mountainsloth

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!

Oh yeah p5 of Holy Grail!, I remove my initial P2 statement...oh wait, man its all good yea, easily my favorite climb in Darrington and probably in my top ten of all time.

Pitch 3, 4, & 5 of Holy Grail on the Illusion Wall. Pitch 5 might be my all time favorite. Crazy flake leads to a ridiculous knob traverse then up to a great right facing hand-crack to a perfect ledge. 180' of stunning climbing. I have climbed it twice just to be sure Pitches 5,6 & 8 of Excalibur, Illusion Wall. 2 pitches of interesting 5.9 including the "Excalibur" flake pitch. 8 is the technical crux. Finger crack, traverse, to a lower percentage steep edge/smear problem. Good topic!!!

that was the best ad for Zion climbing I have ever seen. SOLD! thanks!

I second, "do you have a job?" impressive list of what must have been a great season. I like your "onsight solo" on spontaneity. Can you red point a solo?

fall is certainly the time to take more relaxing trips and spend time wandering. Such a wonderful time of year, especially in the Enchantments!

one of my favorite places on Earth nice job enjoying it so late in the season.

i too have been eyeing this route for a couple years. Thanks for giving some insight. Sounds like one to add to the list. PS Lightning is bad for you

problem solved! thank you Water!

yea, I uploaded and attached my photos as I usually do, but they show up as a link for some reason. I am not smart enough to fix this on my own so I sent a message to you cc.com'ers but got no response. Help?