TR Replies

author=jwplotz link=topic=13490.msg56278#msg56278 date=1243884710]
Nice Pete! Kyle and I saw your tracks down the thumb and were duly impressed with the Schrund hopping!

Damn. Nice job on the Kautz. That looked bitchin.

6/1/09 2:49pm

Teleskichica

May 31, 2009, Ingalls Peak area

Bramvs: snow was on the road a mile before the trailhead.

Joe: someone once advised me butter, cheese, ice cream and skiing were the best four pronged approach to recovery. Pretty sure I ate a stick of butter the day before (I butter just about everything), ate a significant amount of pepper jack to power me up the Roman Wall escalator, skied to my heart's content this weekend (okay, I could always do with more skiing, but it was enough to satiate) and finished off with a generou...

6/1/09 2:40pm

whodgman

Glenn_B and Company,
A good day for all, including dogs. Not that there was one mind you. The north face of Fortune was creamy. A little more melt and there'd be swimming in Lake Ingalls. Not that I am hurrying up the season. Too many more routes to ski before the dirt season.

6/1/09 2:38pm

Scotsman

author=Teleskichica link=topic=13509.msg56349#msg56349 date=1243920338]
Thanks for the great write up Stewie and the additional trail details Scotty. Ed and I were just discussing this afternoon what this route might entail from trailhead to summit... as for the lenticulars, I was watching them throughout our ascent of Baker late Sat/Sunday, at one time noting how they seemed to be blocking the sun and casting an ominous shadow over much of the north side. Not...

6/1/09 2:36pm

Teleskichica

Thanks for the great write up Stewie and the additional trail details Scotty. Ed and I were just discussing this afternoon what this route might entail from trailhead to summit... as for the lenticulars, I was watching them throughout our ascent of Baker late Sat/Sunday, at one time noting how they seemed to be blocking the sun and casting an ominous shadow over much of the north side. Not sure if that was true or not, but it looked that way from our vantage. Thanks again.

6/1/09 2:25pm

Dale Crockatt

May 31, 2009, Pyramid Peak MRNP

I would be interested in knowing if anybody has had any experience with SPOT and a successful rescue claim. Thanks to all of you for your wishes and providing me with the closest thing to climbing I'll get for awhile.

6/1/09 2:21pm

telemack

Looks like a great tour.

6/1/09 2:18pm

Scotsman

Thanks for a great trip Stewart and Rob.
We took bivvy bags instead of a tent and it was incredible watching the stars during the night while lying in my bivvy listening to music on my ipod.
At one point a lenticular had formed directly overhead and was being illuminated by the crescent moon and was glowing and I thought the mothership had finally come to take me back to my home planet. ;D

During the ascent, just after dawn, the whole mountain was illuminated in deep p...

6/1/09 2:14pm

Zap

Challenger, Memorial Day Weekend, 2009

Thanks for sharing your experience.

6/1/09 2:08pm

kath

pretty dang cool ... awesome photos .... a totally wow trip!!!

6/1/09 2:04pm

ryanl

Good luck Dale in your recovery.

6/1/09 2:02pm

Dale Crockatt

May 30, 2009, Ht Hood, Snowdome

author=ron j link=topic=13513.msg56335#msg56335 date=1243914960]
thanks to you and Steve leading our Silcox gang down the WR drainage to Hwy35 in May of 2008,

Ron, I thought of you, your friends, my friends and many previous celebrations in the parking lot that day. A few weeks before we had one of those "best ever days". What a difference. Here is that happier day.

6/1/09 1:56pm

Zap

Joe, Where's the photos ???

6/1/09 1:55pm

Charlie Hagedorn

Tahoma Glacier/Fuhrer Finger - MRNP - 5.29-5.31

Glad to hear all's ended fairly well. Best of luck for a speedy recovery.! Hard to believe that the SPOT rescue insurance would require that they arrange the rescue/ require that the beacon be turned on (except for verification that you had it along at all).

It's the little things and the lucky things ...

6/1/09 1:53pm

Teleskichica

Nice work guys. Looks like an incredible trip on many levels. Especially liked that 1/3 of the trip was the drive home... glad you made it safely up AND back on all counts! :)

6/1/09 1:52pm

ovrthhills

May 31, 2009, Mt Adams, SW Chutes

Good work guys. We were up on Muir and the Paradise Glacier on Saturday and thought about you when the wind came up in the afternoon.

6/1/09 1:43pm

Kyle Miller

I'm glad the line down to the Morrision Creek campground worked out for you ;)
( I was the guy looking for the chevron on the summit)

6/1/09 1:42pm

ron j

May 30, 2009, Ht Hood, Snowdome

Dale,
Know the route well, thanks to you and Steve leading our Silcox gang down the WR drainage to Hwy35 in May of 2008, almost exactly a year prior to you accident. It was kind of you to show us the way.
Heal quickly, bro, that mountain is still waiting to treat you better.
Ron Jarvis

6/1/09 12:56pm

pin!head

...Well Done!

Any prediction in the crystal ball of when the road will open to Tilly Jane campground/turnoff? How does it look??? I've got a trip going off on the 19th??

6/1/09 12:44pm

Telemon

Thanks for the report. I have been considering a return trip to the Squak, but I haven't lined up any partners yet. The last attempt on this glacier ended when SilasWild and myself were stymied by collapsed snowbridges several years ago.

Nice to see that Don is spending time in the mountains with his daughter; I appreciate the time that my son spares for me. I've skied on the other side of Baker with Dave; I guess that it is time that we hook up on a glacier, Teleskich...

6/1/09 12:19pm

Stugie

May 30/31, 2009, Rainier, Ingraham up / FF down

author=Jason_H. link=topic=13513.msg56329#msg56329 date=1243911566]
Wow, thanks for the story and best wishes for a speedy recovery.

Wow. Ditto. Way to stay collected and calm and take appropriate action.

6/1/09 12:09pm

Stugie

Nice meeting you two up there! Here's a few shots - I'll have to upload the rest of you guys on the way down...

Pete and Ross

Ross and Brad share some tele turns...

6/1/09 12:06pm

Jason_H.

Wow, thanks for the story and best wishes for a speedy recovery. I always tell my friends it will be the easy things I do that will get me.

6/1/09 11:59am

Stugie

Tahoma Glacier/Fuhrer Finger - MRNP - 5.29-5.31

Glad you guys got some good turns in at least! Good write up Stewie. We heard from others that the E side was rather firm and the wind was not helping any. Nice work and way to drag your dad up that beast!

6/1/09 11:56am

Scotsman

Congratulations Stugie and Brad and Matt, very nice trip on a side of the mountain we rarely see.

6/1/09 11:56am

Jason_H.

Tahoma Glacier/Fuhrer Finger - MRNP - 5.29-5.31

Cool. That approach up the creek was a pain in heavy wet snow when I was up there this winter. Next time I will also traverse over. Great link up too. Way to be flexible. I notice skiers tend to be more so than climbers.

6/1/09 11:52am

ron j

Nice trip guys.
Great TR Stewie.

6/1/09 11:11am

ryanl

May 30/31, 2009, Rainier, Ingraham up / FF down

author=casruff link=topic=13490.msg56274#msg56274 date=1243882894]
Nice Pete. Thanks to Pete, Gus, and Tony for a great trip. We skied from the summit circa 11:30 and found ripper conditions below around 13.5K. Here are some pics from the trip.

Can't seem to figure out how to post thumbnails from picasa.

Pictures here:

http://picasaweb.google.com/casruff1/RainierFuhrerFingerMay09?authkey=Gv1sRgCKrN8MPa9IWc7gE#

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6/1/09 11:00am

Pete A

;D sorry...i shoulda wrote "reading how Amar and Kyle and Benk had gone up the Ingraham and down the FF, it seemed like a great idea to climb the route that doesn't spit rocks at ya and ski back down the Finger"

6/1/09 10:45am

Zap

June 1, Mammoth Lakes (and bc)

author=skimtner link=topic=13508.msg56290#msg56290 date=1243893632]
a shout out to silaswild for the great reports this past season (Tahoe), and a shout to Zap. maybe I can hook up with you guys next season

That would be great. We usually head for Tahoe and The Sierra in late March/April. I'll send you a PM before we head down.

6/1/09 10:39am

Kyle Miller

May 30/31, 2009, Rainier, Ingraham up / FF down

Nice work I hear thats a good route ;)

author=Pete A link=topic=13511.msg56315#msg56315 date=1243907142]
it seemed like a great idea to climb the route that doesn't spit rocks at ya and ski back down the Finger"

That was our thoughts exactly

6/1/09 10:37am

Stugie

Holly, hella nice work! Great read...a good tr! Looks like you're ready to drop sick lines again! Nice work on the RW...she is a beaut! Glad you guys had a great trip...thanks for the cookies, they were great!

6/1/09 9:08am

Teleskichica

May 31, Rainier, Wilson Headwall

author=Kyle Miller link=topic=13502.msg56294#msg56294 date=1243896855]
Oh snap

Haha, I heard you had issues with "snapping" boards recently... ;)

6/1/09 9:03am

Stugie

Holy sh**, hella nice work! We were with PeteA in the Finger and saw those tracks and gawked...I was actually in such awe I didn't even snap photos of any tracks.

For those unfamiliar...some of the tracks looked like this - steep slope (maybe pushing 50 degrees) to a mandatory air over crevasse to immediate stop to traverse to keep from falling into the crevasse just below the landing...

Again, mad kudos bro.

6/1/09 9:02am

Robyn

June 1, Mammoth Lakes (and bc)

Hmmm...any interest in Shasta/Lassen this month? I'm coming back down to Tahoe in a week or so, both of those are on my list (assuming conditions are good).

6/1/09 8:23am

ema

The forest service is closing Schreiber Meadows access to snowmobiling for the year on Friday, June 5th. FYI.

6/1/09 8:20am

PNWBrit

Thanks again boys

Edited for pictures of:

Alpenglow rope team, waiting for some sunshine, father and son getting some turns

6/1/09 8:18am

Kyle Miller

author=Snow Bell link=topic=13502.msg56285#msg56285 date=1243892179]
If Don is such a great dad then why is his daughter hooked on snowboarding?!?

Oh snap
Once again congrads on a getting Baker she is a beauty

6/1/09 7:54am

Kyle Miller

May 23-24, 2009, Stuart Attempt and Rescue

Nice work
She will always let you know when she's willing to be climbed

6/1/09 7:51am

Dan-Miller

8) Very Well Done Crew. A rigouous attitude once again saves the day!

6/1/09 6:53am

Snow Bell

Thanks for the TR holly. Great effort! It sounds like your recovery is complete. Better than new?

Congrats to Don for "Father of the Year". I guess all the time I've spent here at home with my kids this year was a waste. I should have been skiing.

If Don is such a great dad then why is his daughter hooked on snowboarding?!?

..sorry, I'm just a little disappointed not to have won again this year. I though tha...

6/1/09 6:36am

James Wells

May 31, Rainier, Wilson Headwall

author=Marcus link=topic=13502.msg56281#msg56281 date=1243886930]
My read on her description was that the *road* is snow-covered about a mile from the TH, thus the snomos can still access it... perhaps not.

Nice TR!

I expect this is accurate. Last year the snow melted to the Schreibers Meadow trailhead some time in the first few days of July. The melt happens fast and there is a perfect time to go each year...

6/1/09 6:26am

skykilo

Nice. I still have really fond memories of the bottom skier's right slope to the Wilson being one helluva fall line. It really puts a nice sustained finish on the route after the upper traverses.

6/1/09 5:12am

Marcus

author=bramvs link=topic=13502.msg56280#msg56280 date=1243885095">
Mmhhh, I don't think snowmobiles are allowed at this area once the snow has melted.... Guess some people don't care. From Mt.Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest website: "The Mt. Baker National Recreation Area including Schriebers Meadow is open to snowmobiles when snow depth exceeds 24 inches at the trailhead....

6/1/09 5:08am

bramvs

Snow begins about a mile from the trailhead. Snowmobiles abound.

Mmhhh, I don't think snowmobiles are allowed at this area once the snow has melted.... Guess some people don't care. From Mt.Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest website: "The Mt. Baker National Recreation Area including Schriebers Meadow is open to snowmobiles when snow depth exceeds 24 inches a...

6/1/09 4:38am

jwplotz

May 31, Rainier, Wilson Headwall

Nice Pete! Kyle and I saw your tracks down the thumb and were duly impressed with the Schrund hopping!

6/1/09 4:31am

Pete A

nice one! saw those tracks yesterday after exiting the FF and thought 'i wonder if those are danhelmstadter's cause he was wanting south side of Rainier pics last week' :) looked spicey for sure!

and yeah, the Finger has been getting hit hard this season by skiers...i think i counted about ten folks making turns on it Saturday afternoon and then there were probably another ten skiin' it on Sunday.

6/1/09 4:30am

TillyJane