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Rainier Trip.

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Literature
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As I have an excessive need to go skiing, we went back to Rainier today to play around. This time we (my roommate, his girlfriend, and I) went to Paradise, and walked about 3 miles up the Skyline trail towards Camp Muir.

Chilly parking lot.
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BEAR!
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On the way up. I felt like I was headed for a monastery or something.
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I built a jump over a rock. Alpine Initiatives t-shirt steeze.
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Then went for a switch 3, and caught my ski (notice how the rock is bending it...)I did ride away, though.
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Staring down my lunch. And my face was cooking, as I forgot the sunscreen, which explains the need for the bandana.
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We are SO hard.
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Then I built a new takeoff for the rock. First one is a double handplant cork 3 thingy:
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Another great day in the mountains. And yes, that is a rubber duck on the dash.
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Oct 13 2008 3:28AM
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Scott~
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Looks like a lot of fun, thanks david. Its kind of been a TGR thing but itd be sweet to have some mini TRs at least in the regionals, ill be sure to do a quick one when I go to revelstoke in december (going to be sick). I dont have a good camera but ill try to take some pics. Anyways, mad jealous of you~
Oct 13 2008 3:36AM
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brewster
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doopppeee. i wish i got a ride out there. that looks so sick. go up higher and find hella snowww
Oct 13 2008 4:39AM
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NS is severely lacking in the trip report department. One step at a time, I guess.
Oct 13 2008 12:07PM
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Jamie_Baril
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sick david!
long hike?
oh and i see youve got the yellow pants, that could be a problem

Oct 13 2008 12:59PM
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Not a very long hike, it was only 3 miles or so.

Those yellow pants are actually the Logan 5 Helly Hansens from a couple of years ago. I fixed them (as they had some blowouts, and I didn't use them much last season), and took them out again yesterday. I guess yellow is trendy or something this year...
Oct 13 2008 1:47PM
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freezed
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so sweet...I'm gonna come down and do that.
Oct 13 2008 4:00PM
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Jamie_Baril
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yea it is
Oct 13 2008 6:33PM
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coolhandluke
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if you have yellow pants why did you tell me to buy yellow pants?

why not Nov 2 for round 3 instead of Nov 1?
Oct 13 2008 8:30PM
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So when people ask who poached that line, I can point at you.

You are falling for my evil plan. Ha.
Oct 14 2008 12:08AM
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mccsteezy
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god damn it i so should have gone with you guys.
Oct 14 2008 12:28AM
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Shifty540
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I am sitting her just dreaming of skiing and I see this thead. Man, I wanna go up to Rainier now. I hiked Pilchuck this summer and skied that, definitely some good times. Season needs to start NOW.
Oct 14 2008 2:52PM
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MadSteezin
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Okay, so I was thinking about doing this like when the snow was at the parking lot elevation. But how long did it take you to hike from paradise to where the snow was good?
Oct 15 2008 7:13PM
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cThorp
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now i was gonna do this in september cause my friend collin went and said it was hella fun. but then my nieghbir scared my dad by telling him how dangerous it is..is it really that dangerous?
Oct 16 2008 12:14AM
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Scott~
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Its not dangerous if you know how to swing across a 300 ft crevass with a grappling hook, David "Indiana Jones" Steele is a pro at it~
Oct 16 2008 12:26AM
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regge
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how long was the walk from the parking lot until you reached a good amount of that cold white STUfff??
Oct 19 2008 7:54PM
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It was about 3 miles or so to good snow. So maybe an hour, an hour and a half up the trail.
Oct 23 2008 1:48PM
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coolhandluke
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2-3 mph?  i thought you could run up mountains faster than that.  especially after my new olympic event discovered at triple threat called "chug drinks and chase david up large hill".
Oct 23 2008 3:08PM
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cfox
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looks so fun id just need a backpack that can hold my skis
Oct 23 2008 11:29PM
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Jamie_Baril
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most dakines can
Oct 24 2008 6:28PM
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mothaeast
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Few of my friends went up there on the 18th, but called called out on on urban by an ranger. Let me know if you're goin up any time soon, I just got all my equipment together, and I know a few other people to throw in on gas or even drive.
Oct 25 2008 4:41PM
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freezed
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yo, this saturday! we're doing it.

PS, can anyone give me a ride back to vancouver saturday night?
Oct 28 2008 6:34PM
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That sport isn't going to be in the Olympics, there have been too many deaths.

I was giving a nice approximate time. I gave hiking advice to tourists all summer, and had to expand my figures significantly. But I believe in you, Will.
Oct 29 2008 12:42PM
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