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Terrible news. Matt (the lead guide for this climb with AAI) was the lead guide for a 6 day course I took 2 years ago. I was actually hoping to do LR next month when I'm out there. This will weigh on me pretty heavily. My heart goes out to all the climbers and their families.

5-25-14 Took Valley way. Trail is in good shape for this time of year. We hit some ice/hard monorail above the campsite but nothing that can't be bypassed by stepping on rocks. Madison was in the clouds on the way up and when we were just below the hut it started to rain and hail on us. It...

5-24-14 I took the Black Pond bw and for the first time in non-winter months was able to make out some semblance of a herd path for a good portion of the hike. There was some mud but nothing ankle gaiters can't keep out. It rained on me as I headed up the slide but otherwise no complaints...

5.11.14 Gale River Loop was still gated so i parked down the road at the Beaver Brook Rest Area. The xc ski trail was very muddy in places, more-so early on. There were some muddy sections along the Gale River Trail but all in all it was in pretty decent shape for this time of year. I hit the...

congrats on the single season! I like the choice of mountain for the 48th.

Congrats on the winter finishes! NEHH-W has some fun challenges, kudos!

2-9-14 I parked up the road and there's a small plowed out area for one car at the lesser known 'trailhead'. Trails were well broken out so only microspikes were needed. There did appear to be tracks coming up the CMT from Gorham. Despite the forecast for clouds I had nothing but calm, blue...

Title should read 2-8-14, whoops. Hancock parking lot was overflowing and not surprisingly the trail was well packed down. I carried snowshoes and never needed them. Busy day on the trails, I'd estimate a good 20-25 people out. Descending South Hancock there were a few short sections of dust...

1-4-14 I parked at 4 corners but those with snow tires or a larger vehicle could easily park off to the side by the Gale River Rd gate. Used snowshoes for traction to the trailhead. Although there was a decent amount of snow along the road the first half mile to mile of the trail had thin...

That right there just brings a smile to my face. Awesome to see you guys rediscovering what you can do, it's been fun to see :) Congrats! What's up next?

Awesome, congrats! I'm chipping away at the 48 at night, but my definition is just to be on the summit between sunset and sunrise--considerably more liberal criteria. Unfortunately I still have a dozen or so peaks that I just can't seem to accidentally find my way on top of at night. It's a...

That Arm is a glutton for punishment! Solid work guys

Love the undercast shot!

Oh man what great photos. I too am quite jealous!

Thanks guys, happy to share!

I almost glazed over it but at the bottom of the article it says Cascade River Rd got washed out too. That's a pretty big deal as the road provides access for Eldorado, Forbidden, Torment, Sahale, and others with Sahale Arm being the most popular day hike in the park, according to the rangers...

Excellent photos, thanks for sharing!

Thanks guys. When the weather is nice the cascades are mind-blowingly beautiful. I was forced to swear that it rained the whole trip to keep us east coasters away but the cat's out of the bag...

congrats to the gear! anytime I see climbing pics on my fb feed or trip reports I get envy too. The only cure is sleeping on snow in the afternoon and climbing all night long.

Objective 4: Eldorado via Eldorado/Inspiration Glaciers http://www.summitpost.org/eldorado-peak/150316 Last up was Sahale's neighbor Eldorado. I had put up a post on cascadeclimbers.com for a partner and Mary wrote back that she was in. Turns out we both went to Dartmouth and have a few...