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I posed a sincere question out of ignorance of the answer; I did not accuse. There were voices above, and rock falling from somewhere up there where the voices were. Sounds like it didnt come off this route, so that's the end of it (if Joe will let it go, and it sounds like he won't). Have a nice weekend everyone

To be clear, I was referring to rocks falling onto the route that goes up to the pass, not rocks falling onto the pass itself. Someone on the left side of the face could drop rocks onto or near the route going up to Aasgard. Someone did. If the route described here isnt over on that side, then it obviously wasnt these guys. Although you have to wonder what happens to those rocks that are "cleaned". That area is crawling with people, on both sides of the face, and below it. Maybe it was just some punk teenagers trying to have a laugh.

Was it you and your pal who were dropping rocks off the face that were then falling onto the Aasgard pass route where hikers are constantly present? There were some guys doing that on the face a few weeks ago. Please keep in mind when you are "cleaning" the route and causing large flakes to fall off the face, you might be dumping them onto someone that is hiking up or down Aasgard pass. Pardon me if that wasnt you. If it was, I hope you will consider how dangerous and flat out stupid that behavior is. You could kill someone. Whoever was doing that is lucky they werent severely beaten, they certainly deserved to be.

Your post offers an eclectic mix of linguistic beauty and street punk-ness. You sound like a climber already! Check out the Mountaineers, or any of the other clubs. And enjoy.

Try Earl peak, just south of the Stuarts. You drive up the Teanaway.

Who would know when Icy peak was first climbed in the winter from the Nooksack Cirque? I think Beckey says it was winter climbed on skis from Mt. Ruth in the 1930’s. That’s the way the vast majority of ascents of Icy have been made, as you no doubt know. My buddy and I climbed Icy from the Nooksack Cirque on March 18, 1988. A true winter ascent in winter; not just winter-like conditions. Of course the Cirque is one of the greatest incubators of avalanches in all of the Cascades. Just going there in the winter seems foolhardy, let alone climbing up out of there to Icy. We were lucky with ideal conditions the first two days. Then the snow started flying bigtime, and we heard and saw dozens of avalanches before we finally gave up on the weather and slogged out on Gene Praters "Sherpa Claw" design snowshoes. So, I wonder who climbed Icy in the winter from the Cirque prior to 1988? Anybody? Or maybe it's just too small time to be noted anywhere. Like saying “who 1st climbed this peak on a Tuesday while wearing a red bandana?” I may have to ask Beckey himself. If I bring a pretty girl with me, I am pretty sure he will talk to me. Or maybe the mountaineers would know? I have found nothing online. Anyone have any tips on where such info may be found? Thanks