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Decent size room with windows that look out onto Rainier when it's out, and green treetops and a bit of Lake Washington always. We would prefer to find a woman to maintain the gender ratio (2 men, 2 women). Your roommates would be 1 female geology graduate student/climber/skiier, 1 thirtyish male geology postdoc(PhD)/skiier/cyclist, and 1 thirtyish male computer science grad student. The room will be available June 1 (date very flexible) and rent is $520 plus utilities. Utilities run, on average, $55/month and include cable Internet and the New York Times. The house is a mile east of the Univ of Washington, in Laurelhurst which is a quiet residential neighborhood with tall trees and friendly neighbors. It's a fairly large house. The four bedrooms and main bathroom are upstairs. The main floor consists of a living room, dining room, half-bath (sink & toilet), and nice big kitchen where three people can all cook together. The main bathroom was redone this summer and is beautiful. The basement is where all the gear goes (skis, bikes, sleeping bags, boots, etc). The washer and drier are also down there. The yard has a pear tree, plum tree, compost bins, wild roses, a small garden, a roofed work area where you could build stuff, and a nice outdoor shower. The driveway fits 2 cars and there is no problem with street parking. The Burke-Gilman trail (for bike commuting) is 2 blocks away. There's a bus stop nearby, too. I really like the house. Available June 1 (flexible). near ne 43rd St and 36th ave Google map

Goodness, Gary. Last week was our picnic on the Tooth. This week you're distributing beer among hikers. Is there a trend here? Have you moved on from the days of minimalist bivies on Stuart to regular luxury outings? And more importantly, with your new mountaineering style, might I finally stand a chance at getting you to carry most of the gear next time we go climbing? So far my suggestions that I carry an itty bitty daypack and my partner carry the bulk of the gear has met with only laughter from my climbing partners.

What!? Is Gary right? Those were plastic?! Goodness gracious, "heathen" is too gentle a word for one who might suggest drinking Champagne out of anything but glass. Or crystal.

Oh, how obviously right you are! I'm ashamed to admit this did not cross my mind. I'm sure the butlers get taught in butler school how to carry a picnic basket with grace and dignity. I realized atop the Tooth that this was indeed an error. Heels would have been not only more elegant but also more comfortable that walking on the rocks barefoot. We ladies have sensitive feet. I haven't been out much this year and my packing skills are apparently rusty. Thanks. That looks like a fabulous design! Will it fit a pie and a watermelon? I'll have to inquire about a deluxe edition with more volume for food.

Climb: The Tooth-South Face Date of Climb: 6/20/2005 Trip Report: http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/ania/Tooth2005/ For my very first climbing trip [of the year], we climbed the Tooth. The weather was marvellous. We were disappointed only in the dearth of other parties that day. Although we spent about four hours on the summit, the only other folks we saw all day were some far-away hikers (whom we saw from the summit) and a pair of climbers as we were rapelling down. Amanda and I did have one question that we hoped a more experienced CascadeClimber might answer. How do you keep a picnic basket from snagging on rock and inhibiting your climbing, and what's the best way to securely attach it to a pack? Gear Notes: Gear Used: New York Times Champagne and champagne flutes Watermelon Bow Ties ice pack flowers and vase radio checkered picnic blanket picnic basket dress shoes for Gary Gear Brought but Not Used: The Stranger Gear We Wished We Had: chocolate truffles dress shoes for the ladies camera tripod sun parasols Approach Notes: No snow on approach. The mosquitoes are starting to come out, but none were on the summit.

This is a small room in a large house. Your roommates would be 1 thirtyish female electrical engineering graduate student/climber/skiier/cyclist, 1 thirtyish male geology postdoc/skiier/cyclist, and 1 thirtyish male computer science grad student. The room will be available in July and rent is $450 plus utilities. Utilities run, on average, $55/month. The house is a mile east of the Univ of Washington, in a quiet residential neighborhood with tall trees and friendly neighbors. It's a fairly large house. The four bedrooms and main bathroom are upstairs. The main floor consists of a living room, dining room, half-bath (sink & toilet), and nice big kitchen where three people can all cook together. The main bathroom is getting redone. The basement is where all the gear goes (skis, bikes, sleeping bags, boots, etc). The washer and drier are also down there. The yard has a pear tree, plum tree, compost bins, wild roses, a small garden, a roofed work area where you could build stuff, and a nice new outdoor shower. The driveway fits 2 cars and there is no problem with street parking. The Burke-Gilman trail (for bike commuting) is 2 blocks away. There's a bus stop nearby, too. I've nothing bad to say about the house. The people sticking around would prefer a woman in order to maintain gender balance in the house.

I'd like to keep it up as long as I have birthdays. But apparently, forces of nature (like lack of snow) can force me to reevaluate the challenge. So the newly modified version is that for my n'th birthday, I will lift ski n-thousand feet, or backcountry ski n-hundred meters.

Um, ok, Dave_Schuldt is right that I can't entertain myself on blue runs for 28,000 vertical feet. So this is an upgrade to my previous partner search (which, mind you, did not find me *any* partner candidates): http://www.cascadeclimbers.com/threadz/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/428076/an/0/page/0#428076 How 'bout 2800 vertical meters for my 28th birthday, in the backcountry near Baker since Baker actually has snow. Skiing with an unknown partner, I'll want to be conservative about avalanche assessment and other risk factors. That is, I'll want to ski stuff that I'd be willing to ski alone. (And if no one replies, I may end up skiing alone anyway.)

On my 27th birthday last year, I skiied 27,000 vertical feet at Stevens Pass. This year, on my 28th, I'd like to ski 28,000 and it'd be fun to have a partner. That'd be lift skiing, mostly black diamond runs or through the trees, starting when the lifts open and stopping after 28,000 vertical feet. Last year, that was about 6 hours of skiing. I don't do crazy stuff like jumping cliffs, but otherwise I don't think there's a run at Stevens that I can't ski. It'd be most fun if you skiied at a similar level. And you can't make fun of my lipstick matching my skis.

We're looking for a 4th housemate starting in January. We're all mid-20s to early-30s, skiiers, climbers, cyclists. The house is a mile east of the Univ of Washington, in a quiet residential neighborhood (Laurelhurst) with tall trees and friendly neighbors. It's a fairly large house. The four bedrooms and main bathroom are upstairs. The main floor consists of a living room, dining room, half-bath (sink & toilet), and nice big kitchen where three people can all cook together. The basement is where all the gear goes (skis, bikes, sleeping bags, boots, ice axes, etc). The washer and drier are also down there, and the supplemental beer fridge. The yard has a pear tree, plum tree, compost bins, wild roses, and a roofed work area where you could build stuff. The driveway fits 2 cars and there is no problem with street parking, except for half a dozen times per year when there's a football game at the UW. The Burke-Gilman trail (for bike commuting) is 2 blocks away. There's a bus stop nearby, too. I've nothing bad to say about the house. I really like it. Amanda and I are both grad students. Greg graduated earlier this summer but is still working at the UW. We all get on our bikes more often than into our cars. We all ski. Greg is the only one who doesn't rock climb, and I'm the only one without ice tools. We'd prefer a male housemate to keep the 50-50 male-female ratio, but would certainly consider a cool woman. We're hoping to find someone who'll stick around for a while. We understand that things come up, but we'd prefer the new housemate to make a 1 year (or more) commitment. Rent is $500/month + utilites.

Matt: Thanks for the nice compliments. Although I think it's unfortunate that you'd feel need to comment about people mocking a TR for being too easy. "Easy" climbs can make for a good story whether they're done as a mellow trip, or as an exciting alpine adventure for someone just learning. IMO. Mal Con: Thanks for the info! I still wonder why the plaques are where they are. Alpinfox: "The Pineapple". Thanks. I amended my TR.

Coming down off the Tooth this morning, I saw these plaques mounted on a big rock. They're a couple hundred feet beneath the end of the trail that ends near Source Lake. Does anyone know what their origin is? They are inscribed with: JOHANNA ELLEN STEIL 1908-1993 Helan Cabiness Griffith 1881-1985 James Simpson Steil 1944-1984 MELVILLE PETER STEIL 1904-1997 And since someone is bound to ask what I was doing up there, the answer is at www.cs.washington.edu/homes/ania/Tooth

Yes. Gary and I had ascended the West Ridge by our own variation. On the summit, we discussed whether to go down the Cascadian or Ulrich's. We'd heard the Cascadian was easier. We knew some CC fellow named ChucK had just descended Ulrich's. We were standing at the top of Ulrich's, and one false summit away from the Cascadian. All that weighed together sent us down Ulrich's. Heck, if you want the whole trip report: http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/ania/Stuart/trip_report.html Jim -- we found it pretty far down, almost where the trees begin again. I'd be surprised if it had tumbled that far and not gotten stopped somewhere earlier. But if your buddy remembers what stickers it had on it, this helmet does have two spots where stickers once were. Tell me what shape they were and I'll tell you if they match. I hope he doesn't want me to return my new flowerpot to him, though.

When Gary and I descended Ulrich's Couloir (the next gulley west of the Cascadian Couloir on Mt Stuart), we found this helmet (which shall soon become a hanging flowerpot). Gary was curious how old it might be and asked me to post photos, in case one of the... uh... more experienced people here might recognize it. Sexy, eh?

We were doing our own variation on the west ridge of Mt Stuart. We tended to stay higher (closer to crest) and/or slightly on the north side of the ridge than the more standard sandy ledges. The biners were not all that far up our route. All were clipped to slings (we got 2 REI And 1 Liberty). I attached a photo.