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This picture. Feels like it should be the in a Tin-tin like comic that features our heroes the professor and his refined but surly friend. Can any of you illustrate? I can write.

There is so little good rock out there, and even the stuff that is really isn’t that great. I’ve seen a couple rock outcrops in my travels but likely nothing really with it. I’ve heard tales of crappy rock for the desperate, like past lake crescent, not sure exactly sure but I think you might see something from the road

That indeed was it, though I had read one before that too.

I hate that he had to leave us but I’m glad to hear from everyone he touched. Thank you for sharing. I did not know him but instantly wish I had.

Yeah I just need to get a redirect reenabled there. I turned it off when troubleshooting after rebuilding everything

https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/search-continues-missing-hikers-mount-rainiers-family-community-await-word/281-bb733be2-70f5-4391-b7ad-ef10defc8f52

Roger that on the front page. Didn’t notice because the browser I was using handles it, but not all so I’ll fix it. it’s supposed to just redirect.

Dm me some examples and I’ll take a look!

Historically, a solid gold thread. This is what we’re fighting to preserve, but also to continue. The free flowing exchange of ideas represented.

Yeah that was @Alpinfox pax

Just saw there is a newer climbing gym in the West Seattle area. Has an interesting roller feature. I haven’t been there but it’s called Castle Climbing Club.

Thank you Benjamin S!

Happy new year to you all! Here is to another year of trip reports, of time in the mountains, new explorations and experiences. Bring on 2026!

I won’t sell it. I don’t feel like I “own” all these stories and information. I believe we can find a steward(s) when we need to. I’ll have to check out that movie!

4-5 miles up there I think. Not my photo (cap from a vid)

I just had someone offer to buy this site. I didn’t get as far as how much or anything like that but it was a real approach to buy it. By someone who runs online communities in other spaces. I thanked him, his approach was genuine and I think it’s possible his group could run this community in a thoughtful way. But I turned it down. This site is not for sale. At least not by me. When a site is bought and sold the community becomes a product. There is then a need for the community to turn a profit somehow. i have a different vision, of making this site a nonprofit organization that benefits our community and those adjacent to it. That gives an option online for people to connect and share where we are not the product and are not being mined for our data or to be fed directly into the AI machine. But I can’t do this on my own. So if you or don’t you know is interested in helping please reach out. I’ll share more of my vision here but I’ll also listen, particularly to active members of the community. This is not mine, this ours.

Thank you Phil.

I’m exploring ways to keep it going and making it more resilient. But what I did was a huge step. We are now on the latest OS, and dumped a bunch of old stuff that wasn’t used for the site, all the underlying components got upgraded. we just need to keep it simple. I will keep it going.

You’re still cranking.

The new Mini3 seems be how Garmin is fighting back. You can send photos and voice notes with it now. So how long till you can do that with a phone? I would wager its in the works already. https://hikingguy.com/hiking-gear/garmin-inreach-mini-2-vs-mini-3-should-you-upgrade/

Highway 2 - pretty screwed how many places are it out? - no way to Stevens Pass. Can’t get to Leavenworth that way. 410 - down to one lane, sure to hose access to Crystal what else

Emily M, Jonathan P, thank you both for your generous support! I'm not sure of your either user name here, but DM me. Jonathan, I have a hunch on you but want to be sure. Also Rolf and Philip, thank you for both your continued to support of the site! That money really helps...we will have extra cost this month as I had to spin up some extra servers in the recovery effort. And I can't in my right mind bill our site sponsor for this month.