gentlemen, I would like to climb this beautiful bitch. How about this weekend? I'm just west of portland, and skinned up to 8,000 ft in June 2011 ascending from a snowy trail head at 4,000' to 8K via woodpecker ridge on the west side and deciding that was high enough. I would really like to climb this with someone who knows jeff, cause I would need help on the technical portion. I think thats awesome you made your friends crap their pants and I wish to experience the same sequence of fear induced involuntary intestinal movement, yet live to tell about it. I am in awesome physical condition, run, lift, ski, skin etc. so can handle and keep up just lacking in the technical portion and would love to be a sponge and learn!