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Ummm... What happened to no interesting variations? Personally, I would say skip out on the cooper spur. You are going to have to swing some sort of obnoxious car shuttle, and have a longer than average approach. If you want to go up a different way than down, why not climb wy-east, leutholds, reid, west crater rim, etc? All of which don't require a shuttle, will get you away from the standard crowds, and are more technically appealing. Just my $0.02... Go for it, but if you are going over to that side of the mountain, I would say hit sunshine, north face, etc... I'm also biased cause for some reason cooper spur scares me. ~Nate

PS. I have been with at least 3 groups who have recieved tickets a T-line for not having their snowpark permit. I would say get one. If it's still necessary, I would bet there is someone who is gonna check, especially on a saturday. even though the sign that says you need one is buried under a snowbank ()

Those photos are sweet Sno!

Dude, that's sick! Just kiddin. Must be nesting up there, and you're probably right that it should be closed.

Nice dude, I always dig your BT & are trip reports. Is that your buddies sled? That's super convienient.

Ummm... You're a pussy. Now that we got that taken care of, if riding the cat improves your chances of summiting significantly, then, well, okay. It's not like the part the cat goes up is pristine wilderness with old growth ski towers. Just remember that when you you do finish, and are on the way down, are you going to feel as good about the trip if you took a snowcat ride? If you don't think it matters, then go for it. I have no idea what to expect up there this weekend. Probably some fresh windpack snow, fairly consolidated, but if I was going I would bring skis cause I hate postholing. Sleep in the spots marked "overnight parking." Is the snowpark season over, or do you still need a pass? I thought it may have ended on the 15th, but I forget. Pickets if you plan on roping up for the hogsback, otherwise leave the rope, pickets harnesses and all that garbage behind. Don't bother roping up if your not going to place some sort of gear.

Arrr... Moderator, please move RogerJ's post to Cafe' Sensitivioso... say's I.

Personally, I prefer to go with a good contrast. For example, if you go with a nice seafoam half lenght short over a bright yellow midweight it really highlights the color of my eyes.

That shit is fucking funny!

I hear ya there TLG, my little lady is an XS and it's friggan absurd to try to find anything for her. Sure you can order stuff and have it shipped, but I would say she ends up returning stuff about 75% of the time cause it doesn't fit right.

At EMS Wish I wasn't so broke

Thanks for sharing Chad.

This dude is selling some dynafits. I don't know much about dynafit, but apparently they are good ones?

Thanks sloth... Sniff sniff... I think I love this site...

www.cascadelaundromats.com? Now all we need is someone to post a TR on their washday.

Don't mount them up. Are they new? If so keep 'em as new. Try to sell em and get something that fits right. The more holes you drill into the ski the more flexible they get, plus it can make future binding mounting difficult when they have to drill new holes and potentally offset them up or down the ski, which can mess with your skiing a bit. Just my opinion. Unless the sole purpose is as a mountaineering ski where you will wear your mountain boots all the time, I would try to wait till you score the right bindings.

You should just drill 291 more t-nut holes for your bouldering wall. Then you would have UNLIMITED PLACEMENT OPPERTUNITY!

Is there sport climbing on Mt Rainier?

MSN Story Sorry if this was already posted

I'm into that... Where you at? How much to ship? I'm starting to get scared using the leash thingys they provide with the "explore" bindings...

Shit, wish I could help ya with those pics but I'm baffled as to how to make 'em smaller. They are great pics though, so here are a few previews...

Hey! Share! No fair!

What a cool stat! A big to you 5, and another to those who have made the wise descision to let the mountain do it's own thing this snowy winter! Sorta chompin at the bit here, but I cant help thinking that the mountains need all the snow they can get.

I agree with Matt... I have looked at the ridge for a while now with the intention of attempting it solo sometime I can't find a partner for a trip. I think it looks like a pretty amazing route, and like you said, I think it would be pretty quite up there in terms of crowds. Chesterboo, you should go climb it, but don't post a tr cause then people may find out that it's cool!

I don't know what your experience level is, but I suppose I would suggest the west crater rim route as a nice alternative to the standard southside route. It lets you get away from the crowds and lets you traverse the summit ridge (which is really quite cool). Then you can go down the standard south side route. Have fun! Also check out Oregon High by Jeff Thomas ( ) for detailed route descriptions that will fit your experience level best!