Alex

good job dudes!

props

Carnival Crack. Also the West F of Piton Tower has like 15 ft of offwidth on it, as part of a very varied crux pitch.

cbs, i can't believe you actually know the names of those things

we gotta get out there, midweek next week?

What's-his-name is from Cuba? Hmm. Me, I'm going to * BBQ tonight * buy a child backpack carrier this weekend * buy a high chair. anyone have a small-sized high chair? * want to do a short hike each day this weekend, perhaps even with child! * lots of yard and garden projects

i broke down last night and got some Dryers French Silk ice cream, brie and crackers, and yummy sourdough bread, and some blueberry granola. hmmm maybe the body noticed some carbs were missing...

good effort, chalk it up to "continuing accumulation of experiences in the mountains that didnt kill me". Ironically, with experience, those most vivid first impressions and first trips become at the same time very blasé ("we were such noobs!") and treasured ("I remember the first time we went up to Shurman in the early season, and thought about breaking into the shelter!"). I think I for one have spent the last 10 years looking for routes and experiences that would leave the same *kinds* of impressions on me as those first few years of climbing, but while I've climbed alot of stuff with alot of people, I have very rarely succeeded there.

you guys drove from Spokane...for that...?

I've done the same trip in April, 1998, with same results. Good conditioning, though!

"Also, anyone familiar with this ski descent, does the traditional descent go through the bottom of the Crater? " Absolutely not. Its pretty much always melted out like that, and unstable. From Pearly Gates/base of hogsback you can usually ski easily down the E side of Crater Rock (basic S Side climbing route) or from the Old Chute the line in green that you have shown here.

Weigh-in this morning: 201.2 Weigh-in this morning: 198.4

I hear you have to, like, hike to get in there and stuff

booties are my number one. we did without music. to keep ourselves occupied we used 16oz nalgenes as piss containers, and acted shocked when the overflow slopped onto the other dudes sleeping back while tossing out the door. when that wore off, during one 3-day storm, we somehow noticed that with several days of bed-rest one's resting heart rate starts to drop. Mine got down to 44 before the storm let up.

Very sad news! I had only climbed with Mizuki a few times but was impressed by her motivation and attitude! I was definitely looking forward to climbing more with her. Our condolences to both families.

I don't understand why I am having more trouble losing the weight this time. Oh, my wife reminded me that it could be the 4-pound jar of Jelly Bellies I bought at Costco. Hmmm.

weight loss

A+++++++ Would do buisiness with again!

n1madman, those shots (beautiful!) are not typical June condish. You will find lots of snow on the plateau. I also would suggest no snowshoes, as the Snow Lakes trail should be pretty clear until you start heading up the the plateau. I did S Face of Prussik a few years ago first week in June and it was great! We only postholed around upper Snow Lake, the rest of the trail was snow free. No cramps or ice axe needed. Can be a little on the cold side in the morning.

You're next buddy! Every day I open email, waiting for "the announcement..."!

I just want to see Bob kick someones butt.

Suuuure, blame it on school. And if not, you'll find a girl, quit climbing, pop out some kids, and read cc.com from work thinking of all that time you wasted while in school, like the rest of us.

Not sure what you were looking at, Craig Pope, but it sure weren't Dragontail, a-yuck a-yuck.

Its just water weight, don't worry, you'll gain it back

ok, you've made it look cool, so I guess its back on the list. I especially like that narrow little line mid-face of the line you took.