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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

pm on the picket

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!

yo, looking for a partner to climb sometime early next week if the weather forecast improves. interested in forbidden by any route, wa pass moderates and possibly the northeast ridge of triumph. or maybe the ne face of eldorado and dorado needle? im down for almost anything alpine. i have a rack, a car, and a rope.

in april be prepared for a much more strenuous trip as you'll probably be snowshoeing or skiing up a good portion of the mountain

*besides zig-zag

i've heard mixed reviews regarding the quality of climbing at mt erie...bad rock,hard to protect, etc. anyone disagree wholeheartedly with the reputation? im moving out to bellingham this weekend and would prefer to drive to erie over index because its a lot closer. anyone have any favorite trad lines at the crag in the 5.6-9 range?

whats the best way to get in to the peak then?

ivan, when did you drive the suiattle river road? biked it this year and there were definitely some butthole puckering sections

speaking of routes needing to be done earlier, check out this picture i took of buckner yesterday [img:left] [/img]

im moving to bellingham in the fall and was curious if anyone out there needs a housemate?

anyone been up to climb sharkfin or the north ridge of forbidden lately? just wondering about access to the col and general condition of the boston glacier

looking for a partner to climb something this week. preferably something out of selected climbs. pm if interested. thx