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i noticed a similar deformation on my alp wing's goulotte pick. if i hold the tool in piolet canne and look down at the pick, the tip of the pick is bent slightly to the left.

how stable were the upper snowslopes?

did you get a look at the ne butt or north face of chair?

just curious what the wisened elders think about the possibilities of there being good climbable ice in leavenworth(or anywhere for that matter) this weekend.

dane what boots were you wearing when you suffered the frostbite in the above pic?

last week up at chair peak i was wearing two pairs of heavy socks in lasportiva nepals (not my usual practice, but i was sketched about the temperatures) and had very numb feet until i removed one pair of socks. fine balance between heel lift (climbing performance) and keeping feet warm. i had foot and hand warmers, dont think i'll ever climb again in the winter without them

inquiring minds, the northeast buttress is in fun, sporting conditions. we took the left variation and had a ball. the water ice step is fat and plastic. get it before the weather comes!

what route did y'all climb?

doug, did you climb it? if so how'd it go?

sick.

just got back from the west ridge of north twin. the bottom half of the ridge was a cruise but the upper half was plastered in rime, verglas and light powder snow. me and my buddy opted to turn around at the obelisk due to falling ice on the upper ridge from sun warming. the route would definitely go but we didn't really feel like getting beamed with ice chunks climbing in those conditions. other than that, snow doesnt start til a little past dailey prairie and snow conditions are perfect for flotation-less travel.

i swear it was me

what routes on dragontail?

i almost died running through point defiance park in tacoma during a windstorm. heard a loud ass CRACK, looked up and saw a massive doug fir fragment comin' straight for my dome piece

alex, this is nitpicky but on wastateice.net the new season is listed as 2008!

just curious how many of you have stepped on your rope with crampons and continued to use the rope in situations where high impact falls are possible, as opposed to relegating it to glacier only use. i crunched my rope pretty hard the other day at the coleman seracs and tho it doesn't show any visible deformation, i'm a bit sketched...but i can't imagine that dirt bag climbers throw away an expensive rope just cause they punctured it.

hey mark, zig-zag is a real fun three pitch 5.7 route at mt. eerie. its a good choice for this time of year because the rock dries quickly

has the company headwall on bonanza seen a winter ascent?

has anyone been out to the ne ridge of triumph lately? im curious about the condition of the glacier and the difficulty (if any) of accessing the ridge. thanks

or d-town

cool Sherri, will do. for those interested here's a partial list of routes i'm interested in: northeast ridge of triumph, forbidden by any route, washington pass moderates, northeast ridge of black peak, something in the twin sisters range, northeast face of eldorado...

my butt has a hole in it

weather looks great! i'd be up for a sunday day trip or a two day sunday/monday trip. call me at 206-660-5513

sweet my # is 206-660-5513. call you friday sometime

whenever. don't start classes til the 23rd. the forecast for washington pass looks iffy for the weekend but hopefully that'll change!