TwoFortyJeff

For something close by, take a look at the routes on the south side of Guye.

I'll be down at Smith for a long weekend and I'd like to try some easy routes (single or multi) for a beginning trad leader. Any suggestions? By easy I mean preferable 5.6 or below so I can focus more on leading than climbing technique.

Was there on 8/20. Bugs were mildly annoying, but not enough to warrant bug spray. Crampons were not needed. There were a few 10-30 ft sections of steep and hard snow with a bad runout that, in my opinion, warranted an ice axe. Others may disagree. In a week it may all be gone. You can scramble above or below most of it if you want. It was a fun scramble. I would recommend skipping Windy Pass and heading up cross country around 5000ft. Stream crossings were either very small or bridged with a log.

I'm selling this for a friend who doesn't need it anymore. Bought in 2005 and used on a handful of trips. Immaculate condition that could honestly be passed off as new. $200 OBO Comes with an Arcteryx rain cover as well Here are the stats http://www.backcountry.com/arcteryx-bora-75-backpack-womens-4128-4760cu-in

I couldn't find the Asolo Experts in stock in my size anywhere, so I back ordered them. Interesting thought on the superfeet insoles. I may have to try that for the meantime. My Kaylands fit similar to my normal hiking boots, but they just move around move around more on the downhill in the kaylands.

Thankfully I am near Seattle, so I do have some options. I will try some Garmonts. To clarify, I am looking for what would be considered a summer alpine boot. I guess I just like more stiffness though. I do own Kayland Apex Treks, which are wonderfull except that my toes hit the fron when walking downhill and I don't think going half a size larger will change much.

I tried on the La Sportiva Trango S and Scarpa Charmoz and both were pretty narrow in the foot. The local REI didn't have anything else. I was also surprised by the amount of flex under the toes. Is there another brand or style of boot that is wider in the toes and a bit stiffer?

I think the unofficial motto of camp 4 is "there's always room for one more." The problem is when tourons come in at 3am after driving from LA after work on Friday.

Found the shovel, along with some other trinkets, today (5/30) on Rainier. Provide some more info on the shovel, where you lost it, etc and we can arrange sometime for you to pick it up in Everett.

I'm curious about the south side of Adams as well. As of right now, I am expecting about 5 miles of snow walking along the road to Cold Springs campground for memorial day.

So what does everyone use and where can you get them? The only area I have been so far that required them was Mt. Whitney, where the rangers gave them out. It was a double thick bag with some sort of gel stuff in the bottom. I never used it.