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John: There are a couple of bolts on the pinnacle. I was up a couple summers ago. I have read that most people don't rope at least in summer (I didn't) but I saw at least two bolts. If the rock was a bit more Jeff, Jack, or Washington-like, I'm sure there'd be more roped teams!

I'm planning on hiking up one of those couloirs Saturday. See you on top around 11am?

You might as well be farting....farting....with a Walkman on.

Way to get out. I had a similar "hiked around till I found the trail" escapade from the Chutes once, though it sounds like you found it faster than I did!

Nice job, though I'm not sure pushing until you feel "quite sick" is the wise thing.

Heh, from Cabo the only thing I could find was a hill with an antenna on top. I headed up, bushwacking through cacti, and found myself on top with an armed guard at some kinda government weather station. I took a stealthy self-photo and got the hell outta there!

I was there, what, 2 weeks ago, and there was nothing below 6,000 ft. If you headed toward the SE Ridge of North sis, and then onto the glacier and up to the saddle between North and Middle, you'd still have a nice stretch. If you leave from Pole Creek, you're well past Soap Creek by the time you can put them on. So, it's several miles in, maybe 4, before you're skinning. Check the Oregon forum, Timmy is there all the time.

Our daughter is 7 mos. tomorrow.

Our daughter is 7 mos. tomorrow.

Socked in, but potentially fewer people. Take a waypoint at the TH!

Mine as well. Have a good one!

Mine always center around tents: Setting up a non-free standing tent in blizzard conditions. Rolling up same tent and getting into that damn tiny stuffsack with wet, frozen fingers.

Maybe I'm confused. What TH do you use to go over Long's? And, how do you get to that TH? I thought that the route over Long's actually started at Esmeralda.

I've seen some folks approach Cascadian via Beverly TH and some via Esmeralda TH. Can anyone give me a comparison in terms of distance, gain/loss, etc.? I'd never turn down a route drawn on a topo, either, but I have the one from Beverly on Alpineslider. Since nobody on here actually admits to climbing that route without skis, research has been tough!

ummmm....did you forget another "1" or "9" in that price?

Certainly doable, though I would always recommend a little practice. I was in the area a couple weeks ago. It was melting out quite a bit, and the snow was certainly getting soft in the afternoons. I'd recommend an alpine start.

So, I'm driving home from work and I spot this teal Acura Integra, with a Lucky Lab sticker on the left rear bumper, and on the right rear bumper.....you guessed it, a "Trogdor the Burninator" sticker. I thought for certain it had to be Trogdor from cc - even had a "climber-like" look to him. But, it looks like the cc Trog is from Washington. What are the chances of anyone else having that sticker??!?

Aaron: You can ask questions here individually, and get some great advice. My first couple of climbs were on Adams a few years ago, and I gave a pretty detailed account, including a full gear list. Check out the first couple TR's on my site: http://www.lebre.net/outdoors.html Hope that helps

I love it! Nice pics and a great view of how you ascended the Alley. Thanks!

There's a post called "Posting Pictures" under the "Newbies" forum. You have to enter the "gallery" first, upload your pics, then when you post you can use the camera icon to select pics from your gallery.

Glad to hear you folks made it. And, thanks for posting! If we get another weather window, I'll have to talk my buddy into another trip! Did you happen to use much rock pro in the alley?

Hammer: The standard south side route on Adams is not the Mazamas route. However, in July, it is likely that the trailhead will be practically full. You are very unlikely to be alone, so it will be more of a matter of following the herd than anything else. I have been up Adams multiple times, and I have always taken crampons, though I have not always used them. Your call on that, but I would never recommend that you NOT take them. I have several TRs and a tone of photos on my website. Take a peek if you are interested. Web address is in my profile.

Hmmm....I'm happy for them....kinda like I'd be happy for a friend who just won Powerball! If you happen to talk to him again, I'd be interested in hearing if/how he protected the Bowling Alley. And, ask him if he's interested in another trip in a couple weeks.

Perhaps "stupid question" needs defined. Is it a question that one should know off the top of one's head, but asks anyway? Or is it a question for which the answer could easily be found with a bit of research? I try to avoid the former, but am quite guilty of posting the latter!

Indeed it is. I did come across this re: traversing on the east side of the Camel's Hump. I would recommend against it. From TraditionalMountaineering