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Aid climbing always strikes me as too much work with a healthy dose of fear and suffering thrown in. I do appreciate an Ivanesque TR however.

"New skis!"? Who needs skis when you've got 35# of crystal meth?

Really, you replaced those bolts/hangers? They look fine. But thanks.

Classic west side Cascade Alpine! My climbing "career" started doing that stuff with my dad when I was in my early teens, including many ascents in the Monte Cristo area. I loved it then and still do. It's good to see a father getting after it with his son. My boys never really took to it, although my younger will humor me from time to time with an easy scramble. Getting me started in the climbing game was one of my father's greatest gifts to me. Thanks for sharing the experience.

Further evidence of road being open to TH: https://turns-all-year.com/trip-reports/glacier-peak-all-to-ourselves

You might ask on TAY. There was mention of skiing the W face in a recent thread about the Lost Marbles Couloir

That's a VERY understanding partner considering how good the conditions were anywhere in the Stevens Pass vicinity yesterday.

I climbed that when I was in high school (about 40 years ago). I took a 30' fall (unroped, thank god) and landed in a soft, deep pile of snow. I was unfazed, but my partners were sure freaked out.

Pretending you"re Ueli Steck seems like a bad idea.

You guys nailed it. Nice work!

To paraphrase a saying commonly (but probably erroneously) attributed to Mark Twain: Ice climbing is a good winter hike spoiled.

Strong work lads! While it seems like you had things well in hand, second guessing your decisions, even after a successful outing, will help to make your alpine careers long and productive.

I've been thinking the same thing. PMed you.

Not that helpful Mr Berdinka, since it only gets you partway through pitch 5. Did you even climb/finish the route?

Buy that pass. https://cliffmass.blogspot.com