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So.....I'm supposed to listen to Alex Jones @DanO??!! The same Alex Jones who preached for years that the Sandy Hook massacre was a hoax??

So great @Marcel LaPerriere!! Would love to see more photos from the past and the stories with them! Feel free to start a new thread with anything you'd like to share. I know many of us love stories of the the days of yore in addition to what is going on now. Love Steve's shirt and his Mieje (sp?) pack. When I first got into the mountain thing, my parents lent me their Meije's from the early 1970's that they had bought in Chamonix. Most of my first summits were using a pack similar to Steve's above!

Better listen up @Colin1984, Mr. Frieh has spoken!

Wait a minute. I thought 5G (I didn't know it was short for 5th generational!) was supposed to be a good thing? You're saying it is going to enslave me? I mean, I know I already spend too much time on my phone, but this sounds pretty bad. The 5G experience is that addictive??!!

Good point @StevenSeagal. Also, did anyone ever run the putting UV light INSIDE your body thing down to ground? I want options!

Wow!!!! Those are both incredible images. Thanks for posting them @oldster.

Too late. I am more than a month past my second shot. For the record, I think you are out of your mind. I'm sure you feel the same about me. Time will tell which of us is right @DanO.

I think you've made your case @DanO and are unlikely to score many more points, no matter how many videos you post. Check back in with us vaccinated folk in a year.

Spray is alive and well!

I better use my vacation pronto!

one of these days......we were up there the day Cody skied it, and skinned up the WS right behind him, but had to turn back, unfortunately. Way to get it done!

The magic Skagit! I've lived in MV for the past 21 years and quite enjoy it, but I'm a middle aged dad type now and not getting after it like when I was younger. Still, I lived here during my "storm" years and did notice how central is was to a lot of good options for climbing. That said, it is western WA so the climbable days are a lot more limited than the east side. For me, it hit the sweet spot between work commute, recreation, and cost of living. There is a small community of climbers and we all seem to know or know of each other. The Skagit Alpine club has a small core of keen younger folk that like to get out. You could ask some of them your rental question, I really don't have a good idea. Everyone seems pretty friendly and it is laid back around here, at least compared to areas north and south. But, it certainly seems to be getting on the radar of people, and the housing prices are going up really fast. As @dberdinka likes to say, Bellingham is ruined now.

It is most certainly not a clear cut. There are some good examples in the Stillaguamish where I have worked with the USFS on veg mgmt. After a year or so, it is often hard to tell that any timber mgmt occurred. Most timber harvesting around here is on state and private lands, which are managed quite differently than under the NW Forest Plan. That's great that you let them know about when access is most valued. That is exactly the specific type of info that they need!

Thanks @rat for bringing in a little bit of detail on the proposed alternatives. Maybe it's because I grew up around here (and often work with timber companies), but I don't mind some logging. Especially since a lot of the overstocked, monocultural USFS units could benefit from some timber management, post NW Forest Plan.

Damn. I will try and ping you if I get my head above water. I've been voluntold into a new position at work and it is trying to kill me. So awesome for you!

Nice work guys! Sounded almost casual, considering you're talking winter up there. The descent of the Ingraham can be quite nerve wracking in the winter, so I think you made a good call in reversing course.

Super cool! I appreciate the details on the self-belay system. Not because I'll ever use one..... just because it is something new (to me).

This sounds so pleasant!

This, for so much in life. Guile is lame.

Yes, for sure! Glad to hear that it went off without a hitch, relatively. What a day out there.....

There are none! No summit, no party.

Those look pretty cool!

Attention all you hardmen and women....the table is set and the DEATH climbs (death picnic, death banquet, death smorgasbord, death fondue, death BBQ, etc.) on the North side of Table Mountain are served..... Don't worry, there won't be a wait to get a table.

Climb the South face of Lundin and post a TR about it @underscore_child! Here is a bit more info on the aspect of your desire: https://www.mountainproject.com/route/119738692/south-face https://www.mountainproject.com/route/119617555/south-face-2001-variation There is maybe another route on the face per Beckey, or maybe they found an easier start to the "2001 variation" back in 1975.

Great, thanks for the report from Shasta! It is still on my list, though I am thinking a spring ski might be the ticket, given the long drive (for me).