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Marcus, thanks for the info. I see you successfully posted my last photo. When I copy the link to that picture from Picassa, here is what I get:
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Qd2RCntif-HC-TNptF9IaTocyD4x6ylReVhlKLy3gxs?feat=directlink
As you can see, it does not end in .jpg or photo type format, so I need further guidance it would appear. To post mine as you did, did you download it off Picassa to another site and then link to it from TAY in the fa...
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Qd2RCntif-HC-TNptF9IaTocyD4x6ylReVhlKLy3gxs?feat=directlink
As you can see, it does not end in .jpg or photo type format, so I need further guidance it would appear. To post mine as you did, did you download it off Picassa to another site and then link to it from TAY in the fa...
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Oh well, looks like my efforts to load photos via thumbnails from Picassa failed.....TAY is not an easy site to post photos I must say...
Any advice appreciated
Apologies Timmy -- the thumbnail script has been broken for a while now and I've not gotten to getting it taken care of...
The easiest way to post photos is to use the IMG tag,...
The shutes look sick! Awesome shots, especially the last one. Thanks for taking the time to post!
Sounds like you had a good trip! I especially liked the photo of Mt Hood above the clouds, and crystal light mixed with some snow is hard to beat!
Oh well, looks like my efforts to load photos via thumbnails from Picassa failed.....TAY is not an easy site to post photos I must say...
Any advice appreciated
Any advice appreciated
Dantastic!
That last photo reminds me of Brigg's Grand Teton shot. Awesome stuff.
That last photo reminds me of Brigg's Grand Teton shot. Awesome stuff.
SICK!!!!! Nice work guys.
hella f***in balls to the wall awesome.
For the record, I had nothing to do with the "fast summit cuddle fest". In fact I think I advised against it. ;)
Did a short tour today due to recovering from a cold, hacking and coughing; I was surprised to see some rather big avy debris in Edith basin and most slopes had lots of snowballs etc. covered with a skiff of new snow. I was out of there by noon, but skied everything from packed powder to breakable crust over slush.
I probably saw you - I arrived at Muir around 2pm (girl on K2 Gotbacks). Sad day indeed. We also considered Nisqually Chute, but decided against for the same reasons you did. Nice corn up high on the snowfield, and heavy glop below pan face.
Sweet pics, Stefan, love the silhouette shot below Stujack.
sorry to hear about yr ankles Scott, healing godspeed and all!
Given pleasant weather Mt. Pugh is always a joy. Once at Stujack and above no matter what direction you look, the views are stunning. A fun and varied trip. Good company. A lot of sun. I've never eaten that much snow; a definite rhythm developed on the way up: kick step, place ice axe, dip mouth in snow, repeat. Here's some pics -
Given pleasant weather Mt. Pugh is always a joy. Once at Stujack and above no matter what direction you look, the views are stunning. A fun and varied trip. Good company. A lot of sun. I've never eaten that much snow; a definite rhythm developed on the way up: kick step, place ice axe, dip mouth in snow, repeat. Here's some pics -
My weaning at Salmo-Creston Pass in the mid '70's on heads, cables and leather boots seems so tame. I missed out on so much not getting to ski in the East. Begs the question, has anyone acutally moved west to east for the skiing???
So many great memories from so many years ago. Remembering being sucked into the Venus Flytrap of the Headwall on my first trip in the early or mid-'80's and continuing up as it steepened beyond my comfort zone convinced it was going to faintly bench just ahead - which it never did - until I got too gripped to go any higher, and shaking as I chipped out enough of a ledge to get my alpine skis and pack off my back, I was suddenly startled out of my skin when a dude launched the Li...
No comparison Alecapone... and choosing your skiing partners is as important as selecting the routes... ;)
I guess you are referring to 19-21 Feb Mt Stuart. Ice Cliff & Sherpa Glaciers
I guess you are referring to 19-21 Feb Mt Stuart. Ice Cliff & Sherpa Glaciers
Awesome. I was turned away twice on the glacier trying to do that because of Avi and lack of snow. Nice peak. Thanks for the TR.
What a great collection of stories, it sure is on my list of must ski places, and this just made it all the more exciting to contemplate. thanks
great TR Andy, glad you guys had a good time. Am looking forward to getting some turns in when I get back from Peru.
Great adventure. Love your day by day reporting format. Some mondo packs in play, there..
I wanna get rad.
Good write up, thanks.
Good write up, thanks.
Much better then last winters ultra fast summit cuddle fest, eh?!?
beautiful!... not even out of the womb and already clockin a 4 month streak.
'sounded like an out of control jet'
I hate it when you here that noise, your hair standsup, then you realise it WAS just a jet.
'sounded like an out of control jet'
I hate it when you here that noise, your hair standsup, then you realise it WAS just a jet.
Awesome fellas!!!
I don't know what hurts worse right now.. my ankles, or sitting and waiting while everyone is getting rad.
I don't know what hurts worse right now.. my ankles, or sitting and waiting while everyone is getting rad.
Great trip....Thanks for sharing....
I have to set aside some time to go back to the Sierras....
Looks like you had good weather!
I have to set aside some time to go back to the Sierras....
Looks like you had good weather!
Excellent! I was just looking at possible trips out of Mammoth along the high route south. I've hiked it in the summer and always wanted to get down there for the corn season. I wasn't sure about the opening of the road to Lake Mary TH.
author=chmnyboy link=topic=20796.msg88684#msg88684 date=1305092513]Not to be the Sally Sadsack of the day
Let's be honest, this was a foregone conclusion given you were with GaryJan ;)
Regardless, nice work getting out despite the weather. I'm guessing the snow pack was fat up in Royal Basin!
Awesome! May head down to the East side soon.
Beautiful and mysterious area. Doesn't look like a fun escape!
Hi Dick, sounds like you two had a nice trip. Yeah, I wouldn't wait for another 33years to go back. You'd need to be carried up and down the mountain even though it might be much shorter by then! I should go back there fairly soon too.
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Near the top caught up with a group of climbers that had come from the Blewett Pass sno-park on snowshoes and where now postholing up the right hand side of the slope -- they were roped up, but also walking in a tight bunch with long loops of rope dragging on the snow -- WTF ?
...i suspect that their collective maneuvers constitute a new form of 'drafting'... ;D
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That little valley between Cave Ridge and Mt. Snoqualmie is a scary place.
...i suspect that is because of the convergence of two slide paths...
Nice photos and thanks for the conditions update. It sounds like you guys picked a good day for your return to the mtn - interesting to hear about the change from the last time you climbed it!
Yes-I forgot to mention we heard what we thought was a tremendously large avalanche across the highway, as well. It sounded like an out of control jet -we thought it was so big it was going to cover the highway. Couldn't see it, only heard it. Glad we weren't there!
Oh, and correction to my original post: the slope that was sliding with every turn at the end of the day was NORTH-FACING, as well. Not south-facing. Just goes to show how crazy it is out there right now. B...
Oh, and correction to my original post: the slope that was sliding with every turn at the end of the day was NORTH-FACING, as well. Not south-facing. Just goes to show how crazy it is out there right now. B...
Was up doing a crevasse rescue review at Yodelin on the 8th.. listened to releases from across the hwy all day long...
Thanks for the report Troy. Going to get warm in the next couple of days.
That little valley between Cave Ridge and Mt. Snoqualmie is a scary place.
This is ridiculous, even my car goes skiing more than I do these days.
The summit photo is peachy. Good work getting in there & up there.
The summit photo is peachy. Good work getting in there & up there.
Way to get after it Michael! Nicest weekend in CO this spring to be sure. Is that Hallett Peak off to the left? What a nice/beautiful area... too bad we couldn't see anything a couple weeks ago! Nice pics too.
Yes - all couloirs are open on South Stuart with good snow coverage, and on the North side even the Ice Cliff might still be in condition. Issue could be the cornice as it seemed quite large and overhanging when we passed by its exit. Have fun and be safe! :)
Victor
Victor
Awesome! Ulrich's couloir still looks pretty filled in.
Three of us went up May 1 in very similar conditions (from what the pictures show). We were all on splitboards and were able to skin the entire route. We left the Marble Mt. parking lot just before 8am and were at the summit just after 1:30. The snow softened quicker than we expected so we could have been a bit faster had we left a little earlier. We left the summit at about 2:15 and had the best ride of the year all the way to the car (except for a flat section of maybe 20 yards). The decent to...
Looks like good conditions, and perfect timing getting in there before it melts out. Nice work, Crystal!
-Doug
-Doug
This is the year for the Watson! Sounds like a great solo day in the mountains. How was the snow before and after the portals? Settling into corn season soon?
Un superbe weekend en montagne! Here is the link to the pictures:
https://picasaweb.google.com/victormesny/CascadianCouloirStuart#
https://picasaweb.google.com/victormesny/CascadianCouloirStuart#
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A car-to-car strategy should be no problem for a fit party right now.
