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Anyone out there have information on Jumbo Mountain via the "West route" described in CAG? Pictures of the gulley would be great... wondering what the current snow coverage is.

I climbed Davis Peak this past weekend and from up high the road looked clear of snow as far as we could see beyond the trailhead. Davis Peak is just north of Salmon La Sac campground and China Point (maybe what the ranger was referring to). I'd guess we could only see the road up to around Camp Creek.

Great story!

Don't recall the exact setup, but it looks like two bolts with a single chain strung between them, and runners tied to the bolt hangers. There is definitely not a rap ring involved in the chain.

Trip: Yellowjacket Tower - Date: 5/4/2008 Trip Report: After grunting our way up the trail with the sun beating down on us, we reached the chockstone. We climbed up around it to the right, and didn't immediately head back to the left and into the gulley. We spent some time and one pitch poking around above and took the hint when we saw a retreat rappel station. The rappel put us right at the spot where we could get back into the gulley, which is still filled with snow all the way up. Our second routefinding error had us passing up the hidden gulley. After consulting the route description we headed back down the main gulley and to the base of the hidden gulley where our goat friend was waiting, as if to say "what took you guys so long?" We opted to just scramble this section which had only one awkward move at the top. This brought us to the right-facing dihedral which was very wet from snowmelt above. John opted to do the lead in rock shoes and after a bunch of cursing to psyche myself into a couple questionable "friction" moves on the slick mess, I made it up in boots. John led the summit pitch and managed to get some gear in to protect the last move or two. I lowered him and top roped it up with some more cursing at the high-step he made look easy. Gear Notes: Bring a towel, it's drippy

Nice work guys! I shy'd away from this one, worried that the snow would be way too sloppy on Saturday but it looks like it was pretty reasonable.

To me, it feels like Vai puts more emotion into his songs and playing. But I agree with cheamclimber that Satriani has nicer melodies.

Whole Lotta Love - Zeppelin

Nice work!

Cornfed and I spotted two climbers belaying pitches up the 2nd couloir of TC at about 4 PM on Saturday while we were out on the lake checking out NBC on Colchuck. Not long after the clouds started engulfing the summit. Anyone know if they made it off okay?

That's super exciting

Looking for a pair of Petzl Aztarex tools. Anyone?

I think I know the course you're referring to... Haven't been through it myself but I can imagine. It's things like this that make me need to get out into the mountains every weekend. Otherwise I'd lose it completely.

I'll second JeffW's recommendation for the Asolo Expert GVs. They fit like a glove, and they're light weight, warm, and dry.

Check PMs

Two in the top fifty that I really like are: Whole Lotta Love (Zeppelin) - This sucker is just raw For the Love of God (Steve Vai) - The best, most emotional electric guitar instrumental I've ever heard. Check it, it'll send shivers up your spine. 5NfZBvRvkIg s8rEn8mFWBw

Trip: Denny Creek - Keekwulee Falls Date: 1/19/2008 Trip Report: Checked out Keekwulee Falls up Denny Creek on Saturday (1/19). This is the first time I’ve been out there, but I’d say it’s about 1/3 formed... maybe less. There was a lot of blue-tinted snow built up at the base, and some columns starting to form. Not enough ice to make it worth descending to the falls given the avy conditions. We turned around and found some nice steep snow slopes above the creek on the north side to play around on for a while.

A friend of mine and I have the Black Diamond Trail Compact poles and really like them. They have the longer grip so you can hold them lower on the uphill side without having to adjust the length. They're light, and are nice and short when telescoped down. http://www.bdel.com/gear/trail.php

I'm amazed I got down that crazy cement luge without any scars... How'd it go for you?

Are you referring to the mysterious vanishing granite crag that nobody can seem to locate? http://cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/656466/fpart/1

I'm looking to get out and do something on ice this weekend. Top-roping, bouldering, alpine, whatever. Anyone have suggestions for places in WA? I'm guessing that the Coleman seracs are out after the dumping this week. Saw the post about some stuff in Leavanworth which looks interesting. Any other ideas?

Last year Marmot Mountain was renting DTS Trackers, so you could rent one for your class and buy it later if you like it.

It's that time of year.. let's see everyone's pumpkins! Cosmo Kramer

Nice panoramic, thanks!

Check out all the photos on my Picasaweb site. I've also uploaded three full sized panoramics (see links below). You can't view them full size on the web, but if you click "Download Photo" you'll get the full size. http://picasaweb.google.com/adamlandefeld/RuthMountain8302007/photo#5108814520945512994 http://picasaweb.google.com/adamlandefeld/RuthMountain8302007/photo#5108814787233485394 http://picasaweb.google.com/adamlandefeld/RuthMountain8302007/photo#5109513998281986098