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Thanks Fatass!!! The NFNWR was a great ski. Unfortunately the Sorcerer Lodge dates don't work for me...but I'm sure it will be just as much fun (or more...if thats possible) as Fairy Meadows was.
The name Cheekeye for Mount Garibaldi comes from the Squamish Nation. Apparently it means "dirty place". Take one look at Dalton Dome and Atwell and you'll know why they called it that.
Got some pretty good shots of you guys.
It's not that hard to get good shots of such good skiers.
check them out HERE.
It's not that hard to get good shots of such good skiers.
check them out HERE.
Great day everyone! More photos here.
The U.S. Geological Survey has some good history on the naming of several of the Cascade Volcanoes.
http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/LivingWith/Historical/volcano_names.html
As an amusing side-note, I vaugely recall reading some historical account years ago about the City of Tacoma's strong campaign during the later 1800's to change the 'official' name of "Mt. Rainier" to the native name "Tacoma". If I recall correctly, there was wides...
http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/LivingWith/Historical/volcano_names.html
As an amusing side-note, I vaugely recall reading some historical account years ago about the City of Tacoma's strong campaign during the later 1800's to change the 'official' name of "Mt. Rainier" to the native name "Tacoma". If I recall correctly, there was wides...
author=Jeff Huber link=topic=4999.msg21039#msg21039 date=1151308462]
Back at camp I met TAY celebrity snoslut (it was sweet to meet you Eric!) and then headed back to Bunny Flat.
Picking up the story where Jeff left off:
Once Jeff was about to leave, I casually yo-yo’ed that a nearby hill again. Was shocked to see skiers still descending from up high at almost 4:00 - significant wet slide risk by then. Was even more shocked to see the...
author=Marcus link=topic=5049.msg21389#msg21389 date=1152310213]
Glacier's name, I believe, is Dakobed... Got that from Lowell's site...
There's a paragraph in CAG (the green one I guess?) that implies Dakobed means the same thing as Tahoma, just a different dialect. It lists a bunch of variants of Dakobed - basically a series of letter substitutions that morphs it into Tahoma.
Don't all these...
A complete list would be nice. In addition to the above:
Pitt-----------McLoughlin
Cheekeye---Garibaldi
I'm off to ski on Koma Kulshan--the great white watcher!
Pitt-----------McLoughlin
Cheekeye---Garibaldi
I'm off to ski on Koma Kulshan--the great white watcher!
Glacier's name, I believe, is Dakobed... Got that from Lowell's site...
from wikipedia:
Mount St. Helens was known as Louwala-Clough which means "smoking or fire mountain" in the language of the local Native Americans, the Klickitats.
According to their Bridge of the Gods tale, Wyeast (Mount Hood) and Pahto (Mount Adams; also called Paddo or Klickitat by natives) were the sons of Great Spirit. The brothers both competed for the love of the beautiful La-wa-la-clough (Mount St. Helens).
Mount St. Helens was known as Louwala-Clough which means "smoking or fire mountain" in the language of the local Native Americans, the Klickitats.
According to their Bridge of the Gods tale, Wyeast (Mount Hood) and Pahto (Mount Adams; also called Paddo or Klickitat by natives) were the sons of Great Spirit. The brothers both competed for the love of the beautiful La-wa-la-clough (Mount St. Helens).
Hood is Wy'East. Also St Helens is Loowit, according to some brief googling.
"Klickitat" instead of Adams. I like that. I have never liked calling Denali "McKinley" for the same reasons you give. So, if we are to be consistent, we need the complate list:
"Tahoma" instead of "Rainier"
"Koma Kulshan" instead of "Baker"
"Shuksan" remains as is, I assume, as does "Shasta"
But what are the others? Hood, Glacier Peak, St. Helens?
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"Tahoma" instead of "Rainier"
"Koma Kulshan" instead of "Baker"
"Shuksan" remains as is, I assume, as does "Shasta"
But what are the others? Hood, Glacier Peak, St. Helens?
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You were going to have Ramen for breakfast!? That's just not right.
thanks so much for those steps !
author=hoodie link=topic=5066.msg21305#msg21305 date=1152085426]
Did you ski the route as climbed?
Saw at 10200' where you had dug a deadman to negotiate climbing up the snow bridge and steeper 50 degree slope to gain the ridge. Left our skis at that point. Wish I would have taken them up that last slope but at the time I wasn't feeling comfortable to have the extr...
Amazing how things change in just a few days! It sounds like conditions are quite different from our trip on Sunday- there were very few crevasses open (really only one large one, and a couple of little cracks) and although tracks were clearly visible they barely cut the surface, and we had relatively untracked conditions.
No worries. If it's as good as FM, I'll be ecstatic. Nice work on Klickitat -- we skied the sw chutes on Sunday and were revelling in the weather... So good.
Hey Marcus. I'll let Matt know! Sorry about not getting back to you yet. We recently returned home from a long June trip. Unfortunately, those dates won't work for us (Sylvie or I). But I checked out the link you sent in full. Looks nice! Thanks for the invite, should be another memorable trip. I still can't get over Fairy Meadows!!
Nice work Toby! Tell Matt that "fatass" says hello... Did you guys get my email about the Sorcerer Lodge next February?
Right On! Skied a similar line July 1. Imho an eastern Sierra or Shasta spring ski isn't complete without a soak in a hot spring or a dive into a swimming hole.
[Edit: removed non-skiing photo to keep thread to three photos total. --Charles]
[Edit: removed non-skiing photo to keep thread to three photos total. --Charles]
author=skip link=topic=5081.msg21355#msg21355 date=1152231139]
Allyson ditched you again? Typical. In any case, good pics as usual. All hopes you had a good return flight.
Experience has taught me to be very careful when the female members bail on a trip.
Sounds like you guys are developing that same type of experience base. ;)
Great report. Sorry I missed you this trip, Kamster.
Yeah I've taken to doing this too. The original names are so much cooler anyway, and more often than not are related to names of the surrounding geography.
Nice TR and great pictures :-) ! These suncups look fantastic.
Indeed Sauk is always there...that reminds me of that trip a few years ago when we reverted back to Sauk after our midnight schwak up Eldorado ;-)
Indeed Sauk is always there...that reminds me of that trip a few years ago when we reverted back to Sauk after our midnight schwak up Eldorado ;-)
Username's right. Although I have wondered of the potential of the Klickitat Glacier for skiing (closer to the Mazama)!... I like to use the original names when I can. It seems like the right name to use since we have feelings of respect, elation, fear, ect. towards the mountains, much like the natives do. The name "Adams" is in honor of a president of the USA who never set foot on the mtn., and probably had never even seen it. The creator of the re-naming campaign (check username...
Hey there,
I am planning to ski the Emmons or the Fuhrer Finger this weekend, have Sat-Tuesday, but would like to do in a one day push. Am planning on a solo but would prefer a partner(s). Cheers, cbc
I am planning to ski the Emmons or the Fuhrer Finger this weekend, have Sat-Tuesday, but would like to do in a one day push. Am planning on a solo but would prefer a partner(s). Cheers, cbc
author=kam link=topic=5081.msg21353#msg21353 date=1152227861">Fortunately for 15 cents at a convenience store in Concrete you were able to buy that cup of boiling water to 'cook' your spare package of Ramen; otherwise I would've heard sobing and whining all the way up the Sauk Mtn trail ;), thus ruining the "romatic" outing. The
i wanted that Ramen so bad!!
author=kam link=topic=5081.msg21353#msg21353 date=1152227861]
"romatic" was the word Cass and i had in mind for the 4th. we invited our other pal in hopes of a threesome, but only to hear excuses, excuses... so it was just Cass and i.
Allyson ditched you again? Typical. In any case, good pics as usual. All hopes you had a good return flight.
Nice TR. She is smiling even when carrying skis on the first tour. Hope she continues to enjoy ski touring. Good gear selection, especially for the dowhill enjoyment.
My wife has toured Muir (beat my friend and I up) and St. Helens in perfect corn, but she prefers to avoid carrying skis. She is so much more sensible than I.
It is great to see a new ski tourer enjoying the experience!
My wife has toured Muir (beat my friend and I up) and St. Helens in perfect corn, but she prefers to avoid carrying skis. She is so much more sensible than I.
It is great to see a new ski tourer enjoying the experience!
Well done Silas! That looks fanatastic... I've driven past four times now, each time thinking, "damn, I have GOT to ski that...." only 545 miles, eh?
If she was still speaking to you after the first hour of skinning, you've got a winner!
Great trip -- the 7100 foot traverse out is getting a little thin. I see why Kam called it the p-tex traverse...
And to whoever "volunteered" to polish off our second 16er of Rainier at the summit -- you're welcome! Good skiing with y'all, for however short a time.
And to whoever "volunteered" to polish off our second 16er of Rainier at the summit -- you're welcome! Good skiing with y'all, for however short a time.
author=Paul_Russell link=topic=5044.msg21325#msg21325 date=1152195005]
actually that's when monika started to sleep after borrowing my sleeping bag...
thought this could be a new technique--show up late, then crawl into some friendly person's sleeping bag after they leave super early ;).
But kind of unfortunately I slept so well in your bivy/sleeping bag, that oyvind and I started too late and couldn�...
The ascending traverse might have been us. We skied down to about 6900 then picked out way up and over to about 7200 on the crescent glacier. Bill was able to pick a route through the rocks that only required one skin over rocks and one veggie belay...but it worked out well.
Steve
Steve
Thanks toby. Nice job! Lots of people are skiing this line over the last several weeks. I hadn't seen this report. Way to go. Glad everyone is having fun up there.
BTW, did you ski on the Klickitat too?
BTW, did you ski on the Klickitat too?
yes, i too agree that it was a fantastic day. what was it, about 75 degrees at the summit?? ;) seriously, we should have brought our bbq up there. next time. ;D
author=Jim Oker link=topic=5053.msg21303#msg21303 date=1152080561]
As we did the traverse out, we saw some folks who were on a climbing traverse on a snow ramp that led back up toward the s. climb from the narrow snow exit that is past the left traverse out of the base of the chutes. I wonder how high they had to climb to find a continuous ski back down to the climb?
It may have been people whose tracks we followed on Sunday -- we...
author=Michael link=topic=5044.msg21320#msg21320 date=1152155238]
no worries about waking us up...I think we prevented you guys from sleeping just as much when we left camp...
actually that's when monika started to sleep after borrowing my sleeping bag...I think she was very glad to see us get up and go. In addition to heavier skis, maybe bringing a light down bag would be a good idea :)
Cool pics Kam and K Wu! and great seeing other familiar faces there on Saturday! That was by far the best ski from the summit conditions I've had up there (as opposed to the usual boiler-plate ice); the snow in the chutes was still ok despite being a little over-cooked and 'grabby' from the afternoon sun...
I wasn't able to get any good ski shots with the 'point-and-shoot' digital [just got the SLR back from being cleaned on Monday">, but a few other tri...
I wasn't able to get any good ski shots with the 'point-and-shoot' digital [just got the SLR back from being cleaned on Monday">, but a few other tri...
Many, many thanks to Richard and Carl for a great day of summer skiing- month 21 in my TAY streak.
author=kam link=topic=5044.msg21262#msg21262 date=1151952265]
Michael, i thought i heard you yodel from Mt. Adams.
Yes - that is what I hoped when I Yodeled my lungs out ;-) Though with the altitude it didn;t always come out very well and folks thought I sounded like a wounded animal.
Monika: great to see you on this tour - no worries about waking us up...I think we prevented you guys from sleeping just as much when we...
I suspect we were among the hordes who passed by as you enjoyed your beer (and warned some climbers they were descending the wrong way?). Sorry I didn't properly introduce myself.
I think we skied down the chutes shortly before you did, and a bit later I looked back and saw you on your skintrack traverse back to the s. climb. Damn - sounds like that was perhaps a better choice than our descending traverse - we managed on mostly snow for a ways, but then had to carry for about 1.3...
I think we skied down the chutes shortly before you did, and a bit later I looked back and saw you on your skintrack traverse back to the s. climb. Damn - sounds like that was perhaps a better choice than our descending traverse - we managed on mostly snow for a ways, but then had to carry for about 1.3...
Wow ! great shots and good being on a mountain surrounded by friendlies
Cool. We were the last to summit on the same day. We took my 8 yr old neice to the summit (big day from the parking lot for her) and she skied down. Pretty cool. She did have to walk a section on the false summit portion which really iced up when the sun went down. I had a hard time making it any fun at that point. Everything lower down was great though!!!
Nice work.
Hey Skip - what days are you guys thinking of doing it? If it doesn't work out this weekend (due to weather or campsite availability), I would like to join you guys if at all possible.
Hey Skip - what days are you guys thinking of doing it? If it doesn't work out this weekend (due to weather or campsite availability), I would like to join you guys if at all possible.
Since we had about 25-30lbs of camera gear collectively, there's bound to be some pictures. Here are a few of mine:
Chris
360 summit panorama
The rest:
Mt. Adams 7/2006
Thanks for another great trip.
-k
Chris
360 summit panorama
The rest:
Mt. Adams 7/2006
Thanks for another great trip.
-k
Nice jobs, guys. 8)
What a nice route.
What a nice route.
Wow, really interesting stuff. Thanks for sharing.
This was quite a hike/ski. A fair amount of walking for a brief bit of skiing. Even though the the skiing portion was short, it was quite sporting. Just enough to make the walking worth it.
Lowell, thanks for putting out the invitation. It was good to ski with you. Next time I leave in the dark and arrive at the trailhead in daylight, I'll have to remember to turn off my headlights.
Lowell, thanks for putting out the invitation. It was good to ski with you. Next time I leave in the dark and arrive at the trailhead in daylight, I'll have to remember to turn off my headlights.