THIS is BS!

[Dane]

I am so tired of all the new ski/SB decent TRs. Damnit doesn't anyone know we should still be climbing in these storms blowing through?

 

I'd write a trip report myself but we keep failing on the approach...too much snow

 

 

I'd given my left nut for skiis last on the walk out

[Dirtbag Packwork]

Wish I could get someone to climb through a storm with me. Keep getting after it.

[spionin]

i'd offer to ski-tow you in a sled, but that might be tad tough through the trees, dude.

looks like it's either a b&b stay or a short approach from the tent

[cbcbd]

I've been fighting different approach techniques/gear this winter for climbing and still have yet to hit it right on any one climbing trip.

 

And Dirtbag - that's right, don't call me for those, I'm waiting for the sunny thawy days from now on!

 

Veronika, count me in for the b&b and short approach, day pushes are a thing for people who like sleeping in their own beds too much.

[telemarker]

When do we see the glacier peak TR?

[jmace]

Damnit doesn't anyone know we should still be climbing in these storms blowing through?

 

I'd write a trip report myself but we keep failing on the approach...too much snow

 

Slow learner eh ?

[Dane]

telemarker! you are one of THEM.....having too much fun

[jmace]

Here ya go one for the climbers, too lazy to write a TR

 

I snuck up one of the Husume butress lines weekend before last, was spectacular, easy at M5 or something.

 

 

 

[layton]

Haven't heard of that buttress- where's it at? And what's with the screamer/ice tool/cord combo?

[Maxtrax]

Off of whistler/blackcomb (along the spearhead somewhere? I've only heard it mentioned in passing). I'm guessing some sort of giant impromptu spectre... seems a bit desperate though.

[billcoe]

Off of whistler/blackcomb (along the spearhead somewhere? I've only heard it mentioned in passing). I'm guessing some sort of giant impromptu spectre... seems a bit desperate though.

 

That last bit of pro in that pic or the very first picture tips us off:-)

 

ps, it looks like a human in that first pic, but it would be easy to miss with a cursory glance! W00T! You Dane?

[Dane]

Ya, a bit of spindrift..it is Dave my partner, suffering more than I for the moment

 

This was a few moments before and then he just dissappeared for 30m or so. At that point I put the camera away.

 

We only did one easy pitch but saw each other less than 60% of the time. He was bitching about blowing the snow out of his nose or something similar. Fifty + pitches of ice this winter and this week is the coldest I've been, while wearing the most amount of clothes!

 

Dave doesn't laugh full time at my visor now though

 

[corvallisclimb]

And what's with the screamer/ice tool/cord combo?

 

I'll second that? Time for a second edition Mike, gotta add what ever the hell that is that to the book.

[Choada_Boy]

Answer: Placed tool as pro before climbing up to the belay. I'm also going to posit a klemheist around the top of the handle. Tricky.

 

[G-spotter]

rock climbing the last few days has sure been nice

[jmace]

Answer: Placed tool as pro before climbing up to the belay

 

 

A snow chimney with limited pro in its current state, and as mentioned Whistler Blackomb area, its in the ice guide. Worthy of an adventure as Spring conditions approach.

[YocumRidge]

looks like it's either a b&b stay or a short approach from the tent

Plus lounge chairs and a case of adult beverages waiting on the summit, preferably with a fixed line setup