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Conor coiling rope after the crevasse crossing on a leisurly July climb of the Sunshine Route, Hood

conor (crols) skinning under a serac, Cayambe, Ecuador

Some friends said they did Center Drip (second ascent? unless they confused it with another line) on Sunday, all are generally too lazy to write up a tr but I urged them to... from what they said center drip was the only line in, and it was thin (more so near the top), but they soloed most of it (what I'm saying is its fat enough for minimally experienced ice climbers to solo most of it comfortably)....that's all I know So go get it!...but please write a tr when you do

Keep em coming PowderGangster, you bring the BC stoke like no other!

Need a snowmobile for access issues, and I was wondering if anyone here on cc.com would let me use their sled. I'd need it for about a week, and would compensate you with cash or beer. Just trying to go the non-commercial rental route, thought it'd be worth a shot to post about it... PM me for more details. Thanks in advance! Max

Any more recent photo beta? Hoping the TC runnels are a little more filled in by now...

Cash$! Looks sick, nice work

Oops forgot its winter...! Good luck at Jtree, a friend was just there for his first time and had an absolute blast!

You've got Tahquitz/Suicide like ~2 hrs out, or Mt. Woodson or Santee for great bouldering (Woodson has some leads/trs too though short) Jtree is only 2.5 hours away...

Right? Looks like a longer tent it is

Yeah the only problem I have with a firstlight is getting my head and feet soaked from condensation when I'm scrunched up in there. Partner isn't a midget either. Dealing with it is one option, buying a tent that actually fits is another...or simply not bivying in the first place!

Awesome, the EV2 and the Dragontail both look like great options. So much for cramming in a firstlight! Thanks

I was looking into buying a lightweight, single wall tent (like the firstlight), but realized I'm a bit too tall to fit (I'm 6'4", in a firstlight I'm barely in all the way). Anyone have recommendations for single wall tents that fit tall people? Or is the solution just cram in anyway?

Guess there's only one way to find out why its so infamous... Bring a few stubbies and the nerve to perform the alaskan ridge leap as your partner falls down the other side? Sounds like a party...

Guess I'll give meadows a call beforehand and bring out the rock skis...

Hey there, I'm a student in Salem, OR with some free time during the week and I want to get up to Hood to climb! (Or ski, even better!) I don't usually have class on tuesdays or thursdays...if you're based in Salem or Portland, or anywhere on the way to Hood, and are interested, pm me. Conditions dependent I'll be going for a ski tour or a summit, if you just want a ride so you can do your own thing (and rendezvous later to drive back), that works too. Whether you want a partner or just somebody to split the gas $ with, I'm game for anything from laps on Palmer to anything but Yocum Ridge...pm me and lets get after it! Max

Looking at the weather and my new skis made me wonder...has anyone had experience with pre-season touring at resorts? I read about it in an Oregon ski guidebook too, a brief mention of october turns at Mt. Hood Meadows. My line of thought was: Groomers are usually grassy fields in summer, with minimal undergrowth, so they would be covered quickly with rocks minimized...right? That and I'm desperate to make some turns...with the current storm I was hoping a little touring at Meadows might be good to go! Any thoughts? Might go and report back regardless

Damn looks like fun! Props for getting deep with it so early...!

Pretty sure that's been ticked in the winter

Yeah its awaiting a direct finish, if I'm not mistaken...

Good stuff...winters coming!

Sounds like a fun way to end the summer! Guess the Nelson book doesn't have the final word on 'classics' after all...

^^Gotta second Ecuador, I managed to get in Cayambe and an epic on Chimborazo (friends climbed Cotopaxi) and Illiniza Norte (not much but its fun) while in school down there. Unless you want to experience the joy of 'expedition bus ride' approaches, I'd go with a guide service

There you have it...so what are you waiting for Oleg!?

Isn't that the definition of Cascades alpine? And Torments' not really that bad, just compare it to JBerg right across the valley. Guess so...at least it's not vertical vegetation. Either way snow and ice would only improve things...