Chad_A

My name's Chad; I climb at the PRG often. I climb lead as much as I can there, when partners allow; I lead 5.10, and 11, on a regular basis. Mainly, I'm tired of the gym, and I'm looking to do some of the routes (Sandy Headwall, or Leuthold) on Hood. I'm also heading to Smith and Vantage as time allows, so if people are up for that, let me know here. Or, email me at ClubH20mich@aol.com I have lots of aspirations for alpine stuff, but seems like people here are more predisposed toward rock trips, so if anybody wants to get into something involving the Washington Cascades, let me know. I just can't seem to find anyone that's willing to be cold, and suffer up a mountain. Pathetic, considering I'm 145 pounds, and have the hardest times staying warm of anyone that I know. Keep in touch with me, whoever. I moved here from Michigan to do some climbs, but again, having a hard time finding someone to do it with. The only thing keeping me from pulling the remains of the hair on my head out is the great PNW microbrews Edit: Please, someone speak up and say that they'd like to do something on Stuart or Dragontail. Or Hood. Anything. I like rock, but I moved here for a little more than that.

Huh. I was guessing this to be a really good snowpack year? Am I wrong? I thought we were getting hammered; then again, I'm down here in the Oregon Cascades, so things might be different (Hood is having a great year; I imagine routes will be in longer this year). Am I wrong? I have a pal in SLC wanting to do some alpine stuff in NCNP, and I told him, my best guess, was sometime in May would be best. If you guys think otherwise, speak up, because I've yet to spend some reasonable time up there. Let me know what you all think.

Sounds pretty sketchy to me. They resoled my old manky Scarpa Minimas a while back, without an issue. I went through the dropoff service at the Portland Rock Gm, but Mountain Soles is located on SE 11th (or maybe 12th) near Hawthorne. You can drop them off directly if REI is giving you shite. Don't know why they'd tell you that they'd keep them; that's crazy.

PM'd you

Well, sounds like you're in the same boat as I; if you like, PM me, and we can discuss some stuff. Maybe a couple of newbies (or, at least newbie, meaning me) can put together their skills and do something moderate.

Not the most unique idea, but my g/f and I snowshoed up Snow Lakes Trail last weekend; trail was broken most of the way, until Nada Lake, by ice climbers lookin' to check out the falls @ Nada lake. from there, we broke trail to upper Snow Lake (a little past the dam), before we ran out of time, and had to head back. Hoped to make it to Lake Viviane (sp?), but breaking trail in that powder kinda wore us out. Beautiful up there (duh), and much less crowded (ya think?), and good camping. Man, the weather was beautiful

Ummm....the freezer needs defrosting. Does that count? Seriously, I need to get on some WI/AI 2 or 3 to reorient myself. I'll be lookin' for ice, for sure. Hopefully, when I'm in Mazama around the weekend of the 24th, there will be two things there: Ice, and someone to climb it with.