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great report Lowell! i'm headin' in there next week....great to get so much recent info.
...so very jealous. I was about to go out there this week, but didn't. This report will work in lieu. Yes it will. What an area.
Great trip Lowell -- I'd recognize Crispin's smiling mug anywhere, though I haven't skied with him in years.
As always, great read and awesome pictures! I was actually wondering yesterday when your next tr was going to be up...figured you were on a trip. That area looks absolutely amazing. I like the way you always tie the history of the area to your trip. Way to get some turns.
Amazing: Photos and story. I am going there...
Great traverse Lowell and Co. That area is pretty special...
Very nice! And, as usual, way to hit the window of pleasant weather, (maybe just a tad mushy, though). That area's been on my list for quite some time. Thanks for the story, beta, and history.
-Dave R
-Dave R
Delightful. Delicious! Food for the soul... When I read your stories I always enjoy the multiple perspectives in time. I always have a soft spot for the classics. Thanks for soothing my restless spirit Lowell.
Yep -- intense pollen; will have to get it off the skis before the next trip.
Nice to meet you as well, Nick
Nice to meet you as well, Nick
author=Stugie link=topic=13520.msg56428#msg56428 date=1244001916]
I was curious though...did you two navigate the Kautz between the upper and lower ice falls as depicted in our pics, or did you drop below the lower ice fall and then back up? This looked like another viable variation, but it was only obvious to us through hindsight.
Nice trip Stugie! I'm glad none of those seracs fell on you in that "quickly transitioni...
Great first tr and nice pics! Such beautiful weather on the mountain this weekend! Way to get in the turns!
author=NickD link=topic=13498.msg56258#msg56258 date=1243832295]
... this is considered by many a DEATH CLIMB due to rockfall danger. Helmets are mandatory please.
Hopefully others will consider this for Little T---it is a great trip.
NickD's kindly reminder to wear helmets and go early is good advice. However, I don't think this climb deserves the "death climb" label this time of year. Althou...
Thx all, twas a fun trip indeed with a lot of laughter. In fact, sometimes our laughter was louder than the cascading ice and rocks from the upper ice falls...but not usually. ;)
Even in...
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Sorry for you the traverse got so melted out. Glad you still found it better than the West side road approach.
Wow, what a difference just a week makes.
Even in...
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No, we were over too far I think. We didn't see a soul until right before we crested the TG, we saw two people top out Liberty Cap via what we guessed to be LR route. I heard ryanl skied the E Success Coulior that day...might have been him.
So many people up there in so many places I have no idea who was who or where they where.
-anybody reading th...
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Ha, that proselytizer up north has apparently had his faith shaken...I hear he's starting another cult.
Wasn't that the intention all along?
How high did you guys get in January? Going from Longmire is most definitely the purist way to go. Wow that's a big day!
Hope everything went smoothly with your brother....
author=stoudema link=topic=13513.msg56415#msg56415 date=1243996415]
I have the $65 yearly life flight insurance
That sounds like a worthwhile investment for sure.
Dale - Best wishes for a speedy recovery and hope to see you out on the mountain when you're well! I have the $65 yearly life flight insurance (mostly for two week long backcountry excursions into Hells Canyon and the Eagle Cap Wildernesses) and have been trying to convice my partners to get it as well. Your story might make the difference. Thanks for sharing.
Dude, I have looked at this route so many times from Gauthier's guidebook! I want to ski this one too. Cool report as always. Anyone want to jump on this one with me? Please?
Congrats on your ascent/descent Heinz! From our perch, it looked like you guys carved out a cool little bivi spot. Gorgeous day out there!
There are certainly rock fall issues on this route, but I'm not sure I would use the term "DEATH CLIMB" early in the season when there's adequate snow coverage.
An early start and descent helps from the rock fall standpoint and, as we found, a snow quality standpoint as well. We found lots of mush by 12:30PM.
An early start and descent helps from the rock fall standpoint and, as we found, a snow quality standpoint as well. We found lots of mush by 12:30PM.
JW nice Job, The tracks were very impressive, I was glad to see them make it the whole way to the wilson :) That was me and my buddies that you talk to on the way up to camp trying to decide where to camp. We set our selves up nicely to enter the finger early in the morning but the fatal flaw was that we post holed in the rotten breakable crust to the finger as there wasn't a boot pack yet. Other than that we had a fantastic time on the the...
Nice TR - thanks. That was a loooong slog. Youth has it's advantages. ;)
yeah Ryan, way to catch it in primo shape--beautiful line. i'm envious, we had some challenging conditions in Jan., and exposed rock bands too.
Ha, that proselytizer up north has apparently had his faith shaken...I hear he's starting another cult.
Ha, that proselytizer up north has apparently had his faith shaken...I hear he's starting another cult.
Thanks Dan. That's what I get for skiing the easy stuff! Still looking forward to a beer at Charlie's. Let me know if you get in the area. Remember, it's not what you see that gets you- it's what you don't see! Keep the adventures coming!
Group of us were up there Saturday. We dropped into the Chutes about 2:30 and were just a little late. The upper 1/3 was a bit icy due to the COLD westerly winds blowing through. The middle 1/3 was great corn, but the rest was schmoo, actually deep in places. It was fun though!! We followed some boot tracks out of that basin around 7500ft and ended up right below the Crescent on the South Side. We were all happy with this until the death march down the road. G...
nice job! looks like great snow conditions.
hope you heal well and soon Ashlie
Awesome! way to get; ripper report.
Holy Sh#% Dale!
sounds like an awful, scary experience.
my wishes are with you for a speedy recovery.
sounds like an awful, scary experience.
my wishes are with you for a speedy recovery.
Glad to see the lower two rock bands filled in!
Nice work!! I met you and Amos (sp?) right below the summit. He wasn't sporting those kick ass glasses, though! Glad to see you had a great ski/board down. :)
Dale,
Thanks for sharing the details. A speedy recovery to you my friend!
Jim
Thanks for sharing the details. A speedy recovery to you my friend!
Jim
Nice work
That line is so sick
That line is so sick
Nice work mang
The west side is a amazing place
The west side is a amazing place
Cool! We were a couple hours ahead of you, skied off the top of Fortune around 11:30AM, then down the SE bowl.
It was great to run into you two at the trailhead, Sheek-Daddy. The company was welcome and it's always fun to share. Thanks for the pics.
Great day up there for sure. we skied the chutes at 12:30 and it was perfect. we also skied a line skiers left off the summit that lets you bypass the crappy snow from the summit. Glad you had a good time, I like your dogs' sunglasses!
Chris
Chris
author=ryanl link=topic=13528.msg56363#msg56363 date=1243927221]
and full on non-randonee alpine shit kicker rad free skiing jibber boots
- god Reed how do you do it in those!
real glad Ryan you felt tons better and had such a terrific climb and ski, safely (!)
Great job out there!! -and being flexible to have to modify your plans as much. Sorry for you the traverse got so melted out. Glad you still found it better than the West side road approach. and sure nice you met up with Pete A and Ross to simplify the way down.
Wow, what a difference just a week makes. When Ryan and were on the Tahoma, the route finding was pretty straight-forward, made the ski a fun, pretty direct way down.
Nice Ryan! We were looking at the SGC on the way out of the Park. It looked good!
Great to read the adventure y'all had before meeting you up top. Nice job!
Hey,
We didn't get Stuart, but we did have some fun skiing.
The accident sucked, but I'm glad we all worked together so well to deal with the issue.
The whole thing did inspired me to look at and register with this site (maybe that's a bad thing ;) )
We didn't get Stuart, but we did have some fun skiing.
The accident sucked, but I'm glad we all worked together so well to deal with the issue.
The whole thing did inspired me to look at and register with this site (maybe that's a bad thing ;) )
Nice and solid work both last weekend and this past! I think we saw you guys as you were on your way up. We were wondering if intentions were the ESGC. I wish we had got to see the tracks...definitely one of the few really awesome and still filled in routes!
Very nicely done Stugie! What a cool link-up and carryover!
We admired those tracks on the way out. Nice work.
No, we were over too far I think. We didn't see a soul until right before we crested the TG, we saw two people top out Liberty Cap via what we guessed to be LR route. I heard ryanl skied the E Success Coulior that day...might have been him.
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Hope you do it but wear nylons like Stugie
Eh, Chris? Are you going to become a crossdresser too? :D