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Go to the Envers des aiguilles hut, and get your slab game on before going (most of the routes involve some sandbagged run out slabs). Camptocamp has good (mostly in French) beta on routes

Maple is awesome. Just climbed there for a few days, will be heading back for some more. The camping youll want to try to reserve, and there's no water available at the camping area. But the climbing is rad. Tons of shade for the hot days, plenty on the sun if it's cool. Super friendly (~5.5 feet) bolting. Plus, it's super unique. Everything from slabs to huge caves. I spent a week in tensleep last year and it was some of the best cragging I have done. Vertical to gently overhanging, with some Steeper stuff here and there. Friendly bolting. There is a a wealth of climbing in the 5.10-5.12 range, and the grades are a bit soft. Pockets pockets pockets, super fun climbing, and there's a range of elevations to choose from (4500 to around 9k at the lake view crags, and some At 10k feet I Belive higher up the highway). Ten sleep or maple, can't really go wrong for awesome sport climbing.

Ten Sleep.

I have c3s, have used x4s. X4s are okay I think, they seem to walk a lot? I like my c3s, and if I were going to by more small cams I would choose aliens over x4s.

Has anyone been into the Goode mtn zone lately? Curious about how it's looking, a buddy and I would like to get back there in the next week.

how much snow is on the glacier?

The Mantana photos make me super envious. Care to share the beta on that zone? If you're interning at CWH it'd be cool to meet you, I have a nursing gig there.

Lot's of people still get it done on softboot setups...Kyle Miller for one. However, a SOFT 2/3 buckle AT can match the flex (and is actually better I think) of a stiff soft boot and offer so much more for the touring (rearward articulation?!) and climbing aspect. It's nice to have a boot you can shred the downhill in AND climb in.

I'm ride dynafit tlt5 with voile mountain plates and dynafit toe pieces on a venture storm. Makes a world of difference for the up. And if you have to put on crampons, the hard boots are SOOOOOOO much better. All that being said, skis are still better on icy traverses. It's just challenging to traverse in those conditions on a "ski" thats 130-135 mm wide. Takes some effort.

Managed to leave the handle to my Voile shovel at the Muir hut on Sunday. If anyone has it it would be much appreciated if I could get it back. I'll pay a ransom of beers! Email nickjackson025@gmail.com if you know of or have it!

Borders on horrendous, I'd say. Complicating it is that allegedly Blewett pass is closed down, and there's a sizeable fire burning on the slopes of Mt Cashmere.

Very cool, met you guys up on the summit after doing the NW corner. Glad you guys had a safe descent!

I think the memories of pain from my trip up rat creek have faded enough to go back up for some more skiing. Would be fun to swing the tools on the way up as well...

How much did it cost to have the Chernobyl belt added on?

Looking for a new day to couple night alpine pack, mainly have been looking into the Valdez, Cilo 30:30 or the 40B. What I like about the Valdez is the price, the no-frills design, and how bomber they reputdely are. However, im concerned that because the suspension system is so minimalistic, that it's going to suck to carry for a 2 day or longer trip. I like the fact that the Cilos seem to havea bit beefier suspension and thus would carry better/not ravage my hips, but I'm a bit wary of all these damned straps that they have. A ANyone care to put in their 0.02?

Man, it will have to be a pretty significant dumping of snow for it to be enjoyable, especially on the lower past. From about the 4,500' level and higher, the snow coverage is much better, though very sun crusted. Are you going to Coney Lake or Cannon? The bottom part was a junk-show for me, but as predicted, improved greatly at 4500. Snow was pretty soft the whole way up due to the warm weather we've been having.

Looks rad! I've noticed that wall from the Icicle road a few times, often wondered if there was anything being done or had been done up there. Supposed to head up Rat creek saturday, hopefully the snow improves!

SW rib of SEWS is rad. If you need partners for any of the above, all of those are on my radar!

Climbed in the same area described above on tuesday, with similar conditions. Ice was getting a bit crappy in spots, lots of dinner plating. And fresh kitty tracks all around us!

I'm stoked on my venture storm-r. It's wide and rockered, but holds an edge on shitty snow better than my solid lib-tech with magnetraction. Downside, it's a goddamn pig. The voile is reportedly lighter, and a pretty solid setup from what I hear. My advice...get a splitboard, learn how to skin, learn backcountry stuff, whilst learning to ski in the resort. Skiiers have it so much better in the back country. That's my plan anyhow, and what I've gathered from touring with skiiers.

In my current search for mountain/ice boots...I'm starting to wonder about getting a double boot such as the baruntse and/or boreal g1 lite (provided they fit). I'm prone to cold feet. Is this boot going to be too much the winter/spring ice&alpine in the Cascades and early summer on the volcanoes?

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Nice work, looks fun! Hopefully it's still standing Thursday so my newbie ass can get up it! So you're in east wenatchee too?! We should try gettin out sometime - it'd be cool to meet another climber from the snatch.

Stoked on NW alpine hoody. Would like something a bit heavier weight in the same style though.

Seconded. Hell, a small bouldering gym would be awesome.