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The Pleiades - Mt. Larrabee - ABP- Canadian Border Peak Traverse

The NE Rib of J-burg?

...or a Layka dog!

Like this one: http://www.tetonat.com/2011/09/21/andreas-franssons-denali-south-face-ski-descent/ How steep is too steep for skiing in plastic (mountaineering) boots?

bad idea

I will start the list: 1) The TFT. 2) The East Ridge of Forbidden(?).

Yocum Ridge on Hood got nice winter rock.

Nice colors, Jason!

small packs

Because femoral and other leg muscles are large, engaging your leg muscles in hard anaerobic exercise is the most efficient way to burn your calories and increase your aerobic capacity. Staying lean will help develop speed and use your muscles and lungs more efficiently. Run uphill 3-4 times a week (make sure you use good running shoes - like Brooks Cascadia and retire them every 800-1000 miles). Trail running will keep your metabolic rate high and will help develop mental and physical endurance. Off season, supplement your trail runs with a variety of upper body exercise, 3-4 times a week. Taper and climb mountains in summer – train in winter. Make sure you eat tons of proteins and recover after your long runs with lots of carbohydrates. The later will block lactate production in your muscles. Drink lots of water. Avoid alcohol and women…just kidding

Eric, those bolts look rusty and old "sadistically sandy-loose trail" - a mastership of phraseology again!

In that picture I don't think you could find any rock to avoid. Let's do it, Buckaroo!

I need new skies for winter projects. I hear they stopped selling Silvretta bindings in the US, is it true?

The Cassin or The Pioneer ridge!

That was a hell of a trip, Tom. The basin looks very much like AK! I see the point people made about the difficulty of the traverse. One can traverse on the snow and bipass all the towers. I am not sure it will count as the TFT though.

Approach via torment basin or Roush Basin (eldo) and do a high traverse. You could at least bag torment and evaluate from there. Go for it, Oleg! :-) The Torment can be probably climbed via its North Face - it looked very moderate in summer. There is no class 3-4 in winter! South view:

Hey Tom, did you take this picture? It looks like most of rock can be avoided on snow.

...talked to Colin Haley and his bro. they say, it hasn't been done in winter. I think the TFT can be esier in winter than in summer because the snow level is high. can be done in a mountanering style. any thoughts?

Nice work, Tom. Glad the loose 5.8 section went well.

Ok, Stephen - now we should do the NF of Hood. It looks similar to what you guys climbed!

Very nice, Jason. You are a good writer. Also, you guys look very fine on that ledge. Those cold nights make you appreciate life and beer taste! Well done! BTW, Beckey always underestimates his grades

We don't need to know your oppinion

We are now getting into the habbit building bivy sites on route. I don't think rangers check these areas often:

Boston Basin is a Temple of Light The world of Rock and Ice Fire Morning whisper Jupiter sky Forbidden Glacier

nice work!!!