Choada_Boy

Those guns aren't loaded, so I guess it's safe. Climb on!!

Drew: Where was your first picture taken? It looks like a road or tracks down near the shoreline... Follow Up Question: In your experience, how much of the recent increase (seemingly) in mass wasting do you feel can be directly attributed to climate change?

Dodged a bullet on that one...on a geologic time scale. We would have been obliterated.

ZOIKS!!!!

Also East Face Couloir of White Chuck. That was a fun one!

Looks like he packed on some pounds since his Alpinist Cover. Sick FA, Bra!!

I read that they left their rappel devices at the Bone Cairn.

Parbat, not parpat.

I remember a similar thing a bunch of years ago, on Nanga Parpat’s Rupal Face. I watched this one play out for the last week or so, on mountain.ru. I also figured he was a goner, bur still held out hope, until late last night. I got chills down my spine when they posted: “Saved!” Russian climbers are hard dudes, though, so I am not too surprised. They almost summited, again, this was their second attempt. His partner fell with most of their gear. F#ck that!

Anyone else been following this? Holy shit!! https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/alpinism/alexander-gukov-rescued-on-latok-1.html

Sad sad sad. The article had them climbing at 8,9000 feet....

Please get a copy of "Sheep Quest" to Polish Bob. I think his article about "Advanced Technique" is in the current issue.

But enough about Wayne... What do you think of Wayne?

Todd "Kabob" fell descending the N Slope of N Twin Sister, solo, got impaled by his ice axe, rode his bike out, drove to the Welcome Store on SR542, and collapsed and almost bled to death on the floor in front of the horrified cashier. He didn't really know what had happened to himself (in shock and all). Point with that is that the N Slope descent can be steep and tricky under certain conditions. I think it is six miles in from the gate to the start of the West Rdige.