Unfortunately, Squid, I am committed to some tame camping trip on Lake Chelan. I will drink beers, ogle the wildlife with a wary and ever watchful and twitching eye, and dream of spending the sunny days in the alpine.
Hey, I find myself in need of a pair of light, strap-on crampons (such as Stubai ultralights or Kahtoola tractions, or something similar) for a trip this weekend. Would anyone have a pair laying around I could borrow? I live in Lynnwood and work in Seattle. Would appreciate it. PM me or e-mail at danyoung1181@hotmail.com.
Gracias in advance-o
I've got cramp-o-matics. I'd have to either borrow crampons or duct tape them to my feet.
And actually, I wore a hole through my leathers the last time I used them. A freakin' hole! They were only nine months old. And I'm definitely not going to lug my big ol' plastics up there. I've got size 12 feet man.
I heard someone fell on the apron last sunday when we were up in squamish. I even saw the incident response crews nearby. Does anybody know if something actually happened?
Looking for some more info on the N. Ridge of Mount Stuart. We're planning to do a carryover and I don't want to carry in leather boots for the glacier approach if I don't have to. Is it bad enough to use crampons? Or can we get away with tennies and an axe?
Borrow crampons? Borrow crampons!??! What do you think this board is, some sort of harbor for charity? NO HANDOUTS! NONE! I got my crampons, and I pay taxes!
Great story. Bloody marvelous. Reminds me of Beck's story of climbing with Teddy Ruxpin.
Wasn't there going to be a sequel to that story? Where did that thread go?