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Hello! I have been trying to post for quite some time now but every time I am redirected to my profile. I have tried logging in and out multiple times, yet this is the only place I can post it seems. If any moderators could help, that would be great. Thanks and sorry for off-topic post here lol

I am collecting Colorado 14ers , so far I have quite a few under my belt. Looking for fun , reliable hiking partner. I have a travel trailer and 4x 4 vehicle.

Hello - Does anyone have beta on Middle Palisade, particularly whether any snow persists on the mountain given this year's high snowfall? I am planning on climbing Middle Pal via NE face in the next few weeks. Thanks!

Is anyone actually maintaining climber.org? In particular, checking the messages that come in via the contact form?

I don't know who owns the domain and/or website nowadays. The domain registrant is redacted, and in recent years it seems no one checks the inbox.

Over the years I've sent many updates and additions for the "Sierra Nevada showers" list. They used to be promptly acknowledged and added to the page, but my more recent updates have ...

Any one have a story to tell in these areas? Pictures if you were evacuated or whatever.
https://www.nps.gov/noca/planyourvisit/conditions.htm

Does anybody have a train ticket from Durango to Needleton on Aug 9th? PM if willing to increase group size by 1, thx.

I'll be attempting Granite Peak from the east the first week in August. Sounds like it's been a big snow year, so I would appreciate any beta on expected conditions by then.

Many thanks.

I wanna start mountaineering this winter, ive already done a lot of research and found almost all the gear needed except softshell pants - i think cirque 2 will be good but you could suggest something else and jackets. I have base layer and a fleece but i am not sure what jacket/jackets to buy. Im gonna be climbing from 2500-4500m if i go to the alps but for now only in my home country ...

This just in from Yosemite NP. Permits now required for multi-day rock climbs. What's next, permit for photography (wait - there already is a permit for photography - commercial anyway). When I was in grad school the saying was "Publish or Perish", ie publish or you are irrelevant. In the federal bureaucracy the saying is "Regulate or Perish".

https://cys-hiking-adventures.blogspot. ... an-to.html