AlpineK

Hemlock, There are people who are experts on pig rigging who frequent this web site. watch your step.

The snow conditions around Cascade Pass are fine. Beck is very conservative (If it's the Beck I'm thinking of). If your on skis you'll have fun, but if your walking you will hate life. Walking is stupid anyway. If we get some clear weather with cold night time temps the snow will be fine.

Look a couple posts down at the Forbidden tour. You will have to walk a mile on the road. You can start skiing above the Diamond mine. If the weather has been cold the snow will be good, but if it's cloudy at night the snow will be soup.

For $200.00 I'll haul 50 lbs to Muir. For $50.00 extra I won't make fun of you for being a lame ass. At least not in front of you.

Shop Boy gets only 1/2 credit. BJ and his buddy the rat were the prime movers behind the pig. Ditto Crazyjz don't listen to Al

Chief Pig Rigger: Big John. At least he did most of the public relations regarding pig rigging. The tradition stoped when Fred Grafton threatened to punch him. I should add that it was Fred who first discovered a supply of hog's heads [This message has been edited by AlpineK (edited 05-15-2001).] [This message has been edited by AlpineK (edited 05-15-2001).]

Pope, Ok I'm impressed with how screwed up you seem to be. I do think you need a support group; possibly a court ordered one.

Pope, When I talk about mountin' it doesn't have much to do with climbing or taxidermy. I think you need to come clean about how you feel about Big Lou. Come on man I'm sure everyone here is very open minded Tell us what you would like Big Lou to do to you!!!

Thanks Phil. C took a bunch of pictures. I'll see if I can get one on the site.

My friend C and I skied around Mt. Forbidden. The tour is fantastic!! 5/10 We left my truck at mile 21 on the Cascade River road. From their we hiked up to the Diamond mine. We toured up following the route of the summer trail for a while and then straight up into the eastern side of Boston Basin. In the future I would stay in the clear slopes above the Diamond mine and not try to follow the summer trail. We spent the first night below Sharkfin col. 5/11 We hiked up to the col and rappelled 25' onto the Boston glacier. From their we skied across the glacier to the north ridge of Mt. Forbidden. From their the ski down to Moraine lake was great on perfect corn snow. We stuck to the Forbidden glacier and had to down climb a 20' section of rock where the snow had melted out. We spent our second night at the outflow of the lake. 5/12 From Moraine lake we decided to cross the lake and head up into the Inspiration cirque. The snow was getting thin at the bottom of the cirque, but I managed to stay on skis through the lower section. The objective danger here is quite large. Only go into the cirque if you get an early start and the weather is solid. There is a slope to the NW of Moraine lake that would be a safer bypass; however the cirque is impressive. At about 6,000' we reached a plateau on the Inspiration glacier. We then skied up a couloir to Klawatti col and set up camp. In the afternoon we skied over to Austera Peak. 5/13 The weather had been good for the rest of the tour, however it crapped out on us on Sunday. After some early morning snow and a lot of clouds we headed south over the Inspiration glacier. Even in low visibility staying at a constant elevation gets you across the glacier without much problem. We didn't summit El Dorado because of the weather though it is very easy from the tour. We skied down the Inspiration glacier and then down the El Dorado glacier. Warm temperatures made the snow extra sloppy. We stayed on our skis until we reached about 4300'. From hear we hiked down a boulder field (ski boots suck downclimbing wet boulders) and found the trail back down to the Cascade river. If you like ski touring I would put this on your list! If you are going to do it this year do it soon as the snow is going away on the lower sections. Kurt Fickeisen

I can't wait to do routes that require a rack of 40 quick draws!!

vkaspar, Karma my ass. If you find gear stuck in a crack your reward for unsticking it is to keep it. I think this is a pretty well accepted attitude. I've lost gear and I've unstuck gear so everything evens out bozo. If you've read the posts most everyone would try and return anything of value left in a parking lot. I sure admire crazyjz's ability to stir up trouble.

I've rapped on jam knots just to avoid leaving a stopper. I mean a stopper thats a couple six packs of Rainier. If your so rich and or lazy you can't be bothered to figure out how to remove gear then you deserve to loose it. Leaving a rope or something else in a parking lot is different. No matter what your herb consumption is, everyone does dumb stuff from time to time. I definately wouldn't take a strange climbing rope. Unless I needed to tow my car.

I sure hope you don't give Easter Overhang two skulls this time around. It's no sport climb, but there is no way it deserves two skulls.

I seem to recall statistics like that in an American Alpine Journal. The AAC might be a good source too.

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Don't be defensive about randonee gear. Yeah alpine trekkers are heavy, but there better than that telly gear. Remember Telemark is French for, "Hey guys wait for me." [This message has been edited by AlpineK (edited 05-04-2001).]

Your essentially aid climbing. You need to get your climbing rope over a limb that will hold your weight. For a tree with no low branches you either throw a small weighted bag with a long string attached over a limb, or if the lowest branches are too far you would want a sling shot. After you get the throw ball in the right spot you can pull your climbing rope into the tree. Be carefull though redwood limbs aren't the strongest. Once your up in the tree you either climb from limb to limb or if there are big gaps in the branches you need to throw your rope over the next one and pull yourself up. You can get books on the subject from an arborist supply store. WesSpur is the local company. They're in the phone book. [This message has been edited by AlpineK (edited 05-04-2001).]

I know everyone here is rock ice and mountain oriented, but there are some big trees in the redwoods. Last time I was there we climbed a 300' tree. Climbing big trees can be quite a challenge! Fun too!!

CrazyMoronjz, You don't use pitons any more on the vast majority of rock climbs. Well tree climbing has ethics too. I don't think jugging a fixed rope someone placed in a tree qualifies you to make claims about your tree climbing ability. You aren't a 5.10 climber until you can lead 5.10

No sharp climbing tools on trees!! You should be climbing them without injuring them. That makes it more of a challenge too! I think the rangers might frown on tree climbing, so you might want to ditch the boom box in the interest of stealth. To get into some of the big trees sometimes you have to climb a smaller tree and swing into the big one!

rperitore, Sorry to make your thread go south on you. I was just looking for some info not rabble-rousing. All of you other guys are nutty!

Right on team Gardener. Remember cotton is the fabric of the future. Also I hope you have enough electronic gear.

Cpt'n, Thanks for the invite, but I'll have to take a rain check. I'm still in ski mode. I'll be up the Cascade River Road this weekend.

What kind of gear do you ski on? Where are you out of? If I told you it was 420 and time for a safety break what would you say?