Alisse

Nice work! 👍 Oh, wind slab... Backing off sounds it was the smart choice. Your wisdom will carry you into old age in the alpine!

Way to make it happen! Didn't take long...

@aaronohn was up there last Sunday.......

Glad you're okay! Going to read the blog post now...

Homemade cookies, that's +5 partner points for sure!

FOR SALE1 - Backcountry Access TRACKER 2 beacon. Three antennae beacon. Used, good condition, all functions including range work as expected/to my standards. I've always handled this with care, never dropped/slammed around. I'll throw in for FREE the new-this-winter batteries -- 92%! $125 2 - Backcountry Access aluminum probe, 240 cm. Used, some scratches, but working condition. $40 3 - Black Diamond Factor 130 boots. Mondo: 24. BSL: 287 mm. Currently they have tech soles (can be swapped out for alpine soles). Used, good condition. BOA system functional, some cosmetic scratches, buckles all good. I've always taken the footbeds and liners out to dry after using them, then stored them buckled up tight. Liners have not been heat molded. Stiff boot! $75 Please send me a message for more photos!I'm located in Seattle, happy to meet you somewhere. Willing to ship.Thanks!Alisse

Trip: Arrowhead Mountain - West "face" Trip Date: 03/01/2020 Trip Report: Rang in the new month with a trip up Arrowhead Mountain. Mostly sunny in the morning, good views from the saddle (wow, Chiwakums!), but things turned to breezy opaque gray in the afternoon. Thank you for the kind souls who put in the skin track for 80% of things! Ended up booting the last 20 minutes or so on the ridge. No views at the summit, unfortunately, but yipees and yahoos were heard as we surfed through blower pow on a supportable crust. Going up.... This was easier than the alternative... in that moment... I think?! And coming down!! It was a good day. Gear Notes: Normal things, perhaps a whippet and ski pons would be wise next time.... Approach Notes: Park at the maintenance shed and use the road... otherwise, you are doomed to schwack for at least a bit!

Awwwww yeah!! Glad to see you stoked on the skiing, @JasonG

Saturday around 6:30 AM as I walked to my car, I came across a pair of AT ski boots strewn in the grass next to the sidewalk near E Mercer St and 13th Ave E. I didn't see any other gear around, and I didn't see any signs of a break-in/broken glass. I know that the owner is probably sincerely missing their boots! Contact me if you think these are your missing boots.

Yahoo! My friend Deb and I were out there, too, I'm sure we chatted at some point. It was a stupendous day! Face shot after face shot!

I am selling a NEW Patagonia women's small Nano-air hoody in color "strait blue." It is too small for me. I tried it on once; the tags are still attached. $160 firm.- Stretchy, breathable fabric combines a plain-weave liner, 60g warm-when-wet synthetic insulation and a weather-shedding ripstop shell with a durable water repellent (DWR)- 60g FullRange® insulation warms and stretches; combined with the shell and lining, this creates excellent mechanical stretch and unprecedented air permeability (40 CFM)- Soft, supple feel and full mechanical stretch allow uninhibited range of motion and an updated, athletic fit over base layers- Articulated patterning and quilting improve shape and durability- Trim, stretchy hood with elastic binding fits snugly, yet also still fits over low-profile helmets- Above-harness handwarmer pockets and smaller chest pocket all close with trim, low-bulk zippers- Center-front zipper has a stormflap and zipper garage for next-to-skin comfort- Dual-adjustable drawcord hem seals in warmth; refined cuffs feature sleek, low-bulk, stretch-knit insetsI bought it on Enwild.com and as they don't have a larger size, and I don't want store credit, it makes more sense for me to see if I can sell it here to recup the cost.I got a free Enwild unisex XS t-shirt with the purchase. If you want it, I will throw that in for free.

This caught my eye with the figure eight ..https://www.npr.org/2020/01/02/793050811/a-knotty-problem-solved Advance apologies for how related to climbing this is!

This forum needs some ACTION!!! Got lots of freshies around Herman Saddle on Sunday. Headed there after running into a party that triggered a storm slab/partial burial on a steeper slope in Mazama Bowl. Stay safe out there! I know he's on a splitboard, but he's still a good guy: Sweet animation of someone wiping out: Beautiful: Big smiles:

Really glad everyone made it back safe! I appreciate reading your words about maybe getting too bold/just getting lucky. I was curious about this detail, @PorterM"It was a tad techy so I fixed a cordelette as a hand line in a few spots for extra security." Do you mean you soloed up this section first, and fixed that line for your partners?

Trip: Observation Rock easy ice + Flett Glacier skiing - North Face Trip Date: 10/06/2019 Trip Report: This past weekend, Aaron and I had a great trip with amazing weather, excellent conditions, and spectacular views! Spray Park trail On Saturday we set off into Spray Park and then in alternating snow/low clouds and hot sunbreaks we bumbled around looking for a supposed three-sided shelter that the ranger had told me about (not the one near Cat Eye lake and not the one just east of there...) but ended up finding a pretty great spot anyway. Things cleared up by the evening, beautiful sunset! Woke up Sunday morning to two-inch needle ice in the pebbles around our tent, and set off to the base of the north face of Observation Rock. We roped up, Aaron took us up the first third or so of the face (moderately steep snow), leaving two pitches of moderate alpine ice that we pitched out (alongside three pairs of Mountaineers...). Fun stuff! Fun! Photo: Aaron We slogged up to the summit of Observation Rock with Tahoma wearing a lenticular, got our views of the glacier down below we'd be skiing, Baker, Glacier, Stuart, MSH, and the littler ones... Walking up to the summit of Observation Rock Then descended around and east, finally put the skis on our feet, and had lots of glorious wind-packed pow turns! Aaron: "I've seen you excited, but I don't think I've ever seen you *this* excited..." Yahoooooooo! Photo: Aaron Photo: Aaron A spectacular way for Aaron to climb his first ice in Washington and break in his first pair of AT skis and for me to get my 24th month of TAY and lead some ice! Gear Notes: Tools, pons, skis Twin/half ropes, screws Approach Notes: Spray Park trail and onward/upward

Hello, have any of you been up the Fremont route within the last couple of weeks? Looking for any recent info on conditions. Last TR is from early August... Thank you in advance!

Suzanna and I visited the Thumbtack patch in the rain on Sunday and had a fun time. It was raining, but at least the snow was suncupped and icy!

Kind of begs the question...is it truly even alpine?

https://semi-rad.com/2019/09/the-greatest-alpine-climbing-trip-of-all-time/

@JasonG Definitely one of the most entertaining TRs by you that I've read -- thanks for spending the time on it!! "... a general team mutiny as we all sought the line what was superior to our teammates."

Can't wait for the finished version, @JasonG and @tylerhs01 ☺☺☺ amazing photos no matter who took em...

Thanks a bunch for the TR, and nice work! Hoping to convince someone to do it with me in a couple weeks, may have to try it solo otherwise... Nice mileage, sounds like my cup of tea!!

This forum needs some love! I'm going on Monday to the Russell and Flett on Tahoma for some August turns, who else has been enjoying carrying skis up for twenty summer turns?

Nice TR and photos! Situations like your unplanned bivy are why I carry an InReach -- just to be able to text and say we will be a day or 12 hours late or whatever it is. Glad you guys made your decision to stay put and got home safely!

@tanstaafl I'm always looking for partners...send me a message!