Pandora

My dad and I climbed the Kautz Cleaver as our first non-dog route on Rainier a couple years back, 4th of July weekend. We approached via Comet Falls and Van Trump Park and camped at around 8400 feet on Wapowety Cleaver. The next day we got a late start, which was a bad idea considering how warm it was. At around 11,000 feet the ice chunks started whizzing past. Somehow we managed to avoid getting hit directly (more than once or twice anyway) and topped out after the longest summit day ever. There were a couple spots higher on the route that were either fairly steep or had a bit of exposure, but it's sweet and you'll dig it.

All I know about the Trango S is that when CascadeClimber wore them on a trip to the Sisters, he ran me and my plastics into the ground

partly sunny/mostly cloudy partly cloudy/mostly sunny ja?

w00t!

My dad bought his in February, and I purchased mine in March. Neither of us have received the annual permits either. I recall talking to one cc.commer who had not kept his temporary permit (I still have mine), and when he registered for another climb, the ranger took his word that he had paid for a permit earlier in the year.

Nice work, kiddo! No lost gear this time, eh?

Trask has moved on to bigger and better

Excellent! Glad to see I'm not the only one caught napping on the job

Pete, you're such a trickster

All you need to know is to be careful of what you get yourself into

My name was suggested by cracked. The image is one of Pandora's box, of course!

WHOA! WHAT A HOTTIE!

No wonder I felt like I was sleeping 6' off the ground surrounded by nubile women dressed only in palm fronds. Uh huh. Those were the same kangaroo mice that chewed a hole in my pack. Wow, looks like I really missed out! Serves me right for bailing

CH!

But sucking can be so enjoyable!

Excellent! Hopefully we can find some choss for you to boulder on....

Dude! Doesn't being a climber make you poor by default?

Bailed after hiking in to Stuart and spent the weekend bouldering with NOLSe, cracked, and Mackadocious. We ran into MisterE, Alpinfox, and Distel32 doing the same. I also ate nearly an entire carton of Tagalongs ice cream! Fun weekend with the boyz, even if we were sorely lacking in motivation.

Very true, but that's something I'm thankful for

Yeah, I'll say!

Are you coming, Justin?

w00t, time for round 2!

Wow, I actually agree with marylou.

I've noticed I tend to have that effect on people.