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forum gets turned off tomorrow. sorry guys.

sounds like an awesome game of chicken to me. you seem to know an awful lot about this cable failure stuff dru! hmmmmm....

Nice! I prefer it earlier in season when its more snow slog and then a glissade on the way back.

I read that, and thought the same thing. If it was "sabotage" that would be crazy to cut a cable under such a load. the cable is actually 55mm, 6 strands. if they are calling it that, must be some evidence to support it. I heard people in the area describe a loud noise, but what they described sounded like just what you would hear if a cable snapped and "released the load". Something @jon hears everyday in the bathroom.

yesterday i woke up...

Buy a few tickets for me. It is a fund raiser for Ulee's high school team.

Still have a bunch of tickets for sale for THIS YEAR! NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY! hang on let me find the info...

Swallow's Nest. Yes, now I'm feeling long in the tooth. I remember going into their Sixth Ave store, but I was poor and couldn't afford anything in the store.

Yeah I'm just talking about mom and pop type shops. Obviously REI isn't going anywhere, nor the manufacturers. The key is either you have low overhead (low rent), or you have huge bags of money to open a flagship store in the downtown, bankrolled by $800 jackets which cost $50 to make. I guess.

I heard there was already a liquor license application in the window there at Second Ascent as of this past Sunday.

ok...maybe not. but next year!

Retail in this day and age is a brutal place, especially with a brick and mortar in Seattle. There are some shops and restaurants I assume must be either a tax write off for some rich person or a front for illegal drug sales, because I have no idea how they make enough money to pay the rent.

Can't believe you tamed that wild beast! You clearly have super powers.

you filthy hippy

THIS IS THE YEAR.

The smartwool stuf I have is still working from 10 years ago...I have some moth holes till I got a cedar chest to put stuff in. I also have bought some wool for hunting from First Lite and that stuff is pretty good, but some of it isn't as thick and isn't lasting as long as the Smartwool stuff.

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me too. i used to be more optimistic, but that was during better days (or was it just more ignorant days?)

great pics, great trip!

Dang that orange rope is bright!

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/how-climate-change-and-a-crumbling-dam-in-the-enchantments-could-change-our-understanding-of-the-pnw-wilderness/ anyone fire this thing up and drive it up assguard?

don't need a summit to have a good time. congrats on a great time out.

Glad you guys got off the mountain ok, and thank you for sharing your story.