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If only they were 43.5 I have Nepal evos wore them on Helens last weekend, worked good. But yeah I'd buy those up in a heartbeat...AND I live in tacoma Darren

Hey Caesar the names Darren. You can say I'm a newbie, started climbing 3 years ago. Been to muir many times. Just did Helens last weekend. Winter ascent is amazing! Planning on trying hood, adams, and possibly rainier in the summer. My dad is 54 I think and he loves the outdoors he just has some other issues now so I gotta make decisions. I'm 20 and I have mostly of the necessary climbing gear, crampons, ice axe, clothing. Helmet as well! I've done my research of adams and rainier. Not so much baker but I can read. Were you planning to do standard routes on these mountains? Hope to hear from you Darren

I'm interested in doing hood and adams this summer if you don't mind me commenting. I live in tacoma WA. Just did Helens last weekend. I don't think rainier will lone up for me this summer but ill let you know. Me and my dad are gonna do Helens in the summer and that's all I really have lined up so far. Darren

I didn't know that about the guides. I know RMI has left people on the mountain in a sleeping bag while the healthy climbers went to the summit. I'm not using a guide service. IMG may be the only one I'd use on a big expedition. RMI says its a "4 day summit climb" when really it's just a two day

Thanks man! Shasta is a 14er but maybe the routes are a bit easier. Your not going over glaciers or crevasses like rainier. I wanna do rainier too but I want to give shasta a shot

Im trying to have an alpine expierence with a fellow climber that has the same interests as me. Don't get my hopes down

Hey I'm looking for anyone that would be willing to bring me along for their mt hood summit on the south side. I have most of the gear, I'm getting some more here soon. I do go to college in Washington but my weekends should be good in may and June. Send me with a reply and ill let you know Thanks Darren

good job man! i was on st helens doing the worm flow route when you were on hood. Pretty awesome!

Yeah half of us live in tacoma and then the other half in Seattle so it was a rush to get down there and back. Got at the sno park around 6 and back around 5:30 maybe. Still an awesome day

hey thanks man we did have a stove but the summit was very windy so we decided not to stay very long. we still had water when we were down surprisingly. but if your up there stay a night and dont skimp out on water. yeah the weather window we hit perfectly actually. warm without the wind but the wind was there almost all day

Thanks! It was a hard day but worth the view at the top

Hey just wondering if anybody from Washington is eyeing avalanche gulch this summer on mt shasta? I would like if i could hitch a ride to california if anyone is going. I got all the specific gear excluding snowshoes. I got crampons, mountaineering boots and the right clothes. Send me a message if you are interested in bringing me along Thank you! Darren

Trip: Mt St Helens Winter Ascent - Worm Flows Winter Climbing Route Date: 3/9/2013 Trip Report: So where do i start...Trip was awesome! I went up with some buddies and did it in one day. We started around 6:30 in the morning. Get there earlier if you can! We reached the rim of the mountain in just under 7 hours. It is not for the faint of heart! Very steep and tough. Brought lots of water and that saved us. Bring snowshoes or crampons or else you wont be able to make it up. Snowshoes help for the lower part around the tree line and the hard snow to float on it. Crampons helped more up on the mountain. Blue ice was present upon the upper part of mountain. With crampons it made quick work of the upper part. Tough enough to have to stop multiple times and breath but i started pressure breathing...breathing really hard in and out and that helped a lot. I would advise doing the trip in 2 days. One day was exhausting, going up then coming back down in the softest snow ever, sinking up to our ankles to knees at times. overall a good day! Gear Notes: crampons and snowshoes are a must! and water! Approach Notes: Winter route requires a sno park pass at marble mtn. start in the snow. the earlier you start the better!

hey i was the first person ask how your trip was that weekend in january! ha glad to see you made it up and back safely, me and the climbers were worried cause it was getting late but you came out of it good job!!

me and some friends are gonna try for this weekend up there. lemme know if anyone is headed up too this weekend!

hey jeremy hows it going? Im interested in the mt adams south spur route although i dont really have skis, i like to do the mountain with my own 2 legs, sounds kinda quirky but it has helped me become who i am today. Even if you are planning a trip to camp muir or anywhere else in the cascades let me know. i have most of the correct gear, but we dont need much technical gear for adams. I dont drive but if you picked me up gas money would be available lol thanks Jeremy Darren dciscool@msn.com

It's so awesome in the winter. I've only been on the muir snowfield, but the views are incredible. With all the snow it is easier than being on the asphalt in the summer. It will be windy up there I guarantee that!