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RIP Lahey

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There are changes in the sh*t wind! [video:youtube]OQufxG1GcAk The barometer is rising.

Great article. Sad story, but what a way to be remembered and live on. And thanks to Lowell for all he has done.

awesome

What are you selling?

If Jon can upgrade/convert the board soon, I'll find it or recreate it...i promise.

Fred was and will ever be THE cascade climber. He made it a thing. His yearn for adventure in the mountains eclipsed everyone's. He created a whole new lifestyle and inspired a whole generation, and generations to come: The Dirtbag Climber. And he showed the way, up that obvious gully, to so many classic routes now known in the climbing guides as the "Beckey Route" on so many mountains. His colored climbing guides became the bible for climbers in the Cascades. As Megan says on Facebook..."off belay" Fred. If only any of us could live a life 1/2 as well lived, we would be lucky.

The legend has passed.

Yeah not cheap , thus I'm activating my Alpinist retirement plan.

Thanks ScaredSilly! I'm going reach out to them. Jake, I would hook you up but the value and ease of sale is in the magazines as a set (for the seller obviously). Break them up and it becomes hard for me to get rid of them. This is our pup, Ulee named him Kiba. Pick him up Thursday!:

Nova Scotia Duck Toller! Picking up our little guy on Thursday evening.

can you believe Chessler...."obscure"??? WTF. I mean I see them being sold at Metropolitan Market and Thriftway over here in West Seattle. How obscure is that? And this is a bookstore that specializes in rare mountaineering books. HOW WACK IS THAT?????

this is my retirement plan

I think normally I would hold on to these as I'm a bat shit crazy hoarder, but we are getting a new puppy so I'm just looking at all my possessions and going "what this gets chewed on". Plus I could use some money to pay for all this "puppy proofing" I'm doing.

A long while ago I found a someone who was a buying Alpinist Magazine sets. I just called Chessler and the guy who answered said it was an "obscure magazine" and they don't buy them anymore. It may have been them, I don't know...they are the purveyors of rare climbing related books...seems bizarre that they would call Alpinist "obscure", but whatever. Anyone know someone who is buying? I could list them here, but they go for a lot, and I need the money so hope to get the going rate (i.e. not sell them for a bro price). I see the lower issues going for quite a bit on Ebay, I have 0-37 in good shape (not in plastic, but good condition). I think you can get #26 forward from Alpinist new, but the older ones burnt up in a fire so the lower numbered issues harder to find.

Well there is some equation they must be using, as in yes less people (less use, less wear and tear...at least human wear and tear)...but much more money per visitor. Yes, I'm assuming they are actually thinking this through. So every user is now bringing in 3x $ vs 1x. So a drop in usage by 2/3 will still bring in the same money for entry (minus concessions, I wonder about the vendors who do concessions feel about this any any contracts they might have). The people who will find it hard to find the extra $50 to drive in now won't. Probably the average climber (I think, don't actually know) is someone who is rich enough to buy the gear and has the luxury of free time to go climbing...so probably isn't going to impact them too much.

http://komonews.com/news/local/would-you-pay-70-to-visit-mount-rainer So up from $25 to $75. That's actually enough money to keep a pretty good segment of the population out. You could buy a lot of shitty beer for that extra $50 and just camp down by the river to enjoy the wilderness experience.

wow. and did you find that wolf on the trail and befriend it?

Awesome! Love that area...the views across to the Olympus massif are amazaballz.

I can't imagine how much crap would be in my pants if something like this cut loose right below me.