spionin Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 i love me some ice climbing, but i also got sunburned climbing warm granite at banks this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelfrog Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 The weather looks pretty good this weekend for Marblemount area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpark42 Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 (edited) The Hitchhiker, Kautz on Rainier, Hyperspace, The Grand Wall, three trips to Tieton, a three day trip to squamish, numerous day trips to Leavenworth/Exit 38/Index if that's what I get in a "crappy" summer I'll take it. PS: Since when is there granite at Banks Lake? Edited September 8, 2010 by jpark42 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spionin Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 PS: Since when is there granite at Banks Lake? since the aliens planted it there, in the middle of a sea of basalt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pindude Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 PS: Since when is there granite at Banks Lake? since the aliens planted it there, in the middle of a sea of basalt Aliens, right, but they put all that granite *under* the sea of basalt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YocumRidge Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 V: Granite or semi-granite, looks like a great day out, definitely better than whining about rain! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainsloth Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 PS: Since when is there granite at Banks Lake? since the aliens planted it there, in the middle of a sea of basalt Aliens, right, but they put all that granite *under* the sea of basalt. It was the lady of the lake that held a-high sweet swaths o' granite for all to enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazz Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 flushed down the toilet with TONS of work...:-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genepires Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 work on a rainy weekend is a ok thang. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sol Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 you guys give up WAY too easily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spore Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 So true Sol ! Now is the time to get out there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sobo Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Right! This is the time of year that I get the most climbering in. Love that Native American Summer thang that the PNW's got goin' on. SF of the Clearwater/Lightning Dome anyone??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkporwit Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 That's some, ummm, interesting tights you're sporting there, sobo... must have been pretty traumatic for your belayer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-spotter Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 socks in climbing shoes are only ok if they are knee-high tube socks and EBs, or if they are moccasyms worn over baggy wool socks, Cairns-style Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sobo Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 That's some, ummm, interesting tights you're sporting there, sobo... must have been pretty traumatic for your belayer She didn't mind at all. Just "warmed her up" for that evening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sobo Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 socks in climbing shoes are only ok if they are knee-high tube socks and EBs, or if they are moccasyms worn over baggy wool socks, Cairns-style I may be a whore, but I'm definitely no fashion whore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonG Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 OK . . .back on topic. Interesting tidbit from the NOAA site today: .CLIMATOLOGY... SEATTLE WAS ON A STREAK OF 5 CONSECUTIVE MONTHS OF BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES /THROUGH AUGUST/. JULY AND AUGUST ENDED UP PRETTY CLOSE TO NORMAL...JUST A HALF A DEGREE BELOW NORMAL FOR THE TWO MONTH PERIOD. THE HOT SPELLS OVER THE SUMMER HAVE MASKED JUST HOW COOL IT HAS BEEN FOR SEATTLE. TAKING A LOOK AT THE NUMBER OF DAYS WITH HIGHS 70 DEGREES PLUS SO FAR THIS YEAR THE NUMBER IS ONLY 54. THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF DAYS WITH HIGHS 70 OR ABOVE DURING THE YEAR FOR SEATTLE IS 84. ON AVERAGE...SEATTLE WILL GET ANOTHER 11 DAYS BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR WITH HIGHS 70 PLUS. THE RECORD FOR THE LEAST NUMBER OF DAYS 70 PLUS IN SEATTLE AT SEA-TAC IS 46 DAYS IN 1955. THE TOP 5 IS ROUNDED OUT BY 53 DAYS IN 1954...65 DAYS IN 1980 AND 1964 AND 66 DAYS IN 1956. 1954...1955...1956 AND 1964 WERE ALL LA NINA YEARS. IT IS CERTAINLY POSSIBLE THAT THIS YEAR WILL END UP IN THE TOP 5 FOR THE LEAST NUMBER OF DAYS WITH HIGHS 70 PLUS. FELTON Although I hate to admit it, the whiners may have a point.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goatboy Posted September 11, 2010 Author Share Posted September 11, 2010 I think 54 days, 30 less than usual, warrants a little whining. Doesn't mean we can't make the best of what's left, or that we have anything really to complain about since we live in the most glorious place I can honestly imagine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazz Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 I found summer! Its East! I tell ya...go East!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goatboy Posted September 11, 2010 Author Share Posted September 11, 2010 Yeah, East-side is where it's at these days, huh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlpineK Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 Summer was great! [img:center]http://lh3.ggpht.com/_rxgbPHdbZ9I/TBbp-B8QngI/AAAAAAAAAjA/wjYy-JpVzM4/32-Upper-MTN-Clouds-and-Peo.gif[/img] Winter should be good too! [img:center]http://lh3.ggpht.com/_rxgbPHdbZ9I/S5RQXHo6gvI/AAAAAAAAAOk/CSWS7hel_ek/Up-N-Face_Panorama1-copy.gif.jpg[/img] [img:center]http://lh3.ggpht.com/_rxgbPHdbZ9I/Syhm7BwuqPI/AAAAAAAAALI/xTxjLIDdVfo/s720/Mountains%20and%20clouds.jpg[/img] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dberdinka Posted September 17, 2010 Share Posted September 17, 2010 .HYDROLOGY... THE FIRST MAJOR RAINSTORM OF AUTUMN WILL PROBABLY AFFECT WRN WA THE END OF NEXT WEEK. THIS PAC STORM WILL LIKELY TAP INTO MOISTURE FROM THE REMNANTS OF TYPHOON FANAPI...CURRENTLY SE OF TAIWAN. THE MEDIUM RANGE SOLUTIONS WERE IN IN GOOD AGREEMENT THAT THE REGION WILL BE IMPACTED BY A POTENT PAC STORM...ARRIVING IN WAVES...NEXT FRI THRU NEXT SUNDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF PRODUCING TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 10 INCHES ON THE SW FACING SLOPES OF THE OLYMPICS AND IN EXCESS OF 4 INCHES ON THE SW FACING SLOPES OF THE N CASCADES. Yeah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denalidave Posted September 17, 2010 Share Posted September 17, 2010 Summer was great! [img:center]http://lh3.ggpht.com/_rxgbPHdbZ9I/TBbp-B8QngI/AAAAAAAAAjA/wjYy-JpVzM4/32-Upper-MTN-Clouds-and-Peo.gif[/img] Winter should be good too! [img:center]http://lh3.ggpht.com/_rxgbPHdbZ9I/S5RQXHo6gvI/AAAAAAAAAOk/CSWS7hel_ek/Up-N-Face_Panorama1-copy.gif.jpg[/img] [img:center]http://lh3.ggpht.com/_rxgbPHdbZ9I/Syhm7BwuqPI/AAAAAAAAALI/xTxjLIDdVfo/s720/Mountains%20and%20clouds.jpg[/img] Nice shots Feck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
summitchaserCJB Posted September 17, 2010 Share Posted September 17, 2010 Down the toilet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevetimetravlr Posted September 17, 2010 Share Posted September 17, 2010 Climbing at Banks Lake last week was awesome. Even the descents were fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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