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Prepare for the end! ... of high prices. I hope this thread was a guerilla marketing campaign for OPB, because Explorer accomplished nothing else in coming here.

I have a copy of the 6th edition of Freedom of the Hills in very good condition (no stray writing, highlighting, stains, bends, etc.) that I'll sell you for $12. Pick up in Portland.

You know, you can rent blow up dolls beacons from the store. Because free markets.

WTH did you climb in the movie, Olympus Mons?

Thanks. The old girl is looking pretty good in her advanced age. Mountainproject, in comparison, hasn't changed much since 2006, and it's not any better for it.

Are there any archived photos available of cc.com prior to the redesign? I realized the other night that I can't even remember what it looked like before 2012 - and I had visited for 8 years prior to that. It feels, as Ivan would say, that we've always been at war with Oceania.

Might depend on the resort. Do you get a free season pass?

That's definitely possible. Powder was more common in the 80s.

Too Much to list.... -Chouinard XL Harness -50+ REI Carabiner Clips -Belay Device -Blue Water Open Slings -Mammut 2500 Dans -Hexentrics, 3,6,7,8,9 -Wild Country Wired Stoppers 4-9 -Vintage Boreal Rock Climbing Shoes, regular width 0 size 27 ( I think its a Mens 10) -Wilderness Experience Back Pack -Powder Bag -Powder Call Mitch http://portland.craigslist.org/clc/spo/5308113736.html

Cue the dubstep in your lowered Subaru WRX, my terrain park friends: Drones are coming to Timberline Ski area this winter! baa baa http://www.timberlinelodge.com/whats-new/ "Timberline is excited to partner with Cape Productions to offer aerial drone video service. With a variety of different packages available for purchase, skiers and snowboarders can sign up to have a drone safely follow and film them on the mountain. Cape Productions editors take the best footage from the runs combined with music, visual effects, close-up and landscape footage to produce a professional-grade video. More information to come as details are finalized. (Due to safety concerns for all, Timberline prohibits the use of drones by the general public.) - See more at: http://www.timberlinelodge.com/whats-new/#sthash.nc69HU7R.dpuf" Given the gusts of wind that rake the mountain, what will keep all of these buggers from getting blown into the White River canyon?

Good Planet Money episode recently on why we can't bet on elections (in America). Historically, when betting on elections was permitted, the odds proved to be quite accurate in predicting the eventual winner. I believe there are gambling houses across the pond that do offer odds on our elections, however - anybody see any odds on ol' Bern they'd be willing to share? Aside: I donate five dollars to Bernie's campaign for every negative comment from KK, so keep at it, chum!

I have a few weeks off in September beginning 9/6 and am open to alpine objectives. I've always wanted to climb Mount Olympus but haven't felt like knocking out the long approach in a day and gunning for the summit the next morning. So does anyone want to join me for a Long Slow Deliberate expedition style slog up to Glacier Meadows and upward? I'm assuming (having not researched it) that the route may be out of condition. If it's passable but icy, we can haul enough gear to compensate - that's the beauty of the long slow distance method. Anyway, send me a message. I'm open to other ideas too, like kayaking, rafting, moderate trad adventure climbing ...

good deal on the mini. Ropes too, probably, but I just sold a mini for more than $40.

live link to Bernie rally in Portland today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZ2K8R76cD4#action=share (Not sure what shows after the rally is over)

Report from crevasse climbing last weekend: Climber is board member dutret: Will probably keep it up in the fall ...

sounds amazing

Non-scientific, but I took a new set of G14 crampons out on Kautz Route on Tahoma a few weeks ago, and was surpised by how much dulling occurred even during the brief DC descent on ground pumice. This was with barely any walking on the DC itself - the crampons were left on just long enough to cross off the snow and take 'em off.

cascadeclimbers.com print edition?

The Nisqually was a little sketchy right before the Fan, but nothing compared to the Upper Kautz. That's the dangerous part of the route IMHO at the moment, and you're still facing it if you go up Van Trump approach. Sounds like we should have turned back onto the Nisqually at the top of Wapowtey Cleaver, but that didn't look passable.

pretty cool! This will be fun to play around with.

Anybody down for ice cragging on either White River Glacier or Eliot this Sunday, 7/26/2015? (I could also go another weekend.)

yellow bottle of oxygen?

went yesterday, 7/19. Ice was okay but not amazing; some dinner plates broke off and our crampons felt more secure than our tools. No boot track above second pitch. We traversed the upper kautz glacier back and forth several times trying to negotiate crevasses. (We ascended up the face to Point Success rather than cross over the Nisqually.) The crevasses are basically impassable - not safely passable. We were up there moderately late (say 10 a.m.) there was water running under the heavily sun cupped and penitented face. I punched a foot through in one spot. Ice tinkled into the creek in the glacier below. it was sketchy - we may have gone the wrong way, though. I've done a little research and it looks like the preferred route is to cross onto the Nisqually at the top of the Wapowty Cleaver. We did pop our heads over there, but that looks way too broken up to be a safe option either. Anybody hear about the group of five who did the route yesterday? They were about 1200' below us. I didn't see them come down DC, either. Two climbing rangers were climbing the route yesterday so they will probably have some impressions to share. Napped at 13.9K', Ben :-)