Cobra_Commander

You're going to fall down a pit of doom if you fall of v-launch or mcnuggets at smith, clip away. I couldn't imagine wandering out on the blade off that rock w/o a clip in, nor could I imagine the pain endured by the belayer if you fell.

I've found plastic boots nice for long periods on the front points. They don't suck. The Scarpa Inverno is surprisingly comfortable to walk in and it is bombproof. As for Rainier, I don't think it matters much. There are some comfy plastic boots out there for that, there are great leather boots, and each have seen thousands of happy ascents. I do believe that plastics are more likely to fit your feet comfortably right out of the shop, while leather/synths need to be bought first and evaluated. Whatever you do don't buy a pair of boots and show up with them in the box at Paradise. Have fun on Rainier, whatever winds up on your feet.

or at least put a red tag on it to signify you are working the route

if any of you do go check it out be sure to hang a tag on one of the bolts with a link to this thread for my workday enjoyment. It's hard to imagine someone with the drive, hardware, and knowledge to put in a bunch of bolts to be ignorant to the anger it would cause. maybe some plants could be hung from the bolts to spruce it up a bit

please... stop

you mean like the 3-boulder-problems-in-a-row-broken-up-by-huge-ledges routes at ozone?

Meadows in general is convinced you are going to die if you touch any snow outside their permit area.

Come on, I want to see them post more. That guy has been the source of some of the funniest threads. I present this Sweet TR as further evidence.

Nice to see he took some time off from the dalek factory to make an appearance

I climbed the w face back in 1999 or so. I'm glad I didn't fall. The last steep pitch on the white rock before getting into the upper lower-angle stuff is high quality. Getting to it is less so. It would be wise to be climbing several numbers higher than the route ratings.

"it was a pleasure to meet all your acquaintances" "was that YOU at 8:30 at the saddle?!" "me: beefcake in shorts/polypro with a come-hither air. you: dead-sexy bitch at the berkschard. let's talk." "hey hotstuff in the scholler, I scoped your sculpted ass on the hogsback!!! call me" I love how the hood threads always have a willy-week chance meeting feel.

Hmmm.... I'll see your sw chutes and raise you nisqually/wilson/tahoma Maybe you are in this one. BT lost a lot of snow this week.

Arrrr back in the day I soloed up the Carbon uphill in waist-deep snow both ways....now get off my lawn! To the OP- rainier can be a cakewalk in a t-shirt and boxers or a horrifying whiteroom experience, all in the same day. My only advice is to check the weather.

uuughhh

WTF does a 13d slab climb look like? Overhanging? I've seen many 11s that seem impossibly blank (to me).

Avalanche danger has been off the charts in the Jackson area. Big slides on stuff with a bunch of ski tracks on it already. Bad snowpack out there.

Wow, that sounds like fun. Go check out Alpental, there's some great terrain there to practice "backcountry skiing" in all conditions.

You're looking for a free guided trip up Mt Hood?

some of the sickest runs in the region are skiers right, in the gladed hipsters. Hopefully the hipsters are starting to get buried as the base solidifies finally.

This is the cc.com I remember and love. Time for another session at mist falls to unwind? bwahaha omg he said ouch? I assume the paramedics were called

If I lived in Seattle I would lease a used bell 407 to get around.

Stop being a sissy. Try climbing Professor or similar in Canada - that amount of traffic is SOP, only there would be people soloing through.

The reliable metric is a jack-knifed semi just past exit 17 and perpendicular trimet bus downtown. Once that is in place it is go.

sweet jeezus

Just TR it by throwing a rope around the tree. Should be fine.