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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.
author=Rusty Knees link=topic=10674.msg43445#msg43445 date=1216533855]
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
author=Stugie link=topic=10681.msg43460#msg43460 date=1216607301]
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?
author=andyski link=topic=10636.msg43236#msg43236 date=1215972873]I'm sure that, theoretically, you could skin, but I didn't see anyone doing so and didn't even consider bringing mine.
After a brief boot up the Crescent Glacier (my only booting/cramponing in four trips to the Adams summit), I skinned the rest of the way -- was pretty easy since the snow was fairly soft.
The SW Chutes varied between fair and very good, although...
Here are some more pics from two days prior:
http://picasaweb.google.com/jshefftz/July12HogsbackZigzag
(Basically the same thing, but hey, more pics!)
http://picasaweb.google.com/jshefftz/July12HogsbackZigzag
(Basically the same thing, but hey, more pics!)
Way to go. Looks great; I'd like to get up there but SOME OF US HAVE TO WORK!!!!!!!!!!!
What a great trip!! Great to meet everyone, and a pleasure to be on a trip with Travertine again. I agree with Dan, the full moon with light clouds below was great. Summit day weather conditions were excellent!!
Slide Show of Photos from Trip
Me making my way down
Slide Show of Photos from Trip
Me making my way down
Jimmy, Jill and I are pleased to hear that the heart surgery went well.
Here are some more pics from the trip.
Great day for a ski summit. Thanks to travertine for putting together the trip. Great to be sleeping under a full moon.
It was great meeting everyone and and getting to ski an amazing route!!!!
Great day for a ski summit. Thanks to travertine for putting together the trip. Great to be sleeping under a full moon.
It was great meeting everyone and and getting to ski an amazing route!!!!
author=Keith_Henson link=topic=10681.msg43443#msg43443 date=1216523021]
However, half way down I noticed a good line to the side of First Mother Mountain so I climbed back to the pass and headed to the notch just beyond First Mother and had a great run.
You win. We looked at that line, from about halfway down from Knapsack, last weekend. It called out to both of us, but we were too attracted to the fallline below us to head...
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.
Nice - sounds like fun! What was the round trip time?
Sorry about the photo / map in original post not showing, gremlins must be at work.
author=lordhedgie link=topic=10665.msg43381#msg43381 date=1216256394]
The wound is healing nicely. I'm already feeling a lot better in situations that previously really strained my heart, so I guess that's a good sign.
Here's to a speedy recovery, take care.
Sweet vid - I like the rockfall part and DJ Jazzy snowboarder. We'll be heading up there next week. Looks like the conditions are still good. Did you ski any of the Langille Bowls at all?
author=tim_place link=topic=10668.msg43417#msg43417 date=1216398738]
The official beer stash for this route is the creek about 1.5 miles up the trail. There is a real advantage to this -- it make the last mile and a half of the return more bearable.
Why didn't we think of that Lisa?
author=Stugie link=topic=10651.msg43339#msg43339 date=1216171155]
You've got a hat and tent pole and glove in my car. We'll try gettin' you that beer this weekend when you see the other side of "gettin' turns"...;)
We'll nab your 71st and Dan's 5th ??? ??? this next month!
Someone on TGR said those are Glacier Lilies...
If I remember correctly glacier lillies are yello...
great first TR - and impressive geographical knowledge ;D
just an added note on gear and approach/descent - ice axe is highly advised for that gully leading up to the pass. Below the pass and particularly in the gully it is ugly survival skiing (but faster and more fun than walking!). The gully probably has a week or 2 of skiability before the moats on the side get too big.
Great day and thanks guys for skipping work to get out there with your unemployed buddy!
just an added note on gear and approach/descent - ice axe is highly advised for that gully leading up to the pass. Below the pass and particularly in the gully it is ugly survival skiing (but faster and more fun than walking!). The gully probably has a week or 2 of skiability before the moats on the side get too big.
Great day and thanks guys for skipping work to get out there with your unemployed buddy!
Very cool!! Looks like a great ski!!!!!!!! CONGRATS!!!
Quite the march!!! Good one (all five!).
Thanks guys.
Yes, the Grouse Creek approach was fairly pleasant. There was a short section of bushwacking in the slide path, but if you're into this kind of masochism it's actually quite enjoyable.
Think we had a pretty good view of the headwall from one of the pull-outs just before the trailhead. Not even needed to get out of the car for that ;-)
Scottsman. You might have seen our orange Mt.Hardware tent, but I think we were back quite late (too much...
Yes, the Grouse Creek approach was fairly pleasant. There was a short section of bushwacking in the slide path, but if you're into this kind of masochism it's actually quite enjoyable.
Think we had a pretty good view of the headwall from one of the pull-outs just before the trailhead. Not even needed to get out of the car for that ;-)
Scottsman. You might have seen our orange Mt.Hardware tent, but I think we were back quite late (too much...
Way to go!!!!!!!!!!!
Nice work!
I also eyed that West side... hard not to ;)
I also humped to Hannegan Pass, but I was there a couple weeks ago and learned that instead of heading up to Hannegan Pass, dropping down into the small col, then heading up the hill toward the hump its just easier to go into the Hannegan camp turnoff before going up to Hannegan through the trees - from there you have
I also eyed that West side... hard not to ;)
I also humped to Hannegan Pass, but I was there a couple weeks ago and learned that instead of heading up to Hannegan Pass, dropping down into the small col, then heading up the hill toward the hump its just easier to go into the Hannegan camp turnoff before going up to Hannegan through the trees - from there you have
Nice!
... and congratulations for realizing that the approach does not have to include the log of death, downed trees, or the mandatory creek wading of the standard climber's route. However, in your case, the Grouse Chutes approach denied you a good distant, front-on view of the Headwall climbing route, n'est pas?
... and congratulations for realizing that the approach does not have to include the log of death, downed trees, or the mandatory creek wading of the standard climber's route. However, in your case, the Grouse Chutes approach denied you a good distant, front-on view of the Headwall climbing route, n'est pas?
author=Lisa link=topic=10668.msg43406#msg43406 date=1216329643]
... There is no creek near the parking lot ...
Good point. The official beer stash for this route is the creek about 1.5 miles up the trail. There is a real advantage to this -- it make the last mile and a half of the return more bearable. But if you space out and get back to the car, feet smoking, and remember that the beers are over a mile up the trail ... expec...
As Scotteryx said, we passed Sherman Peak and linked up with the Easton route. We only encountered one questionable snow bridge that warranted a belay.
Left the skis at the base or the Roman Wall. Seeing as how this was such a moderate ski down, I plan on skiing the Roman Wall next time.
Left the skis at the base or the Roman Wall. Seeing as how this was such a moderate ski down, I plan on skiing the Roman Wall next time.
I can definitely see why this one needs to be skied on a regular basis. I still remember the feeling of when we approached the top, when I still couldn't see in yet, and I hear Ryan say "are you serious man, that thing is damn near vertical!" The concern was quickly abated by the supreme conditions found in the line. Excellent day guys. Do want.
It's nice how well Ruth holds onto snow in the summer, eh?
Ah yes, the classic and deceptive "fools' shortcut." It got me too, on my first time out there.
Ah yes, the classic and deceptive "fools' shortcut." It got me too, on my first time out there.
Emailed NPS regarding road opening. This is the ranger's response:
I contacted the Carbon River Ranger Station and was informed that it is slated to open sometime this coming Saturday, July 19th. If you would like to double check before you come you can call the Ranger Station at (360) 829-9639 to verify. Again, thank you for your interest!
I contacted the Carbon River Ranger Station and was informed that it is slated to open sometime this coming Saturday, July 19th. If you would like to double check before you come you can call the Ranger Station at (360) 829-9639 to verify. Again, thank you for your interest!
Hey Lisa,
It was great running into you on Sunday! Next time, we'll have to meet up before the climb. Although those margaritas were awfully tasty....
:)
It was great running into you on Sunday! Next time, we'll have to meet up before the climb. Although those margaritas were awfully tasty....
:)
Two days is casual and nice if you are not in a rush.
"Better put TWO beers in the creek!" There is no creek near the parking lot, best bring a cooler and have fun. :)
"Better put TWO beers in the creek!" There is no creek near the parking lot, best bring a cooler and have fun. :)