Adam Watts

Wanting any beta/ route conditions for any of these routes, have a trip next week and would like to know before I choose: White Chuck/Gerdine/Cool Glaciers - Glacier Peak Blue Glacier - Mt. Olympus emmons winthrop - Rainier

The First Ascent line of Tents and sleeping bags are vastly underwhelming. Heavy double wall tents at over 10lbs? No thank you. Sleeping bags that don't even give details on their fill weight? Pathetic attempt to enter the gear field.

Terrible news. Hope a speedy recovery!

Thanks for the responses guys! I think I with carry a standard 24" picket and then buy a 36" picket and cut it in half for a 18" picket. Each person will have 2 piece of pro and it will save on weight.

Is carrying 2 pickets overkill, or do many climbers do that? What is the typical setup?

If one uses their ice axe as a second piece of pro it really limits their ability to clear the lip of the crevasse and to use the axe itself to prevent the rope from cutting then into the lip. So does that mean that for a 2 person glacier team that everyone has 2 pickets?

In regards to a 2 person glacier team how much snow protection is required for each member to carry? I remember reading that every member of a glacier team should carry at least 1 piece of pro like a picket or fluke but does that ratio change when there are only 2 people of a team? If each member of a 2 person glacier team has only 1 piece of pro, one can't back up their snow anchor which is always taught. I was thinking that each member of a 2 person team might carry 1 24" inch picket and 1 snow fluke. That way one could arrest the fall and place probably the picket first because it might be easier to place then back it up with a snow fluke for a bomber anchor.

I would be really interested! Unfortunately Wednesday evenings I have school. Maybe Tuesday night would work better for me as well like Bubble

If that is vantage/Frenchman Coulee that is very much an access issue! We can't have vantage gone!!

My Helios vest is a bit on short in length in the torso but I still think its the warmest garment for its weight I have ever seen.

I hope you get better Dane! I have long been a big fan of Cold Thistle, wish you the best!

Having been to vantage twice and I am still confused on how the guide book splits up the climbing areas on the Sunshine Wall. I have been reading The Best of Frenchman Coulee The way I typically access Sunshine Wall is by dropping down Gully 2 through the rock tunnel. Once out of the tunnel I take a right and it the path continues down to for a long while. I am confused as what the maps have as center, left, right. Are the Tilted pillars directly to the left once your exit the tunnel?

My girlfriend wants to go somewhere warm since last week we were up on Rainier in the snow. Where do you guys think the best sport climbing in WA state is? I have been vantage once and it was warm and fun. I'd like to sport climb and practice putting in pro to get more familiar with my cams and nuts. What about Leavenworth?

Looks great denalidevo! I hope my trad partner can come along! Did the Tooth in September and that was my first trad route. Not comfortable doing all the leading.

I was thinking of heading up to the Enchantments this week. Since I will be in the area I was also thinking of climbing Prusik peak for the first time. Do you think it will be too cold to climb this late in the season? Should I return in mid summer to climb it instead?

I may be able to join in depending on work and other climbs. I'll keep you guys posted. I've climbed the South Spur last year and want to do it later in the season for more of a challenge.

Sent you an email Gardner!

Because some of us guys aren't experienced enough for stuff like Liberty Ridge! One has to walk before they can run!

I'm pretty good with crevasse rescue... Had to set up some z pulleys on Denali back in June. We could definitely go over it. I'm thinking I'd like to try to do a single push climb... sounds fun. Two days max. That sounds awesome. I would be down for a 2 day car to car summit climb. My schedule only works for weekdays Monday-Thursday.

If you wanted to meet up some time earlier and go over some Crevasse Rescue skills before we headed over to Rainier I'd be down to climb in September. If we have several people in the climbing leaders that knew crevasse Rescue, we could probably skip that portion.

I'd love to but I lack the necessary skills for Crevasse Rescue. Doing a guided climb on Baker in 2 weeks to learn glacier team skills. Have a lot of mountaineering experience but not with glaciers.

I'm looking for some more climbing and Mountaineering buddies as the only consistent one I have at the moment is my girlfriend who sport climbs. A little info about me: I have been climbing for 2 years and mountaineering for a little longer. I lead climb around 5.10/5.11's. I have been taught from certified guides for single pitch sport and have got that down solid. I am taking a intro mountaineering course in 2 weeks to climb Mt. Baker and learn rope management and rope work in the mountains. Plan to take either a trad class or ice climbing course this year too. I've climbed Mt. Adams (south side) and nearly Rainier (Emmons) last year. I'm free Monday-Thursday. I would really like to have some trad, ice, Mountaineering buddies to climb with so I can actually go out with someone and use my new knowledge. I have all the gear for Mountaineering and climbing except pickets, ice screws, and a trad rack. I'd love to learn more about different style of climbing.

sorry for the late reply Swedish BB, sent you a PM

If it was December 13 through the 18th I could

I am planning to hike up to camp Muir sometime this weekend and wanted to know what was the typical elevation that one has to reach to get above the clouds? Last week the entire hike on paradise was super foggy and visibility was at most 30 feet. I want to know because hiking in low visibility isn't that much fun.