Ben Beckerich

Hell yea man.. I'll definitely hit you up. Wanna shoot me an email or text sos I can contact you? Ben@fairweather-roofing.com 503-327-4244

I'll have to get a hold of WaDoT and try to get a feel for when they think they're gonna close 'er down... 'cuz yea, now that you mention it - the most primo conditions are going to be before they close it. Enough frozen liquid accumulation to climb, but not enough yet to be sliding. According to the WaDoT website, they generally close at the exact same timeframe I'm looking at - last week Nov/first week Dec. I figured, for some reason, it was earlier than that and had already planned to skin in....

and your username is metal as fuck thanks bru

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Seems like if you caught 'er in early/thin conditions, it might not be a complete death trap. Wait till the first few warmer storms rip through, skin up, and hope for more ice than neck deep powder on route Target time (for my schedule for my winter North Cascades adventure.... which is happening, Graybeard or not....) is like last week of Novemberish to first week of Decemberish. This route is pretty much EXACTLY what I'm looking for, approachwise, gradewise, seriousnesswise.... but a wait for spring isn't a luxury I have. What's it typically like up in the hell of the North Cascades steeper north faces late fall/early winter? Does the powder just instantly start piling up, or can the region be caught in the more southerly Cascade's early fat ice/thin snow? Thanks brus

Shitsnacks.. car to SUMMIT to car in 3:14? My best time to the summit is barely under 3 hours

Dude could've at least thrown in the pack... maybe it got all sliced up by broken glass.

Thinking about doing a north side trip in the next couple weeks.. I would imagine it's pretty damn melted out by now. Anybody happen to have been on or seen the jeff park glacier und its headwall lately? Ridge/pinnacle completely bare, probs? Thanks

Oh u guiz

ok, maybe.. but I'm totally NOT a dick to climb with. Patient, super calm, reassuring.. new people love climbing with me.

Howdy I'm gonna start taking some semi-regular runs up Hood for training purposes, and figured I'd see if there's any noobs interested in getting drug up there. I very much enjoy guiding/teaching/showing new people the ropes in the sport, and don't mind the company sometimes. But here's the thing.... this is pro bono, me volunteering my time (I can tag the summit and be back to the parking lot in 4 hours, solo... usually takes more like 12 with noobs) to take up new people, and it needs to be around my own schedule.. so I can't really dick around with your schedule. Na'mean? Not trying to sound like a dick or anything, but I've run into this in the past where I feel like I'm doing a solid by inviting someone up who's been wanting to climb but hasn't had anyone to take 'em up, and then there's this awkward expectation that I'm going to accommodate all their work/kid/hobby/laziness scheduling requirements and stuff... So what this will look like is something along the lines of this: I'll happen to have a work schedule/weather forecast coincidence and decide to go up, and I'll let you know with like 1-2 days advance notice, and you'll either be available to go or not... no rescheduling for "next weekend" or any of that crap.. it just doesn't work like that. Anynwho... if you're interested and can be flexible, shoot me an email, and we can rap benjaminbeckerich@gmail.com -Ben

What?

Holy shit, dude... who'd you go through? The joint AAC endorses quoted me $4k for $1m

Looks like AAC endorses Nicholas Hill Group for "climber-friendly" life insurance.. I went ahead and put in a quote request. I guess odds are good I'll at least get a call back from those guys... If not, I'll try steven kobrin

I swear I've seen threads on this topic before, but not finding any via the board search feature now.. Who you using for life insurance, how you got it set up (term, annuity, etc), and how was it affected by your hobbies if at all? I climb and race bikes and have a couple other factors that have surely contributed to nobody ever calling me back. I shit you not.. I've had like 5 agents just completely fail to get back to me. I've heard tale of climbers/racers/sky divers/suicidal maniacs getting policies without even really being asked a lot of questions.... but everyone I've talked to has asked a LOT of questions, and not liked the answers. Thus... I've never even gotten a quote, let alone an outrageous one. So hook a bruh up. I got 6 kids and pretty much nothing to leave 'em.

Hola Looking to do some gorge ice early tomorrow AM. I am not in super great climbing shape right now, so definitely not looking to do the hard lines, but I've done ol' Misty before and could definitely handle that shit I've got gear, but would be helpful if you had a handful of screws and slings and shit too. I have a 70m single. I don't have a v-thread tool, so big bonus points if you do email me! benjaminbeckerich@gmail.com -b

No way... My bro sent me a picture of the east ridge YESTERDAY and I shit you not, I responded with exactly thus: "Too much snow! Cant climb in that shit." Nicely done. Proved me wrong as I was being wrong.

Is that stupid fuckin "summit register" not still up there?

I climbed right gully in fat, prime condition first week of June once.. This year should be just as or even fatter, based on snowfall and recent weather. I bet they're still in right now... But rapidly gonna fade out. Better get on that shit!

5mm Titan - so light and strong https://www.bluewaterropes.com/product/titan-cord-with-dyneema-5mm/ Plus I also have another 30m of some regular 6mm... can do full 30mm raps solo for less than half the weight of rope - was essential for my free solo streak

What? It's the shit falling on you that's the problem

In.... yes.... as in, still covered in frozen shit... problem this week will be the fact that all the gullies are gonna be absolutely bowling alleys, with warm temps and brite sun forecast all week Get up the headwall before the sun starts hitting the spires at the top, for sure!

Too drunk to have a full grasp of what the fuck I'm looking at... but good job doing something unusual PROPS In all my dozens of Hood forays, I never did get on ye ol castley craglies. Seems like you gotta catch 'em in perfect conditions though.... whch you appear to have!

Lots of recent temperature variation.. unless it warms up rapidly on Saturday (last forecast I saw said it was gonna be cold), you aren't gonna have any avi concerns. We were up there Tuesday.. the schrund had finally opened up - visible and easily passed.. newly opening fumerole holes on both sides of the crater floor.. some glide cracks closer to the headwall at the bottom of the old chute - just scope them out on the way up so you know where to ski down if weather cooperates, you should have success and a nice descent

This coming tuesday looks good