Sheep
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i thought for sure i would see some trip reports, summited on sunday morning, all around excellent conditions, low temps w/ winds 0-10mph
variable snow & ice around 9k, variable snow from unconsolidated to firm wind blown snow with little/no ice above 10k, excellent solid, climbable rime, which may be gone after the weather system
looked like some unstable snow on WCR
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scion xa/xb/xd of all years are a bit smaller and lower ground clearance than the matrix but would still haul a lot of crap
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you might look into a toyota matrix, they offer it in awd as well, the awd system is not nearly as good as subarus but should give you very reasonable traction
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should anything be in, in washington around sunday-tues? or should i head up to banff?
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i doubt hood will have reasonable conditions for quite some time, its been dumping snow, over a layer of already unconsolidated snow, i imagine youll be postholing all the way up
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summitchaser is the biggest troll on the board
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i think there is some climbing on around marys peak but just a roadside blasted out cliff
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anything else on sale there or just the jacket?
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thanks for the advice everyone, looks like i will end up taking my invernos or maybe getting a lighter double
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im debating on whether i will be taking a my double boots, i would much rather have something lighter that would be easier to work with on technical stuff, can i get away with a single boot considering most the climbs there dont have too much of an approach?
thinking of la sportiva nepals, kayland m11+ or hypertraction, scarpa mont blanc
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i actually have taken a gps and watched the amount of gain/loss on the traverse and it has amounted to 80 feet
however, my gps shows climbers bivouac parking lot @ 3,820 ft, making the total elevation gained exactly the same... in addition to that, there is a margin of error +- 50 feet
note: none of the above actually happened
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Had a change of trip plans to somewhere warmer, dont need this stuff anymore
Scarpa invernos w/ high altitude liner 10.5 US, would like to sell for $175/offer, have about 3 climbs on them on snow only, has some scuffs and worn paint but otherwise excellent condition
North face himalayan Parka size medium has been worn a for a few climbs for a short period, pretty much new... no holes or rips, $280/offer... this coat is similar to an absolute zero parka
prefer local pickup in PDX, would be willing to drive a little ways, otherwise buyer pays shipping
http://www.backcountry.com/the-north-face-himalayan-down-parka-mens
http://www.rei.com/product/780182
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too many bugs in early season
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pm sent
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isnt the hood summit relatively flat?
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the steepest part is around 10k feet, prob 40-45 degrees iirc, if someone in your party isnt comfortable with the grade there is an alternate route you can take to the climbers right to that isnt as bad, the rest of the route past that is pretty moderate... if you have a first time snow climber in your party i would take a rope, otherwise no
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CT 12 Q1 Sudden Release below Hogsback, Slope 32 degrees, SE aspect, 70cm down
source?
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if you have the automatic crampons you can move the front bail to the next notch backwards, otherwise you are out of luck
all the extender bars do is allow for a larger boot to fit
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hoping he gets out alright, with what the weather looks like tomorrow he might be there another day before a heli can get to him
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i may be up there this weekend, avalanche forecast isnt looking too hot right now, though
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hoping for a safe return
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Timberline Trial in June
in Climber's Board
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i would wait until early/mid july
i hiked through in early august on the pct once and there was still significant snowpack