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Lightly use Ice tool. green version. very grippy. I'm not using them. No problems $375 obo will consider trade for more alpine ice tools like vipers, cobras or quarks texting is best 2533343372 can send pictures

Any ice starting to build? Updates welcome.

I have summited 6 times. I am in good shape. I always take 5hrs to muir on a summit climb. I can go faster but for me there is no advantage. I would leave earlier than 11 if it was me. Good luck. By the way 60min to muir is a crazy fast time. I can't go down from muir that fast with my average lung capacity.

Trip: Mt Rainier - kautz Date: 6/27/2017 Trip Report: Kautz route in Really good shape. No ice. Easy route finding. Minimal cravasses. Boot path in place to help with navigation and steep snow. Crossed nisqually highier than expected. Turtle snow field steeper than expected. Approach to 10400ft camp longer than expected. 9hr to camp. Summit day snow was firm and beautiful. 6hrs camp to summit. Carried over and descended the dc. Gear Notes: Carried extra ice screws but they were not need. Approach Notes: Do more calf raise. Approach is steeper than to camp muir.

Any updates on conditions ?

Thanks for posting conditions in LW hairball

Im down sending PM

Looking to head to leavenworth. have gear and car pm me if you must. call or texted 2533343372

Are name like Candlestein-Careno and black powder referencng rock routes. i haven't seen those in the ice guide. where are they?

The best thing is get the washington ice guide. REI has it and the libary does too. The place that i went to learn was banks lake. Peewee area has some stuff you can bush wack to the top of and TR. Plus you can lead devils punch bowl easy WI2. Then once at the top set up a TR to the left on wi4. Good luck Try to find someone to bring you who knows what they are doing.

Up at snoqualmies chock stone today. ice at the bottom peeling off under weight. huge chunks. not safe. after the first 10 ft ice step, which is much smaller now, there is steep snow. there was no ice for screaws on snow slope. not enough snow for a picket and half the time punching through to running water. I quickly found some small trees and rapped off. not ready for climbing yet. to much running water. someone could try skip the first pitch by hiking further around to the left and then traversing over. maybe just an idea. good luck finding ice

Is it hopeful thinking to think something might be in out in leavenworth or vantage. what do u guys think is the best bet for ice later thid week?

Thanks pm'ed him and read his posts. thanks for the tip

Would like to climb some cool stuff in the eastern alps of germany. any ideas i will be near munick

I was up at source lake and figured i'd start a ice update. well it is still early and there is more ice in my auto defrost freezer. water is running all over and very limited ice anywhere. Got a good look at flow reversal. some thin white ice up high. zero ice down low.