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Mike Lewis - Nov 22, 2013 9:15 pm - Voted 10/10

This airy read had me at the edge of my seat. The video is a nice touch! Good work all around.

gimpilator - Nov 26, 2013 1:31 pm - Hasn't voted

Thanks Michael! It was fun making the video

Matt Lemke - Nov 22, 2013 11:31 pm - Voted 10/10

I'll have to read through every word! I cannot wait to climb this one

gimpilator - Nov 26, 2013 1:32 pm - Hasn't voted

Let me guess, the NE buttress in 2014?

Matt Lemke - Nov 27, 2013 4:09 am - Voted 10/10

Yes oh how did you know! BTW...are your friends kind enough to allow Josh and I to stay when we do the NE buttress?

Snidely Whiplash - Nov 23, 2013 12:57 pm - Voted 10/10

Goode is a major feather in the cap. Well done!

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alpineair - Nov 24, 2013 12:01 pm - Voted 10/10

Goode read and great photo's. Esp. liked the Alpenglow on Mt. Buckner and Mt. Logan from the summit shot's.

gimpilator - Nov 26, 2013 1:34 pm - Hasn't voted

Thanks. I've climbed Buckner but this was the first time I saw the east face and those awesome glacier. I still need to do Logan.

EastKing - Nov 24, 2013 8:58 pm - Voted 10/10

Excellent pictures as well!!

Thanks Greg

Martin Ralya - Nov 25, 2013 11:27 am - Voted 10/10

This is a fantastic trip report. I'd love to be able to do a climb like this someday, and reading about (and seeing) yours is inspiring.

gimpilator - Nov 26, 2013 1:36 pm - Hasn't voted

I'm really glad to hear that. There was a time not long ago when something of this nature was out of my league. But I let myself dream and I read the reports here on Summitpost. So you can totally do it if you want to bad enough.

mvs - Nov 25, 2013 4:29 pm - Voted 10/10

Nice to see a trip in there! We also had some rain, and ultimately a night out on slabs unable to find our bivy sacks...at first light we saw they were just 100 feet directly below (doh!). Holy cow that was 11 years ago :p. Good on yall.

gimpilator - Nov 26, 2013 1:39 pm - Hasn't voted

Thanks Michael. I'm just curious. Did you do the complete NE buttress? I've heard that's an excellent route. We saw two guys coming up it, mostly simul climbing. They actually passed us and made it to the summit first.

mvs - Dec 1, 2013 5:45 pm - Voted 10/10

We did, and it was a lot of fun. I wrote about it here: http://mountainwerks.org/cma/2002/goode.htm

KRZYS - Nov 25, 2013 5:56 pm - Voted 10/10

Looks like fun and adventure, congratulation.

Thanks. I see from your photos that you are a big-time adventurer yourself.

Redwic - Nov 26, 2013 12:05 pm - Voted 10/10

First and foremost, I love this TR. It sounds like an fantastic trip. The photos and route decription are excellent. For those who are interested in reading more about this trip, Greg Slayden gives an account at the following link: http://www.peakbagger.com/climber/ascent.aspx?aid=343607 One thing currently not mentioned in the TR but which I think is awesome: With his successful summit of Goode Mountain, Dave Covill became the first person to reach the highest point in every National Park located within the contiguous USA. A whopping 49 contiguous USA National Park Highpoints, not including the others he had already summited in Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. Virgin Islands. Yowsers!

gimpilator - Nov 26, 2013 1:30 pm - Hasn't voted

Thanks for the link! And yes, Dave Coville's accomplishment is a tremendous feat. I count myself privileged to have had the opportunity to congratulate him in person.

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