christophbenells

im no geologist but i did study it college level for a bit, olsen calls it aplite, which is intrusive and similar to granite. maybe you are referring to an inside joke that im not privvy to

i would recommend the chimney rock area outlined on the page before lacamas pinnacle. its a 3 mile hike or so but its tall enough, has some grainy granitic stuff and has some cool routes. the north side cracks are cool and tree frog looks dope!

you gotta have a backpack to put all your stuff in too.

i would like to thank tim olsen for the free copy (i work at next adventure) we climbed chimney rocks on silver star the other day and it was great! never would have found that place without you tim! (although it was still a bit of an adventure, and the logging company said "i wish he wouldnt put that in there") and shameless plug- pick up your copy at next adventure!

anyone got any tips of the best serac or spot to go? anything else i should know?

yes i am familiar... freaking beauty!

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built to spill?

thank you very much sir its very clear to me now...

well the title says it all...im new to the rock scene (done alot of volcano climbs) i dont really understand the concept...can anyone explain it in super layman terms?

pretty sweet dude. what is that large glacier ice cliff in the background?

rock climbing is a test of human ingenuity as much as a physical workout. many things you just gotta figure out with your brain...

theres the spot, and the spot connect. the connect model can send texts, but not receive them...

rainier mountain guides get paid 200$ a day to be roped up to a bunch of gumbies. i wouldnt rope em to them for less than 600$ per person, per day.

ill second that corsa nanotech. ive used two axes in the (top 40' of) old chute in high dagger position, probably could have gone without the 2nd, then again ive also done it with ski poles...

i recently went up the dc on a two man team w a 30m 8mm rope. we used a bit under half the rope for spacing, i carried the rest of the rope in rescue coils around my shoulder, my partner carried a 30m static line for an extra rescue rope if the shit hit and i went in.

who was the skier who i saw rip down elliot glacier headwall yesterday? that was impressive.

where it gets icy!

anyone been up to that approach? how is the road? is it prius-able? is it covered in snow now?

yeah take a glacier class on rainier or baker. great way to learn and you'll also see the inside of some glaciers... i personally dont think i would fly across the country for adams. also there are several awesome trips in the north cascades, not on volcanoes.

if you want to set a record you should run up the mountain backwards. no one has done that yet.

great climb and photos! looks like fun. not trying to poop on anyones equipment but the splitboarder should try out an AT boot setup. (dynafit tlt5 boots are popular with splitters, will tour, climb and ride good, and save him some weight and clunkiness)

theres alot of poop in those parts burchey.

notmessner you ask some funny questions. Daniel Harro! Great climb and good job, especially on the expedition breakfast and not considering taking snowshoes.

what is that peak in the front background in that last picture? anyone climb that coulior?