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I was just thinking about heading back to that area. When I was there last year we had very similar weather. It's good to know how things are looking. Thanks for the report.

I hope this is a sign of things to come.

You're absolutely right about that. Not quite sure what I was thinking. The plan is to head down to 2nd Ascent in a couple of day. Just thought I'd see if anyone here had something to offer first.

I'm looking for a pair of midweight boots that can take step-in crampons. A size 12 would be perfect, but I can flex a little depending on the boot and price. Please let me know if you have anything. Thanks.

Very nice indeed. Looking forward to that soon.

Sounds fun. Nothing like some good beer for the drive back.

I'll be flying in a few days. Not looking forward to the actual process, but the end result will be good. I'll be leaving this horribly flat place called "Minnesota" and coming back to Washington.

I was with Dan on this climb. We were doing Black Peak in a day, and the second half of the approach took longer than we anticipated. We reached the summit in time for a spectacular sunset but we still facing an easy scramble down and fairly hefty hike out (there's a good sized bolder field that you have to cross). We called those who were expecting us back soon to let them know that we're going to be quite a bit longer than expected. I dislike cell phones in general especially while in the mountains. We were the only people on the summit, and were on the phone for something like 30 seconds. There's no way I'd brag about climbing in general, let alone while on the summit. That'd ruin it. As far as Black Peak not being impressive... well it's not technically hard, but it's a good climb nonetheless. You're obviously much cooler than us...

I agree. We've had a lot of good times on Erie. It's pretty fortunate to have that much climbing so close to home. I defiantly miss it now that I moved away. City life sucks though, so I'll be back in just a few days. I can't wait to be back in a state that actually has mountains and start making up for lost time.