Alex

yes (I'm not gonna post it here tho!). The exact number of routes, we took a count sometime during the Winter, but I am now not sure after the edit. The edit moved some things around quite substantially, so no idea how it turned out exactly until we see proofs here in a few weeks. I think its safe to say over 230 routes.

For those of you that contributed pictures to the WA State Ice Guide, I wanted to let you know that I have the pics back from the Mountaineers Books, and will be returning them to you very shortly. I will try to deliver them in person if I can, but will contact each one of you prior to sending them out for any special instructions. I got a chance to look at the contact sheet that Mountaineers made of the 100 or so photos selected for the guidebook, and I am sure you will be as pleased as I am with the selections made! Regards, Alex & Jason

Solo it. The road is open most of the way, should take about 12 hours round trip. Alex

yeah, and here I thought the stories about how big your redneck truck was were exaggerated...damn thats a big truck! I found your guys cloudveil beenie!!

what about an 18sx? not that i have one to sell; i just think they're the shit! hobies rock!!! I dont know, a 21 with wings on the lake or sound would be pretty screamin'! The UW Yacht Club has one that you can take out, and we did this winter one morning when a front came through. 3 of on board, w/ 2 heavies trapped out kept it manageable in the lee of 520 bridge where the water was nice and flat. I am not shitting you when I tell you it took 5 min to get from the cut to Kirkland! We were doing like 20 knots!

actually, the sequence is ...first you have money, then you get the boat, then you dont have money anymore.....

ROFL

The Shining

I am pretty sure we met the same guy, coming back from Goode! Alex

Interesing. I dont know Johnathan, but I know Erin. Alex

Dude, Red Rocks 12b is like Index 5.9+

I know alot of climberz who have money and/or boats...sometimes both!

David, if I didnt already have super comps, I'd probably take it all. I will 95% likely buy them, can I check em out somewhere here in the next week? Alex

I have. But now I have a Bibler so I dont have to do that shit anymore.

no, not Drury. The East side has been warmer than the West side of the crest for weeks now. I sent you an email. Alex

what year are the K2s? Are the Chilis mounted on them?

Actually, there's still water ice in the Cascades and Olympics. This last week of cold weather seemed to help keep stuff around a while longer. Alex

yes, I would recommend now because its easiest now/Spring.

Luckily Dave left before the Sloop Tavern mega-beers kicked in and the various Clubsters got too sloshed to coherantly talk about climbing!

Rainer-Lib Ridge: a weather climb. If weather is good, you get up the route. If weather is bad, you dont. Try for 2nd week in June. That way if you get dorked, you still have a few weeks to send. Forbidden-Do as a day climb car-to-car. Shouldnt take more than half a day. Weekdays are better. First week of June. Stuart-North Ridge: If you've done it once, then up the ante. Do it as full North Ridge in sub 24 hours car-to-car. Or at least w/ the Gendarme. Mid-August. Liberty Bell: Whenever the bugs dont suck. Shuksan: As early in the season as humanly possible. Like now.

you guys are welcome to try again...

S facing stuff is all snow free. There is still a bit of snow cover on the N facing stuff starting at about 1000 ft above the valley, but considering people have been climbing SCW for weeks now there should be nothing slowing you down anywhere in the Icicle or Tumwater (except maybe the temps...man it was cold on Castle on Sat!!)

I hear Yoder's gonna be there scotty!

I think a Gondola to Prussik Pass or Colchuck Lake would be in order. If it ran only in winter, it would mitigate the impact on the area, too

the newly arrived team. the woman should have been ready to go, following the second, or at least in the process of getting ready especially at Smith