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Is there really any difference between regular UV blocking sunglasses and Glacier Glasses? If so what?

Would you recommend a pair of Glacier Glases, and why would you recommend them?

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Anyone know if there's much snow up around Glacier Point or Taft Point areas or just in general around the Valley rim?

Are there any places in the lower 48 that are good for climbing/hiking in Late November? Rockies/Cascades/Sierras? I am looking for either Hiking or Stable snow routes. I know snow in Colorado ROckies is very unstable in November. I am not sure about northern rockies and other ranges mentioned above. Any information would be really helpful.

Thanks!

Ash

Now that I gotta your attention, check this out:


http://www.azdailysun.com/news/local/article_b533ea2a-f302-5748-b8b9-e7d966dffde4.html


Geez, and I had been considering checking out the Schultz Pass Road this year.

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So, I am taking 12 months off from mountaineering/alpine climbing to recover from a serious illness. I am toying with the idea of teachning myself to sail. I live very close to a put in for a relevatively calm lake (Lake Sammamish) and a bit furhter of a larger lake (Lake Washington) and a bit further form a deep water, serious estuary (Puget Sound). I thought I would start off with a rowable sailboat, 16 ...

This is the only news I have on this one. If the details are true in this article then this guy should not have been up there and should have to pay for all costs of this rescue. Again, I don't have all details so my opinion is based on this article. There have been a large number of rescues on Shasta this spring.

LINK:

http://www.redding.com/news/2010/jun/21 ... mt-shasta/

I've done a couple of multi-day trips into the mountains recently, both of which were safe and enjoyable but neither of which resulted in a summit. Ah well, things don't always go the way you want them to. I thought it might help the learning process if I wrote down what went wrong, and what I'd do differently next time. I've done similar things in my professional environment and found it a really useful educational ...

we watch the heli spin around and around and also offered assistance to a large group of volunteer firefighters, gave them directions and headed down as we decided there were too many people already

Hey everyone,

I'm looking for some used crampons in good condition for around $50 or less. No step in, I need them for my merrill chameleons. If anyone is willing to part with a pair shoot me a message here on SP or at HFMrock@Yahoo.com. Thanks!