ya admrl. rainier never even saw the mountain. I think we should name all the cascade volcanos by their indian name. that would sure be a big honor to the local native indians. so the north peak is still hunter?
when you start down the lowest common denominator path who's to say what the 'lowest' level of ability things should be 'made safe' for? And that brings up the paradox of 'safe climbing' one hand and the attempted wholesale conversion of climbing to risk-free entertainment for the masses on the other - both pretty sad --- well said josephH
I was thinking the opposite with more of an alpine feel for the more remote crags
Certainly there should be a thought given to all those who will follow, and sometimes it's nice to have a mix of it. Furthermore, if you are doing a big mountain it's a radically different thing than doing a 60' high cliff next to town.
breakast at your home,restaruant,6000meters,-10 ice climbing,hot rock,cold alpine? alot of variables. peter croft goes all day with just water, everyone is different and ya gotta try finding out what works for you and your metabolism
I soloed the rosevelt-kaleetan traverse in 8.05 hrs round trip. its great. only a short section of not so good rock but most is solid 4th and low 5th and a walk off. have fun
I had L4-L5 replaced with fake discs back in 1995. I can do everything I want [golf/climb]but i do still have pain and my mobility is less, but i have no regrets for doing it except almost dying after the 10 hour sugury. I would just get alot of opinions first.
I played golf once a week or more for 20+years and climbed, when i stopped climbing a couple years ago and bought a computer, I now have the worst tendinitis, which I never had before? hopefully this works, must be my loss of muscle