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UW_climber aka jesse soloed the NBC and said cold, lots of spindrift, but overall good.

February can be a great time to climb routes on the north side of stuart if you can find a good weather window which can be hard especially if you have only weekends to climb

Thinking about heading there this summer and wondering a few things How hard is it to find english speaking partners for moderate+ routes? Are there any good guide books in english covering alpine routes there? Can you camp for free in chamonix? What are the main cities to fly into from seattle?

Also willing to go try something alpine or more local.

Anyone wanna go up north these days to ice climb. I can drive. Located in Ellensburg so will drive through seattle. Ive got gear and guide book.

That Sondra girl in the red jacket has got to be the hottest ice climber I have ever seen.

Pooring rain on snoqualmie pass today. Could take a few days for the ice to start forming solid again.

Ive got one and its good for wearing while climbing in cold conditions 0-15 F and is a good belay throw on for the 20-35F temps. It doesnt have the warmth that a two pound belay jacket might but often times, especially around here you dont need all of that.

that was a pretty Emo post

How come in the US it is $229 for the new style viper but in canada you can get the new style for $189. Ive seen this price at a shop in Canmore and on MEC.

anyone wanna go to smith rocks this weekend. 5.9-5.11s. leaving from ellensburg friday return sunday. erik

as of today stuart is pretty well covered in snow. it wouldnt be much fun. scree with 6-12 inches on top.

On red mm it can differ depending if from the rest near the top do you go straight up where the climbing is still sustained and with less gear or do you cut over to george and martha. going straight up is the second crux of the route

you need a laptop

Im pretty sure thats deep creek near spokane

a trail running shoe is going to be a little heavier, have more lateral support(less likely to roll the ankle), a heavier tread for better grip. Many trail shoes advertise goretex or a fancy shell material, in my opinion thats not needed.

Cascade cobbler- www.cascadecobbler.com did two pairs for me. They were quick, well done, and i even got a check back for overpaying because one pair didn't need rand work.

kinda sucks. now i can get a good waterice crampon but i gotta get something other than petzl for the alpine.

yeah getting sick definately sucks. It limited our climbing while we were down there for sure. My friend jesse even had to get a iv and spend two nights in the hospital when he got ecoli

wild things makes a sweet pair of bibs made of event, worked pretty good so far

anyone have anythoughts on how the shaft of the new bd cobra will resist wear and tear if used for drytooling and getting scraped against alot of rock.

Trip: Peru- Cordillera Blanca- Tocllaraju - West Face Direct Date: 7/16/2007 Trip Report: jesse newman, craig gyselinck, and i hiked up the ishinca valley to basecamp on sunday after acclimatizing on vallunaraju 5686meters and an attempt on alpamayo 5947meters cutshort by a stomach virus. on monday craig and i left basecamp at 330pm. jesse stayed behind still feeling sick from alpamayo.craig and i reached the base of the face at about 8pm and began simulsoloing.we roped up for the 100meters to the ridge(80 degree ice)and reached the summit about 1am. the descent took 3 30meter rappels, some downclimbing, and a lot of tired walking and we made it back to basecamp around 7am. the route was spectacular but unfortunately the views were missed by climbing through the night. West Face of Tocllaraju- route goes up center of face the ishinca valley on the hike in base camp jesse and a burro Gear Notes: 3 screws 4 pickets 1 60m rope Approach Notes: burros to carry the gear

are you talking about the difference in variation from here to there.(the difference between true and magnetic north) or are you guys talking about magnetic dip.(the compass trying to allign itself with the lines of flux) Most upscale compasses can be changed for variation and magnetic dip is only an issue near the poles.

having the brakes on you car freeze after fording a river in the ghost and having to melt them with flares and get a tow from canadians

you were more off route, than you should be willing to admit