OlegV

i got too much unreleased energy (hmmm) - need to get on some hard shit.

I'd be glad to help, but I have to baby-sit my house on friday - or my happy-nobody-home kiddo will burn down the house with his high friends. I want to climb this weekend though!

Hey Chad! Glad to hear from you again. Check your e-mails!

does acupuncture help?

Thanks Mike! It sounds like half of the people on a board have it. I might try the Graston technique, after a couple of shots of Vodka, of cause Good bye running.

My wife had it too (she is a runner), and she got rid of it by a brutal massage. A chiropractor massaged her foot with a big metal cylinder. Apparently, it breaks down the scar tissue in your tendon and regenerates the growth. It is a very painful procedure though.

It just wouldn't go away no matter how long I taper myself. I think I developed it from the trail running and wearing wrong shoes. It hurt when I go downhill. I switched to biking but my foot still sores. Anyone got similar experiences? I tried ice, iboprofin and simple rest. It is still there. Thanks.

We thought, taking our wifes through the WR would put an end to our marriages

Thanks. The pictures turned out great - we'll have them posted shortly. We had some more adventures coming down the Cascadian Couloir

I think, we've chatted with you and Jennifer at the summit. We climbed the West Ridge this Saturday. Really nice job, congratulations! Oleg

check your pma

NF, NR or at least complete Exum rdg

ICE is a bit too technical for her. she needs a basic plastic boot. thanks though.

WANTED: women's size 8 plastic boots, Koflac, Scarpa ...whatever. ovarlamov@yahoo.com

got to keep business straight with new-yorkers

there are young climbers and there are smart climbers... let's just drop the topic, not a big deal!

Pete is good, but complicated. We all are - to the point when we don't understand ourselves. I think this topic doesn't belong to this TR

Pete is another story

Thanks fellas! Alex brought his new SLR digital camera and it worked great! We had two cameras, his big Pentax (for landscapes) and my compact cheap Canon (for actions). Reid was in a better shape than we expected - after all this snowfall and high avi danger. The entrance couloir was a potentially dangerous spot, especially at crevasse crossing: Higher up, conditions greatly improved. We encouneterd some thin sections of alpine ice and shallow snow: The best part is a final 500 ft of Reid - lots of ice climbing. We simulclimbed most of the way, although roping up wasn't necessary. We had not a single encounter of falling ice or avalanches. Except for the top of the Reid, the wind was zero. We topped out via the left variation of the West Crater rim - lots of loose snow. The rim ice at the summit ridge is all rotten and porous inside. Probably, the Yocum would be the same. Overall, it was one of the best Hood climbs in terms of conditions.

We didn't plan to - it just happened - it was the most logical line of ascent. I am glad we followed this line though - the last 500 vertical feet of Reid was super icy and took few screws.

Hey! Nice TR and pix! It was very nice meeting you, likewise! Forgive my oxygen-deprived brain, I got mixed up with the names. Were you Mike or Brian? A party of four? We did go all the way up the reid. Sweet conditions! The TR is coming. Alex got some nice pictures to show!

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Nice TR! Probably one of the last TRs for a while now.

Agree, Iain. There is no easy way up the Hood anymore. The Pearly Gates have changed and require a move or two of the technical climbing.