News of SummitPost.org

I just compiled a comprehensive list of all the remaining Fire Lookouts for Washington State. The list contains 85 lookouts. Many of the peaks where these lookouts are located are not yet on Summitpost. Take look at the link below. I'm open to comments / suggestions.

http://www.summitpost.org/view_object.p ... _id=564151

Come out and celebrate what our Southern Sierra landscape has inspired!

The Kaweah Land and Arts Festival - Visalia, CA, Nov. 6-8, 2009

Event Fyler:
http://sequoiariverlands.org/pdf/KLAF%20Flyer6.pdf

Website:
http://sequoiariverlands.wordpress.com/2009/10/12/kaweah-land-arts-festival/





Participating Artists with websites:

Matthew Rangel:
http://matthew.rangel.googlepages.com/atransect-dueeast%C2%A0gallery

John Spivey:
http://www.crowscry.com/gwd.html

John Dofflemyer:
http://www.westernfolklife.org/weblogs/artists/dofflemyer/great_western_divide/gwd_poetry/john_dofflemyer

Trudy Wischemann:
http://www.westernfolklife.org/weblogs/artists/dofflemyer/great_western_divide/gwd_poetry/trudy_wischemann_2_poems/

Paul Buxman:
http://www.paulbuxman.com

Sylvia Ross:
http://www.heydaybooks.com/california-indian/lion-singer.html


If you'd like additional info or have any questions, please don't hesitate to message me.

Has anyone been up Long's Peak recently? I am going to be in the area on Monday and would like to climb it.

If anyone is near RMNP, I would love to hear about what the conditions are like on and around the mountain.

Thanks.

Has anybody been up Volcan Domuyo? It sounds like a fairly easy climb, but access may be tricky, especially without a personal vehicle. It could be a fun adventure.

Has escalado Volcan Domuyo? Parece facil de subir, pero poco dificil de llegar a la montana por dedo. Tal vez estaria una aventura chida.

Since we now have Mountain Bike Post as a sister site to this one, I am sure there are some whitewater kayakers out there.
What's everyone's feeling on starting another SP branch site that deals with whitewater kayaking?? Any interest?

Marmot cites the extra poles of the thor to stand up to Himalayan/Alaskan weather. But alpinist cuts like 4 pounds off. Anybody got insight or experience with these out in the big mtns?

I have a question for those on this site who have attempted or summited Mt. Foraker.
In your opinion, how dicey was the navagation around the serac fall to attain the higher slope below Mt. Crosson?
Running belay through this section? How many pickets or screws were placed?
Thanks for any input! 8)

Interesting article on the effect of rather low attutude climbs on brain scans in the latest issue of Outside Magazine.

http://outside.away.com/outside/bodywor ... intro.html