John Frieh

I took a pair of proto SS seracs on Burkett Needle. Was pleasantly surprised to have them

Sad Ce'Bu. Note Marcus and Layton climbed it in Jan 2005

knowing when to shut the fuck up: undervalued.

What's the earliest you've seen this in Alex? Big difference between November and December eh?

Reg or Long

Cali Ice gets sun so it doesnt come in till later in the season.

You could be a group of n00bs that doesnt understand that 80% PoP in winter translates to nuking, get lost, fall down a slope most people ski, huddle with your dog to stay warm while you wait for PMR to guide you the 45 minutes back to the parking lot, go on the Ellen show and drink beers at the Lucky Lab while others pick up your shit off the mountain! But that doesnt sound probable at all!

@trainwreck -- thanks dude! Did you hear if the BD strip on GCC is in? Also did you hear if anyone hiked to the base of the drip at the centre of the universe yet?

How is the avy for alpine routes? Things settling out or still sketchy?

HELL YES! JoJo mentioned someone nabbed it over the weekend. Well done!

The north face of Hood? I think you guys missed the "wallow free" window based on NOAA's prediction for the next few days. I dont know about you guys but I can think of a lot of other things I rather do on the weekend than post hole. Given Kevin's pics of Dtail and friends I would be looking in that direction for the rest of the week... or drive to CAN.

Boot pack was only on the south side; no tracks on the north side. The boot pack mentioned above was very faint from the summit over to the old chute which we followed down to the hogs back and lost fairly quickly. Schrund is currently filled in enough to avoid. Steep and icy is a matter of perspective.

Thanks Kevin! Given the amount of snow on Triple C, NEB should be in great shape. Other users of cc.com should seriously consider posting conditions reports even if they dont climb anything. It really helps out

It wasn't clear.

Trip: Hood - North Face Date: 11/6/2010 Trip Report: Quick conditions update more than anything. Left Cloud Cap TH @ 4:15; base of the face @ 7ish; summit @ 10:15. Glacier is very straight forward; nearly all holes are filled in though a few are still "soft" to the touch. Schrund is easily passable just left of center. Route was neve and/or ice the entire way (no wallowing). Descent: opted for old chute as visibility was shit and faint boot pack currently exists. Below ~7k lots of dirt showing still. Powderhound's 1st time up Hood Gear Notes: 4 screws Approach Notes: Road is currently open (11/6). Didnt bring flotation but didnt need it either.

I think just like all columbia gorge climbs day and night time temps in addition to wind speed, cloud cover, and amount of precip prior to the cold snap will all determine how quickly it does or doesnt come in. It will get climbed. I think any local committed to giving it a go would be wise to recon the approach as they will most likely be doing it in the dark. I will tell you the hamilton mountain trail is not the fastest way to the base of the face

Hamilton from JH's gallery I've got a few more pics at home on an external drive.

Dane! Trying to bait some of the young pups into putting a boot pack in with tilted photos and promises of snow free ice climbing? I'm wise to you!

Pics?

Bump. If you are in PDX and want to carpool give me a shout!

I am stoked about the new location of the gates on Hwy 20 and what it means for ice climbing along Hwy 20

Pork Peak?

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Nate: solid effort this year! You've ticked off a number of great climbs! And I must say I appreciate the pitch by pitch beta Cheers

PORTLAND!