JasonG

Trip: Coleman Pinnacle - West Ridge Trip Date: 02/10/2018 Trip Report: It finally stopped raining this past weekend! Us, and everyone else within a three hour drive descended on the Heather Meadows parking lot to get our vitamin D for the month. @dberdinka and friend were the smartest of the bunch, leaving the parking lot in the dark to ski in solitude out to Coleman Pinnacle - which happened to also be our objective for the day. We arrived on the summit to see the masses coming from every which direction to the col just to the west. It was by far the busiest I have seen the area immediately around the Pinnacle. Strangely, we were the only party that actually booted to the summit. C'mon people, no summit, no party! The ski conditions were predictably mediocre, matching the telemetry, with a few inches of low density snow poorly bonded to a supportive crust. It is probably pretty interesting up there right now given the new storm snow on top. But last Saturday it was a glorious day in the sun. And sometimes that is enough. That looks pretty OK More left @Trent: :C Coleman Pinnacle: A party got after it this particular morning: @wbk: The final bit to the summit: Slogging for the win: @Kit, @wbk, and @Trent: Fisher Chimneys look pretty spicy right now: Shuksan: The Portals: Rival faction: Better than expected: @Kit gunning for the tidy tracks: fin Gear Notes: skis Approach Notes: Ptarmigan Ridge from Heather Meadows.

@Z-Man as @Hans Travis pointed out a lot of folks are using IG for beta and connecting with fellow climbers. I was surprised to talk to a couple dudes this past summer hiking up to Eldorado armed with nothing more than IG beta (and sporting GoPros). "Ummmmmmm.....are we going the right way?" The mountains are busier than ever, so climbing goes on with or without CC.com (hard as it is for me to fathom).

The admins have been discussing this very concept. Great ideas for fleshing it out @sampdx, thanks!

Nicely done @TorreyMoreno, the conditions now are pretty challenging for skinning. @Kit and I were just up there yesterday and I'll post a few pics later this week.... sounded cozy in the LO!

This is probably too obvious @chris, but have you already checked with the climbing gyms in the area?

Cool, I didn't even know about this as a winter route!

FA of the Yocum Ridge Sit Start!

sensitive teeth

sore tendons

old age

My heart rate quickened reading that story of you and Jens on Dragontail! Yowza.

Wow, @Dannible that's quite a site! I will have to read the posts closely as I'm sure you have a lot to teach folks like myself. And I always love great images! Thanks!

Technology battle cage!!

yeah dudes! Way to teach those Kiwi-wankers how to choss.

I still mostly don't treat my water. I typically pack a couple liters from the car and by the time that is out I'm in the alpine and selectively choosing where I grab from. I don't think the risk is all that great, but then again you all haven't gotten giardia (twice !!). My short memory is probably why I still enjoy thrashing around the North Cascades after 25 years of suffering. And I love sparkles.

What us fish folk call running bankfull. All the rivers are firing right now! good looking pup you got there....

WOW! That is amazing!!

You could always buy a cheap sacrificial hard shell like this. Or, go to Value Village or Goodwill and find something. That might be your best bet for higher quality at a low price.

The other thing to keep in mind is that some people can get giardia and be pretty much asymptomatic. It doesn't hit everyone hard, and sometimes you can be a carrier without feeling terrible (or so I've read). I guess what I'm saying is that the same methods won't have the same result for everyone. The good news is that there are effective drugs if you do get a debilitating bout of giardia. They work to almost completely remove the infection in 24-36 hours. It's amazing.

Blue c AKA blue collar climbing hangover!

Da Toof speed record is only with dog, by definition. Mount Si is where to go if you can't speed climb without your cat.

We need Leor to tell us.

@cgolden123 yes, there will be. Jon is working on the replacement page. We know that this is the most important part of the site and it will be coming back. Until then you can still search and find what you are looking for but agree that it isn't ideal.

And....back to the filter issue, I've found that most tend to be a bit on the heavy side once they have been used and are soggy. AquaMira saves close to a half pound on most. Which I really care about since my camera gear is so stinking heavy. But if you weren't carrying an SLR and several lenses I can see why a filter is a no-brainer.

Don't you guys know about raw water? pH balanced for white people! C'mon, it's the only way to go!