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Another Go at the Disappointment Cleaver on Rainier

I had every intention of climbing Mt Rainier this Labor Day weekend but absolutely no expectation to.  I say this because NOAA issued a winter storm morning that called for 1-2 feet of snow to be dumped above 7,000′ and high winds.

With a forecast like that why would I even want to climb Rainier?  The [...]

September 12th, 2009 | Tags: | Category: Alpine, Pacific Northwest | 2 comments

How to Wash Down and Other Stuff Learned at Feather Friends

I stopped by Feathered Friends the other day to check out the store and whatnot and wound up bullshitting with one of the guys that works there for something like an hour and a half.  Being new to Seattle I wanted to get beta on the local crags and what are the classics that I [...]

September 9th, 2009 | Category: Gear | Leave a comment