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The approach is well packed. No snowshoes required as of last weekend.

I was out on Chouinard Falls yesterday. It has a few lines, mostly center and left. The far left was a bit thin but climbable. I didn't climb on the main wall, but Spiral Staircase was being climbed. It may only have been the first pitch. It looks like Main Line could be in too, but no first hand knowledge. Out at June Lake on Sunday, the roadside ice was in fat:

PM sent. I'll take them if kublaicon decides not to buy them.

I have two Rainier climbing permits for sale. The are unsigned and good for the rest of 2009. After buying them I got on a climb with a group who already had permits. Normally they are $30, and I'm selling them for $15 apiece. I posted this in the permit exchange forum a few weeks ago (and bumped twice), but I got no action at all. Sorry if it's in the wrong spot.

PM sent. I too would really like to get up Kautz or Emmons.