REI Taku Softshell Pants

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

I recently climbed Mt Rainier via the Disappointment Cleaver with a pair of REI Taku softshell pants and I have to say they absolutely rocked.  I'll admit that I was a little nervous about only taking softshell pants on Rainier.  The mountain is known for strong winds and fierce weather ...

Mt Rainier - Disappointment Cleaver Part I

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

[singlepic=36,320,240,,left] I just got back from my nine day Pacific Northwest climbing trip.  The first mountain on the agenda was Mt Rainier via Disappointment Cleaver.  I envisioned this as a straight forward climb that would go fairly smoothly and for the most part it did and yet my attempt ended in ...