The Cascade Kid

That's Peter's highly functional but less-than-pretty ultra vest without a shirt tactic.

Trip: Mt St Helens - Worm Flows Speed Attempt (1:36 up, 2:49 c2c) Date: 9/21/2015 Trip Report: Peter and I gave the worm flows route a speed jab today with a mix of running and power hiking under mostly sunny skies. We went parking lot to summit 1:35:47. Car to Car 2:49:58. 10.4 mi, 5600′. I can't find any information on a St Helens climb FKT. Any information appreciated. http://mountainlessons.com/running/mt-st-helens-worm-flows-speed-attempt It would be hard to find this much steep gravel anywhere closer to Portland. Recommended for the fast and the stupid. Gear Notes: S-Labs and ultra vests to look as fast as possible. Approach Notes: The road signs are currently covered with tarps.

The premier lightweight touring boot, useful for both ski mountaineering and world-cup level skimo racing. It's got such a good flex that you can run in it. This is the most recent iteration of this boot, with the snow gaiter built in to reduce snow buildup on the boot. Weight: 1 lb 15 oz per boot. That's ridiculously light. Fit is standard 'low volume', similar to dynafit tlt5/6. These boots are brand new and in the box. $600, (retail ~800) Cash only in Portland area. May negotiate shipping to elsewhere. Get in touch quick before these disappear.

For sale, used: In Portland OR, will meet to pay cash or we can discuss shipping and whathaveyou. Dynafit TLT5P Boots, 28.0: Great lightweight ski mountaineering skis. 3-4 seasons used, with cuff rivets repressed at the end of last season. They're scuffed but the sole is in great shape, and the boot is as stiff as it was on day 1. Liners are worn but intact. No useless removable tongues. Used to drive skis up to 181 cm no problem. Compatible only with tech bindings. Well loved and ready to hook someone up with light boots for 1-2 seasons more. -- $120 Atomic Ultimate 78 170 cm w/ Dynafit TLT Speed Superlight bindings: A wider version of the Killian race ski, built for ski mountaineering and possibly the most capable ski I've ever skied. Very few pairs in the USA. Amazing performance, miniscule weight. Some superficial scratches on bases, no core shots. Sold with the bindings only. Mounted for BSL 307 mm. $650 Skins: cut for atomic ultimate, add on the ultimate rocker skin for $80, hand-cut Pomoca PDG skins for $100, or both for $170 Black Diamond Revert Skis 180 cm(2013): A rockered ski that doesn't suck on hard snow, ie a good 1 ski quiver. Skied lightly over two seasons, no real base damage, just some minor scratches. Mounted with Dynafit TLT Speed bindings (4 years old) using quiver killer inserts. BSL 307, though the speed binding has some adjustment. With bindings: $420, without $160.

Brand new and in the plastic wrapper. Retails for $50, yours for $25 Beautiful book with truly classic routes, history, photos, and topos, including climbs throughout the PNW. Email at deepdrypowder at gmail if interested. Cash only in the Portland area. Will ship if you're an active and reputable CC member. Don't respond to this post-- I won't see it. "Fred Beckey's 100 Favorite North American Climbs is the magnum opus of the greatest American climber of the past century. Fred’s intimate, detailed knowledge of the mountains and climbs he chronicles here create an unparalleled guidebook and must-have for every climber’s bookshelf – as well as a great read for any armchair adventurer. Filled with hand-drawn climbing topos, photos, narrative description, side notes and 40 extra climbs of note in each of the eight geographical regions. This is the guide for every climber’s bookshelf."

What kind of camera are you using?

When you say left variation, which line are you referring to?

Trip: Mt Hood - Pearly Gates Right, Crater Rock, White River Date: 2/16/2015 Trip Report: Climbed Hood today via the Pearly Gates right variation topping out around 8:30 am. The snow was stiff and chalky up high, with some good styrafoam to make the climbing good and the early-morning skiing poor. The Right variation had a short but steep bulge of maybe 80 degrees which made for a couple of fun moves. The old chute provided some very stiff and icy skiing, so we sat around on the Hogs Back waiting for it to soften. Also, as there were multiple teams descending the old chute roped together without protection, we were wondering if we'd get to see a show. While there, we got the crazy idea to go tag the top of crater rock, and then for shits I skied the (surprisingly) steep North face of the thing in (surprisingly) good snow. [img:center]http://cascadeclimbers.com/plab/data/500/medium/aSkiing_off_crater_rock_ptrinnes_.jpg[/img] We skied out White River from the top with some good corn turns taking us back to Timberline. More photos at MountainLessons. Gear Notes: Two tools best, one tool and one whippet viable at best. No pro. Approach Notes: Top of Palmer in 1 hr, top of mountain in 3. Skiing is unrivaled.

Brand-New, never-used, still with their retail info stickers on them. 161 cm skimo race or ski running ski - weighs in at 800g. This is the length for a men's competitive skimo ski. I skied the previous model for the entire season last year and loved them. They're good for both racing and for ambitious ski touring/ski mountaineering. To quote skimo.co: The PDG will save you $700 over the Dy.N.A. World Cup race ski, which has the exact same dimensions. The price of this savings is approximately 88 grams of uphill weight due to a fiberglass instead of carbon casing and a missing ultralight Isocore stringer. These changes result in slightly softer, more forgiving feel but give a boost to the robustness and durability. Retail is $700, but I like you, so we'll call it $550 + shipping if you need it. I live in Portland and will deliver to the metro area.

Yeah, no water treatment. I've been drinking that water for quite a while with no ill effects. That said, I've never had ill effects from drinking untreated water. Nevertheless, it is all snowmelt water of one sort, usually flowing fast, and not coming from inhabited areas. Don't know that I'd dip into the stream right next to the McNeil point shelter, but I don't hesitate at any stream that I have to slow down to cross.

Trip: Mt Hood - Timberline Trail (8 hrs, 48 min) Date: 9/28/2014 Trip Report: The running viking, Sigurþór Einar Halldórsson, and I ran the Timberline Trail loop on Sunday, and with perfect weather and no hiccups, made it around and back to the car in 8 hours and 48 minutes. Though not a climb per-se, I've seen this reported here before, and include some photos for your entertainment. I've wanted to run this loop for a long, long time, and I'm really happy that it came together this year. For more photos and an extended trip report: http://mountainlessons.com/running/running-around-mt-hood-timberline-trail [img:center]http://i2.wp.com/mountainlessons.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/tt02.jpg[/img] [img:center]http://i2.wp.com/mountainlessons.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/tt12.jpg[/img] [img:center] http://i0.wp.com/mountainlessons.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/tt10.jpg[/img] [img:center]http://i2.wp.com/mountainlessons.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/tt13.jpg[/img] Gear Notes: LaSportiva Bushido shoes, Ultimate direction pack, 2200 calories. The whole loop goes fine with only 16 oz of water-carrying capacity. Approach Notes: 40 miles, 10,000', 7 rivers, one good time.

Pictures here: http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/spo/4510553297.html For better or for worse, I'm headed off to medical school and need all the money that I can scrounge up, so the trad rack must go. It's listed as a whole rack and at a steep discount. I am not interested in selling parts of the rack, so if you want part, buy it up and resell the rest. The discount here should let you turn a profit doing that. This is a complete trad rack-- take it and go climbing. As offered, it's a great way to skip assembling your own rack (big waste of time and money), or to supplement your existing rack. This gear has all been used, and it is in good usable condition. Please see the bottom of this post for the necessary legal disclaimer. I do use every piece of gear listed and have trusted it all with my life. It has been well cared-for, and the action on the cams is smooth, as is that of the carabiners. The total contents of this rack include 27 cams, 19 nuts, 1 hex, 1 nut tool, 25 carabiners, and a padded gear sling. Please see photos for details on conditions, but in general, all cams have good slings, none of the nuts are grossly kinked. The gear is clean, racked, and ready for use. Additionally, this rack covers all standard sizes from small aid-gear (eg 00 C3), up through a #4 camalot. There are doubles for finger to hand sizes, and with the addition of the forged friends, triples of many sizes, making it a great all-purpose rack with enough cams for indian creek splitters. The detailed list below includes original retail prices in parentheses for your consideration. The total retail cost of the offered equipment is $2055.00. I offer it here for less than half. Your Cost is $1000, and you save $1055.00 from retail. Additionally, I am including a first generation GriGri belay device and locking carabiner, worth more than $100, for free. Your treat for scoring this deal. Get it before it's gone! I will accept cash or PayPal only. I can deliver within Portland after July 1, or I will ship to you USPS flat rate at no cost. METOLIUS POWER CAMS Black # 5 (60) Green # 6 (60) Purple #8 (60) BLACK DIAMOND C3s Purple #00 (60) Green #0 (60) Red #1 (60) Yellow #2 (60) BLACK DIAMOND MICRO C4s Red #1 (45) Yellow #2 (45) Blue #3 (45) BLACK DIAMOND CAMALOTS Blue #0.3 (60) Grey #0.4 (60) Purple #0.5 (60) Red #1 (65) Yellow #2 (70) Grey #4 (85) BLACK DIAMOND CAMALOTS previous gen. - note slightly different thumb loop. Listed prices discounted $10. Yellow #2 (60) Blue #3 (70) WILD COUNTRY FLEXIBLE FRIEND Pink #2 (70) WILD COUNTRY FORGED FRIENDS Yellow #1 x 2 (70) Turquoise #1.5 (35) Pink #2 (35) Light Blue #2.5 (35) Blue #3 (35) Purple #3.5 (35) Black #4 (35) METOLIUS CURVE NUTS #1-3, #6-10 (105) ABC HUECO NUTS #1, #3, #4, #6-13 (85) ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT Metolius Ultralight Hex # 10 (25) Metolius Nut Tool (18) Straight/Bent Gate Carabiners x 22 (7.5 x 22 = 260) Oval Carabiners x 3 (12) Black Diamond Padded Gear Sling (20) Total Retail Cost: $2055.00 --Discount of 52%-- Your Cost: $1000 DISCLAIMER Rock climbing can kill you, even if you know what you're doing. It is important that you seek instruction under the care of a professional guide, and that you, at all times, use your own discretion and decision making capacity to guard your safety. This equipment is sold as is, and it is your duty to inspect it and determine its usability. It may have flaws which have escaped my inspection. By buying the equipment listed above, in whole or in part, you assume all risk associated with its use including but not limited to life-changing injury and death.

The total contents of this rack include 27 cams, 19 nuts, 1 hex, 1 nut tool, 25 carabiners, and a padded gear sling. Please see photos for details on conditions, but in general, all cams have good slings, none of the nuts are grossly kinked. The gear is clean, racked, and ready for use. PHOTOS IN THE LINK BELOW I'm headed off to medical school and need to scrape up all the money I can find. The detailed list below includes original retail prices in parentheses for your consideration. The total retail cost of the offered equipment is $2055.00. I offer it here for less than half. Your Cost is $1000, and you save $1055.00 from retail. Additionally, I am including a first generation GriGri belay device and locking carabiner, worth more than $100, for free. Your treat for scoring this deal. Get it before it's gone! I will accept cash or PayPal only. I can deliver to Park City, Heber, or Salt Lake City. Any purchases outside that area can be picked up in Park City, or shipped at your cost. I will also be traveling through Boise, ID next week and can deliver there. If interested, PLEASE CONTACT ME THROUGH THIS CRAIGSLIST POST: http://saltlakecity.craigslist.org/spo/4494469343.html METOLIUS POWER CAMS Black # 5 (60) Green # 6 (60) Purple #8 (60) BLACK DIAMOND C3s Purple #00 (60) Green #0 (60) Red #1 (60) Yellow #2 (60) BLACK DIAMOND MICRO C4s Red #1 (45) Yellow #2 (45) Blue #3 (45) BLACK DIAMOND CAMALOTS Blue #0.3 (60) Grey #0.4 (60) Purple #0.5 (60) Red #1 (65) Yellow #2 (70) Grey #4 (85) BLACK DIAMOND CAMALOTS previous gen. - note slightly different thumb loop. Listed prices discounted $10. Yellow #2 (60) Blue #3 (70) WILD COUNTRY FLEXIBLE FRIEND Pink #2 (70) WILD COUNTRY FORGED FRIENDS Yellow #1 x 2 (70) Turquoise #1.5 (35) Pink #2 (35) Light Blue #2.5 (35) Blue #3 (35) Purple #3.5 (35) Black #4 (35) METOLIUS CURVE NUTS #1-3, #6-10 (105) ABC HUECO NUTS #1, #3, #4, #6-13 (85) ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT Metolius Ultralight Hex # 10 (25) Metolius Nut Tool (18) Straight/Bent Gate Carabiners x 22 (7.5 x 22 = 260) Oval Carabiners x 3 (12) Black Diamond Padded Gear Sling (20) Total Retail Cost: $2055.00 --Discount of 52%-- Your Cost: $1000

Very nice work. What kind of ski kit are you on, and did you carry your skis to the top? Some things about the prior speed record doesn't with me, I have to say. The record holder makes a big deal about having an official timer and implicitly discredits ascents without one. In my view, any record attempt/break should simply require honest reporting. Yours is a great example. Now that the game is down to a matter of minutes, it becomes important to mention the precise start and end points, but the athlete's watch should be an adequate measure of his/her effort. Also, why is Mt Hood subject to a one-way record? Mt Rainier stands as a car-to-car effort, and that makes a lot more sense.

Trip: Crested Butte, CO - GoreTex Grand Traverse Date: 3/29/2014 Trip Report: For more than a week now, I’ve struggled against my keyboard to beat out a race report from the GoreTex Grand Traverse (GT), which Taylor and I raced on the night of march 28th and well into the day on the 29th. To encapsulate 15 hours of backcountry racing into a succinct blog post is nigh impossible given the spectral range of emotions and experiences that evolve and transpire during such a lengthy race. Nevertheless, inspired by a report from my friend and fellow racer Ethan Linck, I hope to bring you a few highlights. Expanding my sense of the possible is the biggest kick that I get from prolonged endurance events, and the GT was a new high for me. I’m a new convert to prolonged endurance, having only run my first Ultramarathon last summer. Nevertheless, it’s an addicting feeling to line up for a new challenge and to wait for the gun on a race that’s longer than you’ve ever done before. More addicting still is the confidence that, regardless of the duration, you are strong enough to finish– that feels good. Read on at Mountain Lessons ---- Gear Notes: Dynafit skimo race kit, CAMP flash anorak and pants, X3 600 lightweight pack. Tow rope. Approach Notes: 41 miles, 8500', 15 hours, 110 oz water, 2500 calories.

The Wasatch Powder Keg at Brighton ski resort is the longest-running skimo event in the US, and this year it was chosen to be the North American Championships. That meant that in addition to the strong Wasatch crowd, a pack of Canadians, Coloradans and other far-flung speed suit types would be coming to downsize my opinion of my own fitness. Nevertheless, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to jump in and tangle with much better racers in three different race formats; sprint, individual, and teams races against the best on the continent. My story and photos are here: http://mountainlessons.com/skiing/wasatch-powder-keg-2014 (Photo: Racers on the technical ropes portion of the teams race, courtesy of ISMF)

For sale: Brand new Alpha LT hardshell jacket and Dually belay parka. -------------------------------- Alpha LT - Black, Men's Large Best proshell jacket that Arc'teryx makes for climbing purposes. I have another one and I love it. Retail $580 Yours $380 ---------------------------------------- Dually Belay Parka - Black, Men's Large Maximum insulation belay parka awesome for bivies and belays. Synthetic for use in all conditions. Super super warm. Retail $625 Yours $365 ---------------------------------------- Available for cash or paypal in Portland, OR. Will ship at your cost. DO NOT reply to this thread. Email me at deepdrypowder at gm ail .com This is a great deal. Not interested in haggling. Serious inquiries only. This thread will be removed or marked when the jackets are sold.

After skin difficulties and some hard-won lessons at Alpental last week, I was both nervous and excited to get back on snow this weekend for the Subaru Vertfest Mt Bachelor race. The weather was amazing, with blue skies and a light breeze, and around 60 people turned out to race in the recreational and elite divisions. [img:center]http://i1.wp.com/mountainlessons.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/8f6723e89c3011e392520ef0453e1a92_8-e1393350878363.jpg[/img] The course was modified at the last minute to avoid travel to the top of Mt Bachelor, which had yet to open. Rather than climb all the way to the top of the mountain, the elite division instead completed two laps of the second and longer climb before booting the cinder cone and descending to the finish. More Photos and a race report here: http://mountainlessons.com/skiing/vertfest-mt-bachelor-podium [img:center]http://i2.wp.com/mountainlessons.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/83bbfce29cf511e3b85612a7545bb72a_7.jpg[/img] Photo attributions after the jump

Turnout was good for Vertfest this year, with a race starting under grey skies that quickly started puking snow. Personal race report, race stats, and more photos here: http://mountainlessons.com/skiing/subaru-vertfest-alpental

We had an awesome pow day last Saturday before the rain ruined the snow. With two laps on an easterly aspect, we skied thigh-to-waist-deep pow stable as the pyramids. Changing aspects, we made a decision-making error, and ended up on some spooky, spooky snow. Story, analaysis, and more photos here: http://mountainlessons.com/skiing/winter-returns-skiing-considerable-danger

We went clockwise. I said that others who had made reports seemed to go CC thinking that was easier.

Looking for rando race kit, 150-165 cm Skis, skis+bindings, or skis+bindings+skins This is your chance to get rid of those old atomic race skis you bough a few years back, or the dynafits you bought but didnt use. Shoot me a PM with what you've got and what you want for them. Pictures would be good too, but not necessary if you're in PDX.

Trip: Crater Lake - Ski Circumnavigation Date: 2/2/2014 Trip Report: My heavy duty girlfriend and I made a ski circumnavigation of Crater lake last weekend by the rim-drive route (33 miles, ~8000'). We found fast skinning conditions on consolidated snow with very little exposed ground. Splitting the route into 1.5 days, we were moving for about 12 hrs total. [font:Arial Black]Photos and Report here: Mountain Lessons [/font] Contrary to prior reports we thought that clockwise was the way to go for sure. Additionally, other reports of the record at 8 hrs are poorly researched. 6.5 hours appears to have been accomplished by multiple parties. Gear Notes: Dynafit race skis with pomoca skins. Patterned BC skis would also work. Approach Notes: 2WD approach to rim at the moment. Running water available in the bathroom. bathroom at Mt Scott summer campground is unlocked with TP (and now dug out)

I'd heard about using tow ropes for team racing, but nowhere could I find an explanation of their use or how to make one. After some experimentation, I've got the beta for you. Check it out and improve your team racing for less than $5 in materials http://mountainlessons.com/gear/skimo-tow-rope

Toured all over the North Side yesterday. Despite ample sun, a hard-blowing, uncharacteristic East wind kept the snow surface cool, with almost no softening during the day. Photos and some writing here: http://mountainlessons.com/skiing/confessions-ex-freeskier The best skiing was carveable windboard, found only in the most sheltered nooks above treeline. Below tree-line there was some snow that would have skied like corn, were it not for the dust layer on top slowing things down considerably.