Love this thread, very cool ckissick!
As I have shared on some other posts, outdoor pursuits in general and mountaineering in particular are lifelong vocations of mine and I even spent a couple of years guiding back in the late 90s. Let me tell you, I would guess I have around a 25-30% peak bagging rate... the rest of the time I turn around. Sometimes it is because someone in my party is not feeling it (sometimes literally "cold feet") but the majority of the time it is about weather (or weather-related conditions like snow loading or rockfall), and wind in particular is a constant menace. Even when temps are in the 70s, you add a tiny bit of precip and a good wind and people can get in trouble fast. That's just how it goes, everyone bails a good amount of the time and that is normal as well as a sign of someone who actually has experience and the wisdom that comes with it.
As far as 4 season tents go, I am a big fan of my Mountain Laurel Designs Supermid.
Attaching a picture here of a climb from a few years ago on "The Tooth" at Pineapple Pass (near Alpental for you Seattle folks), the picture shows the weather moving in and we have just made the decision to set up a rappel... so we can bail! (my back is to the camera)
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Grant
In the stable: 1938 Buick Special model 41, 1963 Solex 2200, 1973 Vespa Primavera 125, 1974 Vespa Rally 200, 1986 VW Vanagon Syncro Westfalia, 1989 VW Doka Tristar, 1995 Toyota Land Cruiser, 2011 Pursuit 315 OS, 2022 Tesla Y
Gone but not forgotten: 1973 VW Beetle, 1989 Porsche 944, 2008 R56 Mini Cooper S
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