JasonG

Quality report, start to finish. Thanks for the effort, both on the hill and in the interwebs!

I always seem to run into UFOs on the volcanoes, but they never want to put me out of my misery.

Yes @JayB, you're not dead yet! There are summits and routes on the other side of that "filter". Give me a shout when you emerge!

Welcome to the madhouse. We are a strange bunch, but we mean well. Well, most of us. Just trying to save you from some of my mistakes. I've almost been killed twice falling unroped into crevasses. The third is sure to get me. Don't be like me!

This. Thankfully I had @cfire and @Trent to gun my sorry ass along the traverse a few years ago. Either together or alone, the Index peaks deliver. Agreed that I'm quite impressed with winter ascents, hard to fathom!

Sounds like you're the expert here @Dead Man, but I wish you luck with your internet search for even greater knowledge.

Uh.....yes.

Take it up with Dallas. But I'm glad that your experience brought you to register at this illustrious domain. Welcome to the madhouse!

That's a proud tick boyz, nice work!

That is impressive dedication to Mt Ann! A long day from the Heather meadows parking area on snowshoes for sure.

Nice work team! But where are the snowshoes?!!

The SE side of Baker Lake. I had extra room once @Alisse confirmed that the summit beers were covered.

Index in Winter IS most certainly MEGA! Well done @Doug_Hutchinson and Mik!!

I hadn't heard that before, but so perfect!

You'll have to ask @Kitor @Alisse. I feel like both were present at different points of the day. And yes, way more ass-kicking than expected! My left knee still isn't quite right from the abuse.

Trip: WELKER! - Whacky Wallow Trip Date: 01/18/2021 Trip Report: You can all feel sorry for @Alisse. She was desperate enough this week to reach out to @Kit and myself to try and climb a mountain somewhere. And so we convinced her that she might as well go where few have gone before.....WELKER! And since it was winter, it would be the WELKER WHACKY WALLOW. Now doesn't that just sound fun? Well, it wasn't, at least not in the traditional sense. It didn't help that JGAP lost his nerve quite high on the NW ridge, muttering that his "mountain sense" demanded an easier route with less danger of bodily harm. @Alisse seemed unconvinced, but nevertheless went along with the ignominious descent and shuffle to the North ridge, where much bodily harm was endured by the team anyways, while post-holing in less than ideal conditions. We were crazy alright, but not crazy enough to bring snowshoes. Didn't it rain several inches up here? Why wasn't this crust thick enough for my fat ass? Why do bad things happen to bad people? Why does fat need to be punished? Why would a nice young lady pack beers to the summit for two jackasses? We might never know the answers to these questions, but we do know that WELKER has quite a good view and is maaaaaaaaaaaybe worth the work to climb. Oh, and that @Alisse is a saint...... despite what @Kit says. (captions, in time) Gear Notes: Whatever you think will lessen the pain. Summit beers are key. Approach Notes: Ha!

Proper!

Oooooooh, thanks for jogging my memory. The Brothers traverse is quite good and not really worse than 4th class (although I think we did some running belays). No permit shenanigans either as @rat points out. And yes, you could easily spend a few days scrambling peaks in the Goat Rocks- Gilbert, Ives, Old Snowy. Or you could traverse the Tatoosh peaks in MRNP and admire the mountain you just climbed?

I don't think there are many (any?) moderately technical ridges like that in WA. Here are a few options though: West ridge of North Twin Sister? Regular route on Tomyhoi? West Ridge of Columbia? I'm biased, of course, but I think you should spend most of your extra 4 days climbing Jacob's Ladder on Mt. Prophet.

Yeah, 12, 4, and 4/3 refer to the grid cell size (how long on a side the squares for model output). So you hit it right, less detail as you increase grid size. And yes, for whatever reason, they don't run the 4/3 as far out, maybe due to computing limitations?

Thanks @bedellympian!! This looks to be another good tool. Right now I am just using the loops of column integrated cloud water and the 1 hr. precip on the 4km grids

I haven't used those yet off the atmos site. I will have to spend more time with your x axis description. So.....it is for a 36 hour window?

Hahaha. Because I am not into it as much as you are. Sorry for the confusion. Carry on with your quest.

Exactly, which is what I want. The Sony RX100 Mk II is 28mm, at its widest, which isn't wide enough for me

No. 28mm isn't wide enough for my tastes climbing. Would be interested in Mk III or IV