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I climbed on my last Beal for 2 years before retiring it and it hadn't fuzzed. Maybe they've solved that problem with the latest ropes?

Are you such an absolutist that you equate advertisements of the army with the support of war and Bush? Damn. I have no idea how you figured that question out. I was thinking it was just some random, drug-induced blurt. Maybe it was

Looking for some route options for this winter. A trip to get a winter rock fix. So far we've come up with Solar Slab at Red Rocks as a good one. Any other recommendations? Something mild to moderate; multipitch; warm enough to keep away the screaming barfies. Since the rotator continues to be an issue, I think easy (5.7 or lower) would be the best option. We're thinking maybe 4 days including travel, which would most likely be flying....on a plane

I agree - more lateral support in the trail runners. Mine have a sticky dot rubber sole and a defined heal which provides great traction on the trail but makes them unsuitable for pavement. I think they'd get chewed up pretty fast. I've worn my standard runners on the trail before and they work ok in some cases but not on steep or wet terrain nor on uneven trails where my trail runners excel. They'll do even better when I put in a stiffer in-sole to protect the dogs from the really rocky trails though

It took us much longer than 5 hours but I still thought we made decent time. We had to do the side trip up Little Annapurna and throw in some scrambling and bouldering problems just so I could post here. Plus, my camera kept getting stuck on the views.

Trip: Enchantments Traverse/ Little Annapurna - Stuart Lake TH to Snow Lakes TH Date: 9/23/2007 Trip Report: Did the traverse on Sunday with a side-trip up to Little Annapurna. My first time through the Enchantments - excellent! The larches are turning nicely but still a week or so out from full color. Perfect temps and no wind till near Snow Creek Wall. We spiced up the trip even more with some scrambling when possible. Nightmare Needles look like....a nightmare. Saw a team on one of the crack pitches of Outer Space around 6ish. Sure puts the size of that wall into perspective seeing little people on it. It's on my wish list. Brian got the bike ride up to the car. Dang him for hoarding all the fun.

Nice work. That's one of the neater Glory Optical Phenomenon shots I've seen too. Chuck - thanks for the pointer on the scramble option!

Looked at it yesterday - looked like solid ice. I was surprised at how far up the slope it's retreated - up near the steeper section. Maybe it's like that most years at this time - don't know. Was just surprising because when I went in there early summer(first time) it ran all the way to the water so I just assumed most of that was glacier. I'll post a pic later tonight when I get home.

No leash. Sounds like a pain.

Watched the litters fly overhead Saturday night. Way sad

Heading to Seattle. Let us know how it went.

That's weird. I'd figure anything abnormal like that should be looked at.

I followed this down to the brush you see at the bottom. There's a trail running through the trees to the right of that brush which takes you to Ingalls Creek trail. From there, Longs Pass cutoff is roughly a mile west. We actually went into the next gully east of this and it was directly below Sherpa. The bottom - Ingalls Creek trail about a hundred yards further:

I actually enjoyed coming down the CC. If I'd had my trekking poles, woulda been easier on the joints though. Suck in spots but good views:

Turns out to be a really small tear. Doc said 6 weeks PT on the rotator, elbow, wrist and hand aught to get me back up and running

Depends. If it's sketch, I'd have them throw on an extra draw rather than unclip.

I might bug ya for some beta next season. I'd imagine the setting (above the lake) was fantastic. Do you ever carry a camera? Here's a pic I took of it a few years back (left of the lake):

Impossible in a 4X4? I hear the road coming in the other side is finally open but I'd rather avoid that 8+ miles round trip hike. Might see if there's a place that rents ATVs near there (doubtful). I'd bike it but doubt my injured shoulder-elbow-wrist-hand could handle the bumps very well.

I don't think they're able to understand consequences well enough at that age to make an informed dicision about what's an acceptable risk and what's not. Also, they're probably less likely to snap that bone at a younger age but I've always heard that because their joints aren't fully developed yet, they run a higher risk of permanent joint problems if those areas get injured. I'd let my kids lead but only on overhanging plastic in the gym.

Wish I could visualize this "easy" line up LJT and these "twin cracks" belwo the summit. The only twins I saw were about 60 below and a hundred feet east of the tiny notch. The one on the right had a chockstone on top and would only take a #3 cam. Either way, nice job getting out there and enjoying the solitude.

I thought it was deer blood?

More clues please Elevation?

Very nice pu.

That would be the ridge North (left) as you head up to Lions Creek TH (to Devils Slide area)?

North Face of Harrison? I am bummed that the Pack River road is still out (late fall maybe; spring probably. The Bee Hive was calling...anyone got an ATV I can borrow - they say the temp bridge will take an ATV of motor cycle