mountainsloth

buncha kids having fun in the pow pow. Good on ya!

that looks so relaxing and fun. Way to live it up Pete!

wow. this winter just keeps giving. what a great looking trip!

great idea! looks hard to beat.

rad! i knew this one would go down by your skis!

yea, the crack we climbed was pretty solid and took gear well. The second pitch was just a scramble. it took you to the top of a little ridge just south of the true summit. It was probably 5.8/9. I think it was around 80/90M total.

Trip: Mt Si Haystack - East Face crack system Date: 3/25/2013 Trip Report: My friend is training for Denali and needed a friend to hike up to Si with her. I said sure, but if I am going to humor her, she has to humor me by carrying rock gear up there for some potentially sketchy, loose, and short rock climbing on the haystack. (Others could add pointless to the running adjectives). She was training after all, and the gear will serve its purpose whether it is used or just gets taken for a walk. The east face is surprisingly inviting with plenty of options, that is, if you don't mind semi loose rock. We first tried the chimney/gully thing right of center. I found ice in the chimney, decided to climb it anyway, took a scary whipper after a hold broke and decided it was not worth it, so I down climbed. After reconsidering our options, we decided the crack/flake in the 1st photo left of center looked inviting. Judging from the relative cleanliness of it and the bolted anchor along the way it looked to have been climbed before. No surprise of course, it is Mt Si. It was actually pretty fun! I am surprised I have not heard of anyone climbing the haystack in this way. Anyone know the history? Gear Notes: The flake took gear to 3/4. Approach Notes: You know the approach

you should talk to fish and game down there about this. they will know better. post up when you do.

i practiced some really short aid routes around the repo wall at x32. there are a few nice cracks and they are pretty short. this allowed me to get the basic mechanics down without feeling too exposed.

still one of my all time favorite BC skis in WA. Rock on!

gotta love the NE ice. it makes PNW ice look down right sad and dangerous.

Daks are the bomb. I had plenty of solo trips out there in every season exploring the high peaks region. Solitude, great climbing, and hiking. Thanks for sharing.

under 24 hrs? DANG!

i eat carrots while hiking. its a thing... i think the hipsters came up with it. That north face of sturgeon looks interesting.

sounds like a tough job you've got there squirrel. how about having those sponsors sponsor some of us for plane tix?

nice work up there! there seems to be so much untapped climbing in that valley be it ice, rock, or bouldering. too bad its so far away from Seattle.

great job capturing the culture of a place like joshua tree. really nice read.

wow, truly great read and climb! Makes me want to climb some ice!

1. Epinephrine, Red Rocks 2. Mt Jofre, East Ridge, B.C. 3. Mt Thompson Solo 4. Going back home and finally climbing Cathedral Ledge in NH with my wife. 5. Banks lake various

woot! another route I can take my wife up!

nice matt. that was quite literally my first taste of ice climbing. i had a pair of leather boots, strap-on, flexible crampons, and no idea what i was doing. thanks for the good memories! p.s. woodstock inn is classic post climbing destination

wicked! i have friends moving to NC next year. This is proper motivation to go visit.

tieton

... wicked!