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Hard to tell if it's related, but there is a copy of Sky Rock described as 'very good condition' on Amazon listed by a "just launched" seller shipping from Washington. No other books for sale. Went to see what copies were going for nowadays and it caught my eye.

A 30m rope is sufficient for a three person team on Rainier. I've used one all over the Cascades and Olympics for both two and three person glacier rope teams with no problems. Granted, if you simply plan on charging up the slope without regard to your surroundings or terrain, a longer rope might be nice because you're increasing your chances of falling in; but in the end, it is all personal preference.

I plan on calling the park before the trip to see about closures, but do you have something specific to 2013 closures? Everything online so far that I've been able to find has been about 2012 closures.

I'm looking for some beta on the descent from First Kiss down at Smith Rock. Throughout the Internet it's been labeled as anywhere from a hike to a Class IV scramble off the top. Anyone have personal experience with the route? I'm trying to determine if it's okay to take a novice who isn't very comfortable scrambling in sketchy areas.

Would like to take someone out to practice Aid technique and I'm looking for route suggestions within a few hours of Seattle. Single pitch would probably be best for this purpose but a multi-pitch A0 could work. They have experience rock climbing but no Aid experience.

$20 is a great price. Unfortunately I already picked some up from a friend.

It sounds like Pro Mountain Sports has them. I always forget about them tucked away in the u-district.

Looking for some where in the Seattle or Vancouver, BC area where I can buy pick weights for post-2010 Petzl Quarks. I haven't found them anywhere so looking for some suggestions.