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I'll say! Looks like a really great day out @AlpineK

For sure @Bronco....total classic!

What......the.......hell

Now they're called Ascent Outdoors. Not sure if they still have much used gear. I bought a used pair of Scarpa SLs there in 2004 for $40. I'm still using them, even after two, month-long trips to Nepal and tons of backpacking. Not on the first sole any more though....

Trip: Baker Backcountry - An ode to the second half of February 2018 Trip Date: 02/28/2018 Trip Report: What a great way to end the month............ Gear Notes: go wide or go home Approach Notes: 542

Excellent perspective @tstory, thanks!

Now that is brilliant.

More like an afternoon

ooooooohhhhhhhhh

More commitment

Whoah! Thanks @Shuksan Geomatics, I'll check that out!

shoot...looks like it didn't.

Our plan worked!

Good to know about Strathcona, I will have to add that to the list!

BIG SNOW! Good point about 3C on DT, I wonder if this line is as reliable or Colin and Dave found exceptional conditions?

I remember this, great looking line. Thanks for digging it up @Off_White!

You'll need ski crampons at a minimum and July is likely to be sun-cupped and challenging going up and down. Spring conditions are often tricky for skinning, let alone your first time. It really depends on how the spring shapes up. Some years Adams could still be an OK ski, but others it might be terrible. Typically, once July comes, I put the sliding gear away. I actually think walking in July is more fun and not much slower, if at all (since you're traveling lighter on the way up). If you can move the trip to late May or early June then it is a different story.

I hope those come with a pizza pouch. Mmmmmmmmmm......pizza.

Well, shoot. You're right @AnthonyLubetski. I'll keep trying though.

And a pair of these would round up to the price of the CG snow mantra.

This will be much warmer @Peter007: http://featheredfriends.com/rock-ice-down-parka.html

Thanks @To_The_Top and @olyclimber, glad you liked the photos! Oly, my wife and kids most definitely don't want me to quit my day job. Lots of talented and hungry photogs out there, it's a tough way to make a living. "You know how you make a small fortune in photography? Start with a large fortune." - John Scurlock

Doesn't it have to do with whether or not you're pulling on gear, rather than grade?

Trip: Hidden Lake Peak - West Trip Date: 02/12/2018 Trip Report: With @TorreyMoreno's recent TR on the HLL I don't need to say much on the conditions @Kitand I found earlier this week. I will say that the rime covering the peaks of the North Cascades is probably about as spectacular as I've seen. Pretty much the entire summit mass of Eldorado looks prime for new routes. Same with Dorado Needle, Forbidden.... everything. Wow! I hope someone was out getting after it. Really though, I know you all are mostly looking for glamour shots of Kit to get you through this work week. You came to the right spot. Early Morning Spire, Praying Mantis, Marble Needle, Dorado Needle (L-R): The Draughtpony gittin'er done: DAMN: J'Burg: Look at the ski potential of Mutchler! And Snowking! The Hidden Lake Lookout is plastered down there. And just a reminder that the lookout isn't on the true summit: Formidable, paging @skyclimb: Torment and Forbidden: What's App or it didn't happen: Dakobed: Weeeellllllllll, shoot. I thought I was going to work and look where I ended up? Better than expected on the way down: @Kit always packs his American flags: Gear Notes: Skis (+ski crampons), American flags, Hunter. Approach Notes: We parked the car at the USFS "washout", about 2.5 miles from the Cascade River Road, elevation 2500'. A 4X4 HC could have made it probably almost a mile farther before deep snow would force a stop. About 4 hours to the true summit, which is higher than the lookout. A bit over an hour down to the car. Much time and a few drams of whiskey on the summit.