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rarely will you get a better opportunity than one Macson just posted. Not a promise of a job but yeah, whew! Just getting to the NW no matter where (from Ashland, OR to Spokane, WA and everywhere between).. will allow you to check things out and and hone in on the exact city/town/hermit hut and job that you want. Once you're here you can network a lot easier to your next step than from across the country

1) crevasses on palmer - no. Going NW over illumination saddle down on the reid glacier, yes. Can't honestly say how practice would be there--might not be an ideal spot. 2) yes there are steep slopes right around illumination saddle that you could practice self arrest on (no need to go up to hogsback specifically for that). Not crazy to practice at hogsback per'se... but dep on conditions/time of day.. you're above a toilet-bowl fumerole on one side and a flat patchy of muddy sulferous venting on the other..if a self arrest wasn't successful. plus on any decent climb day in june it tends to be a zoo up there--which could be distracting for learning. 3) yes you can camp there in june. 4) old chute isn't too much of a chute.. compared to pearly gates but yeah 100-150 foot is probably right for the area of it where it 'constricts' more-so.

this couch doc with noodle ankles and knees of steel says yes, a bad sprain--though from my learning of sprains even a moderate one can persist for months. the more medically inclined can probably enrich this opinion I'm sure. I had a high ankle sprain this past april-took perhaps 4 months to return to pre-sprain condition. After the first few weeks it was significantly better but some/noticeable swell maintained for at least ~2 more months, esp. after exertion on it--mountaineering boots felt good because yes, it supported it well. it was tender in certain spots if i prodded it with my fingers as well--2 months+ later. my swelling was also on that natural ankle-bump. like a lot of PT, being ginger with it while it heals is important, esp in the early days and weeks. Me, since it was summer, I was not going to for-go getting out for much of may and june.. so i think the issues stuck around a bit longer. doing bad by it while it is trying to heal will slow healing down and contribute to more long-term likelihood of issues. no need for the doctor..you will waste your time, their time, and your money. find some good online/rec advice on ankle exercises to work on... but don't over-do it. therabands, balance exercises, more than anything it seems. both a benign injury compared to so many that could befall but also a crappy one that is more likely to happen, once it has happened--though a lot are like that i guess.

i was going to say: summit is to peak as chaser is to chaser but then thought, it might be possible, someone was spoofing him. looks like that is the case on peakchaser, though, I can't really tell which one is real..peakchaser's TR looks par for the course

really lookin forward to the guide, thanks for your hard work! long day last december on hood, mine:

i am admittedly out of my league to stand behind this recommendation but others might be able to support it or refute it.. the Peak VX parka by Eddie Bauer has seen action fairly high on everest from reviews ive seen, so, that has got to be worth something. at $269 + any discounts/sales/etc you can find (wait till after xmas?).. you might find yourself avoiding the $500 for a jacket. have a good climb

having used a semi bulky canon A series for a while now and looking to do something in one direction or another (dSLR bulk/weight/cost) or go towards pocket-sized and maxed out for robust'ness, outdoors ease/highest pocket-quality image... Came out with Panasonic TS2 series seeming supreme for small outdoors camera.. I think it is competitive with that stylus tough.. but my research left me on the TS2 for that type of camera. ended up going for a bridge camera (panasonic FZ-100) to see if it is feasible to move towards dslr. comparatively cheap to see if dSLR is way for me. but i'd love to have a TS2 in hand none the less.. ...

haven't tried them but just saw these the other day. Panoptx Sirocco and Raptor CV.. difference I can tell is one is a bit bigger than the other (lens size). Photochromic.. 18%-80%.. 18 isn't terribly low for alpine sun, but a consideration. $89.. cheaper than addidas. http://www.sierratradingpost.com/p/,2460T_Panoptx-Sirocco-Sunglasses-Photochromic-Removable-Eyecup.html http://www.sierratradingpost.com/p/,2390M_Panoptx-Raptor-CV-Photochromic-Sunglasses-Removable-Eyecups.html

If you want someone to tell you it is safe and go climb it, you can probably get that, and if you want someone to say it isn't and don't climb then, you can find that too I bet. Based on what you have read about snow falling for the next 6-7 days, and tons of it, and going up a route called called avalanche gulch, what do you think? do you get a gut feeling telling you this is probably a bad idea? listen to that decision more than any words on here or mental thoughts bumming about how the weather screwed yer plans and maybe you can still eek out a climb if you ignore the gut feeling. sorry if i sound a little rude--just from my armchair knowledge of the route (and admittedly never having been on shasta) it is screaming NO pretty loudly given the weather patterns and outlook you've just shared. but keep an eye on it and be ready, maybe the main snow stops falling on sunday morning and they only get 1 or 2 more inches on my of the mountain by wednesday--then maybe it is a bit of a different story. good luck! what is the access on mt mcloughlin in southern oregon? that might be a less committing peak (though avalanche factor could be identical).. or head to crater lake-open year around--and go for some awesome snow camping on the crater rim (not on cornice) just another option

why do you post so much??? rarely seen someone post so much but say so little. make 1 post with ALL your thoughts then wait for people to respond to that. why do you edit almost all your posts? do you write them in haste to respond or do you re-read them and improve upon them like thinking of a good come-back hours after the fact? i do that sometimes some people post incessantly, but those people seem to manage to keep it in spray. Is it a tendency of IM/FB/chat/txt'ing/instant generation in combination with an ADD thing or some sort of narcissism or what? all fair options, or maybe something else? i ain't that good of a climber on any front and i like reading the wide variety of information people share but i see tons of your posts on other people's threads, a lot of the time lately, and i can't say i have learned much from yours. if there is a silver lining it is that people's response to your posts generally have valuable information. just my observation as a fly on the wall cheers & chill

yes i think columbia is full of shit, like the textile mills of schoeller and malden mills or whomever it is that now does polartec .. are not innovating their ass off to come off with the next level of innovation on a great marketing platform with a few pinches of hype added. i think columbia is on track to come out with their own version of "The Homer", no doubt.. a 6lb coat that boils water, uses batteries to keep you warm, has GPS built into the zipper pull, and has micro-fans built into the jacket to promote vapor transfer. the mammut c_change is a schoeller product, similar to something they have called 'coldblack' which is suppose to allow darker colors to reflect more heat and not feel as http://www.coldblack.ch/ "Dark colors heat up stronger when exposed to direct sunlight compared to light colors. This no longer needs to happen! Now there is coldblack®, a special finishing technology for textiles which reduces heat build-up and provides reliable protection from UV rays. The coldblack® finishing only contains „bluesign® approved“ components. „bluesign® approved“ components are as low as possible in harmful substances, making them benign to mankind and the environment and encouraging the economical and ecological use of resources in the production process."

yes, probably wouldn't hurt to have them as a guess, unless the mini WX trough moving through tonite puts down enough to make it a postholeriffic adventure. btw im pretty sure century drive/cascade lakes hwy is closed at mt bachelor/dutchman flats sno park.. unless you are up on that and taking a snowmobile or skinning. would love to hear an early season report/pics if you manage to get out and up there

sold. Thanks!

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New, in box, never worn Size 9.5 SOLD

ahh i wondered if the measurement was area but didn't know enough about them to be sure. thanks for clarification

wow seems cheap!!! how much does it weigh (for shipping?) btw is it 30 meters or 30 foot? 30meters = 98 feet. doesn't look like 98 foot long, but i could be wrong

but.. my... precious wilderness experience. also, when i'm on a listed/mapped trail through a wilderness area, sometimes I want to blow my brains out cause i know it was made by humans. also if I see a jet or contrail above a wilderness area... ooooo that gets me seething

you know what i find to be trash? orange peels next to the trail. absolutely ruins my wilderness experience. i once quit a 17 day vacation on day 3 in lake clark national park because i saw an orange peel.

how many of you are drinking this evening and how much have you had so far?

when you say backcountry do you mean off trail or just not in a campground? i have a synthetic puffy but use only down really due to warmth/weight. being careful can be as simple as having the stuff-sack for it be sil-nylon instead of just nylon. and/or having a decent DWR or tight-weave material/waterproof shell for the bag. have taken a down bag canoeing for weeks in boundary water canoe area, never got it wet. fiance and i both used down bags for 7 months on Appalachian trail, bags never got wet. colorado t-storms never wet. almost started getting wet after 6-7 days on the north country trail in robson/jasper park in BC/alberta but only because it rained many times every day and our tarp started to send mist down onto us due to heavy rain and constant condensation/never a chance to dry.

technically speaking: what is the top of, and the bottom of, a band of clouds called? ceiling and deck?

yer post title+vid was kinda sprayish.. and you can be kinda irritating (online at least, which counts for very little in the rest of the world). but the death wish es no bueno.

as a bystander watching this i do feel suggesting someone's death when climbing is way over the line. i understand the aggro but come on, would you really be happy to see the video you joke about? might not be your cup of tea for techniques but this is not hood in september with quickdraws on 6mm static utility line tied in nooses, sans helmet. even then i most certainly don't wish harm, just some learning and a good dose of humiliation.

i guess on st helens--looks like another front is coming through, i'm not really interested in a fog slog, honestly, but if it seems ok out, id would be of interest. sure could go for one of these nice mini-high pressure systems over a weekend instead of wasted during the cube-workweek.