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But can you dig 2.5 meters fast enough?

Thanks for the tips. Will be doing such things shortly.

Yes. They've actually put down some new gravel on the road.

NOAA said 80% chance of snow. Yeah right. Ran up to Colchuck lake area to stretch the legs and check out conditions. Discontinuous snow started at 4500. There is an old bootpack going up aasgard. The snow by the lake and the first part of the past is either frozen hard or has a breakable crust. That boulder field sure was fun. Before everyone asks, no I did not go up far enough to look at the NE couloir on dragontail. Looking up TC NW Face detail A bad picture of the NEB couloir on Colchuck The waterfalls were still running on coming down aasgard pass, but ice was forming on either side.

Forgive me if there is an easy answer/fix as I am still learning much about the ways of ski touring. The last handful of trips where there has been significant power, the bottom of my skis (about mid ski, usually just under my boot area) will start to collect massive amounts of snow. Is there anything to do to re-new my skin's snow repellent? Or something like that? Thanks.

Totally agree with this, Rob. Much peace to his family and loved ones.

Trip: Chinook Pass - Morse Creek Powder Date: 10/27/2010 Trip Report: Powder in october. Hell yeah. Great weather The face says it all Fun lighting More pictures for the stoke I <3 big dumps

ne coulouir on dragontail. while not a new route, it was "re-discovered" three years ago

Looks like good stuff. Any timeline on that thinner version of the hoody or the softshell?

Yeah...ever read any other trip report on here about this climb or other climbs on goose egg?

If the ice is in...it would be easy because everyone will be wanting to get on the WI in WA for the short time it is here. Just so you know, I think only one of these pictures are from WA. The rest are in MT and AB (I think).

Was that mustache magically delicious too?

It was pouring rain and quite windy saturday. I'd imagine there is no real accumulation, but it will be quite cold and potentially wet/damp on the north facing stuff. I might head up there tomorrow. If I do I'll take some pictures.

Hey Dane, I wanted to send you some ice gear to sharpen (you did good work last year), but it says you are ignoring me. Whats up with that? -Kevin

I'm happy to hear she is ok and got to keep her foot! Hopefully she has a good recovery. On a related note, I am more than happy to donate a cam or some carabiners.

I've been using the red, gold and blue since June. They have been great.

Moscow is good. The last pitch is the best. Whereever I may roam is pretty good. The top out is fun. There are losts of variations for the first couple pitches. Skyridge and white satin look interesting as well.

I can vouch for drinking with Sobo. Good man.

The ergo section is amazing.

Close...I actually rolled to the driver side first but I think I was going fast enough (75 mph) that I landed on the passenger side. Who knows because at that point I closed my eyes and held on for dear life. Guess I need to stop working these all night shifts at the hospital!

...wear your seat belt folks! I think its more aerodynamic now though. In the mean time...

Bob, Mark has several photos uploaded under his username, without too much assumption, perhaps these are photos of the climbing in Elkhorn range. If so, looks great! As a fellow Eastern Washington resident, I too look forward to a response from Mark. -Kevin

Is this the same guidebook that'll have info about illumination rock? Does anybody know when its suppose to come out?

Trip: Wyoming - Deep Lake Date: 9/3/2010 Trip Report: Hell yeah. At the beginning of September, David and I returned to Wyoming for our second trip to the Wind River Range. This time we intended to visit Deep Lake in addition to the infamous Cirque of the Towers. We planned on: Seven days of food and gear. Six days of climbing, split between the two areas. What really happened: Three days of climbing. 60 mph winds. Three sub freezing nights. Two open bivies. One broken tent. Day 1: We humped in our monstrosity of packs into Deep Lake and set up camp. Then we headed up Central Corner (5p 5.9). After a long easy first pitch we found sustained and enjoyable climbing. Me relaxing at the base of climb (The only non-windy and warm day). Me leading up the first pitch of the corner system. David on the second pitch. I'd belay in this range anytime. That night we had no clouds nor wind. Turns out David's camera is what they designed the hubble space telescope after. Day 2: Railroad Tracks 5.8 We opted for an easier climb after the previous days' activities. The climb follows the obvious crack system. Sweet. David pulling a little roof/bulge high on pitch four. Me climbing some more. Just relaxing. Weather moving in. The entire day it got colder and the wind increased. Haystack Summit Day 3: The wind pounded the tent all night, but we awoke the clear skies, albeit still cold and windy. So we set off for the North Ridge of Steeple Peak... Beautiful approach This day we climbed in all the clothes we brought. The wind howled all day. It would knock us down, blow the rope out of hands, try to peel you off the rock - just relentless. I think our fingers were on the fence between numb and feeling all day. David up up and away... Following the traverse and looking down the lower ridge Accessing the chimney Poor shot but gives you an idea of the chimney Somewhere on the descent, between getting blown off the ridge and having our ropes get blown away from us while setting up rappels we started to worry about our tent... Whoops...The pole snapped and shot through top of the tent. Wind 1. John's BD tent 0. It was getting late so we quickly gathered up our stuff and found shelter in a groove of trees, hoping it wouldn't rain on us. The Cirque was full of colors that evening. Day 4 That morning we awoke to frozen bottles and ice in streams and on the side of Haystack. We decided to try our luck in the Cirque. But with the wind and the cold we realized our trip hinged on our ability to pitch the tent without a pole. Stellar as always. We tried pitching the tent (properly and tight) to no avail. The thought of more open bivouacs in the forecast colder nights did not sound appealing. Eating food and deciding what to do... So we pulled the cord. We came up with back up plans and opted to hike out. Thankfully we had these little delights waiting for us back at the car. Fun trip. Wasn't what we were expecting, but thats you get with alpine climbing. We'll be back. Gear Notes:

Whats up guys. I ran into you on the boulder field and top of aasgard. Nice work getting it done.