
OlympicMtnBoy
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A couple friends of mine skies over that way and down the valley north of summit chief this spring. I still need to do a TR about going in to the north face of little summit chief based on his pics. Thanks for sharing some good fall scrambling!
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[TR] McMillan Spire - South Face to West Ridge 09/28/2018
OlympicMtnBoy replied to BruceKaufman's topic in North Cascades
Thanks, those are the trips our lady of the Picketts gives us! -
Me too! This sounds interesting.
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I skied it in May which was great, but I can’t imagine not having an axe at least. It’s still chilly and firm up there at times, even if not technically freezing. Way worth the weight to just cruise up/down the snow and not have to pick away at the choosy rock if you have that option.
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[TR] Johannesburg - NE Rib 1957 10/13/2018
OlympicMtnBoy replied to dave schultz's topic in North Cascades
Cool, nice work! -
Wow, happy bday cc.com!
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I just got a pair of Kayland Plume Micro boot from Sierra Trading Post. They are replacing my worn out Salewas and seem like they will do well for a similar light boot purpose. I haven't worn em outside yet though.
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[TR] Northern Chiwaukum Range - Chiwaukum Brush Battle 09/23/2018
OlympicMtnBoy replied to Kyle M's topic in Alpine Lakes
Cool, I've only been up there on skis in the spring. Looks beautiful right now. -
I have some Salewa Mountain Trainers that have worked well for me for some of these situations. They err more towards mountain boot than rock shoe, but climb fairly well for a light boot and better than your average hiking shoe. The current model is a bit changed though so I can't comment on it, (and now there is also an "alp trainer mid" that looks more hiking boot like). You are right though, there aren't really many good options that do both rock and snow well.
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[TR] Juno Tower - Clean Break 07/30/2018
OlympicMtnBoy replied to Michael Telstad's topic in North Cascades
Looks fun, you can't feel the heat in the pictures! -
[TR] American Border Peak - SE Traverse Chimney Route 07/14/2018
OlympicMtnBoy replied to Kuato's topic in North Cascades
Cool, looks like a good time, I love chimneys! -
[TR] Johannesburg Mountain - NE Buttress Solo 08/01/2018
OlympicMtnBoy replied to landoclimb's topic in North Cascades
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[TR] Cruiser - S Corner 06/16/2018
OlympicMtnBoy replied to KaskadskyjKozak's topic in Olympic Peninsula
That brings back some good memories! One of my first Olympic rock routes, I led on my brand new rack of 4 cams and some nuts I brought back from Russia. Glad you got back there to finish it! -
Yeah, I did that on the old site I think. It's kind of cool to look up what routes were climbed in "August" over the longer history. It helps get around the rush when a single TR is posted somewhere saying something is in good shape. At least if you see a bunch of TRs for a route in a particular month for a few different years, you might guess at your chances. I haven't tried to find a way to do this on the new site yet. :-)
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[TR] Mt. Torment - Torment-Forbidden Traverse 06/02/2018
OlympicMtnBoy replied to charlie_r's topic in North Cascades
Sweet, thanks for sharing! Looks like a good "day" out! -
[TR] Mt Baker - North Ridge 06/02/2018
OlympicMtnBoy replied to dave schultz's topic in North Cascades
Cool, looks like a fun solo! -
[TR] Glacier Peak - Sitkum Glacier/Gerdine-Cool 05/28/2018
OlympicMtnBoy replied to phalc's topic in North Cascades
Nice work, it’s a fun ski! -
Nice trip!
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[TR] Moose's Tooth - Shaken, Not Stirred 04/15/2018
OlympicMtnBoy replied to John Frieh's topic in Alaska
Nice work, what a way to do a "long weekend"! -
[TR] The Brothers - Brothers Traverse 05/13/2018
OlympicMtnBoy replied to BootsandPants's topic in Olympic Peninsula
Cool, I still need to do that one! -
Where are you at? If you are on the east side Wenatchee Outdoors has an informal climbers forum and a few folks who get out regularly weekday afternoon. If you are in the Seattle area hit me up or post up here, sometime I can sneak out of work. Index was nice on Tuesday.
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Old Lawn Chair? Probably a good story with that! Cushy belay seat?