Chriznitch

cool pics are they

awesome pics. That snow arete shot location is pretty famous--patagonia(tm ) used it this year. Congrats--glad you finally got on some alpine schnitzel!

I have always cleaned my tools with WD-40, although I just found out that it causes cancer in male reproductive organs, so that's a bummer... Better stick with the steel wool and oil

yummy

Feb14th snow showers hi: 32deg low: 19deg

nice work--looks like a perfect day. Those first 2 pics make it look flat! thanks for sharing

I think he shot this guy:

this photo of House makes it look easy:

lookin good!

grab some glacier gear and a partner and start thinking about routes like: -Mazama Glacier (Adams) -Emmons (Rainier) -Leuthold Couloir (hood) -Sunshine (Hood) -Baker plus you are prolly ready to solo these with minimal gear: -Thielsen -Broken Top -South & Middle Sis -Adams south side -St Helens Then when you get good try: -Mt Jefferson (JPG) -Kautz Glacier -North Sis -North Cascades!

Ashley (if you're a dude)

Bob Spalzich

sierra trading post has the older stuff

any recommendations for easy-moderate, 1-2 day solo type alpine routes in this same area?

some comments: -the Biscuit report simply explains the economic effects according to various delays in salvage logging. It does not "suggest" anything. Unfortunately few people have actually read it before critiquing. -the conclusions made in the Donato study are based on short term, graduate student timelines. Are we concerned about immediate impacts of active management or the long-term enhancement of the destroyed stand? -we all knew that the area was going to burn catastrophically when it was "preserved"

cool pics and scheweet ride!

expect a shitload more difficulty than you've seen on the "gentle side"... don't get me wrong though, if you're skilled enough this has to be one of the most spectacular climbing routes on the mountain

what's the catwalk? Is that the pinnacled section?

ummm...the entire route is 3rd class minimum. about 1500' or so. Protection possibilities should be abundant if you wanted to break it up into pitches, however, keep in mind that's a long day of setting anchors and rope drag. If appproaching from the bottom, you want to take the Piedra Lisa trail north for a few miles, cutting right at a crest, following an obvious climber's trail up to the base of the climb. I've included a couple more pics for ya. Keep in mind the west face is closed during raptor season (Jan-Aug), however, the knife edge is never restricted if you follow the trails... knife edge comes into view where the climbers trail cuts left: biggie size "crux" (easy) section--this is the "W" section discernable from down below @ Juan Tabo super size me It's a spectacular climb and definitely recommended for those new to the Sandias

hey jersey, I've climbed the knife edge. It's a great route and probably 5.0 level climbing (mostly 3rd class). I solo'd it and felt comfortable, but there is some significant exposure (see photo below). Rock quality is good. Route finding is pretty simple, following the ridge for most of the climb and going left around a couple sections. Some parties rope up at the crux (again, see photo), which is the obvious "W" notch seen from the valley. Good luck! big photo

that movie was awesome! Inspired many crashes on my cheap bmx. I even bought the little pads for my handlebars. His fixed gear bike in the movie was especially awesome--remember the backwards riding?

you should have a good view of santa's flight trajectory up there

scenic: camp schurman sunrise, may 2005 link climbing: exposure in the sandia mts, august 2005 link ice climbing: looking back on the traverse, ptarmigan ridge, may 2005 link

I spent 4 summers on a forest service trail crew in the sierras. That was pretty awesome. The best parts: -camping out for 9-day work weeks in the wilderness -climbing after work -flexible schedules (one tour we started at 2am to avoid the heat) -companions (some of those after work parties were the best...something about knowing there's nobody around for miles) -you are in awesome shape since you hike and work your ass off every single day chopping trees and moving granite, then usually climb and hike on your days off -occassionally seeing some cute hiker ladies -the best part: having the mountains as your office

sounds like a nice leisurely climb