John Frieh

Wild thing half bag: 25 ounces. Epic Shell. 30 degrees.

For all of you that have fat partners... Hey Squid! Are all your partners fatties???

Bring an old and/or cheap headlamp you don't care about (or one you bought at REI )... we've seen a few smashed over the past year. Most people seem to prefer something with at least 2 LEDs as they tend to give off a glow as opposed to the spotlight effect of traditional bulb headlamps. This allows you to see all your tool/feet placements without having to swivel your head around a bunch. Tikka + comes to mind... As far as gloves you are right on! Climbing with traditional shaped tools tends to exfoliate skin at the knuckles quite nicely . Any tight fitting leather glove works great... the metolius fingerless bigwall glove is premium. Great to see you guys getting something rolling! Move it to the events forum and start heckling people to come out.

So that takes care of the anonymous part but you still need to: -stop picking fights -donate some money -write some TRs

So do anonymous avatars that just sit on this page and try to pick fights with people they have never met and never post anything helpful or contribute any money to cc.com

Lucky for guys you're all getting some light rail soon. Oh... wait... nevermind... I was thinking of Portland.

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Check overnight freezing level before going. If temperature inversion contiues through w/end it is likely not a good decision to climb at all (though that is for you to decide). FYI: it was warmer on hood last night in town.

Edit: Everybody happy now?

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I love the chalk bag cloud in the last picture I posted at AFIVE's request... I believe he got them from Timmy... he should be posting the details soon.

Go climb rock conditions I bet the road is closed or a mud bog.

If you're not flying you're not trying

Word to the wise: use old ropes (ones you wouldn't feel safe leading on). They will get stepped on, swung into, super muddy from all the rain in the winter and generally abused if you turn this into a weekly thing. Seattle drytool night!

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Partial slide yesterday but it sounds like it is safe now/slid completely as Ivan and friends climbed it. See his TR. It makes sense because the south side is a lower angle up to the hogsback and then the hogs back is at a steeper angle allowing it (and the old chute) to slide. Partial crown below pearly gates and old chute when I went. Ask Ivan what he found.

It must have been an awesome hike down that sweet corn. Jus' kidding, good to see folks out there today. I rather hike corn than ski ice I kept asking everyone "where is iain?" yet I still managed to miss you good work up there btw... hope it isn't a preview for this weekend on the north face

Just to give you an idea of what the inversion is doing to Hood at 1 pm today it was 60 degrees at timberline and 53 at g.camp. Might want to rethink those north face plans

Freezing level is a little high for my tastes... hmmm... FYI: thanks for all the pms to go climbing but the original person resigned up so I'm good. Regardless I am always looking to meet other super cool people from the site (regardless of what you climb) to get out... shoot me a pm if you wanna go climbing!

Ran up today... it felt like June (so much that PMR was even out looking for a lost climber ) except for the fact that the pearl gates are currently sporting a 2-3 foot crown... avy is sketchy from hogs back up through the gates. If you do a north side route you should be okay though rapping off a picket might be in order. Not sure if I would recommend topping out from the south side considering snow pack conditions... but if you are willing to risk your life for an ascent of the south side of hood your call Other hood notes: I rock looks like it did 3 weeks ago... little to no snow (though the north side looked blasted... hard to tell). Premium KORN to be had today... it was 60 degrees at tline at 1 pm

On Hood today... it was premium 100% butter love. Spring is here!

Inversion Inversion Inversion All this nice weather might be a good chance to break your climbing dry spell dave

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