olyclimber

build a wall!

How long do you find the battery to last on the watch Kurt?

hahahaha...well it is a beautiful place to scramble around in! We definitely left to go up too early, you keep looking for the right creek and don't realize how far back up in there the Warrior peaks are. They really aren't far from Constance. I think the key is just to focus on getting into the cirque first, and from there finding the right coulior is easy... Sounds like a nice time out in the hills regardless.

How many of you are using tracking software? I see from at least one TR that someone is using Strava with a GPS watch. I'm just looking at this stuff because: I tried Gaia for maps on my iPhone on a recent trip to the hills and it was awesome. I also used it to mark a few points, but not for tracking because battery life + I didn't have a waterproof case for my phone at the time. The other day I went for a road bike ride here in the city and I tried out Strava for the first time and it is pretty awesome too. I really liked the features like the KOH stuff, not that I'm any good, but it is motivational and I like keeping track of things. I'm not using this stuff for navigation, except for just using Gaia in that I was using it for the maps. My only major concern with that was that my phone battery would die and I would be left without a map, so I carried a paper map too. I haven't sat down and tried to compare Strava to Gaia feature by feature. So my questions for you are: 1. What software are you using? 2. What device are you using to provide the tracking? 3. What do you like/not like about it?

hey no way...blast from the past!

Awesome!

http://cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/1149152/Trip_Report_Issue#Post1149152

Things almost always look better in the rear view mirror and when you're selective as to what you're looking at.

btw every picture in the TR is friggen awesome. i know some might be better than others, but they are all good. thank you.

this must just might be the most quotable TR of the year!

perfect.

probably! if it ain't a risk then it ain't worth takin!

Guys, is not that far. Do it for the love.

When America was great? Discuss. Disgust.

Does anyone know if this has anything to do with how the Index climb "Deal With it Ranger" got it's name? Oh man, that was my worst ever Index route name. Indeed, it originated from those rangers at Classic Crack. this thread is still delivering the goods!

Yes, it definitely scares off the wooly ones with hooves doesn't it? baa

WHO GONNA SOLO CLASSIC CRACK NEXT? HARDMAN ROLL CALL!

Another person who has made a huge contribution here and other sites is Klenke. I don't see him much on here anymore so he must have climbed every peak there is...probably moved on to golfing. Klenke's TRs: http://cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/ubb/tripreports/fromsearch/1/user_name/klenke

I'll go ahead and add all of Steph Abeggs TRs, definitely has become a resource for climbing in the PNW and beyond...and in some of the coolest areas. One of my favorites was her TR of the Valhallas in the Olys, see her first TR she posted on page two of her reports. http://cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/ubb/tripreports/fromsearch/1/user_name/Steph_Abegg

Bump. Any new ones to add in the past couple years?

there isn't much actual rock climbing in the Olympics....its mostly crap, unprotectable rock. also most everything was climbed before modern grading so almost everything is class II or III, no matter how hard it is...but finding an actual route that is 5th class for more than a couple moves is a rarity. Klenke's description of Anderson..."Cascadeclimbers.com elitists"... Needles and what also look fun is just to travel that backcountry from there to Constance pass and check out Mystery basin. Lets do it...got earn it with a little family time this weekend, but hope to be back at it soon after.

Its getting hard for a real man to find adventure in buckskin any more

this may be the best i've seen someone rock the Devo helmet. It actually looks almost normal on his head! On me it makes me look like I'm wearing an orange flower pot.

I moved the TR from the North Cascades to the Alpine Lakes section. I hope this makes sense for everyone, its just how we chose to organize the TR section!

Jason, Iet me know, its definitely on my list too. I could take off time from work too...as I said I would like to spend more than 2 days doing it...but I guess I'm up for whatever.