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Cool, nice work! Thanks for reporting conditions. Sounds like I should just keep sitting here drinking reading your trip reports, rather than going out there myself... At least not until things settle down a bit! Thanks again!

Damn, sounds awesome guys! Great job Oleg and crew, as usual!

Funny that this question was under a thread titled "snowshoeing sucks". I'm not super familiar with the area, but I would suggest that you check out Mt Hood (obviously), specifically cooper spur before it closes down (road gets pretty sketch and I think they gate it when there is too much, doesn't mean you can't shoe up the road though!). It's a cool part of the mountain, and gets you up and into the alpine. Watch out for the Elliot glacier (obvious) and open slopes that look avy prone. With the weather the way it has been I would bet that there is fun snowshoeing up there. Also check out the snowparks off of Timberline road on the south side of the mountain. Keep in mind as the season progresses that the only car access you are going to have is off of the main roads / mountain passes. Forest service roads are usually pretty sketch. Get an Oregon map with Snowparks on it and check em out. Usually they are good indicators of where you can access the fun stuff right off a road that will be kept open. If you are up for a drive further south, there is fun snowshoeing at Santiam pass and Tombstone pass on highway 20. Again look for the snowparks! have fun!

I didn't mean worst weather ever on Rainier! Just read it, I was meaning each year... Maybe I'm still off.

weather info Okay, maybe a bit exagerated, but I think my point may be somewhat reasonable. I imagine Rainier get's pretty bad sometimes too. Sorry if I'm posting misinformation... Either way, I don't want to be up Rainier or Washington when it's shitty.

Careful there griz... Don't knock those NE mountains cause they can pack a whallop! Granted there isn't the glaciers, altitude and total elevation gain back east, but I can't think of a better place to learn how to deal bad weather. During winter, 2 out of 3 days the weather on mt washington is probably worse that the single worst day of weather on top of rainier. Wanna learn how to deal with rapidly changing weather and storms that bring hurricane force winds and temps well below 0F, just go spend a few days in the Presidentials! I think that's just as important as crevasse rescue, avalanche safety, etc. Practice for any of the conditions you expect to encounter!

How about my 2 dollar nylon shorts, of course worn over my polypro!

"Oye than, lookee wat we got 'ere, she's a fiesty on' eh? Look at 'em teeth! " Croc hunter, hasn't happened yet... Give it time.

Have fun dude, I'm jealous. Or, as the locals there say, "jealous"

I bet the mixed climbing there is off the hook... How much snow do they get in that area?

Eek. Haven't been up there, but the rumor is that climbing conditions are less than ideal right now. Weather looks like solid shit too. I would say go skiing or just for a snowshoe or something. I'm bummed too.

SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW Screw climbing! Get out the planks, pull out some wax and get busy! Bummer about the road being snowed in, but I can't help but not feel too horrible about it!

It's dumping in the sisters too. Go to Smith. Or just go for a snowshoe and play with the fluffy fluff!

Quote GW, 2001... "It would be helpful if we opened up ANWR. I think it's a mistake not to. And I would urge you all to travel up there and take a look at it, and you can make the determination as to how beautiful that country is." I say it's beautiful. Nothing a few "discreet" oil drilling rigs can cure though.

I use the Genesis and love em.

Quarks. Quarkity quark quark. Spend the extra 50 over aztar, get an all around tool that also happens to be one of the best for steep ice. Like the pinkey rest too.

Damn, that looked crazy when you were up there. Spindrift pandamonium! Were you trying to summit in those conditions? Thanks for sharing the photos! I was up there a couple of weeks ago, and it looks like a totally different world!

Damn... That sounds like a crazy trip! Way to pull through all that!

One on Iron Mountain in the Oregon Cascades. No pic, sorry.

Size? (besides too big?)

I tried yoga, and magically, not only did it not help my climbing, but rendered me incapeable of walking cause it screwed up my back so much. I suck at climbing anyway, but the best thing for me has been getting out on the "real" rock more, and away from plastic taped holds. Pulling plastic helps to a certian degree (especially learning to center as cc says above), but I think it unteaches you how to read the rock. Wish I lived closer to a crag though...

Yeah. That's pretty sick. Yesterday I linked up a free climb out of bed with a climb into my car, but I don't think that really compares does it. Sick. Silly sick.

Hmmm... That thing seems to be broken...

Did you watch the video with Malo Leroy juggling with them? Pretty interesting, though I'm not sure how much all of that relates to climbing!

I dunno, this looks cool I guess... Never seen or felt one, but I like the idea of big overhead space and a partial side zip. Pretty cool! http://www.backcountrygear.com/catalog/tentdetail.cfm/BD160