Gerber

With my experience a lighter less rigid boot will be your best bet. I have climbed longs many times in late may and early June and the conditions are pretty tame. For the most part the snow is all gone for the 4 mile approach and when I have descended the keyhole route I have found it to be mostly dry. My boot of choice has been the La Sportiva Trango Evo which is slightly rigid but also pretty light. I find that this boot is too rigid for the death march on the way out and bring a running shoe which is much more comfortable I also have descended the entire keyhole route in a running shoe in early June and I have had no problem So with all this in mind I believe that the lighter MXT would be your best bet and it also has a lot more applications as a hiking boot.

Sadly I am not going to be around this summer but I was hoping to get out before the end of school. I am looking to climb anything I can get on I have all of my gear in town which includes anything you can think of. I would love to get on Jefferson or Hood to get some volcano experience before my brother and I attempt Rainier. I am down for anything.

Hello I am new to the area of Eugene, I am a student at U of O and I love to climb mountains. I am just seeing if there are any local area mountaineers who use this site and would be willing to head up into the hills in the near future. I have done many alpine climbs in the past growing up in Colorado and I have climbed in the Alps. I am up for anything grade III or higher. Or anything for that matter I am starting to get mountain withdrawal syndrome.

Impressive, ski tracks is a fun route but on aid sounds like an adventure