Kraken

In the market for a new zero degree synthetic sleeping bag, as light as possible. Anything around 3.5 pounds? Think Cascades, Chugach, Ruth Gorge. Any suggestions?

FYI, REI is having this on sale for 299 during their labor day sale. Retails for 500.

I'm in the market for a GPS and was looking for some feedback from those who have used them. This is one that will be used primarily in Alaska so it will need to operate well in the cold. Also, I've heard that ones with external antennas acquire satellite signals both quicker and with better strength than those with internal antennas. Suggestions?

no ladders on the route, just a semi-circumnavigation under the actual Cleaver. Straightforward and fun.

you know, i think if the route froze up in september sometime it would still be doable, but this year, it was definitely out of shape by late july, but what can you expect? We went off those pics that skykilo posted too and were all excited. Then we got there and it looked like this

Gene, I was up there a few weeks ago to try it. The road to Mowich Lake is completely open. We hiked in to the 10200 ft level from the trailhead in under 8 hours and saw that the route was out of condition with lots of rockfall and active serac fall. This was during a warm spell and perhaps later on when the freezing level drops again it will get back into shape, but now the objective hazard seems to be too much.

Newish condition, no problems, just getting the Spantiks. Make me an offer...no bs.

I left my shades at one of the 10,300' bivy pads on Ptarmigan Ridge on 7/27. They are a pair of Julbo Dolgans, black with silver sides. Please PM me if found. Reward offered.

Looking for a partner to climb some moderates with in Squamish sometime around August 12th-20th. I don't get to hop on good rock often, so looking for someone looking to have some fun on the 5.8s and 5.9s. I've got a full rack, mostly singles up to 3. Multipitch trad, single pitch, sport even...anything. Just looking to get up there for the first time and spend 3-5 days on the rock. My car died so transportation would have to come from your end.

Sweet action fellas. Colin, what's the deal with this 2-person bag? Estimated temperature rating, weight, material? BTW, nice twin mustaches!

thanks for the clarification Billy. Good luck to the both of them.

The Diamond isn't that diamond looking thing on the right of the Cassin? That's what I thought it was, but I've been wrong before.

I'd rather get away from Rainier and go do some alpine rock routes. Enchantments...Marblemount...Smith...it doesn't matter. Just looking to get out.

Looking for a partner to do Ptarmigan or perhaps Curtis Ridge on Rainier anytime in the next four days. PM me. Also open to any other ideas too from North Cascades to Smith Rock. Just looking for some fun and all of my friends are locked into work.

BD Firstlight.

Selling my Nuptses for $375 + shipping, OBO. They are a little too big and I'm going to switch to a smaller size. These suckers are warm, anyone can attest to that. They just kept me warm in some cold days in the St. Elias and are a very popular Denali boot as well. Newish condition with less than 30 days use. I'll be heading down to WA in a few days so if someone wants to save on shipping and meet up in the PNW to buy, I might be able to do that too, but I'd rather ship since I have limited room in the baggage. PM with Qs.

KWEB, were your condescending remarks really necessary? Jamin, good experience up there. Trial by fire is how most of us learned. Glad to ultimately turned back and will be able to try it another day. Good luck.

Sorry to hear about this. This article was in today's Anchorage Daily News. Daryl Miller sheds a little light upon what happened and what might have caused it. http://www.adn.com/sports/story/8898486p-8798379c.html

Just got back from quite possibly one of the shortest AK Range trips ever, can't complain seeing as how it was a free trip. After waiting for 6 days in Talkeetna, we finally were flown in to the Root Canal by Paul Roderick. With another trip planned for the St. Elias Range on the 19th, I had to get out soon. Upon flying in on Monday and being the first team to land in the Root Canal this season, the Ruth area looked to be in good shape. Ham and Eggs had lots of snow on it, the hanger below the Bear Tooth let go big time distributing semi-truck sized blocks all over the place. Ham was avalanching big time, and in seeing that it would need at least a few days to clear and I had already extinguished all of my time waiting in Talkeetna, I made the call and got out during a spell of high pressure and clear skies. Two feet of new snow in the Ruth area, people have reportedly climbed 11,300 (lots of deep snow) and the other standards in the area have all been seeing action. I had several buddies just come off the W. Buttress of Denali, none summited due to very cold temps, lots of new snow, and just nasty cold conditions. As of yesterday, only 5 people have summited the big D this year. Rangers in Talkeetna reported that 6 of the first 10 parties suffered crevasse falls on the lower glacier, and a party of 3 that did summit all suffered moderate frostbite. Ran into W, from here on CC.com as well as Ben Gilmore and Wilkinson. Here's a mini TR and pics I put up over at the Alaska Mountain Forum: http://alaskamountainforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=2051 Stay safe, have fun!

Hahahaha. That Fire sauce is hot hot hot so bring a towel! I don't know about T-Bell girls though.

Just went and saw Spiderman 3 yesturday. Damn! It's good. I'm a big spiderman fan though...I had the PJ's when I was a kid. I'd say it's the best of the 3. Pirates comes out soon too. Should be a good summer for movies.

I saw one the other day at a trailhead that said "Give 'em the old reach around. They really love that shit!"

The West Buttress as of several days ago, doesn't show much, but that's all I've got. Da' Ruf Gorge

shouldn't this be moved to the AK section? Keep us posted.

Heading there tomorrow if the weather's good! Sweet man!