tthirloway

can anyone suggest any good Alps climbing guidebooks and where to find them? or does anyone have any that they would be willing to lend or sell to me? thanks for the help

I was looking at the Grivel Compact Black to use as a second tool for moderately steep ice/snow. I wanted something light and compact since I'll be carrying it around Europe all summer, but I don't want to trade too much performance. My other tool will be a Petzl Aztar. Does anyone have experience using the Grivel or a similar tool? Or any recommendations for something light and compact that will work? thanks

Climb: Mt. Rainier-Ingraham Glacier (attempt) Date of Climb: 12/9/2005 Trip Report: three of us (ben, max, ty) skinned up to muir on thursday 12/8. hard snow, snowshoes or just boots would have been fine. beautiful weather the whole day. on friday, we left the shelter around 4am for an attempt at gib ledges. very strong winds (40-50mph) forced us to turn around without making much progress. later that morning, after some sleep, the three of us decided to head up cadaver gap to check things out. no problems crossing the cowlitz or getting up the gap (mostly hard snow, no rockfall to speak of) despite the strong wind. when we got to the ingraham, we decided to head around cathedral rock and descend cathedral gap. however, as we started to traverse across the glacier i soon fell into a crevasse. it was thinly but fully covered so we couldn't see it, but the snow offered no support. it was narrow enough that i was able to stop the fall and climb out on my own, but it was deep and wide enough to be potentially dangerous. IF YOU GO UP THE INGRAHAM BE VERY CAREFUL OF THINLY COVERED CREVASSES! after that, we decided to descend cadaver and did so without incident, then finished off the trip by skiing down to paradise in beautiful (but windy) weather. Gear Notes: bring pickets and rescue gear Approach Notes: the wind took care of any powder above panorama so it's easy-going.

has anyone been up around chair or the tooth recently or know what the conditions are like up there? thanks

i'm thinking about spending a couple months in the alps this summer. i want to travel light, i.e. not carry too much rock pro. any suggestions of mountains/routes? thanks.

Looking for climbing partners for this winter. I have tuesday and wednesday off work and want to do mostly alpine ice, but am open for whatever. also, does anyone have suggestions for good winter alpine climbs in the area? i'm in seattle - thanks squid. thanks

Marmot shell jacket, bought in the spring of 2003. I think it is the "Liquid Steel," or something like that. Dark blue, goretex xcr, men's medium. Very good condition except for a small hole on the right chest, which is currently covered with a goretex patch. $85. thanks, ty.