briannabanana

I was up this last week. The Standard was thin and delaminating, but doable. Mr Coffee was wet, but in better shape. Didn't make it up to Gate Creek, but my guess is that it's wet, too.

Did you lose your camera on Chair Peak? Do you take gratuitous selfies all the time? If so, I found your camera on the avy chunder just above the Thumbtack. It survived what I assume to be several weeks in the snow (last pic around the 7th). Tell me what kind of camera and you can have it back.

I found a single Sportiva Solution (right shoe) at exit 38 at the parking area for Deception, Write-Off, Nevermind, etc. Size 42 1/2. Just found the right one.

http://www.americanalpineclub.org/tr/eastridgeofmtdesire

That'd be an awesome ride! I found my beta.... in the 1938 CAJ. Did you know that the Seattle Public Library has a darn near complete set of AAJ and CAJ's!? That was news to me, but MEGA handy. Also, non-members are allowed to use the Mountaineer's Library in Magnuson Park. It's been a pretty redonkulous beta quest, but I was successful. Desire Mountain is NW of the Monarch Icefield, so access ends up being a little different. I've applied for a couple AAC grants to cover a helo drop off and pick up. We'll see!! Wish me luck!

SWEEEEET. Check your pm's.

Hey y'all, I'm looking for some beta on the Monarch Ice Field in the BC coast range. Anybody in the know? Anybody know anybody in the know? Cheers, Bri

I borrowed a pair of quarks and proto cobras for the winter from the Seattle reps. I've climbed 15+ day on each pair in the last 2 months. I've tweaked both sets of picks. The quarks are way easier to clean, which I'm going to attribute to a significantly more beveled cutting edge. We've had some chilly days here in Ouray, so I just narrowed the cutting edge and point to cut down on dinnerplate-age. It worked great. The BD picks are a piece of work. Bust out the tunes and a brew, pull up the crazy creek chair, and bevel the shit out of just about everything. I left the aggressiveness of the teeth intact. You barely need to flick your wrist to get 'em to stick, and I'm cool with that. I took a bunch off the sides of the teeth, though, which is the more tedious part, in addition to narrowing both the front of the point and the cutting edge. The work paid off, but it was a pain in the adze.

Yup, I got a pair a month or so ago. I got 'em for rock, but I've only gotten to use them on back country ice. So not much as far as abrasion testing so far, but I love them so far. They're pretty close to the Beal ice lines, if I remember right. They've got a super tight weave, so they don't drag much, either. I'm a happy camper.

We didn't get on the route. We weren't moving quick at all because of my ankle (rockfall in July), and with everyone else heading for the same thing, plus with the weather moving, we decided to mess around with the ice on Asgard and around the base of the route before heading back to the car. Stupid ankle!!

I tried the whole B vitamin thing when I froze my toes, but I'm not wholly convinced. It doesn't hurt though, and they're great for your skin! But blueberries... they're different. They REALLY help.

Great slide show the other night! Way awesome!

Knock knock Who's there? Imishhh... Imishhh who? hahahahha

FOUND!!! Yaaaaaay!

I lost my left, purple and black, velcro, size 9, women's evolv rock shoe somewhere in Leavenworth. I'm guessing near Castle Rock... Possibly at the Swiftwater swimming hole. The shoe's awesome and has some great stories... I'd really like it back! Anybody seen it around?