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More popular than I thought! I'll have to talk with @jon about hosting the pdf on the website or something....

I think most of the crowds have to do with IG and FB these days, but it is hard to say. What is most certainly true is that the North Cascades are WAY busier than they were 20 years ago. The gong show at the ranger station on weekends is pretty amazing. Of course, probably most are not climbers, but the climbing areas are increasingly busy as well. I'm especially amazed at how the Picket cross country zones fill up in July and August. Inconceivable!

This is a great mystery, indeed

Wow! I guess I wasn't paying attention (wasn't a moderator then as well), or just naive. I had no idea it had gotten that bad. It's a hobby people!

"We were in the jungle, there were too many of us, we had access to too much money, too much equipment, and little by little we went insane"

I have not heard of any repeats. Skinning up the road this past spring underneath it, I was wondering myself. It scares me, like most everyone else probably! And, it's great to see a few new posts from you @CascadeClimber!

I trust the upgrade has fixed that? And that's an interesting point on the overcrowding issue in the Cascades. Certainly something that most of us didn't see coming.... Terror Basin AND Luna full? What???!!!

That is a beautiful picture @Off_White. Yours?

Wow, @stillcrankin, keep these coming!!

That is a great story, much better than a rescue. I thought about approach shoes, but that ridge seemed improbable on skis. I guess it did suck like we thought! Thanks for the TAY link, cool ski!

It wasn't, but it is now, thanks!

This is key. I missed it the first time.

Where is @Harry_Pi when you need him?

I got him down to 20 USD

That is a great view!! I'll have to add it to the list....Lemah is a good one if you are looking for another in that area (though not a day trip). Kind of looks like a small Pacific Madrone, but Wiki has Manzanita extending from CA to BC

This trip is pretty high on my list now for a few years....thanks for the reminder! I was splitting wood this past weekend unfortunately, gazing at the mountains.

Yep @bellows will do!

ummmmmm, yeah. None of us were in our happy places after the fall.

Ugh. That descent is tedious when dry, it looks terrible with thin snow. Well done!

I have a pdf I can send you..... The spirit of Dallas lives!

While it may be possible, I don't ever leave the crampons and axe at home on a major peak this time of year. It is a long way to go to be turned around by a section of icy neve. But I don't have firsthand experience on Dakobed this time of year.

Sweet! I bailed off the C-H many years ago and probably won't be back. But I could see myself doing this! Looks like a good fall route. I would imagine that cornices might prove to be a problem in the spring?

A fully enclosed (all four sides) bombay chimney in the upper summit ridge, right above one of the Doorish routes (I think).. The final bit of the Diamond overhangs so dropping rocks down the chimney means they don't touch anything for a long way. It is totally wild, and completely unique in my Cascadian ramblings.

Totally agree, but if people don't think their actions matter, that is also wrong. The issue is whether of the majority of people in the world care enough about carbon emissions to change their behavior and the way the global economy is structured. And on that point it is pretty obvious that they haven't, and likely won't, until it makes economic sense.