Ricardo_Montalban

hey kyle, what model of boots/bindings are they? i have a pair of stiff sectors and i'm looking for a softer pair. bindings have backs?

simple solution... "hi. batteries are dying. don't expect to hear from me for the next X days. bye" if communication was the only factor

sorry, i don't use poles. i'm a knuckle-dragger

yet you're still here...

here? there are other links with discussion on this thread

wish my form was that impressive!

a-gal, that place sounds great! no gumbies!!!

that gave me an idea... i just trademarked the word 'climber' so all you saps are going to have to find another term to define yourselves or describe your exploits!! ...unless you wanna shell out the bucks!!

i recommend the daiquiri whacker

Gracias!!

Hey DoubleE, how low did the snow go? continuous from CS? how deep? typically this time of year I go without crampons or snowshoes, but may has been strange. do you recall how exposed Suksdorf ridge is? Thanks! -r

thanks for the confirmation jmace. here's another vertical profile forecast link (with more info) and it's explanation the 1st, 3rd, and 8th part of the graph are relevant to the mtns, the rest are ground level predictions.

ahh! it's raining now. i guess dark blue means cloud and light rain. so, if a high pressure system was moving in, would the elevation drop on your scale? (i.e., 850mb = 4000')

STD = standard atmospheric pressure? if you look at the skew-t's from the last couple of days, the elevation varies as much as 100m. granted that difference doesn't mean too much to most of us. since i don't know what the range of variation is, i was just pointing out that it's not a static equivalency. good point on cloud/no cloud. we are now in the middle of the blue on the right and it's not raining (not to say it won't). and about noon, there was a nice sun break. hhmmm...i know where i'm going tonight!!!

if this makes as much sense to you as it does to me, here is another option... Explanation: -this is a meteogram that is roughly a forecasted skew-t -time moves from right to left in 6 hour increments -the solid black line is the freezing level -i'm not sure what the dashed black line is -elevation is loosely associated with the atmospheric pressure (numbers at left). unfortunately this model does not give equivalent elevation like the skew-t model (which is measured data), but you can look at the skew-t du jour and compare to get a rough idea. warning; the pressure/elevation relationship changes constantly so even the skew-t from 2 hours ago could mislead you. -i'm not sure if the color spectrum refers to cloud and weather intensity or just weather intensity. read: just b/c there's no color doesn't necessarily mean there won't be clouds. given the forecast, i would guess that the colors do not display clouds. -wind speed and direction is indicated by the flags and # and type of barbs -this can be found on this link (or and wa) in the UPPER section; click on star nearest your destination! This image (from portland airport today) shows that on 5/20 at midnight, the precip will stop for roughly 24 hours and sunday evening it's going to rain like hell for a couple of hours. let's report back on monday and compare our observations with this!

link CLIMBING ROUTE INFORMATION The weather has remained somewhat stormy these past few weeks. There probably has been little change in the snowpack. Overall snow depth is well below normal, but enough for spring skiing. The South Climb Trail is entirely snow covered, yet is discernible up to the junction with Round-the Mountain Trail. From there the trail is well under snow, and routes vary. Snow conditions will be variable, responding to the latest weather. Please check weather and avalanche conditions prior to any outing (see links this page). While avalanche forecasts do not apply to high elevations, such as the upper slopes of Mt. Adams, they are a valuable starting point for assessing avalanche conditions. Don't be caught unprepared. Help is a long time coming and cannot get to you in poor weather. ROAD CONDITIONS All roads are open. Roads 80, 8040, and 8040500 are open to the South Climb Trailhead. Beware of debris on the road and soft road surfaces. Alot of snow remains in the parking lot at the South Climb Trailhead which limits parking space. Please park off the main travelway and do not block others.

part of the problem is that the press calls everyone lost/hurt in the woods a climber

this is an excellent tasting mushroom that grows all over our region; natural areas and in the city. early september you will see them (bright orange shelves) coming out of sick (but living) hardwoods, mostly of the prunus genera (cherry, plum, etc.). i've also seen them on downed conifers in the olympics and oak bottoms. great in a soup or saute'd in a stir fry!!

hhhmmmmmm........tastes like snaffle!

that's the mesozoic gutter pal! we're way more evolved!

that's what i thought

our company is encouraging us to switch to foxfire for this reason... ...and picard can kick kirks @$$!!

that's why he averages one/year as opposed to clinton's 1/month

i'm hoping this week will help some. was i ever off base! thanks for the tips, all!

thanks iain, i read a tr not too long ago about a ski descent down the old chute / w. side and had to remove skis when they encountered ice in the chute. "Need more melt/freeze for all the accumulation from April." i'm hoping this week will help some.