Chriznitch

yeah there are certainly some things to learn from her belaying...seems like she was more concerned with getting out of the way than locking off. Natural instinct when someone is flying at you of course.

does that mean you taught the kiddies twice as much?

Mt Jefferson

there's one on Mt Washington's North Ridge (just below the "nose") and there's one on Broken Top's Crater Rim, just southeast of the summit. Maybe I should use the words "there was"...very likely these have crumbled

sick

This may not be good advice. Although downclimbing the spur certainly would save time and the effort of car shuttling, descending cooper spur is a serious & committing choice to make. Of the many accidents that have occured on CS, lots have been on the descent. Let's be careful throwing out distorted advice like this, especially to someone considering ascending the spur, let alone descending it.

catching the weather window that "dreams are made of" for a flight from AZ to WA to climb ptarmigan ridge

don't forget your surfboard dude

there are certainly some more difficult variations on the summit pinnacle. I think one of these is the Gill route on the south side. Bolts on the easy line (scramble) up the back (east side) are unacceptable, especially at the bottom! The whole thing is only 75'

that last pic is a classic! what a day that must've been...

I can believe it! A family member of mine was run over on his bike last year by an old lady in western FL. She didn't even see him but her family ended up putting together enough of a case that they determined the accident 50% at-fault for each!!

anybody do it in 2005?

"I was trying to boulder the yak officer, I SWEAR!"

schweet pics hard to believe it took 22 hrs, but awesome nonetheless

nah brah

I just got a set of the wild countrys w/ dyneema. bad ass in my opinion.

shoot, I would trade being "escorted" up a mountain for all that gear!

yeah...now you're talking! your momma left SC looser

ummm...let's not forget the cheerleaders!

as a final comment, falls on 4th class can generate just as much force as those occuring on a 5.10 route. Moving "fast & light" on alpine climbs can push arguments for lighter ropes, but remember it's called a half-rope for a reason.

assuming it is a 60m rope, doubling it over would get you a 30m pair of half-ropes. some new ropes (sterling I believe) are actually 120m ropes that work the same way. unfortunately top-roping and alpine climbing are quite different. I think you would be good for easy alpine climbs with your 8.5mm but still recommend a "work horse" rope for top roping.

I would expect Nov to be the iciest time of the year. Should be pretty desolate!

I wouldn't use it for top-roping. That is pretty rough on a rope. 10.5 or 11mm recommended. If you are on easy terrain I would use it, with the option of doubling it over for difficult sections where a fall is likely. Make sure you didn't step on it with crampons, etc, during the snow use. That should dedicate it to "glacier rope only" status.