Chriznitch

I'll try not to knock too much down on you...

thanks for the pics dude

in the past I've been able to make winter day trips to the peak from the manzanita lake area (there's a visitor center there) on the north side of the park. This has to be the most direct way. Lassen surely has seen more winter than Oregon and WA so the skiing should be great

sickness foo

Cool pics damn--look at all those boot tracks!

this is a tough one. Our country still keeps "setting aside" land while our consumers and competition (ala China) continue to fill their needs from other areas with considerably less restrictions--aka "raping the land". tough call to say the least...at least our country will be pretty longer than others, but the voters need to think globally instead of where they go on the weekends or for summer camp

great pics and valiant effort for ol' Bill

coo

they probably designed it for a dude

so this is an official FA? either way, great job and way to take advantage of this weather "window"

sounds awesome to me--those high camps alone will make the trip worthwhile

Senate Committee Approves Wild Sky Wilderness Area February 16 - The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee unanimously approved a bill that would create the Wild Sky Wilderness Area, the first new wilderness area in Washington State in more than 20 years. According to the Seattle Post Intelligencer, the proposal has "broad support" in both houses of Congress, but attempts to create the wilderness area during the past 2 years have died in the House Resources Committee whose Chair, Richard Pombo (R-CA), is generally opposed to awarding higher protection to federal land. The Senate has passed the bill twice only to see it fail in the House. To prevent that from happening again, Rep. Rick Larsen (D-WA) reintroduced a House version of the bill identical to the version he and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) originally introduced in May 2002. "We are restarting the clock on Wild Sky," Larsen said. "We have done the homework and the legwork to create a 'hands on' wilderness proposal that will benefit Washington State families and businesses." Should the legislation pass, 106,000 acres in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest northeast of Seattle would be made off-limits to vehicles (including bicycles and snowmobiles), logging, mining, and other commercial uses. Road construction also would be prohibited, except in emergencies situations, such as to extinguish fire. For more information on the bill, visit Rep. Rick Larsen's website. You can read the text of the bill at the Thomas legislative information website and search using the term "Wild Sky Wilderness Act of 2005." from the e-forester

good little run you have going the last couple weeks. Keep it up in the drought-ridden northwest!

I can verify that it is not just a clever name

so are your friends ever coming back?

sounds like highs of 80 where I'd be in the summer

cool--thanks fgw. I checked and they average 280 days of sunshine

thinking pretty seriously about taking a job in Springerville, AZ. Anybody familiar with this area? Are there any rocks/crags/routes nearby?

cool country, but overall a bit gay report

I checked out the pics--looked burlier than I expected! You should tell D.Potter about the Raven part of the story...

yes--a great place for a one day adventure. skyclimb--that must've been my buddy Nate

Climb: Mount Thielsen-west ridge Date of Climb: 1/5/2005 Trip Report: We went down south and climbed Thielsen on Wednesday. The trailhead was deserted... There was a foot of powder to break trail on the whole approach. The mountain was socked in when we could first see it, but the clouds parted and we saw our objective. We put on some sunscreen and were ready to enjoy a perfect, cold day in the mountains... As we neared the pinnacle, the weather moved back in.It started to snow a little bit and visability went down to short distances. We ended up wandering around for a few minutes trying to find the pinnacle. Finally we found it and climbed up. We used a running belay to protect it. The climbing wasn't too difficult but a little sketchy since the rock was underneath powder. I carried some ice screws but there was no ice to be found. We topped out and had a view of nothing. We stayed about a minute, took our "summit hero" shots, and rapped off. The clouds were sitting about 6500' as we descended. Below them there eventually was a nice view of Diamond Lake and the base of Bailey and Diamond peaks. Gear Notes: ice axe, crampons (crusty snow up high), rope, couple pieces of rock gear, snowshoes (critical) Approach Notes: nice trail broken in right now but probably not for long!

we used to drink 40's of Rainier Ale back in the day...

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I've had the jacket for about a year now. Great for temps found on Mt Hood in spring Although it is breathable, I love the pit zip feature for max venting (great when wearing a backpack) Chest pockets are also a must and perfect for powerbars, gloves, etc. For the price it was hard to beat. Plus, it's different than the mountain hardwear and north face jackets that all the city people wear