Other friends of mine have climbed with Robert and he seems cool. I guess he is a NYC executive in the corporate world then just goes to try to solo Everest in winter for fun. Must be nice. He was on the Kanshung with a friend of mine, I guess hes tried Everest a bunch of times.
Good news all! They are coming into shape! Guye peak saw its first ascent this winter via the s. rib and I think they will only get better with time/freshiez/cold
Hey Alex it is not that bad, I found an easy way, when you get to the top of the dolphin go up then left on the snow ledges to the summit serac . 3 pitches of wi4 ice and to the summit! It was one of the highlights of my life
Do people know of the gem that can be Guye peak in winter? The S. Rib was truly a kick in the pants today! We tried to stay as close to the rib(next to the W. face) as possible and it was amazing to put it lightly >the ice was thin but the rock was protectable and sound with trees for belays .The adventure of it all was par excellence and I will repeat it with its many variations in the future. It has access and ambience except for maybe the traffic and skiers but it is a must do!
Check it out if you havent already.......
If adventurous "mixed "is your thing Guye peak - S.Rib is in decent enough shape to be very fun. Just ask Stebbi and Lizzy"#6"Hawker . They fired it off in fine style!
I am with Mr. Parker here with his no-show due to last minute cogs we thow to the party machine that is club!
We will all miss dear Lizzy aka. Alpine Lightning, AKA Growler! Sake travel back to the Isle and Happy Holidays to you and All!!
What a great story! Thanks for bringing it to our attention. I would love to see that "sidewalk in the sky " too.
Kit did some amazing stuff here, what else besides Selesse in winter did he do?
Lizzy You did great(it was her 2nd ice climb ever)
Ray I need to see those pics is the link fixed? I also need your phone again I have a question for ya
Inspired by his mentor, Erden is planning a worthy adventure: To cycle to Denali and attempt the mountain up the Muldrow route! What a great tribute to a great adventurer: Goran Kropp!
Lets all show our support through what ever we can offer be it encouragement , donations(go to REI seattle climbing dept),Heck loan him gear if he could use it. We can start a n encouraging thread here now too!!Lets hear some ideas.
Dont get me wrong here,Bone . I am not accusing the site of anything but inspiring people to do great things. It was a joy to share it with friends. It could however create crowds like what we saw and maybe a situation? I bivied high and got up early to ensure not getting beaned.
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There were ,believe it or not, 13 people this weekend wanting to do that route!!
Because of this website!!
There were 2 smart ones that did it in a day (Saturday), And 2 other smart ones who descided it was too crowded to bother!
It seemed the rest of the "Invasion " made it up the climb.
I cant tell you my first 2 projects, but I hope to see Europe and also do Bardean, tuning fork. Other projs: U-wall Squam, Nemisis, Mixed Master, Mt James Turner. Mt Logan-Super Traverse, Gimli
I hate it when there is high Fruit-fall hazard!At least they are softer than rocks, I only know 2 people that where crazy enough to climb that thing in dry conditions and I wasnt one of them. Though there is a good dry route on Castle Crags Direct that almost is a classic IV-5.7.Good job on coming back alive!