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Off for summer. Want to get into the north cascades as my wife has been sick a heck for the last two years, so she still hasn't really experienced anything there yet! She is just learning glacier travel, so we have to stick to non-glaciated routes. She can't carry much in her backpack due to her illness, so we also are probably only limited to scrambles unless the rack is rather small.
Right now I'm thinking we should go do seven finger Jack and mount Maude. Would gothic basin be a fun as it looks for some peak bagging given our limitations? Really just looking to camp high-ish and get some awesome views and enjoy being in the mountains.
Any recommendations for trips that fit this criteria (no glacier travel, scramble, good camping, not too insanely crowded)? Also open to ideas for other areas! I've been obsessively looking at trip reports and guide books for ages now, but I figured his community would have some great ideas.
Thanks.
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What a fun day in the mountains! I'm so thankful I didn't have to lead those runnels.
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Dang. I'll take all the sole ones if dude ahead of me bails!
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Weather isn't gonna cooperate, so beer will be drank instead!
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Doesn’t matter if it’s not in the best shape.
Thanks,
anthony
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On February 21, 2018 at 10:33 AM, JasonG said:
That's been my plan. The mountains seem to be a decent replacement when vitamin d is unavailable.
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As always, great trip report!
If I'm not mistaken, we're too far north to get an ample amount of Vitamin D until late March or April though.
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Was there Saturday but somehow forgot my sunglasses like an idiot... Glad people were getting the goods!
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Great site. Love the packing light and packing right posts.
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Can't wait to make it to NZ again.
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6 hours ago, montypiton said:
Anthony -
R&D does occasionally ice up enough to climb, although the lower slab variation has never, in my experience, thickened enough to take screws. Two pitches of largely unprotectable very thin moderate angle ice gets quite sporty. Central Gully (aka "chicken gully), ices much more dependably, and offers a sporty mixed finish on its fourth pitch.
Below Rainbow Falls, the short cliff climber''s right above the creek has some developed dry-tooling pitches with resident top anchors. Depending on conditions, it can be sporty to get to the anchors to set a top-rope, but some of the easier problems are leadable for mere mortals
About four miles up Snow Creek, Vern Nelson and Jens Holsten have established a few mixed/dry-tool lines on a cliffband right in the creek bottom. Climber's left of that cliff, above the trail, is Fourmile Falls, 2+ pitches of wi3+.
Of all of these options, the most fun for an alpinist or mixed climber of modest ability is the Central Gully on Icicle Buttress. It forms more often than most mixed options I know of, although it has not come in this year. This late in the season, its not likely to come in, but if we get a late cold snap, it could.
There appear to be possibilities for mixed routes at the climber's left edge of Careno Crag, but I have not heard of anyone completing any of those lines. Shipman and I did climb one three-pitch mixed line between Careno and the Candlestein Cliff back in the 'nineties, but its been decades since I've seen the initial pillar form...
There are also mixed variations on Hubba-Hubba, on either side of the main Funnel, and independent mixed lines several hundred feet climbers left of the Funnel.
If you're still interested, I can show you where any/all of these options are...
-Haireball
I'm most certainly interested! DM sent!
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Also curious about any mixed route beta in th Leavenworth area. I've been searching and coming up with nothin really.
I've read people climb r&b in the winter, but I don't want to be the guy to scratch up a very well-traveled rock climb.
Any info would be much appreciated!
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14 hours ago, olyclimber said:
I've always loved Marmot Pass, Royal Basin, Lake of the Angels to start with! On the eastern or north eastern side, so quicker to get to from your neck of the woods.
Marmot Pass = Top of the Big Quilcene drainage
Royal Basin = Dungeness drainage....very beautiful area
Lake of the Angels = up the Putvin trail, and alway love a scramble up Mt Stone!
But yeah, I would stay away this weekend. These are right there though for you now that you live in the PNW. And there are a lot more. Heck, just a drive up to Hurricane Ridge is something you gotta put on your list!
If you love the ocean and want to stay out of the hills due to avie danger then I would recommend a hike to Toleak Point and camp there.
http://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/toleak-point
Just hike in from Third Beach and back, not the through hike like the WTA page mentions. I think you'd have to deal with crossing a really high creek or river if you did that...
I bet your other half would love that! One of my favorite spots on the planet.
Yup. We're gonna go to the Ocean on account of all the recent snow.
Thanks for all the intel!!
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I'm totally prepared to go above tree line or off trail. But my wife has been mighty sick since we moved to Washington, so she hasn't done any glacier travel yet. We will have to avoid glaciers for this outing.
With that being said, this is our first actual trip to the Olympics. We've driven through in a van and stayed once or twice, but we've never done any hiking or climbing on the peninsula, so anything is on the table!
thanks for the suggestions!
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I think my wife and I are gonna roll the dice and go for some backcountry adventure on the peninsula. Anyone have any recommendations for a fun trip? We have between Sat-Mon.
Kinda thinkin Mt. Ellinor unless someone has a better suggestion!
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I have a MH trango 3 with brand new poles from tent pole technologies. The seam tape I did ages ago is pealing but it still holds out water really well. Just doesn't look brand new.
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Gonna have a fun year in the mountains of Washington!
Goals:
Lead wi4 on ice.
Lead 8s and maybe 9s on gear in alpine.
Lead 10s on gear at crag.
Make it into the Pickets and Mt. Olympus this summer.
Gunsights if I have time.
Rainier C2C?
Big year I guess.
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Dang. If he backs out I'll be in Seattle tomorrow...
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5 hours ago, YocumRidge said:
Anyone been to Banks Lake? Been cold there for a while..
Headed there Tuesday to take a gander.
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Just now, olyclimber said:
lol yeah i have a vinyl problem. 12 step worthy.
Me too. It's been at rest lately because I don't work enough to fund vinyl and climbing. And Wenatchee is sorely lacking in quality browsing locations.
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Dang!!! Nice collection @olyclimber
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I'd snag one of those .5s. Where are ya located?
7Fj/Maude, Gothic basin, or ?
in Climber's Board
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She is just having issues of super tension in her iluopsoas muscles. Thus, any sustained pressure on her back or abdomen outs her in pain. We finally found a backpack that works for her. She has been hiking with as much weight as she will be for camping. Just did dragontail in a car to car with no issue, so I think she's ready to try an overnighter. I'm thinking stuff that would have us camping for a night at first, then move on to a two day trip.
Thank you!