7-6-2011,Inter Glacier , MISSING SKIS

I think you should add a rack of nice ale (bottles for weight penalty) as well.

Here's the email address in his on-line profile:
[deleted now that he has changed his tune over at cascade climbers]
(Normally I don't publish anyone's email address in plain text on the web, but normally I don't see anyone swiping a pair of skis then demanding ransom within a month...)

Here's the email address in his on-line profile:
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
(Normally I don't publish anyone's email address in plain text on the web, but normally I don't see anyone swiping a pair of skis then demanding ransom within a month...)

This is excessive.

If you look on cascade climber, this guy sounds embarassed and has indicated he is returning the guy's skis. Obviously he is inexperienced, probably he was a little hypoxic, and stashing gear on a climb didnt cross his mind.

Bottled microbrew atop interglacier is a good sentance. Better yet, he could sherpa skis to Glacier Peak or Mt Olympus (this could be a big bucket list summer for you Postmidlife)

Uh oh, the torches and pitchforks are coming out again!  

At least the fool had the decency to try and find the owner.  He could've kept his mouth shut and kept the gear...

EDIT: Moderators, are you going to allow this guys email to be posted?

Anyone think there's a standard rule about finding gear?

As the "finder' , Do you take it with you and assume it was forgotten? hoping to return it....

Do you leave it alone and assume it's been left there to be picked up on the descent?

*Many years ago, I had a boda-bag that was flapping around, so I left it in the snow. On the way back we encountered a group going out. One guy had my boda-bag on his shoulder. I told him it was mine and he handed it over without issue.

**I have a 25+5 switch pack. I have the ability to jetison the big compartment and take yo-yo laps with the mini-pack. Last time out on interglacier, I wanted to drop the large compartment numerous times, but thought to myself that someone would pick it up thinking it was forgotten.

As far as this guy's story is concerned, I wouldn't be as critical of the finder as some of you are, because I am not sure IF there's a hard fast rule to follow about determining what is "stashed" gear vs what gear is left behind accidentily.... and should be picked to be returned...

....Someone enlighten me.....

Here is my reply on CascadeClimbers.com.  If anybody feels that it is necessary to spam me with hate mail, well that is what you can do on your free time.  Again, I am sorry and hope all is well:


"Yes, I am most likely going to be found under Chutzpah on Wikipedia. I called the owner just a few minutes ago and will be dropping them off at his work tomorrow, and I will DEFINITELY not expect, nor deserve, any reward whatsoever for I am by definition an ASS.

I am humbler from this experience and hope this does not affect my ski/mountaineering karma to its fullest extent.

To the owner of the skis, as well as his friends, I am absolutely sorry."