500 cu in A5 haul bag (white). if you see offers on the street or interwebs, please help a brother out...

looking for Seattle-based 40-something to long, free and moderate WA rock climbing this fall (WA pass, index, squamish (inshallah), alpine objectives). former mtn guide for many many years; now a desk jockey, but still move fast and light and safely on everything -- please be of same/similar skill set.

buying a new GPS sports watch for BC skiing, mountaineering, long trail runs, sometimes biking -- standard dirtbag stuff. please weigh in with what you like and why -- thanks.

Anyone have an ID on this person? http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/crime/rock-climber-dies-in-fall-near-leavenworth/

worth bringing skis?

article suggesting they were most likely swept off by an avy in the night: http://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/the-current/events-expeditions/Making-Sense-of-the-Mount-Rainier-Tragedy.html?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=facebookpost

media reports say "Tents, clothing, and debris were located by helicopter searchers, over Carbon Glacier". i don't think searchers would have identified/observed 'tents' unless those tents were set-up before the fall to the carbon. that is, it's improbable the 6 were in the act of climbing, fallen, and had their tents come out of their packs to the point where they were identifiable from SAR flights. as such, wondering if this means clients were moving slow and they had an unplanned bivy around 12,800 and were avy'd off in the night (or hit buy big serac)...? any inside intel?

2 guides and 4 clients; Matt Hegeman from AAI is identified. http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2014/05/six-climbers-missing-on-mount-rainier/ A heavy day.

can leave Seattle at 8p on 24th, then climb all day on sunday and monday (returning v late monday is OK). rock ice snow -- all OK, though forecast says east side rock climbing looking best for now. best partner for me is whomever has tons of experience and wants to do long and wild moderate, optimizing fun

thanks for taking the time to post this. such a treat.

now open on saturday and/or sunday. i need a fix real bad; enable me, please

now needing to do anything long and free, anywhere in the range, can meet late friday night at TH. with <48 hours to go, i am officially desperate and begging.

proud proud line. kelsey knows how to under-rate and scare the living shit out of you, but you'll be back: she's just starting to pull up her skirt

can one ski off the pass back to the car? lmk if you have any beta since the 4/28 post on here -- help save a brotha's knees...

anyone word on who/ -- or at least where from?

thank you for posting; very beautiful. i enjoy reading about this sort of expeditioning here.

Looking for an experienced partner to do an alpine route, or a long and free moderate rock route on August 14-16. Drive out and car-camp Fri PM, back Monday first thing at the very latest. Hopefully, you have a target that you've been wanting to get on, and you've climbed a ton. Maybe next mid-week we'd go cragging at 38 after work or something to be certain we know our shit before we tie in for spice. I have all the shit. PM me -- and thanks. PS: as the weekend approaches, my finickiness goes down. Goats can PM me on Aug 13 and I'll say yes...

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Almost every house in El Portal is dope-plane money. Get your car repaired there and you'll get the scoop.

KTM is cheapest via small travel agencies found in the back of the Sunday LA Times travel section (available at any Barnes&Noble) -- look for Korean Air-centric bucket shops. Flights are via LAX, Incheon, then BKK, but are the cheapest of any I've seen/used; new 777 aircraft on all legs.

I have three Nepali friends (1 married couple and a male friend) who have tourist visas to visit the US. They would like to come to Seattle this summer, to work and make money to return to Nepal with. They all speak English very well, and work in the high Asia basecamp services industry. They have all visited the US before, for a period of at least 1 month. I am concerned about renting them a house to stay in Seattle (they do not have significant experience living in electric/gas homes, nor I am not sure if I could convince a landlord that they would be safe renters.) I am also worried about finding them work so that they can make money, both because their visas do not permit them to work and because of transportation-to-and-from-work thing. I thought some of you might have good ideas. Thanks.

Climb: Forbidden-W Ridge Date of Climb: 5/20/2004 Trip Report: Route is dry. You can' t cheat on the N side on those 4th class ledges (buried), which makes getting off a little longer. Gully is still in, though not for long. Serious moating in effect, and I'd guess the thing will be gone in 2 weeks (I know that sounds early, but it is very dry for this time of year.) The River Road is open to within a mile of the TH, though the Park says that they are "going to close the road at Eldorado Creek." Initially, they told me this would happen "in July", but when we went to get permits they said that "it could be moved down even earlier." So -- smoke 'em if you got 'em. No pics. Gear Notes: #1 Camelot and a picket Approach Notes: Snow at 5500 (more or less tree line)

they do have a 6000m ceiling on the insurance -- buy the rider if you are going higher -- still AAC is the best deal