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Nice!

I drove back this past weekend and searched for it with no luck. TH was crowded like crazy. That TH gets so much traffic I'm sure someone picked it up.

Came back from a backpacking trip and took a photo of my car (old mitsubishi galant covered in stickers with a yakima rocket box on top), set the camera on top of the car and took off! I was tired, ready to go home. Not really looking forward to driving there from Portland to check the area. It'd be awesome if anyone could help put the word out! A group of Mazamas left from the same TH and were planning on returning 9/1/2014 if I remember correctly! Thanks! Caleb

Thanks guys, I got a really good deal on these is why I'm not skiing Dynafits. Also the new dynafits changed their boot molds recently making them narrower. Sounds like the forward lean is 24-25 degrees (source: http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/archive/index.php?t-206259.html ) That seems high but also sounds like other people are having trouble skiing with these boots as well on that same forum. I may have to sell them and try to find something else. They are only "on" "off" walk/ski so yeah. Hopefully I can find a deal on a pair of Dynafits somewhere! Caleb

So I just started touring after about 5 years away from the cascades. I'm running used Volkl AX4's with Freeride bindings. I picked up some used Garmont Radiums and headed up the hill after having them liners molded. Skinned to the top of Palmer and my feet hurt so bad that I just turned around. My skiing was terrible. I'm not a great skiier by any means but I just could NOT get the skiis to turn and the forward cant in the boots just locked my legs into excruciating quad burn and a very tough position to hold. A week later I had my boots punched and I headed up again. It was after work so I was about 3/4 to the top of palmer and decided to turn around. The snow was much softer and the skis much easier to control. My feet had almost zero pain, although the cant in the boots really was tough for me to hold comfortably after skinning for an hour and a half. Still got the same terrible quad burn that I'd never experienced resort skiing or with another setup. I rented a pair of skis and boots (Dynafit) from the Mountain Shop in PDX and went up two weeks before everything else and I had zero problems with endurance (quad pain) skiing down from about the same place as last time. So my question: Am I a wimp who just needs to train more so my quads can stay comfortably in that position after skinning and climbing? Is my form wrong? Should I try a different pair of boots with a different forward cant? Thanks!

I really like my NW Alpine Fast / Light pant. They seem Durable, but I haven't worn a pair of softshell pants out in a long time! The Cuff expands really big for ski boots. http://nwalpine.com/store/#!/~/category/id=5178964&offset=0&sort=normal

Anyone been up beyond Palmer this week? Planning on taking advantage of the forecasted temp drop and head up this weekend and trying to decide whether to skin up or leave the skis at home.

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The view was incredible. You could almost pick out the Hogsback on Hood from the summit. Just an incredibly lucky break in the weather!

Trip: South Sister Winter Ascent - Cheating - South Side Regular Route Date: 1/27/2011 Trip Report: Left the car (parked at Dutchman Flat - Check overnight parking regulations beforehand) about noon Wednesday and snowshoe traveled for about half an hour. Got picked up by some snowmachinists who took us to the Devils Lake Trailhead. Snowshoed up to about 7200' and set up camp. Gorgeous clear night with light winds. Left the Camp at about 7:30 am to a hard crusty snow with just crampons on. (Took us a while to figure out the crampon situation as the crampons my partner had didn't fit his boots ) Crater ramp and about last 2000' of ascent was about 2" of snow above solid ice. Winds around 20mph. Summit at 11:30 am. Descend, took down camp reached the Devils lake TH at about 4:30. Caught a ride out after about an hours of snowshoeing back to the snow parking lot. Perfect conditions. Earlier start would've lended to a more stable descent. Lot's of snow balling underfoot. Un-roped travel was a bit sketchy at times due to that, but all manageable. Good trip. http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=274714&id=500083502&l=b9900003ee Photos there. (I always have trouble with uploading photos. Sorry) I'll try to upload some when I get back to Cinci. Gear Notes: Snowshoes Crampons Mountaineerng Ice Axe (If you fly out from Cinci and only bring your AT boots, rent mountaineering boots instead of using them with snowshoes Approach Notes: Snow machines. Put your thumb out. They tend to stop. Nice. Edit: Added Parking Area

Just summited last Thursday. Caught a ride in. and a ride out on a snowmobile. (cut HOURS off the trip) Went on snowshoes. Conditions were great. Quite icy. Would've rather been on Skis but snowshoeing was great. Camped about about 7200' Took four hours to summit. About 2" of snow above hard ice for the last 2000 feet. Four hours to summit from 7200'. About 4 hours from the summit and to pack up camp all the way back to the road. (Butt glissading helped) TR and photos to come.

Gotta be some sort of ice up there now with the recent precipitation. Might be a perfect time for NF Routes.

I love the climbing out there! So much climbing so little time. solar slabs is a classic! The "walk off" the top was about the worst walk ever. Better to rap off. Takes less time. Pics bring back good memories! Good report.

I also have the 350. I couldn't wear the 320 because the leg loops were too small and the fit was weird. I've got big thighs and a small waist. I also use it for everything. Super low profile. Super light. Seems very durable. As or more comfortable as any harness I've ever sat in.

sweet photo man. Like the TR. Short and concise.