ktschmid

forest service page says as of yesterday the road to marble mt was closed (http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/recreation/mount-st-helens/). i was hoping to go up tomorrow night, anybody have any up-to-date info?

i am also new to portland and looking for a climbing partner, but i'm a total newb, i've done a little rock climbing (actually in your part of the world oddly enough, i lived in oz for 6 months) and taken one alpine climbing course here but havent done much more than that. i hope to do helens in the next couple weeks though im up for anything really and definitely up for hood. pm me or email me ktschmid AT gmail dot com if you wanna go climbing!

Hi I'm new to mountaineering and after taking a couple classes (PCC's Alpine Mountaineering course) would love to go climb something this Sunday, Does anyone else want to get a Helen's climb in before you have to pay $20 for the permits, maybe Worm Flows? Also are you ok with going up with someone who hikes a lot but is new to mountaineering? i just moved here from the east coast, and i don't really know anyone else who climbs....yet I'd be happy to climb something else that can be done in a long day, isn't too too far from portland, and is appropriate for a n00b, aka not too technical, though i can belay 5.11 without issue You can PM me or email me at ktschmid AT gmail dot com, thanks -Karl

Hi I'm new to mountaineering and after taking a couple classes (PCC's Alpine Mountaineering course) would love to go climb something this Sunday, Does anyone else want to get a Helen's climb in before you have to pay $20 for the permits, maybe Worm Flows? Also are you ok with going up with someone who hikes a lot but is new to mountaineering? i just moved here from the east coast, and i don't really know anyone else who climbs....yet I'd be happy to climb something else that can be done in a long day, isn't too too far from portland, and is appropriate for a n00b, aka not too technical, though i can belay 5.11 without issue =) You can PM me or email me at ktschmid AT gmail dot com, thanks -Karl

i'm also sorry to hear about that Brandon, best wishes to you and your wife... i'm a total newbie but would love to come learn about how to set up z-pulleys if some people get together anywhere near the portland area. i promise to read up on it though i haven't ever practiced it before. i was actually hoping to take oregon peak adventures class on glacier traverse and rescue weekend after next but can't now. this sounds like not a replacement but at least a consolation prize, which would be awesome. PM me if it happens and you're willing to take a newb along