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MissQ said That doesn't paint a very good picture of your chances for a safe and successful trip. If St. Helens is open (might still be closed for eruptions) consider it as a good training day, and to assess your snow skills and fitness level. If not, take a look at Adams (Lunch Counter and back) or another snow-slog to get use to hiking in the white stuff.

I just took Bill's idea and worked on it with my Stubai crampons http://www.basegear.com/stubaicrampons.html The strap that comes with these can be taken off of the back half and synched to the front half in the manner described above for webbing, but it's got a buckle too. Pretty handy modification Bill!

Have you used this to good effect on moderate snow and glacier approaches? (i'm thinking along the lines of Sahale Arm or Ruth Mtn for Example.)

I think that setting up an anchor with multiple pieces is an inexact science, and you can never truly equalize pieces AND have no extension. Usually you must take into account the quality of the pro you've placed, and where the force of a fall will be coming from. Having just one way, and doing it the same every time is not wise IMO.

Because the standard cordelette setup takes a lot of cord, creates a huge bulky knot, is tough to truly equalize/keep the cord from all pieces tight, and is worthless when the direction of pull changes from the originally direction even a small amaount.

alright, i did it.

It's just Backcountry.com's "Deal of the DAy."

Get those tacos with the cranberry salsa stuff.... mmmm

I left a large nut stuck towards the top of the 2nd pitch of "Undercover" at Mt. Erie. If you have a long nut tool, you can probaly get it out, it's pretty new as well...

I don't think that the guys in green are all enemies or anything like that, I just was wondering if anyone else had been ticketed to not having an overnight permit in an NPS location, and if so, what happened.

see above

I ran into a ranger at an off-trail location in a national recreation area, and she asked where I'd been the nght before, and I mentioned a camp a few miles in from there road where I'd crashed the previous night. Because I admitted to the crime, she gave me a ticket for what I'd done. I should have just plead the fifth I guess.

Is that the May issue? where is it exactly?

Anyone from Bellingham want to come to Squamish with Wirlwind and I on Saturday night and/or Sunday? We'll leave from Bellingham, let one of us know.

I once recieved a $50 ticket for telling a ranger that'd I slept the previous night along the trail in a national recreation area. I should have written a letter or something, there must be a way out.

Has anyone tried to fight a ticket received from the NPS that they got for not having an overnight sleeping permit in the park? If so, how did it worK and what did you do? I'd rather not spend this thread fighting over if we should get the overnight passes or not. Secondly, a few months ago there was a thread in Spray which listed all the various fees we are forced to pay to park and access different places, including some kind of Oregon Coast fee. I could not find this by searching, but does anyone else know where this post went?

WC's new passive pro are lighter than anything else out there, but nearly $12 each! Anyone see themselves getting a set for alpine, in addition to whatever they use already? http://www.gearexpress.biz/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=G&Product_Code=9320

Shuksan is visible from some spots in Seattle, including the admiralty way viewpoint.

looks quite rainy.

Check your PMs Wirlwind.

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I'm not expert of Index history, but is it agreed that Skinner "easily" climbed city park once the grease was burnt out?

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/getaways/219792_townwall14.html Couple of cc.commies quoted...

I've got a petzl Ecrin rock, but it's at the heavy end of things. Does anyone have a favorite helmet that will work for alpine climbs, and weighs at least a few ounces less? Obviously it should still protect my noggin from falling choss my partners try and kick down on me.

Yeah, but imagine if someone tried to mess with it. A whole mob of angry climbers would beat them up with slung hexes and tricams.