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Thanks for the report. It may be time to establish the skier's trail. Hats off to those fishermen! I guess collapsible fishing rods are easier for shwacking than our skis...

6/2/15 2:39pm

ErikT

Memorial Day Wy'east solo

Love the pictures and the story. I share a somewhat similar obsession with Chimney's East face rock route. Hope we both tick it off our third times! The pictures from others of Overcoat in good condition up high looks amazing - can't wait until it snows some more :)

6/2/15 1:24pm

stoudema

Nice pics, looks like fun. The lack of snow is appalling :'(

6/2/15 1:18pm

jtack

Lowell that is truly fast travel! That bolder hopping stretch crushes me just thinking about it. I need a dose of that gung ho attitude, nice going.

6/2/15 12:52pm

jtack

Oh my! This has been Mikes obsession, but those pictures sure up my itch to get there! Thanks for a great trip, my sore feet should be feeling better tomorrow!

6/2/15 10:26am

lrudholm

Impressive!

6/2/15 10:12am

Bronco

Gratzie!

6/2/15 7:52am

fjordasm

Memorial Day Wy'east solo

Unfortunately i didn't take many pictures going down, but here is one that shows the kautz icefall. our descent was far left of the 100 foot icefall

6/2/15 6:23am

CoriB

Woooo, Kam! Good work! Looks like a great time.

Envisioning your stove shenanigans is highly amusing, as well. Heh.

6/2/15 5:07am

mikerolfs

author=Enzolola link=topic=34327.msg141693#msg141693 date=1433197410]
Here's a closer up of that finger when we ski'd it a couple years ago. I have a couple even closer photos but not on this computer.

Beautiful. Looks like you had great conditions.

6/2/15 4:29am

Lowell_Skoog

author=Bronco link=topic=34324.msg141692#msg141692 date=1433195993]
Nice hustle Lowell! Did you happen to get any photos of peaks closer to Cascade Pass, like Johannesburg?

Just this one:

6/2/15 4:24am

Enzolola

Here's a closer up of that finger when we ski'd it a couple years ago. I have a couple even closer photos but not on this computer.

6/2/15 1:19am

Bronco

Memorial Day Wy'east solo

Nice hustle Lowell! Did you happen to get any photos of peaks closer to Cascade Pass, like Johannesburg?

6/1/15 1:43pm

kamtron

Here are some pictures finally.

Jeff, that stove story is hilarious! I can imagine a fire in that lookout would not end pretty. Lemme guess how it ended up at the bottom of the face: rainbow kick?

6/1/15 10:39am

ADappen

Disappointing? People complain that time flies and days are short. Good skiing accelerates the loss of time.

But carrying heavy packs saddled with skis through brush and over deadfall makes time crawl. A day feels like a week. The more heinous the slide alder, the more time you have. Sometimes a day can feel like a month.

What's disappointing about finding the solution to the question "Where does the time go?"
It goes to those of us crawling around in th...

6/1/15 10:30am

Jake the Brit

Hit me up, if I can get a hall pass, I'm there. I love that area.
I suspect there will be a few more folks one the Middle fork road is paved. Assuming it doesn't slide into the river.....

6/1/15 10:06am

mikerolfs

That's a beautiful photo, Jake. Both salt in the wound and mouth watering. What a ski that would be... all the way to the bottom of the photo. The right arrow is the snow finger in the Becky guide. The col that we skied from on our consolation ski is behind the left arrow.

6/1/15 9:41am

Jake the Brit

Dawn, almost exactly a year ago. I reckon one of those is your finger?

6/1/15 9:23am

mikerolfs

wow that looked fun!

6/1/15 9:02am

Chris Cosgriff

Nice ripping!

6/1/15 8:47am

Jake the Brit

The Illabot road is in astonish9ingly good shape. I think it may partially maintained by the locals. I know that if I lived there & needed a good sunset & view down onto my home turf I'd head up that way.
It could also be that it was originally very well thought-out & made.
Excellent photos as usual Mr Skoog

6/1/15 8:13am

Jake the Brit

...that's the business, right there. Local skiing & rock hoppin'. Excellent report, many thanks you've inspired me to get the glue back on the skins!

6/1/15 7:23am

kamtron

Nice work, any pictures of the crux section of the Kautz?

6/1/15 6:59am

Zap

2 pieces of pizza is you favorite but I remove the onions before I pack them( saves weight). ;)

6/1/15 6:57am

Griff

Fun vid, really enjoyed it and a number of others this year. Thanks!!! Posted today my FB page:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Shot-8-Freeride-Team/561702940520155

6/1/15 5:46am

Charlie Hagedorn

:)!

6/1/15 5:41am

mikerolfs

Lowell you are a fast traveler. Glad to hear you made a personal best. Pizza on top looks like a nice reward.

6/1/15 5:29am

NickM

May 30, 2015, Pinnacle Glacier

Nice work, glad it went, and thanks for grabbing some stuff. You did miss out on skiing this shizzle, though:

6/1/15 5:11am

Zap

The run to the "pond" brings back some great days. Thanks for the TR and photos. ;)

6/1/15 5:09am

Zap

A Month in the Lyngen Alps of Norway

Nice trip report. ;)

6/1/15 4:00am

lrudholm

Awesome! Love the comparisons with the cascades.

6/1/15 3:46am

rlsg

Excellent...thanks!!!!!!

6/1/15 3:39am

rlsg

Fits and starts on the video...looks like it was pretty cool area though..thanks!

6/1/15 2:01am

Lowell_Skoog

author=joecat2 link=topic=34320.msg141656#msg141656 date=1432996940]
my notes from 2001 for finding the trail to "King" Lake: 50yds up the road from the Illabot Creek bridge find a wet area/seep/tiny creek. Go up this 50 vertical feet (some alder, no nettles) to trail. trail starts 20 feet left of a large log lying down the fall line.

My notes from 1988 are similar, but I didn't find the trail following these note...

6/1/15 2:01am

joecat2

my notes from 2001 for finding the trail to "King" Lake: 50yds up the road from the Illabot Creek bridge find a wet area/seep/tiny creek. Go up this 50 vertical feet (some alder, no nettles) to trail. trail starts 20 feet left of a large log lying down the fall line.

6/1/15 12:40am

Atraslin

A Month in the Lyngen Alps of Norway

Looks like good times traveling in the mountains with a heavy pack.

5/31/15 10:49pm

Atraslin

Next time I ski in Norway, definitely checking out this zone.

5/31/15 2:21pm

Atraslin

May 9, 2015, Little Tahoma, Mt. Rainier, bluebird

That's a fun ski.

5/31/15 1:19pm

bs.

redemption in the chugach--two weeks of ak pow!

damn, what a time sink!

i think i could have climbed 2 of these runs in the hours that i've spent on the trip report.

the last and final installment is posted, and i'm going to get back to work on the project that should have my attention...

5/31/15 12:01pm

Jason_H.

Thanks Erik. I've had friends that use it. The camera would work well for longer trips where weight is an issue. I like my SLR for sure, but I've been tempted more and more by the lighter gear, each year that goes by.

5/31/15 11:53am

ErikT

Thanks for video - I'll add it to the pile of reasons to get out that way soon..

I've been using a sony a7 for a few months. Been quite a transition from a canon SLR. Certainly lighter... get ready to buy all new camera bags, or have a camera that just slides around inside your current bag. It might sound pretty obvious, but definitely get out to a store, or grab a friend's sony to fool with first... it feels very different in your hands than a larger sized SLR, and too...

5/31/15 3:29am

Jonn-E

May 24-25, 2015, Mt Adams

Jason I use the lower-end Sony NEX-5n mirrorless and I just thought I'd plug that it has performed flawlessly with zero maintenance for over a year of ski touring and mountaineering.

Great video of course!

5/31/15 3:12am

PhilH

Thanks for the write-up. I spoke with a Search and Rescue volunteer who said a climber was glissading with micro-spikes and snapped an ankle bone. She didn't mention anything about a missing boarder.

5/31/15 3:10am

SilverFoxIV

May 24, 2015, Mt Rainier, Interglacier

Good to see you Floater near the Prow.

Very fun trip and good corn.

Calvin

Here some picture of the trip.

https://photos.google.com/album/AF1QipOvFm1vGNwDCG7bbceV06C06SVlnYjSWPP9Lzw

5/30/15 10:28am

Jason_H.

Running Clouds,

Weight, mainly. I carry a lot of camera weight into the mountains. Think of it as being an extra pair of skis, boots and bindings. With a sony A7r I'd be able to cut the weight significantly: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1008112-REG/sony_ilce7r_b_a7r_mirrorless_digital_camera.html The lenses are smaller and lighter, and even a few ounces per lens adds up, as well as the other accessories, each smaller and lighter. My entire set up would probably be half t...

5/29/15 11:42pm

runningclouds

Nice video. Why do you really want a mirrorless sony? What are the advantages over your current camera?

5/29/15 6:48am

Zap