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Feathered Friends markets a -10 bag that they say is warm enough for any summit in the world if you wear down clothes with it. It is supposedly cut a bit large to accomodate the extra clothing without compacting the down.

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Wayne was there, we said hi. I can vouch for him. When DPS weighed in on this thread, it was a big "d'oh" for me because I was lookin' right at him last night trying to figure out who the handsome redhead was... Hmmm, I was there, but that neither of those adjectives describe me.

I opened this thread when I saw the title 'You SUCK'. I thought it was about me.

Thanks Michael, Theron, and Aidan, great slideshow! Really well done, great photos and a great adventure!

Is this at 7:00 or 7:30? The previous annoucement said 7:00.

There is a really nice boulder off of the Tiger Mountain Trail on Tiger Mountain, maybe 6-8 miles in from the closest trailhead. It is signed 'Lone Rock'.

Really nice job fellas.

I noticed there are a number of climbers signed up for the Chukanut Mountain 50k. Anyone want to carpool? I live in Issaquah. If interested please email bighurtbob@hotmail.com. Thanks.

It had nothing to do with beer. If people want to drink or get stoned while they climb, that's their business.

Last weekend the NE Slab of the Tooth was dry. The NE Buttress of Chair had a tiny bit of snow.

To the punk asses drinking beer and hang dogging the 5.4 at Roto Wall on Sunday: If we cross paths again we are brawling

Can anyone recommend a gear rack for the Upper West Rib of Denali? Is rock gear necessary? How many screws? Thanks.

I was in the Ruth for the first two weeks of May. The weather sucked, only 3 days it did not snow. I used a 15 degree bag and was plenty warm. The coldest it got was 19 degrees on top of Mt Barille (open bivi). Remember, you will be camped at around 5,000 feet so it will be considerably warmer than Denali. Fly with Talkeetna Air Taxi, they will fly you anywhere in the gorge, whereas the other flight services will only drop you off at the Mountain House. Expect to pay 350.00 or so. For easier routes consider Japenese Couloir on Mt Barille, Mt Dan Beard, and West Face of Mt Dickey. Stepping it up a notch SW Ridge of Peak 11,300 and Ham and Eggs on Mooses Tooth. Also, you may want to PM joepuryear. He is good source for a lot of information.

It could be old age, how old are your shoes?

Washington Pass is scheduled to open soon. If the opening coincides with your break you could do some fun alpine ice routes: East Face of Cuthroat South West Couloir of South Early winter spire Early winters Couloir (Couloir between NEWS and SEWS on the east side)

The scoop is nothing looked very 'in'. A lot of exposed rock, very little snow/ice. We had a go at NBC on Colchuck and it did not go for us (we were ropeless). A roped party also turned around at a rock band. I am sure that if you wanted to do some snowy rock climbing there would be plenty to do.

Having been into colchuck lake a dozen times in the winter, one of those times with Alex on his snow machine, I can say that walking the road is trivial compared with the rest of the approach. Its an hour or so walk or ski. No big deal.

Bridge creek road usually opens up in the spring.

Saturday: Ran up and down Mt. Si. Twice. Sunday: Climbed in the gym.

Thanks for the advice!

No, this is not a troll. I have been to Alaska a couple of times, (Hunter, Barille, Dickey, Mooses' Tooth) but never the big hill. Just not sure what to expect.

Are plastic boots with Intuition liners and thinulate insulated supergaitors warm enough for Denali in June? Should I get overboots as well?

I used my Betamid in the Bugaboos (Boulder Camp). We were hounded by mosquitos but they did not make it into the tent. So it seemed to work pretty well against bugs.