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After writing this thread, I did notice there was a thread about this earlier. But I'd like to still keep my post as a new topic. Thanks. To the hiking community, As many of you know (and this may have already been posted), but the owners of the Cog Railways have presented a proposal to the...

I left my green black diamond poles leaning against the rail at the bottom of the obs tower. If anyone sees them and can grab them. I'll pay for shipping to get them back to me. Thanks. Courtney.

Hey all - I recently "upgraded" my communications to an iPhone. The only loss I'm feeling at the moment is my Google Tracks App.. That thing was killer. Just wanted to see if any Apple users know of a good tracking app. Here's what Google Tracks can do: While recording tracks, you can...

Over Halloween weekend, I went into Huntington Ravine with Frodo to catch some early season ice. I had watched the weather all week, read the forecast for that weekend, looked at the webcams every morning and talked to a friend of mine I knew was headed in there a day before I was to climb...

THE ROUTE The day before we were at 100 feet below sea level in Death Valley, so we were pretty psyched to snag a walk-in patch of dirt at the overnight hikers campsite at Whitney Portal at 8,300 ft. Pre-dawn rolls around and we start our 5-mile approach on the climber's trail up the North...

Ok, I know people are going to give me sh*t for this, but the webcam on Wildcat peak has been clouded over these past few days. Is the fire road up into Huntington Ravine snow free yet? Yeah yeah yeah.. har har har.. but I ain't getting my rock climbing approach shoes wet! Sorry! :p

Well, it was time for a return to Seattle to make sure Doug was still in good climbing shape. Lucky for me, he had a plan already in place before I even got there. I had been wanting to get on the North Face of Mt. Hood for some time, but this year it was not in the cards for May with the...

The Dream: Up Pinnacle, Down South, Up Odells, Down Diagonal, Up North, Down Diagonal, Up Damnation, Down Diagonal, Up Yale, Down Diagonal, Up Central, Down Diagonal. Climbing all the gullies in Huntington Ravine in one day has occupied my mind for a year. It certainly is no novel idea and...

This is less about words, more about pictures. I went up to Baxter State Park for the first time in winter to check out the ice lines in the South Basin with a few friends. That place is like Huntington Ravine on steroids. Enough said. Jeff and I climbed a nice route on the right side of the...

Well, it's been awhile since I hijacked this hiking forum with a climbing trip report, so here we go. The beginning of this ice season has been awesome. I've been climbing ice practically every weekend since November 6th. Last year, it wasn't until December 6th when giggy and I cruised up...

Lincoln's Throat, Mt. Lincoln (11-6-10) The route. I headed into the woods with two other optimistic and hungry climbers in hopes to get our tools cold for the first time this season. Prior to Saturday, it rained twice and mother nature had blasted Washington's summit with 40 degree temps for...

With the rock climbing season beginning to wind down, I wanted to grab one more little rock alpine adventure before winter took a hold. The day before I was cragging around The Eaglet so on this day it was a no-brainer to go visit my favorite place to climb, Huntington Ravine. Having climbed...

After two great weekends at Cathedral Ledge, it was time to head to Cannon Cliff. Jeff and I decided on the mega-classic Whitney-Gilman Ridge. After climbing Pinnacle Buttress with Adam, I was in mood for more routes with rich history. [Cannon Cliff from the trailhead] In the smallest of...

Adam Wilcox and I headed into Huntington Ravine to check out the Pinnacle Buttress, as we both have never climbed it before. Myself, I haven't been in Huntington at all in the summer time and was looking forward to a little 'alpine' rock. We planned a weekend to climb it together a month or...

Hey all, I'm about the click 'purchase' at rei.com and get myself the Hennessy Scout Hammock.. but before I do that, just seeing if anyone who uses one has any pro/con wisdom. They seem awesome and a good light alternative shelter for backpacking. Thanks! http://www.rei.com/product/799604

Curious if anyone has used both belay devices and if they liked one over the other. They seem to do the same thing and have the same features. Just figured I'd grab any first-hand experience from anyone before I decided which one to get. I'm a Petzl chick mostly, but don't want to be...

I wrote a trip report last week because I honestly didn't think I'd be able to top that day by the end of this year's ice season. I don't normally write ones unless I feel like the experience is out of the norm or when I find myself raising my own bar on long, strenuous day where I wonder 'how...

Adam Wilcox texted me on Wednesday afternoon and asked if I wanted to climb Odells Gully. It took about 0.3295 seconds to reply with a yes. But since my appetite is large, I was already contemplating a multi-gully day in my favorite playground, Huntington Ravine. And I knew Adam would be up...

Thought I'd post a quick TR on our climb in case there are fellow climbers out there wondering what the conditions are like right now in the ravines and since skiguy asked.. ;) Giggy and I really had no idea what to expect so we brought the works. Ice screws, snow pickets, even rock gear. The...

Hey all - If anyone gets into Tuckerman or Huntington Ravines this week, can you post or email me (pm me for my email address) pictures of the conditions? I'm specifically looking for ice. :cool: Thanks!