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@ Oly - Summit run is planned for this Thurs night, weather permitting. @ Sobo - Too bad a lot of those are going by the wayside. Who used to organize them? Maybe it's time to fire a few up! Won't be able to make it out to WA pass this weekend - I have a preggo (and bad morning sickness) wife to take care of. Couple quick pics from this Saturday - it was beautiful but crazy windy.

So gents/ladies, how does this board work? Do you all get together every now and then for beers or a climb? I imagine most folks have a static climbing group since it can be tough (and dangerous) to climb with someone you don't know/trust. If anyone is interested, I'll be up at Timberline tomorrow around 6:30am for a quick weighted pack training sprint to the top of the lift and possibly a little beyond. Need to start breaking in the new boots.

I was up at timberline this morning doing a training/test run of some new gear setups. It was BEAUTIFUL above about 5,500'. Hood was a little demure with a small cloud ring just obscuring the gates and the summit. Looks like I'm going to need some new boots. My old ones just weren't cutting it today.

Thanks for the welcome! I lived in southern FL (Tampa Bay) for a few years, then NYC (midtown) after that. It was voluntary (surprising I know - who wants to move east?) for a work opportunity I couldn't pass up. I'm definitely glad to be back in the PNW - even if the weather sucks so far.

Hey everyone- My name is Cary, and I've recently relocated back to the PNW (Portland OR). I grew up climbing in the Cascades and moved out to the E coast about 10 years ago. The majority of the climbing I've done out there was all sub-alpine: Rock, bouldering and a lot of hiking. Anything above the snowline was all about backcountry riding with minimal gear (transeiver, shovel, probe, snowshoes, snowboard and a bit of food). It's been a good 10 years since I've done any real alpine climbing and am looking forward to getting back into it. I remember all the basics but its amazing what has changed in just the last 10 years. I'm back and restocking on some of my older gear and looking forward to doing a bit of climbing this spring/early summer season. Hope to get to meet some of you. Take it easy!