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I'm still ticked. You lucky bastards got it good. You can't imagine how hard it was for me to sit and look up at the sunny mountain, thinking of you gliding down it.

4/14/08 4:53am

Pandora

author=daveb link=topic=9776.msg39324#msg39324 date=1208148944]
As we waited, two climbers caught up to Hannah and I. They said Jason puked, then told them he had done the mountain in 10 hours. I don't think they believed him.

Almost fell off my chair laughing when I read this. Without a doubt one of the smoothest trips I've ever had on the Mountain; pretty awesome for our first outing together. :)

4/14/08 3:56am

wolfs

April 13, Muir snowfield

I have similar issues with Spirit (3) but my hot spot is side of heel. I molded with aftermarket (the 'Veisturs Sole' IMO a better aftermarket than superfeet) but still not ideal fit. I think the problem is that the liner isn't taking up enough space in the shell vertically, and I plan to do some experimenting with putting 1/4" thickness or so of a full-footbed wood riser under/outside the liner to see if that helps.

4/14/08 3:45am

daveb

Nice work! I would love to get a little Stuart in my life.

author=trumpetsailor link=topic=9778.msg39344#msg39344 date=1208188261]
You don't know unless you try ;). :).

It was the first time I tried it and it worked surprisingly well!

4/14/08 3:06am

brownc9

April 13, Muir snowfield

I tossed aftermarket foot beds in mine before i molded them. Trying to figure out how to keep my heels from slipping while climbing.

4/14/08 2:56am

Stugie

April 13, Muir snowfield

Welcome to the bc and TAY. Something that I've picked up along the way...duct tape. If you have "hot spots", tape them before you go. As for liners, I just throw the mold.

Mountaineering is SO much better when you can ski a line that you had to climb to get to...or a line you have to rappel to access...that experience will make your options endless! ;)

4/14/08 1:26am

skykilo

Good job, you both have +1 relative to me for that one. Gotta get motivated to ski the Kautz before the chute goes to ice.

4/14/08 12:56am

korup

Hey Dave, Jason, and Hannah- great to meet you all on the way up to Muir. Glad your trip went so amazingly well, with sweet, sweet photos!

Drew

4/14/08 12:51am

Charlie Hagedorn

author=Monika link=topic=9778.msg39341#msg39341 date=1208187767]
otherwise i think i'd die starting the evening before with no snooze like Hannah, Daveb and Jason ;) (way to go!).

You don't know unless you try ;). :).

4/14/08 12:48am

daveb

Lisa, the finger looked good to go. Both Jason and Hanna had already done it, or else that may have been our descent. Trumpetsailor, we dropped off the summit around 11 and made it to Paradise around 2. As always, great photography Jason!

4/14/08 12:38am

Cool! This TR along with Dave's on Rainier is getting the spring stoke going.

4/14/08 12:34am

Thanks for the great TR and excellent pictures - I hope Charles lets them stay (photo guidelines seem to be looser these days). You really took advantage of the weather window!

4/14/08 12:03am

Jason_H.

Thanks for the TR dave. It makes me that much more jealous I didn't make it.

On my way down I took a few pics:

http://cascadecrusades.org/misc/rainier/DSC_5224.jpg
http://cascadecrusades.org/misc/rainier/DSC_5243.jpg
http://cascadecrusades.org/misc/rainier/DSC_5229.jpg
http://cascadecrusades.org/misc/rainier/DSC_5226.jpg
http://cascadecrusades.org/misc/rainier/DSC_5215.jpg

4/14/08 12:02am

Charlie Hagedorn

Nice work! Stuart's looking fat this year!

4/13/08 11:57pm

Charlie Hagedorn

Nice work! What time did you drop off Point Success?

4/13/08 11:19pm

ron j

Maybe his handle should be changed to "BadDog" ::)

4/13/08 9:47pm

Robie

There is something funny about a bunch of guys and girl(s) -----wearing helmets, toting safety gear, ropes and crevasse rescue equipment wearing dummy seatbelts.

G Vogt calls it the "whole catastrophe"
good luck next week

4/13/08 3:22pm

Snow Bell

I was wondering what the Paradise Posse would be up to given the conditions today. I reasoned that if there was good snow to be found, that you guys would find it. I figured you for The Refrigerator. Perhaps there was no good snow to find. I'm sorry to have missed it. (sarcastic emoticon)

There is something funny about a bunch of guys and girl(s) (depending on which Mad Dog you brought with you) wearing helmets, toting safety gear, ropes and crevasse rescue equipment wearing...

4/13/08 3:10pm

Snow Bell

I'm glad to see some goods getting gotten in the Olympics.
Access seems to be the problem in the winter but the time is near. I am curious how high you were able to drive. It would seem that the roads would be holding snow relatively low for this time of year but I am ready to begin recon none the less.

Maybe I need a sled.

Or a tow in. ;)

4/13/08 3:09pm

ema

Nice Job!!!

4/13/08 3:03pm

Snow Bell

Back to back (with no sleep) Muir to the bridge and Point Success to Paradise? That's hard core daveb! That would be more skiing than from the summit to sea level and nearly equivalent to climbing to the top from sea level. You set the bar high sir. Way to go. Sorry to hear that Jason was ill. Sometimes despite all of the preparation, things beyond our controll get the best of us. It sounds like it worked out well however that Hannah was able to continue with her last minute partner....

4/13/08 2:35pm

Lisa

Congratulations, having climbed the Kautz route I thought the headwall was steep, but skiing it....nicely done!!! Talk about taking advantage of a good weather window and making the best of it! 8) Great pictures! How is Fuhrer Finger looking?

4/13/08 12:36pm

Charlie Hagedorn

Dave K. and I scurried up to Muir today. We forewent the corn cycle on the upper part of the snowfield for his first trip all the way up. Winds were reasonably friendly - gusts to no more than 35-45, methinks. NWAC telemetry says ~mid fifties average while we were up there. Maybe I need to spend more time driving with my head out the window. The refrozen breakable crust was trixy above ~7.5k. The cooled-off but somewhat gooey pan point descent was fun (seriously cool pinwheels from earlier in th...

4/13/08 12:26pm

schu

The main north bowl chute is long and has a very good consistent slope, however, definately not a place to be in bad avy conditions. The northeast ridge offers a safe rout from bottom to top.

4/13/08 12:11pm

Stugie

4-13 Mt. Hood, Leutholds Couloir

Sounds like you guys had a good day out! Thanks for sharing the pics too!

4/13/08 12:08pm

Stugie

Nice tr, great pics! At least it was a nice day despite bulletproof conditions.

4/13/08 12:05pm

danengel

Robie, Ron J ,Mad Dog ,Jen, JW,Darryl and Chuck it was good to see you all in the parking lot. Hopefully you found some good cornices, I mean crevasses, to lower us into.

That snow was very weird. Sticky and gooey indeed. We made it to pan point, was almost blown off the mountain and decided to stick to the goo below (no pun intended).

Beautiful day otherwise.

4/13/08 9:07am

Boot

April 12, 2008, Mt Lassen NE Face

.....so Sat, we hoped the road snow had settled enough to make it this time to the end of FR 2820, and indeed it had. With a much earlier start and a bluebird day, we headed right up the bowl. The snow was deep and wet, but pretty fast for travel. Some rollers had come down the main chute and we saw some slides, mainly off the cliffs. We took one run down the bowl and hurried back up for a second run down the north ridge, then dropped back into the lower bowl and rode rig...

4/13/08 8:04am

danhelmstadter

awsome!

4/13/08 6:33am

skierguitarist

April 12, 2008, Mt Lassen NE Face

Excellent!!!!!!!

4/13/08 5:58am

Stugie

April 12, 2008, Mt Lassen NE Face

Nice, very nice! that last pic is class!

4/13/08 1:47am

Jim Oker

04.12 Point 9561, N. Lake Tahoe area

I talked to a BA employee at Heathrow who said this is classic - that the bag situation at Heathrow is a nightmare for them and this happens all the time as a result for people transferring through there. Dunno how much is BA versus Heathrow, but in any case a good warning for others...

I hope your trip is working out well now that you have worked out gear replacements.

4/13/08 12:59am

tahoefreeride

Welcome to the area Kam. Don't forget your sunscreen and be careful of those pesky casino machines. They'll get you every time

4/12/08 9:54am

russ

British Air misplaced my skis flying into Geneva - luckily I got them late the next day. Did miss meeting up with a local to ski in Chamonix .... :'(

4/12/08 8:39am

skierguitarist

Apr 12 - Snoqualmie Pass area

Ouch!!!! >:(

4/12/08 5:55am

Charlie Hagedorn

Thanks for the report - it's good to know that the snow's doing what's expected.

4/12/08 3:33am

I-lean

April 10, 2008, The Slot Year of the Slot

I second the vote. This "maddog" has rabies, and needs to be put down.

4/12/08 1:25am

jasonsalvo

If snow did indeed fall after we left, then I stand corrected.

With the impending arrival of warm weather, I guess I was secretly pining for a magical 1400' couloir only an hour from Seattle that daily provides fresh tracks..... alas, science trumps magic yet again.

4/12/08 12:36am

JMor

April 8, 2008, Zichgelis (Sellrain)

author=Scotsman link=topic=9727.msg39256#msg39256 date=1207968133]
I'm confused, there are two Maddogs now!!!!!!!!
One that is sweet and nice and so feminine and such great fun and another one that says a**?

I demand that the new maddog be made to change their TAY name, it's just going to be too confusing!!!!!

I want a vote!
Should the new( one post maddog) be allowed to keep their name when Mad_Dog already exists an...

4/12/08 12:16am

silaswild

Yeah, interesting to compare with Greg Louie's reports. I'd suggest when freezing level is low enough in the Alps, stay away from the big mountains (stadium) and ski great powder below 3000m (in the cathedral, per Anatoli Boukreev.)

Here's a short movie of Tom: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6pVgKkwy7g
and Lise: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWxm91LHYVA

4/12/08 12:11am

silaswild

April 8, Testa Bernardo, Italy

author=gregL link=topic=9760.msg39272#msg39272 date=1208011971]
Testa Bernardo turned out to be a very NW style tour - about 1,000 meters of climbing in wet snow with poor visibility...

Sounds like it, except for:

author=gregL link=topic=9760.msg39272#msg39272 date=1208011971]
before coming out at a bar with great cappucino and cakes.

That is the Euro difference, very civilized.

4/11/08 11:16pm

gregL

Pics will have to wait until next week - we are still in Europe with no laptops and relying on Internet cafes, etc. Plenty of problems on this trip - British Air lost all of our ski bags, along with climbing gear, until yesterday! We were forced to rent touring skis and borrow harnesses, ropes, hardwear and ice axes. We finally talked to someone yesterday who said they located our gear and had sent it back to Seattle! Highly recommend not going through Heathrow for the time being if you are plan...

4/11/08 3:51pm

Stugie

SPECIAL REPORT!!!!

New and secret stash information leaked here, or here, or even here!

I think their might even be MORE info if one digs really hard in the...

4/11/08 3:22pm

Snow Bell

author=Scotsman link=topic=9666.msg39255#msg39255 date=1207965675]

Just trying to give Shredder some advise, and I WOULD NEVER try to act as moderator, but perhaps this is a role you aspire to.

author=Scotsman link=topic=9727.msg39256#msg39256 date=1207968133]

I demand that the new maddog be made to change their TAY name, it's just going to be too confusing!!!!!

4/11/08 1:16pm

Charlie Hagedorn

The worst offender by far, when it comes to secret stashes and sources of inspiration, is that pesky USGS. Fred Beckey and John Scurlock come in close behind.

One resource folks may not have encountered, but might find useful through the summer: The friendly folks over at nwhikers.net often post conditions information that's relevant to routes that haven't seen up-to-date coverage on TAY or cascadeclimbers.

If we're being protectionist with usernames, it mig...

4/11/08 11:47am

Stugie

I'm with Scotsman. I vote change it.

4/11/08 11:42am

Scotsman

April 6, 2008, Kendall Knob

I'm confused, there are two Maddogs now!!!!!!!!
One that is sweet and nice and so feminine and such great fun and another one that says a**?

I demand that the new maddog be made to change their TAY name, it's just going to be too confusing!!!!!

I want a vote!
Should the new( one post maddog) be allowed to keep their name when Mad_Dog already exists and is such a treasured TAY persona?

4/11/08 9:20am

skierguitarist

How about some pics! ;D

4/11/08 9:19am

skierguitarist