JoeR

Reading the link Kirk posted, it looks like they have closed in Oct and Nov in the past. Though Aud & Di Campground Services Inc. has said that closure depends on profitability.

What made skull hollow an attractive camping option is gone now that they've gone and privatized it. I haven't and won't be camping there as long as it remains a privately controlled campground run for profit. There are other options, some of them free. Just look around.

You trying to camp in Skull Hollow proper or ??

I dropped the locker on Sky Chimney, which I hope someone can find and use, but I found fear on The Monkey. If anyone is missing their tremblies, wobblies, or skidmark inducing bowel gyrations, I'd be more than happy to give it/them back.

When I was out there last week with my hexes clangin, all I got was made fun of by dudes, then they showed me their cams. One cougar sniffed around but my gf scared her off. Obviously Hexes=Cougar Aphrodesiac and bro repellant. Perhaps I will clip them to the outside of my pack, so I can clang my way from the parking lot. I'll wear my purple bro beanie and chalk myself up too, might confuse em a bit.

I was out there last week, half a mile or so up vivian lake TH the snow started. Snow was well consolidated but soft, perfect boots snow. Plenty of melt pools and such, skeeters were very numerous and large, bring XXX bug dope and maybe a face net. Expect to be mobbed from the TH up.

I have a bit of experience with the Bibler Eldorado, though none with the Jannu. I had the older version of the Eldorado with the two vestibules already attached. I believe they have shaved a few pounds off in the new design. It was pretty torn up when I scored it from some hippie lady who had an epic on Rainier or something. One vestibule was mostly torn off and the other was decently shredded, as well as there being a 1.5 ft tear in one side of the tent. I mention this because it was easy to repair and held up very well to abuse after it was repaired. Most extreme conditions I had it out was in full winter conditions pitched about 8000ft on the top of an unsheltered ridge. Tent poles required some body-weight on them due to the high winds, just make sure you're the one to sleep on the lee side or guy it down nice and tight and you won't have to worry about it. Putting the tent up in high winds is made easier by the poles inserting from the inside, just crawl in and assemble. Single wall makes it easy to separate the load with a partner, the fabric portion packed down pretty small and compact with no fly to worry about. There was usually some frozen condensation in the morning, only negative it has. The new design looks like it has vents in the roof where mine had none. All in all I recommend this tent. Get the vestibule if you can afford it, well worth the extra $$. Never used a footprint, but it was always pitched in the snow.

New in box doesn't mean they are worth near store price. Buying from a store comes with a verifiable chain of custody etc. Where you located? If you're local then I'm interested if you come up with a more realistic price.

One person didn't decide to chop the bolts. The community has spoken, the bolts are gone. Perhaps instead of beating a dead horse on an issue that was really up to the Smith locals to decide, we should be discussing what we as a climbing community can do to help our sister climber who was injured.

I've heard stories of fee boxes and signs blowing away during heavy wind events.

I've had bad luck with using seam-grip on siliconized nylon. If your pack is made from that material then Sil-Net is what you want. Otherwise, Seam-grip away. Stuff works wonders.

Thank you guys for being proactive on those bolts. This poor lady could be thousands of dollars in debt from medical bills now I'd bet. Any word on a fund being set up to help?

I've had a cheapo fluffy for years. Named the "walmart belay jacket" by a good friend, it has stood up to years of cold and discomfort at camp and long belays. I'm pretty sure it came from Value Village or a sale at Target. Doesn't pack down very well, but makes a nice pillow. It lives in the trunk of my car with a roll of duct tape in case it needs repair, which it never does. Just sayin' Don't leave bargains off your list, depending on your needs an off-brand cheapo might do ya right.

Carry your couch with you. http://www.supertopo.com/review/Mad-Rock-Triple-Mad-Pad

The BD Spot is great. Super durable as well.

Good to see you're getting some stoke in while the weather is good. Right on Kirk!

Supposedly there have been cases of heavily worn devices cutting through or otherwise damaging a rope under load, particularly 1st gen Reverso's. I am too lazy to back this up with any solid evidence, so there ya go.

4 bits of advice as it seems many are just getting into brewing: 1: Brew outside. It's just better than way. 2: Can't afford to drop a few month's rent $$ on kettles? Use 15.5 gal kegs instead. They work great. You can get all the same crap welded on there that those expensive kettles have pretty cheaply. Spent less than 50 bucks on mine, including a mesh ring I can put in the bottom so I can use it as a mash/lauter tun. You can even shine em up if you really need the gear wank with your buddies. 3: Yeast is easy to culture. Try it. Mini-fridge and some glassware. Cheap. You can use the same yeast 7-8 times if you pay attention to hygiene. Senescence will eventually set in, but it is easy to catch and just pitch fresh. Smell and sight are your guides here as far as contamination. 4: Participate as a novice judge in a beer contest. Nothing will help your beer as much. The style guidelines and judging sheets develop your palate like nothing else....Plus, free beer! Bonus tip: Don't be afraid of trying Extra Big (15%+) beers or wild fermentation. To Summit: If you like fruit hefe, try blueberries when they're in season. Freeze em up and macerate, add in secondary for a tertiary ferment. Be sure to figure their sugar content so your yeast can handle it.

Mount Hood is Very Important.

Used to eat the flowers like candy as a child. Each one has a small amount of nectar in them. Get a handful and it might almost be equivalent to one skittle.

This shows how little you really understand about the world around you Fairweather. You assume that private, for-profit business employment success is based on performance. Nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, private business regularly pays exorbitant sums of money to essentially incompetent people. When these people are discovered as incompetent, they are often given staggeringly large sums of cash as severance pay. The intellectual hurdle you have yet to overcome is this: Modern capitalism encourages waste and inefficiency. The only real difference is that different people benefit. For some reason you have decided that 1 wasteful ceo who destroys the livelihoods of thousands is worth more than 100 admin. assistants providing social services. And please do not misunderstand my taking the time to disagree with you as any validation that you have a point.

My Dad's old band circa 1984 on "Raging Metal...Metal's Loudest Hour" It would be interesting to hear if any of you saw it during its short(2-week) run on MTV. Swiftkick- Long Live Rock

Best advice I can give you- 1: Buy a 6 or 6.5 gallon carboy. You won't end up losing so much of your brew to blowoff. 2: Yeast in tubes. It may be more expensive, but spend the extra cash for the tubed yeast. Worth it every time. Only time to use packet yeast is when you are making a big beer or wine/mead and you need champagne yeast to finish her off. 3: An old keg makes a great cheap pot. get the top cut out of it( and a spigot welded on if you feel like going for awesome) 15 gallons of boiling capacity. They also self stir with the rolling boil really well. 4: Brewing outside is much more fun that doing it inside. 5: Join your local homebrew club, and learn how to judge beer. Judging other beers helps you make yours much better. 6: Don't wait until your last 6-pack to brew your next batch

I'm glad you weren't seriously hurt. On a side note, what are the legal implications with person initiated rockfall? Say you pull a rock loose and kill/injure a touron?

I've been wanting to fire up my forge and bang hooks and pitons out, but I can't in my current neighborhood..for some reason the neighbors don't really like the noise and black smoke. I can't imagine why.