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#761832 - 01/17/08 12:07 PM
Re: Missing on Hood
[Re: tvashtarkatena]
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Registered: 02/22/02
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Back to the original topic:
Way to go Pitts and Co. for a happy outcome.
And feel free to post a TR on the spanking.
Yes. Please do post a TR in the Oregon Cascades Forum. Your style of writing seems honest and fun. Don't be intimidated by the infighting amoungst the natives. They only attack each other unless directly provoked.
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#761834 - 01/17/08 12:10 PM
Re: Missing on Hood
[Re: ClimbingPanther]
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Registered: 04/23/04
Posts: 12259
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Lanyards are another very old and very useful invention. don't worry, lover, I agree a compass is way more reliable, broadly useful, etc etc. I hereby affirm your worth and usefulness in this important discussion. I still don't own a GPS either. But the "ol' map blowing away trick" is a little unsettling. Ever tried to read one in 70mph gusts? I hope I never have to, but what if? Do tell me your deep thoughts, O great guru of the tried and true. I sit at your feet, humbly awaiting your condescension! Maybe you have them screenprinted on your shirt sleeves? but seriously, what are some ideas for keeping a wind-sail of a map from blowing away? I'm sure some SAR folks have tips here, which would be useful to the two Hood folks, and to me as well. one of my own tricks only works with my Gregory pack. my pack lid is clear plastic facing the inside of the pack, so a map placed in the lid compartment, facing the inside of the pack, can be read by opening the lid without ever removing the contents. I fold my map (7.5 min quad) with the most critical parts of the route visible in one section that I can see all together. I then put the map in a ziploc.
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#761838 - 01/17/08 12:18 PM
Re: Missing on Hood
[Re: tvashtarkatena]
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Registered: 07/21/05
Posts: 1550
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When navigating during aventure races I use a transparent map pouch on an elastic lanyard, preferably one that folds up enough to be stuffed in a pocket or waist belt pouch. Similarly, I keep my compass around my neck on an elastic lanyard. I asked for condescension  Yes Pitts, please don't be intimidated, I'm not even a native! I'm just immigrant scum, here to take the jobs of hardworking Native Americans. The "nastiness" is usually a joke, and it's always carefully directed away from those who aren't asking for it by name. Welcome, I look forward to hearing more from you in the future!
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#762076 - 01/18/08 07:01 AM
Re: Missing on Hood
[Re: BillA]
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Registered: 03/14/05
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So, about 1/2 an hour later of slogging through snow we came accross a nalgene hanging from a tree with flagging around it and turns out it was a geocache. Right after we opened it up, the sheriff called me and we were able to give him exact coordinates. When I gave him our location, I asked him to look at a map and just give us a bearing and we could hump it out. When I read this, my first thought was, "Hmm, they had a map, a compass, and just stumbled onto a geocache with a perfect UTM location. This should give them their exact map position, and from there they could have walked the short distance to safety." More pondering. "Hmm, they did not do this because they walked off the boundaries of their map, or it was lost/destroyed." So, thanks for the clarification about the map part. It's a good reminder for us all to 1) protect our maps with a baggie, plastic sleeve, etc, and consider bringing maps at 2 different scales of your climb. One large scale for the main route ,and one at a smaller scale for the "whoops we got off route and are now in new terrain." BTW, Good thinking to know you had found a geocache. That was using yer noodle.
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#772368 - 02/13/08 11:49 AM
Re: Missing on Hood
[Re: Muffy_The_Wanker_Sprayer]
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Registered: 05/23/02
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>>>>i have seen someting happen to a cc.comer who had shit to say about others mistakes unfortunate events... seems to me he was stuck up on some mountain for 2 days waiting out a storm and ended up with a heli ride off. fortunatly in this case, and the one i am speaking of...everyone got down alive and in good shape.
I think more than a few of us have fantasized about being in Lammy's position, stuck in a tent with 2 climber chicks, providing the necessary support to each other to make it thru a sticky situation, etc. But reality is always differnet than fantasy. In any case, I'm glad this turned out well for everyone involved.
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