YakCLimber78

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Nice work! I too have been beknighted on Dragontail, and we were also climbing as a party of three. Spooning on the summit is not a fun way to spend a Saturday night..... Much better to drink beer all night and wake-up in a stranger's front yard. Way to stick out the night and save all your digits!

I drove up to White to ski last week and Strobach looked pretty dry. It's warmed-up significantly (like to 54 degrees yesterday) here in Yakima. I don't think strobach is going to be in for a while. PM me if you want any more info.

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Went up to the Little (S)Naches to take a look...... Horsetail is about 50%, Dropline is thin (but climbable with a HUGE set of marbles), Hand Full of Luvin' is in on the right side, and Union Creek falls will be in on the right side if the temps stay low. I haven't made the drive to Strobach (or up White for that matter) but that may be an afternoon adventure this week.

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I have done variations of that traverse three times and enjoyed them tremendously. In 2007, we did a complete South-North-East traverse that was probably one of my most enjoyable trips. We hiked to the South Peak from the Lake Ann side and then continued up the South Ridge of the North Peak, down-climbed the East Ridge and then climbed the Standard Route on the East Peak. Two years later we did a South Peak/North Peak combo that was a ton of fun as well. Great Job on the Adventure!!

I have a pair of Ladies AT Boots for Sale. Garmont Luster in 26.0 Mondo. These have been molded once by a professional fitter….. Intuition liners can be re-molded a few times. Asking $120.00 and am willing to ship anywhere in the US. Email me at yakdriver78@gmail.com or call/text 509-654-0515 for pics

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It's been super dry and relatively warm over here in Yakima until just recently. If there is any ice, it's gonna be sketchy. As of last weekend, Clear Creek was mostly melted-out, I doubt Little Naches has any ice (needs to be wetter). Even Strobach has been dry this year. Hope this helps.

was up on hood on wednesday... we did leuthold and it was in the best condition i have ever seen it. we peared over the north face and it looked doable. all i can suggest is to go up and have a look-see and if that doesn't go, take a march over to the sandy. if you are looking for a partner, send me a pm. i'm available after wednesday 5/11.

If it's the one I think it is, it's what I've always known as Manastash Falls.... It's accessed off the manastash road to the south and west on the back road to manastash lake.

Austin was a guy that lived in the 'burg back in the day... I climbed with him a bit and he used to eat it alot! My buddy was climbing up at Umptanum about 10 years ago when he heard a big crash and splash...... Austin fell in the water.

Do you know if anyone has made the trek up to manastash yet????

I was on Denali in June 2007 with temps down to about -20. I used a point-and-shoot (I'm a keep-it-simple type of photographer) and had absolutely zero problems with my older Canon. I found that using a camera that uses simple AA or AAA batteries was the most reliable and simple. As for altitude and moisture, don't worry..... just keep your camera in a jacket pocket.

How was the approach? We were up on the north side of Rimrock and heard uber-loud snowmachines... Our line was melting out by the time we got to the last pitch so we had to bail. Good to see you were able to take advantage of the cloud cover over there. Nice Send!!

I know this may be a bit late in the conversation, but I shortened my old Mountain Technologies axe from 80cm down to about 63cm about 15 years ago. I cut the axe to length first then drilled-out the spike rivet. After I 'persuaded' the spike out with a vice and a hammer, I epoxied the spike plug back in and re-rivetted the end. I have had absolutely no issues with it since.

Was CC Falls only formed-up on the right like usual? All the times I've climbed it it's been a steep sick-fest with massive spray coming off the falls. Was that your tracks on Peakaboo and HT Falls? We were up there on early saturday morning and all day sunday... THe Little Naches is a little dry this year. Send me a PM if you all are headed up this way again. Paul

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