MisterMo

Dating myself as usual but manila ropes once commonly used for glacier stuff were very static. In that one respect they worked just fine; in almost all other respects they sucked horribly compared to modern ropes. I don't see any significant advantage to a static rope for glacier stuff. In my opinion rope stretch of dynamic ropes under low loads is pretty low on the list of things that are a pain in the ass in crevasse rescue.

I have a hard time thinking of Daniel as being east of the crest. How about Seven Fingered Jack or Maude? 9,000ers with plenty of snow this time of year.

John Salathe on the left, I think.

Sounds like you crossed the same place we did into Boston Basin. Fuzzy foto below, taken from below the Triad, shows pretty much the whole trip from there to Sahale Arm. I think that once west of Torment it's non-technical and more scenic to follow the ridge top towards Eldorado but I can't swear to that since I haven't actually walked it.

Yes, up Hidden Lakes Trail then cut off left to the pass between the forks of Sibley Creek. Thence up to ridge towards Triad and dropped off to south side at a fairly obvious spot.

I've done this in the opposite direction, a bit shorter since we went out Boston Basin. There's a Class 3-ish place getting from Boston Basin to Torment Basin and another gaining the ridge W (?) of the Triad from the south. I can't think of what to compare it to but I do recall you'd hate it if you did fall there. A short light rope wouldn't hurt if there is squeamishness. The rest is pretty much walking...very pretty and scenic walking. Cooler than the Enchantments in that it is more alpine and less populated. Ice axes would be a plan unless you go quite late. Enjoy

An FPA application to log 90 plus acres on Heybrook Ridge spawned a short thread here a while back. Logging has been postponed for a time giving a local group an opportunity to raise support (and money) to purchase the land. Persons interested in this issue might want to hit the Friends of Heybrook Ridge website HERE There's absolutely no climbing over there but it's a pretty piece of ground and a part of what you gawk at while you're belaying over here.

Bring if you got. I have refrigeration ( ) but am slim on ice chests.

OK, I will try this thing: Folks who come up and volunteer are welcome to come for beer/food/fire afterward in the shadow of the mighty Town Wall if they're so inclined... I have: Plenty of outside space A firepit and lots of wood A grill & lots of charcoal I will have some beer and grillable food to offer but people should probably bring some of each. All bets are off if it's nasty; my house is pretty little.

I'm there if my shoulder gets just a little better quick. I'll haul out the PAs, hexes, and swami so y'all can have a good chuckle... Good chance for beer and a fire in Hamburger Flats after as well.

I very much like your last photo of Joberg; dig it out and enter it in the contest next year.

I haven't been there in like forever but isn't the UW rock a conglomeration of precast pieces and if so wouldn't it be a relatively small (compared to reconstruction) task to move it?

Don is a Zen Master of profanity, equaled only by Jack Nicholson and a handful of others....

Replaced by Epson, not me.

What are your output size requirements? I've had an Epson Stylus Photo R2400 for close to a year now, which means it's about a week and a half from being replaced by a newer model but anyway: Beautiful output. Total reliability to date including zero issues with clogged nozzles when it's sat idle for a bit. No paper feed hassles ever. Claims of archival quality for the K3 inkset. Up to 13" wide, roll feed capable. Plenty fast for my needs. Under your price limit. My only second thoughts would be that it would have been fun to spring for the wider 17" or 24" carriage models on account of how fun it would be to blast out a really big print now and then. Photo printers guzzle consumables; they shoud just give you the machine to get the ink business.

I don't think this bill will change the Index Galena road. I think the road is under the county supervision. However, this bill may affect Jack's Pass and the current snowplowing going on for the inholders of Galena. Don't know what will happen in the summer if a gate goes up...or if there will be a gate. The bill should affect none of these things. The valley bottom corridors of the Beckler and NF Sky are excluded from it. Access to the area itself takes some doing and is unlikely to get much easier...to the eventual dismay of those who confuse a wilderness with a recreational backpackers paradise. There are some massively brushy valleys and relatively few trails.

A few days ago, in an effort to view your pix, I opened two instances of my browser...one to copy your image links from (out of your post) and another to copy them into...figuring that I might accidentally make them work. I copied and pasted one and when I went back to copy another all your photos were visible, with the big white patches to which you refer. I have absolutely no idea what I did right and it was only temporary since I don't see your stuff now, except those fotos quoted in replies. Can you open them in an image editor, crop them down, and post again?

Yes! Keep them coming.

A handful of oddities: Sunrise Road, massively way back, Gramma's 32 Chev with the door open: Pre-global warming, my sister and I at frozen-solid Green Lake, 1956: University Heights School, 1958: Construction of the I5 Ship Canal Bridge with the Gas Works Park Gas Works in the background stankin' up the neighborhood, 1961 I think: Indian Bar Shelter, Wonderland Trail, 1966: ...and a retreat from Rainshadow, 1970: Keep em coming

Perhaps you can point out to me where in these rules: it says diddly about photo size.

DCramer your mailbox is full. PM me if you got a minute.

No. Too fun. Everybody keep it coming. Very cool stuff. Scanning sort of sucks you in. I didn't stop until I'd scanned everything I owned.

Count me in. Dont know if you have more bods than projects or the other way 'round but the culvert at parking entry could use some hand-work so it doesn't overflow across the road all the time. I've also been tempted for some time now to hump a saw (and gas, and oil, and wedges...sheesh!) up the main wall trail & do blowdown patrol.

Eldorado

You may already be familiar with the following, but in addition to the Wickwire/Kerrebrock incident a look at Roberts' book on his two man trip to Deborah will provide ample examples of just how horribly wrong two man glacier travel can go. Then theres all the two person parties who have no incidents at all. Once familiar with that it becomes really "just" another objective hazard decision...something you can only prepare for or prevent to a limited extent....e.g. what sort of risk are you prepared to take against a hazard that you cannot control. So, my short answer to your question would be maybe, depending on the partner, the specific trip, and the season.