“Hey guys, we are out of Washington Pass now and are headed to Mount Shuksan to climb the Sulphide Glacier.
Here is a recap of what we have done the past few days:
Tuesday we did our service project. We picked “stinky bob” around the Ranger Station, which is an invasive species in this area. Additionally, we helped out in the nursery by weeding, doing inventory, and picking out the best plants. We also made “compost tea,” which was the highlight of the service day! Unfortunately it wasn’t a delicious treat for human consumption, but high quality liquid fertilizer for the plants in the nursery. The best part was when we had to pull the worms out of the compost, so they wouldn’t die during the brewing process.
In the evening we drove over the Washington Pass in a hail storm, which was interesting, and camped. Wednesday we did climbing skills at Fun Rock. We worked on Belaying, anchors, and rappelling.
Thursday we went to Mazama and the Inspiration Route on the Goat Wall. We ended up back at Fun Rock where we were able to do some mock leading and real leading practice.
Friday, was perfect l weather and went up and climbed Liberty Bell via the Beckey route (above). What a gorgeous day.
Saturday, we went to climb Prime Rib on the Goal Wall. It is a rather long route, and so we got up most of the route before deciding it was time to start heading down.
Sunday we woke up motivated and went down to the Methow Valley and climbed the Inspiration route. After that, we headed over the Pass for the final time, picked up our permits in Marblemount and camped for the night.
Now we are headed over to Shuksan (above) and looking forward to our final climb! Hopefully the weather will hold out for us. We have been eating well, and bolstering our back country cooking skills.
Holden wants to say thank you to his Grandma!
See you guys in a few days!”
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