Chad_A

Well, here's the reason for my avatar...my unextreme hobby. 1991 VW Jetta, that's been infused with much mechanics from a wrecked 1992 VR6 Corrado. The engine/trans/suspension swap was completed over 8 months in a cold Michigan garage with nothing but a propane heater and liberal amounts of tequila and rum to help take the sting out of the frigid temps. Here's a slideshow, complete with soundtrack (Weezer- "In the Garage) that I compiled a while back. http://media.putfile.com/In-the-Garage-69

Very nice TR; sounds like Alex is kicking ass these days! I wonder if the summit register is somewhat hidden, or maybe buried in snow relatively late; seems funny that it doesn't see many signatures. Then again, lots of people don't feel the need to sign them I suppose... Good job, and thanks for the posting

Hey, Gary, question for you. Infranview has many filters, for resizing, evidently. It lists many, from fastest to slowest. I chose the slowest, because I figured it might do the best job with the resizing. Is there any truth to this, or is it simply just that...a faster vs. slower filter, without any quality repercussions? I'm such a nerd.

Very cool. I can't believe it's been a whole year since Oleg and I were up on that route. It was a neat route, but I'm glad to have it off the list. Funny how I drooled over it for years, when I still lived in Michigan; I figured it be a route of a lifetime. Three years later, after living here, I just did it as an afterthought, on a free weekend. Pardon my rambling, not enough coffee yet. Kudos to you guys for getting it done; looks like you had a good time

Think about it this way, Bill...you could be stuck here in PDX.

I'm not sure...I've never been on the Wy'east route, but the drainage below, on 017 and 028, look like the White River on the SE side of Hood. Then again, most drainages off volcanoes probably look like that...

Very cool, nice pics. Thanks for the report

Here you go. http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/mthood/recreation/climbing/conditions.shtml

http://www.fidius.org/quiz/pirate/ Arrrr!!! Say my name! Say my name!

Well, there's evidence of a good snowpack for ya. Doesn't look any more difficult than when Oleg and I did it in February '05 Edit: thanks for posting that, Kurt

Very cool. I'd hoped to do that one this year. Good job guys. Looks like lots of fun. Marcus- nice Knight Rider avatar

Hope everything turns out alright. Here's to keepin' the positive vibes going for Kurt

Very cool; great story. Thanks for the report!

Excellent TR. Can't wait to see pics

Damn!

Ha! nice pics. Somehow, this thread won't be complete without an insult from Cobra Commander. Cooooobraaaaaa!!!!!!

Sweet!

Pretend you don't speak English?

Ahem, now we're getting somewhere

Looks like it will be warm up there this week (12.5-14.5k freezing levels) after the clouds clear out. Might want to be careful with that, or make a super early alpine start. I've seen really big stuff calve off that route when it's warm. The North Ridge might be a better idea if it's warm up there, but things could even be slushy there? Other than that, I'll bet it's in great shape right now.

I'd like to say that I was up early getting drunk already. Alas, I was still at work from the day before, and hadn't gone to bed yet. I guess when you're 33, you're birthday isn't the same. Thanks for the well wishes, though I'm surprised there isn't a "yo momma's so fat" snap in here somewhere yet!

Flame away. I could use a good roasting.

Kim Thayll?

Doesn't scaleburger have really good shakes and/or malts? It's been since 2001 that I've been there, but I might have to make a return visit one day. Though, come to think of it, Copper Creek might have some kick ass shakes as well...

That's crazy. I've never heard or seen anything but good of the BD poles. I have a set of the Traverses that I bought in '01, and I've never had a real issue with them. The aluminum does corrode, so it helps to wipe them with an oily rag here and there, but other than that, they've been dead solid. And they haven't had an easy life. After seeing a multitude of problems with twistlock poles, I'll stick with the BD flicklocks. But that's just me.