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Thanks. Yeah I know, the weather looks pretty rough.. Not looking forward to 15 degrees. I'm just getting used to 90 degrees the last couple days in Boise..

Hoping to climb Adams Tuesday night (6/5).. I haven't climbed it yet. Just planning on doing the South Spur. I have a couple questions: Are snowshoes advisable for the road slog? Ski's are not an option for my group. It seems most people are camping at the Lunch Counter. Is it realistic to do the climb in one day car to car with the extra 4(ish) miles added on? Thanks

Yep, that was insane. Good forecast, bad bad weather. Literally Knock-you-on-your-ass wind. Lost my mitt up there, blew right off my hand. If anyone finds an REI Switchback mitt somewhere PM me!

By the way, if anyone finds a single REI Switchback mitt, PM me!! It literally blew off of my hand in a ridiculous gust of wind. Took off like a Happy Gilmore tee shot..

Wow, congrats. So did you go up Saturday morning, in other words Friday night/ Saturday morning? Winds were completely outrageous Saturday night/ Sunday morning. Had to turn back at the Hogsback.

I never sleep well when I know I'm climbing in a few hours. A snow plow a few feet from the car doesn't help. Thanks guys for the info!

Silly question for you Hood veterans, but I've never been up to Hood before. Northern Cascade climber myself. I remember reading here that people usually sleep in the car at the Timberline Lodge parking lot before summiting.. Did a search here and couldn't find anything. Still the case? Thanks.

Hey there.. Congrats on the summit campout. We talked to you guys at the top of Cathedral Gap Tuesday morning. We were the group of 4 heading up. I was wondering how you did in the altitude up there.. We all had some decent headaches coming down from the summit. But with a 14,000+ ft gain in that short of a time, I'd say you did pretty good. I can't believe you brought a 40 degree bag! I would have died up there for sure. I was chilly in my 0 degree bag at the Flats. So why did you start so late on Sunday night? time constraints?

Can you still walk out and fish from the HC bridge?

so the REI sleeping pad repair kit would work?

The subject just about says it all.. I'm actually patching eVent fabric on some shell pants, but I guess it doesn't matter too much.. By the way, I'm sure someone's dying to reply "duct tape!", thanks but no thanks

but that might make me look fat...

For anyone using hydration bladders with hoses, have you been needing the insulation on the hoses lately when heading for the summit?

Wow, really? Thanks for the heads-up! I hate ticks. But I've never had a tick in this state. Never even seen one... Missouri is a different story.

Awesome.. Thanks for the info! By the way, regarding McCleary Cliffs.. When the road turns to gravel, how far in would you estimate? Less than a mile? Thanks

Anyone know of any rock in the Eastern Olympics? I'm in Gig Harbor, so I'm closest to the Staircase/Dosewallips areas. Just looking for some mid-class 5 stuff that's not a real long hike into.. Thanks

The patch or the climb?

It was great.. The weather was shi-tay half the time. The week started off lousy, and when it got better for everyone at normal elevations like Seattle/Bellingham, we remained in the clouds. Drying clothes in a tent sucks. The morning we headed for the summit it was beautiful. But as the sun came up, the clouds came with it. Then wind, then rain and snow. Moisture was freezing on faces. It turned real nasty at the summit. Total whiteout. Some horrible climbing conditions. But if I was worried about climbing in bad weather, I probably wouldn't live here.

I gave my sehll pants a pretty good rip last week on Baker. Maybe from my axe, not sure. But it's about 2" then 1" in the shape of an "L". Then one more small rip by the full zip seam. All in about a 3"x3" square. They are Lowe Alpine eVent shell pants. They probably patch just like GoreTex, but thought I would just throw that out there. What's the best patch? (or kit). Thanks!

Thank you. That's the info I was looking for..

I don't really consider boiling water cooking..

I knew that would be the response.. It just seems like it's a bit of a hassle. I call up and get the receptionist girl who puts me on with the accounting guy who says "so-n-so can tell you all about it but he's on the mountain right now, I can have him call you back" Then some simple curiosities get more complicated than I want. I'm not quite that desperate for info, just a little curious. And prefer to read about it in a casual setting.. Thanks

Good luck on Constance.. Should be fun. Yeah my crampons took a beating with the snow/rock/snow/rock routine, along with the weather. I just couldn't keep anything dry. I'm actually by Glen Cove if you know where that is. Actually on the Key Peninsula.. So outside GH city limits

Not sure how you got showers straight through Wednesday out of that.. But anyways, I don't mind climbing in adverse conditions, as long as it's not downright dangerous. If I minded, I probably wouldn't like mounatineering too much..

Tweezer, yes crampons were a must in my opinion. I suppose you could do it without them, but I wouldn't want to. Hey I'm in Gig Harbor too..