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osatrik - Aug 24, 2006 6:00 am - Voted 8/10
Give Fred His Due!You might want to correct the spelling of Fred Beckey's name -- there are two "e"s. This reminds me of the time I was talking with a buddy on the trail about various climbs, sprinkling the conversation with references to "Beckey says this" and Beckey says that". A neophyte climber with us finally asked "Who is this Becky, and how come she knows so much about climbing?"
Norman - Aug 25, 2006 10:35 pm - Hasn't voted
Yipes!Amen! big mistake...thank you for the comment. I posted a thread about a month ago about books climbers have read lately. My Read? North Cascades by you know who.
rbuzby - Jul 20, 2017 5:39 pm - Hasn't voted
Winter ClimbIcy Peak has been climbed in winter from the Nooksack Cirque route, at least once. There have probably been a lot of winter ski ascents from Ruth. But only one known winter ascent from the Cirque, back in 1988, by the Tracy-Barry party.
Of course avalanche conditions have to be perfect to do it. The Cirque is a giant hole with avalanches falling into from almost every direction in winter. So don't try it.