olyclimber

Nice one my dudes!

Light and they have nice give like steel. Easier on your body than aluminum

Used ti motobecane! But almost new

It is. No power assist you have to pedal!!

Seems like something that could be handled by an insurance requirement rather than a deposit.... The mayor is pulling no punches! "pseudo-mountain-climbers" https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/mont-blanc-rescue-deposit/index.html

Belíssimo!

So I just got a cyclocross bike. Anyone else do this type of riding? Recommended rides? I'm just putting on pavement miles for now, but the plan is to hit gravel roads and trails and just explore and use it as a tool to keep fit.

Love it! You got the photos figured out! Next time rent a tandem bike 😂😂. there are people on here who are way better for advising you than me, but I'll just say that I think you're on the right track. stay humble and trust your instincts. thank you for taking us along with you.

Yes.

Damn I love the TRs that roll in this time of year. Another great one! Thank you for the story and pictures!

I love dogs, have you seen my dog?

Way to get your shit together and get it done! In my experience, you never regret going...only not going. For the photos, the site currently doesn't work with Apple HEIC file format. You have to convert them to JPG first. Because I want to see the photos I'm going to do that for you now ;).

Inspiring pictures as usual @JasonG ! What a fine time. Thank you.

Trip: North Mt Petunia - via Goat Lake Trip Date: 07/31/2022 Trip Report: Kiba and I continued our tour of dog friendly parts of the Olympic Mountains this past weekend. Left work and hiked up to Goat Lake in the dark, getting up to the lake at 11:30 PM. There was a cool breeze running down the steep valley into our faces, and with my headlight on low I couldn't see much, but I knew once I reached the alpine as the air turned to sweet manna and stilled my heart which was beating out of my chest. Next morning I fished for a while (well...what I was doing could more accurately be described as "practicing casting in an alpine environment" as my fly casting needs serious work and isn't currently fooling any fish, unless they like getting a pileup of line dropped on to them. I did get one on, and it was off with my fly quickly as I realized I need to tie an actual fisherman's knot. When the wind picked up Kiba and I hiked up the ridge to the north and followed it up to North Petunia, the higher of the two Petunias. The views into the Royal Basiin and Royal Lake, of the Needles, Mt Deceptioin, Mt Fricaba, Petunia, and the views to the east where we spent last weekend (Buckhorn, Marrmot Pass, Boulder Ridge) and further to Warrior and Constance. We headed down to the pass between the two Petunias and thought about going up the other Petunia....but I didn't know what challenges it would present for a dog so I left it for another trip. Went back down to the lake and spent the rest of the day sleeping in the shade and then more casting practice in the evening. The hike out in the daylight revealed that the trail up there is kinda steep. Gear Notes: dog and fishing pole Approach Notes: straight up from the Dungie

Violent massages are the best . Thanks for the report !

Yep was just gonna say I don’t know much but I knew that about this route because of @rat We’re not dead yet! Thanks for the TR that sounded exciting.

If iPhone the photos have be converted to jpg. Board doesn’t currently support HEIC. Congrats on the climb!

That is some sweet crack!

What a great day out! You definitely made the best of your time! Did you get any video of the orb?

Trip: Marmot Pass to Charlia Lakes - Boulder Ridge Notch to lakes Trip Date: 07/24/2022 Trip Report: Not a climb but a nice day out so enjoy the photos. Kiba and I went up to Charlia Lakes via Marmot pass on Sunday. Woke up at 4 to hike in the cool of the morning, at Camp Mystery all the folks in the city of tents there were still asleep when we passed through. Up to Marmot pass, and then up the ridge to the south....it too littered with tents. We followed the ridgeline on the way trail till it ended. Can't be taking the dog on 4th class stuff. So we dropped down to the east in the scree, and contoured staying as high as possible. After a little while we could see a notch in the ridge, accessible by another scree field. Climbed up that and down below was the beautiful green tarn of upper Charlia. We headed down on more scree, and then boulder fields, and reached the Charlia Lakes trail in between the two lakes. Hiked down to the lower lake, big fish jumping down there. Then we headed back up to the upper lake then Charlia Pass, down to Boulder shelter, and back up to Marmot Pass and out. My watch died but I think maybe 17 miles. Not a soul at the lakes, unless you count the fish. Gear Notes: dog Approach Notes: up down up down up down up down

I guess not that uncommon https://www.times-news.com/news/local_news/alcohol-ban-in-state-forests-brings-reaction-from-users/article_89c2f711-eb43-5076-8483-c27de5d20e5d.html

https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/olympic/news-events/?cid=FSEPRD910989 No fun having either! All activities must be done with perfect posture.

I remember climbing the Beckey with @Chaps. Was one of scariest days in the mountains for me. Whatever happened to that guy?