CascadeClimber

Picky SOBs y'all are today. How's this:

Maybe a certain someone who's taken a winger (or two) on the Roman Wall can answer that...

If I'm afraid that a fall could involve compound fractures, death, and/or severe pain, it's climbing. If a fall will result in nothing more than a bruised ego, it's hiking. If I'm taking a poll about it, it's a Mountaineer's Outing.

Good job! Did you happen to notice if there is accessible running water at the top of the moraine? -L

Looking for an Alpinisto, medium or large, in good condition. -L

It would be a mistake to presume that you are seeing the whole of the conversation here. Some people are making these 'polarizing' statements in the open, others are doing their 'mudslinging' behind closed doors. FWIW, I agree that we need to get more organized and I appreciate the energy that Matt and Daryl and others have expended in that direction. I just have misgivings about the tactics and methods which I tried to express here in a somewhat jovial way (hence the Monty Python reference). -Loren

Man, that only sounds like BW2 or 2+ to me!

I have one of those new Mammut slings that is about 5cm shorter than the others (double length).

Killen Creek is the standard approach to the Adams Glacier. It sounds like the road is open the TH. -Loren

The first time we made belayed downclimbs. There is a large rock that appears to be (relatively) solid that we slung and equalized with a picket. I pulled the gear and Hannah belayed me down from below. So yes, you can get gear in the crux of the Bowling Alley, but I didn't see anything in-situ. Thanks again for the shuttle offers, Tim. -Loren

Beware advice from this man: I overheard him tell a 12 year old that his head would explode if he ate too many Chips Ahoy.

The video feed showed the second person being flown out in a cargo net. This sucks. My condolences to friends and family. -Loren

It was totally melted out two weeks ago. Either freeze/thaw, or the storm caused it to reform. -L

Wow, it was a circus over there on Sunday. We went over Saturday afternoon and had no line at all. Great route.

Damn. That's pretty dramatic.

Climb: North Sister-Thayer Glacier Headwall Date of Climb: 5/31/2004 Trip Report: Dave and I were trying the Triple Traverse/Three Sisters Marathon. We got spanked by snow conditions, but had fun on North anyway. Climbers on the Southeast Ridge Dave downclimbing from the summit. North is in great shape right now: Lots of snow, minimal choss. Long winded TR with more pics Gear Notes: Walking axe, helmet (a must), skis and rando boots for descent. We skipped the rope, though I wouldn't advise unless you're very comfortable on rimey AI2+ with exposure. Approach Notes: Trail is dry to Soap Creek. Firm snow at night to the moraine. Awful postholing on the headwall.

They aren't waterproof by any stretch, but then neither were any of the three pairs of Makalus I had before. I wear a Goretex oversock with them. Overall I like them a lot. They are comfortable and very light. They walk well, rock climb well, and I've comfortably climbed AI2+ in them.

My Trango S' are fuzzing up. I'm going to try some seam grip on them.

All the Zires are sold.

Ben.

I have three Palm Zire 21s, unopened, for $45 each. I have one Dell A920 inkjet printer, also unopened at $50. Cash. Post or PM. -Loren

Saturday: Got up at 3:00 AM after staying up until 12:30 to watch Return of the King. Drank much coffee and Red Bull on the way to Smith. Thrutched up 7s, 8s, and 9s. Was very happy for partly cloudy. Spiderman is a cool route. Drank too much beer with other cc.com'er that night and sang happy b-day to AlpineK. Much talk of Cialis and red skis around the fire. Fell asleep in a cush camp chair while watching the fire burn out. Sunday: Set a new anti-speed record for Moscow when we started up unaware that approximately 231 Mouties were sieging the route above us. Got back to gear about four hours later. Back to Grasslands for more fun with fire. Monday: Left Grasslands for Pole Creek at 11:00 PM. Hiking by 12:30 AM, post-holed up North Sis, down the south ridge, and then decided against the Triple Traverse. Skied 3000 vert back to the creek. Dinner at the Deschutes brewery where the 20-something waitress wins my heart forever by refering to me as "a kid". Home around 11:00. 2.5 hours sleep in a 44 hour stretch. Who want to go do the Triple Traverse soon?

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