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Very entertaining read. Way to turn a diseaster into a tolerable situation. Great job.
Ha! enjoyed your spelling too John...
On the drive back I blurted out that my grandfather shook the führer's fingers (he was an architect in Munich in the 30's, and for the inauguration of a bridge he designed, the NDSP party came out in full regalia). Zack shot back from the front seat that a grandfather in his extended family had too. Also in the 30's, in a camp in the Black Forest (also in Bavaria), as an emissary for the Boy Scouts of America. Very weird...
On the drive back I blurted out that my grandfather shook the führer's fingers (he was an architect in Munich in the 30's, and for the inauguration of a bridge he designed, the NDSP party came out in full regalia). Zack shot back from the front seat that a grandfather in his extended family had too. Also in the 30's, in a camp in the Black Forest (also in Bavaria), as an emissary for the Boy Scouts of America. Very weird...
great write up Amar.
Joe, I went up IG on Sunday and the new trail stays annoyingly high above the river and on a more sun exposed slope that was melted out about a mile from the trail head. We dropped down to the river ~4700 ft to avoid the annoying skis on, ski...
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Based on your experience would the GB trail have continuous snow to the Interglacier?
Joe, I went up IG on Sunday and the new trail stays annoyingly high above the river and on a more sun exposed slope that was melted out about a mile from the trail head. We dropped down to the river ~4700 ft to avoid the annoying skis on, ski...
Nice summary Amar. But you forgot to mention the best part of the trip. It was Tobae's birthday on saturday! She didn't mention her age, but based upon her fitness, skiing ability, and overall sense of adventure, I'd guess low to mid 30's. Birthday tours are always a good time.
I posted my own version of trip, along with some video footage of the crux super tense moments here:
http://skisickness.com/post/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=238
I posted my own version of trip, along with some video footage of the crux super tense moments here:
http://skisickness.com/post/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=238
Great trip everyone! Glad you got to ski the whole Emmons!
Very impressive piece of work to all. Very nice report Amar. I had just mentioned to Lowell the other day how there have been an impressive number of creative ski routes on Rainier lately. Thanks for all the beta on the trip and the conditions of getting from the lower trail. Based on your experience would the GB trail have continuous snow to the Interglacier? At first looking at the pictures I thought you carried a cordless drill with you, but after reading it was pretty fortunate to have that...
Nice job with a binding fix Amar! You are ready to be a tele skier.
Good to see that Ryan had the right hat for the job too. Nice trip to all of you.
Mike
Good to see that Ryan had the right hat for the job too. Nice trip to all of you.
Mike
Macho Man said:
Snap into a Slim Jim! Oooooh yeeeah!
Amar
Excellent job ,Over the top, I had to catch my breath there a few times. With the saftey strap you only had the toe piece. Lucky the ski didn't take off.
I'd say you skied it up and down .
I'd better check my rig cause it's exact same as yours. cept I use Gorilla glue.
keep going!
Excellent job ,Over the top, I had to catch my breath there a few times. With the saftey strap you only had the toe piece. Lucky the ski didn't take off.
I'd say you skied it up and down .
I'd better check my rig cause it's exact same as yours. cept I use Gorilla glue.
keep going!
The forecast we planned on the day before:
MOUNT RAINIER RECREATIONAL FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
243 PM PDT FRI JUN 3 2011
SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY RESULTING IN A WARMING AND DRYING TREND. AN UPPER TROUGH AND ONSHORE FLOW WILL RETURN NEXT WEEK FOR COOLER AND CLOUDY WEATHER. AN UPPER LOW COULD BRING SOME SHOWERS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.
FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. FREEZING LE...
MOUNT RAINIER RECREATIONAL FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
243 PM PDT FRI JUN 3 2011
SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY RESULTING IN A WARMING AND DRYING TREND. AN UPPER TROUGH AND ONSHORE FLOW WILL RETURN NEXT WEEK FOR COOLER AND CLOUDY WEATHER. AN UPPER LOW COULD BRING SOME SHOWERS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.
FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. FREEZING LE...
Details: The Emmons Glacier is the largest glacier by area in the contiguous United States, covering over 4 square miles along the northeast face and flanks of Mount Rainier. It extends over 9000 vertical feet from the rim of the East Crater near 14200 ft down to its terminus near 5000 ft, which is among the largest vertical drops of any glacier in the lower 48 (perhaps trailing only its companion the Winthrop Glacier in that category). The upper portion of the combined Emmons-Winthrop Gl...
Just what Jeremy said. I would blame installer error and haste (ie. mine).
The two big take aways for me are 1) make sure the insert hole is clear of any obstructions like epoxy inside and cut away all the top sheet material from the hole. That way the screw has the best opportunity to cleanly seat in the insert. And 2) FIRM steady pressure as you slowly turn the screws in the first time. You must not let the binding ride up the screw as you turn. There is a lot of resistance betw...
The two big take aways for me are 1) make sure the insert hole is clear of any obstructions like epoxy inside and cut away all the top sheet material from the hole. That way the screw has the best opportunity to cleanly seat in the insert. And 2) FIRM steady pressure as you slowly turn the screws in the first time. You must not let the binding ride up the screw as you turn. There is a lot of resistance betw...
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Regarding the convexity of the slope in picture 2, it's something of an illusion. The slope is steep and has some bulge to it, but at any given point you can see a long way down. The second picture in the two additional ones posted doesn't trick the eye as much.
Yes, the second photo shows the line nicely. Looks about as good as it gets in spring....
Well done Stefan and nicely written! This tr gets my nod for best Fürher Finger report thus far due to the umlaut.
It's a Pentax W90, optics aren't top-notch, but it's light and waterproof. Send a PM if you'd like the full resolution images!
Now that is funny.
Looked like a great trip, Ron. Excellent use of your Hall Pass.
Matt - Kaleetan was a highlight from WA!
Looked like a great trip, Ron. Excellent use of your Hall Pass.
Matt - Kaleetan was a highlight from WA!
oh mucho grazias
That be our next victim.
That be our next victim.
To high jack my own thread . And as Joe mentioned Sunrise is going to be spectacular this year.
We climbed the Coleman HW yesterday (the 6th), to check it out for skiing. The route was in excellent shape, but we felt it didn't soften up as much as we would like for skiing. Must've been your tracks we saw while climbing up. We descended the Roman Wall around 1:30 instead. Nice work.
Sweet Trip! Tough conditions for a challenging traverse.
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The last pic in the blog is the definition of pure class.
Hard to beat a therm-a-rest and a bottle of whiskey.
this trip report is full of WIN.
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We skied down the face, skiers right of the Roman wall around 2:15pm and the snow was an inch of butter over a soft but firm base, well worth the weight ;)
Saw several wet slough slides during our descent down, some 40'wide.
We saw you guys come down that way. That's called the Roman Mustache. The snow in the rocks at the top i...
I think I'd like to do more of this in the future.
Koda, Good partnering with you again. The spur, and Elk Cove truly are one of Mt Hood's gems. Being in there for a second time only wets my appetite for more. I can honestly say I have only scratched the surface of that side of the mountain. I look forward to next time. Rong
Good on ya mate! just couldn't let that one go for another year.
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Looks nice! I've been wanting to get in there for awhile now. Maybe this weekend, but might be heading to Middle Sister instead. Scenery looks excellent!
From the look of the pics, there will easily another month+ of solid skiing at Barrett Spur. IMO, it is one of the better trips on Mt Hood and the views are spectacular.
We were going to go in...
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The last pic in the blog is the definition of pure class.
Yup. That's Drew Tabke for you, pure class.
author=Andrew Carey link=topic=21075.msg90126#msg90126 date=1307485930]
Very interesting to see Hill on TLT5 Mountains instead of TLT5 Performances with his Stokes!
He is on a pair of next years Carbon Titans...he regretted not having his TLT5 Performances for this trip though.
Pat, that was a great day, but your descent off the tip top was the highlight. And of course you know that I would have been right behind you but I did not have the right wax. I also did not have my brown pants! Which is why I carried my skis back down to the saddle.
The last pic in the blog is the definition of pure class.
I am heading up there for the first time on thurs. Just curious if you encountered any crevasse issues, was roping up the norm for the summit pyramid?
author=Zap link=topic=21052.msg90086#msg90086 date=1307428707]
Great trip.
Retirement ! You're too young. ;)
It is NEVER too young to retire! That is like saying one is too young to start living. Besides Robie now has a brand-new adventure/dual sport motorcycle to compliment his skis; I too got a GS motorcycle just before I retired--a fun, cheap way to travel.
Besides, didn't y...
Very interesting to see Hill on TLT5 Mountains instead of TLT5 Performances with his Stokes!
We were surprised by the low snow, too, and that we could ski Smithbrook all the way to the Highway. We were also surprised by the absence of ski tracks on the road. Given the conditions, Union Peak, Jove, and McCausland would have been good objectives (and will be good objectives for a while longer). Interestingly we saw a bear tracks in three different places along the route -- don't know if they were different animals or one intent on finding the best place to ambush the Cheetos on skis...
Sweet TR. Thats a pretty wild photo of the crevasse rescue.
Thanks for the beta your group shared with us Saturday afternoon. Saved us from the crevasse maze you guys got bogged down in.
Thanks for the beta your group shared with us Saturday afternoon. Saved us from the crevasse maze you guys got bogged down in.
Nice work. The silhouetted climber at sunrise shot came out real well.
Looks nice! I've been wanting to get in there for awhile now. Maybe this weekend, but might be heading to Middle Sister instead. Scenery looks excellent!
Thanks for letting me tag along. Well, maybe I should re-think... after that steep icy wall.
Guess I was a little grumpy at the three hikers postholing in the sweet skin track you set Friday. They said they set off six hours ahead of me... I figure they had enough punishment being at it all day postholing to get to base camp -and to top that they broke through two crevasses...
As the shade cooled the side hill it was a nice sight to see you guys at camp just ahead. T...
Guess I was a little grumpy at the three hikers postholing in the sweet skin track you set Friday. They said they set off six hours ahead of me... I figure they had enough punishment being at it all day postholing to get to base camp -and to top that they broke through two crevasses...
As the shade cooled the side hill it was a nice sight to see you guys at camp just ahead. T...
We skied down the face, skiers right of the Roman wall around 2:15pm and the snow was an inch of butter over a soft but firm base, well worth the weight ;)
Saw several wet slough slides during our descent down, some 40'wide.
Saw several wet slough slides during our descent down, some 40'wide.
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I have never seen a hiker show up to help a snowmobiler, but we always goto the rescue of hikers, and skiers.
See the below story (which Paul Russell posted in reply #4 of this thread):
http://www.turns-all-year.com/skiing_snowboarding/trip_reports/index.php?topic=1439.0
Great day out! Thought I'd toss up a quick photo of you looking very small on the very large Coleman Headwall.
Great report, thanks.
Man, those convex roll-overs like in the second photo always spook me a bit.
Man, those convex roll-overs like in the second photo always spook me a bit.
Thanks for the heads up, Niko. Feel free to call me directly at the number above if you'd like. This trip just finished and I'll be debriefing over the coming days. Cheers,
Jeremy
Jeremy
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There is a basic issue of fairness here.
I agree.
You mentioned 200+ people lined up on the Muir Snowfield last weekend, all of them climbing under their own power. No machines. As we all know, this is routine. Just another sunny day on Mt Rainier.
Imagine all those people riding snowmobiles. Heck, imagine just ten percent of those people...
Awesome report Andy! That boy's got a way with words I tell ya. It's amazing that there is so much lower snow there for this time of year.
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Joe,
At 330 were they serving beer outside on top of Crystal?
There was quite a line for that delicacy.
This lift serve is a great way to holdut for Sunrise to open, but does not do much for touring legs.