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Shut down on the Kautz - Part 2 Monday, 6/14 - Gear check/meet the team We had planned to take and acclimatization/sightseeing hike up to Camp Muir on Monday morning, as gear check wasn’t until 2:00P. However, the weather was overcast and our motivation wasn’t tremendous, so we slept in and...

(Click here to skip all the blathering on and go straight to the pics.) ;) "Wow, there it is!" Paul said. "Cool!" I replied. From seats 30B and 30C, the mountain was off in the distance, but it was snow-covered and we had heard that you could see Rainier from the plane, so we were...

Is it ice climbing season already...? ;)

Double plastics! (Oh, wait...never mind.) If I'm doing a dayhike with a light pack (<20lb) I'll either wear trail runners (Vasque) or low hikers (Salomon). I only go to "high-hikers" if I have a heavy pack or if I know I'll be on terrain where I need the additional kankle support. What's...

Huntington can be climbed without ice? Who knew? ;) Nice TR and pics, Court.

1. Pull out the sleeping bag compartment divider (if possible). 2. Use a compression sack. 3. Put other stuff in the sleeping bag compartment and the bag in the main section. 4. Buy a new, more compressible sleeping bag.

^^^This iz korrekt. Paul and I met George (but not Ringo :D) at IMG when we were hanging out in their lounge before our Kautz climb, using up their bandwidth to post comments on VFTT. ;) Like Chip, we found him to be pretty humble and down-to-Earth. Just another guy who loves the mountains...

Nah...a hammock is much too simple a solution for big walls. Why would you want to miss out on the opportunity to spend the time/effort/energy to set up and stabilize a Portalege 1,500' up? (in the dark...) ;)

After the big Ingraham avalance back in June (the week before I left for the Kautz), the news reports said the one climber killed was the first death on Rainier since 2005. Now we have this unfortunate crevasse fall. Was there another fatality this summer, did the news reports err, or is this...

What flavor soup...?

Good luck, and can't wait for the TR. (Don't forget that they run on the left side of the trail over there... ;))

I'm planning to bring my kids (13 and 10) and my git-tar. We'll probably hit Street/Nye for the kids' 3rd and 4th High Peaks or maybe Giant/RPR if they're feeling strong.

"Hey" back at ya! Get any good rock in this summer? (I've not been out yet, since I was trying to avoid any potential injury-producing activities before my Rainier trip last month.) Now that I'm back, I've got no free time! :rolleyes:

Evidently not... My bad. :o I remembered that you were passionate about the snowshoe/postholing debate, but was too lazy to look up the thread and confirm on which side of the issue. Would you take a jelly-filled as a peace offering? I'll let you break trail up into Huntington this winter...

I've been using a Whisperlight the last several winters. I recently picked up a used XGK on evilBay, based on the robust performance of my buddy's stoves on winter Presi Traverse trips three years in a row. (The twin engine, snow-melting flamethrower he's been refining each trip is the...

^^^Korrekt. But should you eat them whilst postholing, Courtney will beat you about the head and neck region with a stale kruller until you cease and desist. :eek: :D

Would a Krispy Kreme kiosk in the HPIC be considered a "non-conforming structure" per the Master Plan? :D

+1 Pre-dawn breakfast sandwiches at Patches and post-climb BBQ and brew at the Moat is pretty much S.O.P. for my trips to the Whites.

Um...I don't think you need to wait two weeks before having another latte. :) Glad the shots are working for ya.

Shirley, you must be kidding! :eek: Ithaca's food scene is WAY out of league with the size of the town (most likely due to the two colleges and their multicultural students). The restaurant scene is in a constant state of flux, with new places popping up and closing all the time, but the...