Lisa_D

Great to meet you. It was fun climbing one pitch with you..wish you'd have felt better. And thanks for the coffee, that totally made my day!

Mark, it's been far too long! Nice to hear the climb went well. I saw Ken's Forester at the hairpin when we were driving home Monday and thought of you guys. I'm sure Ken's glissade was indeed epic!!

Great trip! I did the SW Rib of SEWS this weekend and am planning to do the Beckey Route next weekend..hopefully the rap station will be melted out

I was with Blake and mythosgirl..it certainly was a cc.com party! The wind definitely made things less enjoyable, but overall I had fun on the climb!

Bummer about the weather--Tomyhoi is a fun climb! Try it in a day later in the season when the snow has melted out and the glacier section is small (no crevasses to worry about). It took me 9 hours car to car at a moderate pace with a few rest stops.

Yeah, WWU is more bouldering/socializing. The Y is better for conditioning. Go at the right time to avoid crowds.

yep, climbing laps at the gym is pretty much where it's at.

hmmm.. I'm embarrassingly horrible at the WWU gym. (I'm average outdoors). I blame it on polished features and holds, and the fact that the route setters are all a foot taller than me! Then again, I also get frustrated by following a set of moves dictated to me. I like the freedom of outdoor climbing.

I started climbing last summer and the North Twin Sister was my first one. Great day, full of variety: bike up logging roads, exposed class 3/4 scramble on great rock, glissade down the north face, bike down to the car. Go earlier in the season so the north face is snow, rather than scree. Also: Shuksan, Sahale, Eldorado, Temple/High Priest (Enchantments area)...

My boots fit well, but I occasionally use duct tape to prevent blisters. I've also used it on my toes when I drop a lot of elevation with a heavy pack. No more black toenails!

Might be kind of obvious, but if you leave food in your car, be sure it's sealed off in a cooler or something. Once, mice found their way into my car and sampled each item of food I had! Thankfully I was only on an overnight climb.