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Trip: Selkirks, Glacier - Life after School Date: 9/18/2014 Trip Report: David was on vacation and I just graduated from PA school and took my boards; perfect timing for our fifth annual September climbing trip. Similar to previous trips, this trip wouldn't be the same as the last. I was still in Spokane, suffering from the the mental fog that is post national certifying exam, when David arrived. Thankfully we were minutes away from the "Leavenworth of Spokane" also known as Tum Tum. Granite domes, questionable bolting and no guidebooks. David got on the sharp end and realized he wasn't driving I-90 anymore. The next morning we got our first "alpine start" of the trip and drove into North Idaho, seeking the fabled alpine granite that no one climbs. It was one of those days were everything took longer than it should have. Nonetheless, David got the money pitch, and climbed it in style. [img:left]https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-nF3UublibtU/VBufCQWfAxI/AAAAAAAAMyI/QxvAmXhN-58/s800/P1070222.JPG[/img] We eventually made our way to Montana, my new place of residence. A recent winter storm had deposited enough snow to shut down the Going to Sun road. Rumors circulated, but no one could really say what conditions were like up high. No problem though. We'll find out for ourselves. We found a little of everything. Bare ground. Two foot snow drifts. Ice. Slush. David was able to experience the high quality of rock in Glacier National Park as well. Hard to beat this, regardless of rock quality or snow conditions. We continued on to the eastside of the park to find a drier experience. Makes for scenic breaks. David took a rest day and attended to real life responsibilities. I answered to the sirens of the Park and ventured out for another day. Fall days in the Park are spectacular. Especially when the rock is solid. Whether its school, rock climbing, or mountaineering, the challenges along the way makes the accomplishment that much more special.

Any Spokane or N Idaho people want to do some rock climbing either saturday or sunday (9/6 or 9/7)? I will be coming out of nine mile falls. So something like Tum Tum or up in the selkirks would be preferable.

In order of your questions: No gear. We climbed the south rib with a variation on guye. Climbing up that cliff would be hard...its steep and tall. We found a break in the cliff several hundred vertical feet below the ridge line that allowed us to down climb it and traverse back up to the kendall catwalk. We gained Kendall's ridge as soon as we could. We were only on the PCT for a short bit.

We did the commonwealth traverse last week. Guye to snoqualmie to lundin to red to kendall. the downclimbing from red straightforward but involved. there is a big cliff at the saddle between kendall and red, which invovles some route finding.

I'll be driving from Whitefish to North Spokane on monday, 8/18. Was thinking about stopping off in the N Idaho Selkirks to do some climbing. Maybe Harrison? Anyone interested? Open to other ideas for half day type of stuff. -kevin

People have a hard time differentiating chest beating and sharing times as a way to inspire each other. Depends a lot on what you want to get out of your sport. The Commonwealth traverse is always one I wanted to do. When you plan out an (un)official race with wine and the party afterwards I'm in!

After all the pre-trip beta you got from this website it still took you two days to do the ridge? Geez.

Yes it is doable. We did the complete north ridge in I think 19 hours last year. Frieh did it in something stupid like 12 or 14 hours.

Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2014 Jan;46(1):131-42. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e3182a123db. Foam rolling as a recovery tool after an intense bout of physical activity. Macdonald GZ1, Button DC, Drinkwater EJ, Behm DG. Author information Abstract PURPOSE: The objective of this study is to understand the effectiveness of foam rolling (FR) as a recovery tool after exercise-induced muscle damage, analyzing thigh girth, muscle soreness, range of motion (ROM), evoked and voluntary contractile properties, vertical jump, perceived pain while FR, and force placed on the foam roller. METHODS: Twenty male subjects (≥3 yr of strength training experience) were randomly assigned into the control (n = 10) or FR (n = 10) group. All the subjects followed the same testing protocol. The subjects participated in five testing sessions: 1) orientation and one-repetition maximum back squat, 2) pretest measurements, 10 × 10 squat protocol, and POST-0 (posttest 0) measurements, along with measurements at 3) POST-24, 4) POST-48, and 5) POST-72. The only between-group difference was that the FR group performed a 20-min FR exercise protocol at the end of each testing session (POST-0, POST-24, and POST-48). RESULTS: FR substantially reduced muscle soreness at all time points while substantially improving ROM. FR negatively affected evoked contractile properties with the exception of half relaxation time and electromechanical delay (EMD), with FR substantially improving EMD. Voluntary contractile properties showed no substantial between-group differences for all measurements besides voluntary muscle activation and vertical jump, with FR substantially improving muscle activation at all time points and vertical jump at POST-48. When performing the five FR exercises, measurements of the subjects' force placed on the foam roller and perceived pain while FR ranged between 26 and 46 kg (32%-55% body weight) and 2.5 and 7.5 points, respectively. CONCLUSION: The most important findings of the present study were that FR was beneficial in attenuating muscle soreness while improving vertical jump height, muscle activation, and passive and dynamic ROM in comparison with control. FR negatively affected several evoked contractile properties of the muscle, except for half relaxation time and EMD, indicating that FR benefits are primarily accrued through neural responses and connective tissue.

Awesome. Two questions: What was the final weight? You going to use a spike for the bottom end?

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Size medium, yellow. Purchased last summer. Great jacket for high output activities in less than ideal weather. I just should have gotten a large initially. $50 shipped picture here

Glad you guys made it home safe. I was one of the skiers you chatted with in the early morning hours.

Looking fat

any of you guys snap a picture of the ne couloir on your way down?

back to page one. offers welcome

As stated in title. Size large. Color green. Purchased in the fall, used somewhat sparingly. Probably more time in the pack, than actually wearing, hence me selling it. No defects. Quick google search shows these are going for $180 so how about $80 shipped OBO. Review here: http://backcountryskiingcanada.com/index.php?p=page&page_id=Rab_Vapour_Rise_Lite_Alpine_Jacket

Ok I need clarification. While at the summer TH, I was told by another skier that a person was avalanched or fell out of the NBC on colchuck yesterday (saturday). Do you know anything about this?

I'd get the cassin x all mountain

I've spent several years climbing in the tieton area for whatever that is worth. I think you'll be fine, with the caveat being that spring, especially toward the western end of the canyon, there is a high chance of weather/precip. That area is open to sun and is pretty much south facing. Also, remember that wildcat rd goes right beneath it, so hiking up from there wouldn't be bad at all. As you probably know, the dream wall and the wall up at the south fork is some of the best sport climbing in tieton.

In case any local reads this, is burch mountain road always gated? Or just until its not longer muddy? For those wondering...road gets drifted in with snow about 4 miles in.

Yeah thats the volcano. If you don't hear back from dynafit and no local shop has a pair let me know and i can send you my spare one. Edit to add, Dynafit/Salewa NA has really good customer service. Try giving them a call too. Also, skimo.co sells heel units individually. might be worth seeing if they can help out. my buddy had good things to say about them

I'm a little confused, did you just break the volcano? If so check out B and D ski gear.

Been hitting the trails since I'm on my off stretch from the hospital Good stuff so far, thanks for the tips. Unrelated, anyone have a dynafit jig I can use?

You willing to match or beat Telemark Pyrenees for the price of the speed turns? They will deliver for significantly less than your asking price.