Marko

More importantly, they've finally gotten around to highlighting the mighty Begguya.

"Pete tried to peer pressure me into drinking alcohol, but I am well trained by DARE, and I firmly just said, "NO." Sometimes I followed it up with a, "I don't need alcohol and drugs to hide under, I have Jesus."" You mean Jesus Christ our Dark Overlord? That Jesus? Or do you mean the Jesus I got some really cool rims from for my Sube?

Slackers.

There's no such thing as "just" a kid, kid.

Wow, that's beautiful. I like!

Thanks, y'all.

Went up Mtnr Creek a ways this past Saturday: Shin deep snow at 5400' out in the open, less in the trees. Enjoy!

For steep ice/snow/mixed ground on alpine routes For chopping ledges with adze Pick penetration Swing balance Overall weight Anyone swing both and have a preference or an opinion? Thanks

Some cool pictures there gents! And a great movie. My only complaint is that your soundtrack had one glaring omission: No Tool.

Yup, there wasn't a whole lot of snow pack over the ice. But what a wonderful place! Definitely way up there on the funometer! Cheers

Here's a few pics from the trip: http://www.cascadeclimbers.com/plab/showgallery.php?cat=504

That's a wicked damn mountain. Nice work!! Another ascent of the NE Ridge: Mark Price and partner (I forget his last name) did it in the early '90's.

Slacker.

Howdy Ade, that was cool to meet you and Rob at Whitesaddle. Glad to hear you guys got a bunch of pitches in! After the traverse and during a few hut-bound storm days we devolved into a world of dark insanity interrupted by wandering whiteout forays onto the various peaks surrounding the Upper Tellot, and of course eating dried food product. That lasted for a week before we became seriously concerned with possible permanent behavioral damage. So we flew out and drank beer. We took a Wadd load of pictures but they'll take developing and then scanning to post them. Have you got any digital shots from your climbs? Cheers

Goddamn cool amigo. Glad to see you're still keeping yourself busy! -Mark

Any old slippers laying around you don't want? Going to use them with socks in the mountains so they definitely don't have to be top-notch shape. (And hopefully I can pick them up by Sat. night...) -Mark

I think Colin still has a MK1 Lite for sale.

Fucking nice work lads!

Cracked say: "Ramen. In the styrofoam cups." Must go Ramenless. Ramen is not food. Ramen bad. Ate too much Ramen in distant past. Past not distant enough. Ramen bad.

Isn't that Rum-speak?

Actually the steep bits are pretty good. You'd have a lot more options for foot holds with rock shoes on, too. The lower angle stuff that's usually covered in snow could get pretty manky though. I've done the route twice and have actually considered doing it or some variation in summer. Hell, it's so close and such a blast I'd do it again in winter!

Yup.

Leave tonight for east of the crest. Gotta work Sunday. Up Temple canyon maybe? Enchantments? Let the recreopolitics begin... -Mark

I've heard the same thing about that descent. A few years ago a friend of mine soloed (some self-belaying) the face and went down the back side. He spoke of big drops, steep bushwacking, and used the word 'nightmare' a few times.

I've beaten the hell out of my 3 year old Gust, hauling even, and it is still in pretty good shape. Definitely a light, quality pack. And comparatively cheap.