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Congratulations Ryan to finally getting that long sought after line! 8)
Way to set and achieve goals Kyle.
Nice circut and thanks for the TRs.
Nice circut and thanks for the TRs.
Nice, Ryan. Glad you got it. Let's go climb some rocks.
Nice one guys. That trip sounds like fun, I wish that I could have joined you. Thanks for taking so many pictures (except for you Mack). ;)
Hey Keith, nice meeting you up there. Thanks for being our guide up Knapsack. You made some fine turns that day, keep on yodeling!
Here's 2 more pics of your descent on Mother...
Here's 2 more pics of your descent on Mother...
Great ski Dan. You have been a busy camper since Monika and I ran into you on Rainer. Give me a shout if you want to have that beer or need a place in Bham to chill and relax for a day or two.
Nick BC, Snowbell and I were just ahead of GoldMember's group. Here is a shot that I took of them before they removed their skis from their backs.
Pretty cool Dan. It would have been fun to hook up, but I'm glad your weekend turned out so well. Your dog was probably psyched as well :)
I am assuming I also bumped into Dan. He blew past us just before the snow starts on the ridge, and we started at 9ish. Unless there was another guy running up Baker all giddy from riding the NR the day before. My pleasure Dan.
I know, I know. In my city life, I'm a mild mannered 50 year old who drives the speed limit and goes to bed by 9:30 PM. But out in the "park", I'm transformed into some kicker-building, pond-skimming rebel. Actually, I don't leave the air on those kickers. I'm just part of the construction crew. But I do like that pond skimming. I guess skiing with 15 year olds will get you to try a few new things.
Actually, my son'...
Actually, my son'...
Great tactics! Doesn't the car use put this TR in lift-skiing? ;)
Greg, how come you've turned into such a rebel with the NPS. First it was for building kickers at Chinook Pass and now skinning up to Pebble Creek.! They're onto you Greg. ;) ;D
Did your bonus basin drop follow the obvious leftmost gully visible in your third last photo or did it go off of the ridge?
Your photos are making me rethink my plans for later in the week.
Alan
Your photos are making me rethink my plans for later in the week.
Alan
all right, dan from vulcan, getting raw with the gueule de bois
We had perfect timing for that visit to the Sedro Wooley DQ. A few minutes later and the bridge between reality and that DQ might have melted out! ;)
Took the summer trail- very fast with little snow. The headwall itself was actually fairly smooth (see pic looking across the top) down to the near the bottom. Had to ski around some sun cups down low, but it's late season and I'd say the top bit was nice for this time of year.
By my figuring, Dan climbed Baker twice entirely within the time required for us to do it once, by harder routes, with enough time left over for a third dash up to the summit had the mood struck him.
Thanks for the really cool TRs and photos.
Thanks for the really cool TRs and photos.
It was good to meet you on the mountain, Dan. To say the least, your line down the NR was impressive.
Josh
Josh
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Thanks for the reports. I am contemplating a trip up the Easton or Squak glaciers this Saturday, so I appreciate the information. Nice to see that you are still skiing in July, Mack. We'll have to get together on Ptarmigan Ridge this August and September, Travertine and Rusty Knees.
Bob, I can provide additional details on route and conditions on Easton by ema...
funny thing. The bugs never even rose to nuisance levels. With all that water and wet meadow in McCall Basin I would have expected swarms.
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You must be talking about the Sedro Wooley DQ. What a zoo that place is. Between the staff and clientele you are always guaranteed a treat, just not the food.
That's the one; I think it's a job-training program for teens with fetal-alcohol syndrome, and half the customers are meth-heads. ;)
I say that with empathy, too, since I teach high school in...
Thanks for the reports. I am contemplating a trip up the Easton or Squak glaciers this Saturday, so I appreciate the information. Nice to see that you are still skiing in July, Mack. We'll have to get together on Ptarmigan Ridge this August and September, Travertine and Rusty Knees.
You must be talking about the Sedro Wooley DQ. What a zoo that place is. Between the staff and clientele you are always guaranteed a treat, just not the food.
Navigation, would definitely be easier if the trail were exposed as we got lost on the way out. We got a late start and camped at about 4000' the first night, and then skinned up to about 6000' and camped the next day. We stayed a little high on the south side of Tieton Pass and then headed west off the trail. There was only one steep section where we turned south and crossed the PCT. We tried to follow the PCT out and got royally lost as everything was under snow. We talked to another...
spent three nights in there over the 4th. was able to ski all the way into McCall ( off the PCT ) and the last mile or so of the PCT as well. Skied some of the same lines you did on the 4th and 5th.
our crew skied a good way out.
how were the bugs
our crew skied a good way out.
how were the bugs
Nice to meet you Keith. It was indeed a nice day to be out. We ran into another TAY'er on the way out too. I'm glad to see this forum get so much use.
Here's a few more photos
1st Picture: Mowich Lake from Knapsack Pass
2nd Picture: Hessong Rock from Mt. Pleasant
3rd Picture: Mt. Ranier from Mt. Pleasant
Jeff
Here's a few more photos
1st Picture: Mowich Lake from Knapsack Pass
2nd Picture: Hessong Rock from Mt. Pleasant
3rd Picture: Mt. Ranier from Mt. Pleasant
Jeff
Did you go over Knapsack Pass or summer trail? The headwall looks pretty rough.
Thanks for the feedback... the rockfall was pretty amazing to watch (from a distance of course). Conditions up there are good... snow is very soft... but surprisingly it did not stick to my (untuned) boards. A layer or two of wax sure wouldn't have hurt though. We did not ski the Langille Bowls... but there is quite a bit of good snow to be had up there... albeit melting very fast, as you can see in the video. Hope the weather is as good for you as it was for us!!!
I think it's just under 5 miles to Tieton Pass then close to 2 more to camp at McCall basin. It's only about 15 min or so and 200' vertical up to the upper basin and snow in photo 1. A week earlier would have been better, as we couldn't find a continuous snow path through the upper basin until we were above it. That discovery made the ski out and the skinning the next day a bit easier.
Wow! That would be a long ways in with snow starting at 4000'. I'm not...
Wow! That would be a long ways in with snow starting at 4000'. I'm not...
Hi Scott- that neat little lake looked kinda muddy turquoise down lower. It's nice sight from that vantage point for sure.
Thanks, Ron. This line is sort of a Fathers' day tradition for us, but we had to give up on it that weekend of many slides in mid-June.
I think those tracks are from a day or two ago, but we added ours around 1:30. If those skinny fingers melt out, it might be possible to scramble across to the wider pitch on lookers left and get down that way. Interesting how the top is melting out while the exit route at the bottom still has great coverage. Maybe it'...
I think those tracks are from a day or two ago, but we added ours around 1:30. If those skinny fingers melt out, it might be possible to scramble across to the wider pitch on lookers left and get down that way. Interesting how the top is melting out while the exit route at the bottom still has great coverage. Maybe it'...
Thanks for the beta TonyM.
Is that a blue Cat-Eye Lake I see below the headwall? It's seems like its been brown silt for years.
Is that a blue Cat-Eye Lake I see below the headwall? It's seems like its been brown silt for years.
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Thanks for an encouraging report. I've been trying to find time to get up there. Your TR might be the inspiration I needed. Looks like the snow on the summit was pretty nice. If it's still there in 10 days I might be able to get some.
Plenty of snow on Vesper, the chute up to Headlee (sp.?) Pass may be another story.....Vesper Glacier looked like...
It was nice to meet you up there Dan. When we saw the ski tracks down the N Ridge we were guessing who had made them. Asking another party on the N Ridge route who had seen the skier shredding by their tent if the skier had a beard or not, our strongest suspicions were confirmed that Dan the Man was the owner of those lines. Last time when I climbed the N Ridge (with Monika) the icy section you downclimbed had a lot of snow on it and was totally skiable. Again, great job.
Nice report Mike. We were up there last year over Memorial Day weekend and the snow started at 4000'. It snowed hard and the wind blew for a few hours the first evenng, enough to lay down an inch or so in camp and winddrift to fill in on the glacier. It softened the next day with blue skies and it was a fantastic ski down. Hard to find the trail out, but great conditions. Lots of blow downs on the trail last year. They must have cleared those since, as you didn't mention them, and I�...
Nice work you guys! Great pictures! Some of those moon shots were beautiful (one of Dan's was amazing). Nice to see a Tele geezer with the bunch ;D I think the only way the trip report could have been better is if Rusty knees had been along. In 2004 I climbed that route, saw a lone skier come down through those late summer crevasses and realized for the first time that was doable. See you up there!
Way to get the last dregs with your son, Greg.
Well done.
Well done.
Good work; classic photo #2. How many miles to snow/skinning, and how many total to camp?
Nice job both days, Dan. It was a nice weekend on a fine mountain.
Nice job, TAY-boys---my best trip of the season for sure. Thanks for the photos, effort, company and spirit. But how did we all end up at the worst DQ on the planet on the drive home? ???
Great trip guys! Thanks for the good company and looking forward to the next adventure.
Here are more pics of the trip:
http://picasaweb.google.com/christopherlyles/BakerSummitJuly2008?authkey=-kKyHIa0KMQ&pli=1&gsessionid=ncSltCqZAU_GAAP70RCM_g
Chris
Here are more pics of the trip:
http://picasaweb.google.com/christopherlyles/BakerSummitJuly2008?authkey=-kKyHIa0KMQ&pli=1&gsessionid=ncSltCqZAU_GAAP70RCM_g
Chris
Saw those tracks this afternoon from Alta Vista
Must have been yours as I took this around noon or so.
Must have been yours as I took this around noon or so.
Even though we had much better snow coverage two weeks earlier, my party appeared to be the only one that skinned up the mountain. It was debatable which method was faster, but there is a certain degree of style to skinning over booting. We probably traveled an extra mile, though. ;D
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Thanks for the update and great tr! Looks like you got it on a pretty good day! Did M.M.'s north side look accessable, mainly through the saddle just NE of knapsack?
I'm assuming you mean the saddle marked here with the question mark? (from an old photo). I didn't make it up that high to look over to that side which is very rugged!
author=danhelmstadter link=topic=10652.msg43297#msg43297 date=1216090984]There were some old and much faded tracks on the Wy'east Face.
The tracks between the two rock islands are ours from three days earlier:
http://picasaweb.google.com/jshefftz/July11WyEastFace
The other tracks (further to the climber's right) looked to be a few days old.
Thanks for the update and great tr! Looks like you got it on a pretty good day! Did M.M.'s north side look accessable, mainly through the saddle just NE of knapsack?