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    Partner wanted - Friday April 10

    in Climbing Partners

    Posted

    I have tomorrow off and would like to get out for some alpine goodness, either on skis or on foot. I can leave Issaquah about 7:00 but can't stray too far because I have to be home at a reasonable hour to walk the dogs. I was thinking of something at Snoqualmie Pass. If interested please email bighurtbob@hotmail.com

     

    Thanks,

     

    Dan

    Partner wanted this weekend - April 4-5

    in Climbing Partners

    Posted

    Looking to get out and take avantage of the (hopefully) good weather this coming weekend. Prefer to get out into the mountains either alpine climbing or BC skiing for both days. Some thoughts: NBC on Colchuck, Little Annapurna. Totally open to suggestions. If interested please email bighurtbob@hotmail.com

    Ptarmigan Ridge approach

    in Mount Rainier NP

    Posted

    When are you planning on going? I think the smartest approach (I have done it a couple of different ways) is to wait until White River Campground opens and hike in over St Elmo's Pass, down onto the carbon and up onto the lower flanks of Ptarmigan Ridge. This way you can descend the Emmons and back to the car. White River road typically opens Memorial Day week end. I know for a fact the HWY 410 has already been plowed and the Sunrise road graded to the White River ranger station.

     

    The road to Mowich typically does not open until late in the season, adding a couple hours to the approach via Spray Park (it took us 12 hours of hard hiking from the gate at Paul Peak trail head to the 10k camp). Going in via Spray Park necessitates leaving a second car at White River or Paradise or a long, tiring hike back around the mt, or a descent of Ptarmigan Ridge.

     

    Have not doen Ipsut, but I understand the road is closed at some point, as you mentioned.

     

     

    Climbing with minors - legal implications?

    in Climber's Board

    Posted

    Also, I'd say taking a kid climbing is no different than driving your neighbors kid to school, both have risks. If your willing to drive someone else's kid around in your car, your already taking more of a risk than you would be going climbing with the same kid. Thoughts?

     

    Here is the thing: I have a big ass auto insurance policy with an even bigger umbrella policy should I be involved in an auto accident. I doubt it would cover a climbing accident.

    Climbing with minors - legal implications?

    in Climber's Board

    Posted

    I realize that asking for legal advice on teh interwebs is akin to asking for medical advice, but I know that more than a couple of lawyers post here so I thought I would ask. What are the legal implications of climbing with a minor? What if I am climbing with a minor and (G-D forbid!) he is injured or worse?

     

    TIA

    Trip Logistics Neurosis

    in Newbies

    Posted

    If you are already throwing down for airfare and lodging and are worried about not having a volunteer guide come through, why not just spend a little more for the TMG summit climb? Seems penny wise and pound foolish to me.

     

    About the weather: Hood has an early season, and in this neck of the woods early season = unpredictable weather. Here is my suggestion: climb Mt Baker after July 4th. You will have a better shot at having good weather and Baker is a very cool mt. Several guide companies offer summit climb/courses on Mt Baker.

    winter/denali sleeping bag length

    in The Gear Critic

    Posted

    looking at feathered friends site it shows a -25 bag as the most used in Alaska. Is that the way to go and not a -40?

     

    thanks all

     

     

    I think it depends upon when you are going and how warm/cold you sleep. If you go early May and you sleep cold you may want a -40 bag. I went late May-early June in a cold year and took a -15 bag and was warm enough, although I sleep pretty warm.

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