[Snow Caves on Mount Rainier]

mattp said:

Don't automatically assume it has to be a carry over. It certainly can be done that way, but in fact almost everybody I know that climbed Ptarmigan Ridge downclimbed the route.

 

why

[Arrghh!]

I went into hiding to escape all the attention. Maybe I haven't done all that. I have done Mt Si in the rain - solo . . . alpine style

 

I'm stuck in missouri, I'm from seattle. Now all my friends in Seattle are going to kick my butt because they'll know I'm flute man

[Arrghh!]

specialed said:

If I had 70 days.....

 

Yosemite, Index, Stuart Range, Squamish, assorted alpine rock in western BC, Bugaboos, then Candian Rockies (Banff Jasper area)

 

been there, done that

[Snow Caves on Mount Rainier]

specialed said:

The energy you save by going lighter by ditching the tent will more than be made up erecting a temporary dwelling of ice and snow. If you want to go light and hardcore, bring a bivy sack and hope it doesn't snow hard. And if it does, go down.

 

The exertion of summit day on Ptarmagin must be the crux, and since it is a carry over likely hood of success would be greater with out the extra weight . . . Any one have a Bibler for sale?

[Arrghh!]

Ummm, thanks, I guess. And I'm touched by your deep concern. I have done several climbs of this difficulty before. I have 70 consecutive days of climbing time to kill this summer. What would you do? Go to index . . . and crag?

[Arrghh!]

OK, OK, OK! So, want to kick my butt. So a guy ask 13 stupid questions and he earn his own thread? I've been in school for 20 years and I get stupider each year. Just have alittle mercy and tell me how you all say such smart things.

[Need to buy a tent Hilleberg or Bibler?]

Integral Designs and Todd Bibler used to be one and the same until they split. The material is the same, as is the quality, but the ID tent costs alot less. It's what Barry Blanchard and most of the Canadian Crazies use.

[Feathered Friends vs Western Mountaineering]

So, which really is the best? Has anyone taken the time to look carefully at both and made a decision. What's your opinion?

[torment-forbidden traverse]

Thank you for the real info. I know, I know, my mom always warned me about hangin with the wrong crowd. Finding solace on a site full of spray has rubbed off and made me sound like a smart alec even when I'm serious.

[Favorite 5.9 pitch]

Peter_Puget said:

The center hand crack on Fairview Crag!

 

PP

 

See, you said it

 

Alpine is climbing

 

all the rest is cragging

[Favorite 5.9 pitch]

Gandarme pitch on stuart. You leave this sliver of a belay pedestal and travers out onto the pitch 1000 ft above the glacier. My fist got stuck in the "off width" and I had to move down to get it out. wierd

 

the coffin

gordon's hangover

 

 

Little Cottonwood

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fluteland, hmmm. has a catch to it. watch out here comes flute man!!!

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Francois Legrand is cragger

 

Steve House is climber

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Alpine is climbing

 

Index is cragging

 

 

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If if it goes it goes.

 

Don't make any desicions until its light. Bubba

 

Already have one compadre signed up for each climb, so really a third would be nice for the glaciated climbs in June. We are med student so we won't be doing the climbs in record time, but we are fit and know our stuff. The weather is an issue, so, to maximize our chances of success we are planning for two days beyond the predicted max time for the climb alone. For example Baker may only take 2 days but we have 5 set aside to play in the rain.

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[torment-forbidden traverse]

About the steep snow on the north side of the ridge - do you need rigid boots? Could the whole route be done in my flimsy 5.10 guide almighties?

[Snow Caves on Mount Rainier]

Is there anyone out there who has actually used a snow cave on Mount Rainier for other than emergency situation (in June)?

[Lost Black Diamond treking pole below Snow Lake]

My treking pole fell of my pack while my compadre and I were bailing down from Snow Lake (3/23/03) after an attempt (never saw the thing through the fog) on chair peak. I was scared to go back up in the bad avy conditions. If you see it let me know. Thanks.

[torment-forbidden traverse]

Thanks. I assume that the whole thing is done in boots, right?

[torment-forbidden traverse]

Is the rock pretty ice free by the first week in july?

[Snow Caves on Mount Rainier]

Keep the comments comming. Right now, I am leaning towards trying the caves. Has anyone out there used one on Rainier in summer? Thanks

 

[Snow Caves on Mount Rainier]

Are the snow conditions good (not ice, diggable with an aluminum shovel) in June at 10,000+ feet?

[Snow Caves on Mount Rainier]

Is digging snow caves on Liberty Ridge and Ptarmagin Ridge a feasable idea. I have used tents in the past on Rainier, but after using several snow caves on recent winter climbs wonder if this might not be a bad idea. Caves are so warm, quiet and comfortable. Plus the bivies weigh alot less.