John_Scurlock

My guess is that it has more to do with the combination of steepness and poor adhesion to the volcanically-tortured loose "rock" that makes up Sherman Pk (Sherman is basically a loose slag heap composed of Baker's most recent eruptive material). Melt-water lubrication was likely a factor, though. You know, virtually the entire E side of Baker lies down in or near Baker Lake as the result of gigantic slides and lahars so in a way this avy is small potatoes. But it is huge by recent standards for sure. Disclaimer: I am not a geologist. When I first got word of this I thought of those that skied it last year, Phil.

This event was witnessed by a NOLS party that was in the area. Gary Paull and Barb Richey, both with USFS, brought it to my attention and I was able to photograph it this evening. The images can be seen here: http://www.pbase.com/image/64205336 http://www.pbase.com/image/64205337 http://www.pbase.com/image/64205338 Avalanches are occasional events in this area, but it seems that ones of this size are on intervals of perhaps years. Another similar one occurred in 1983 and was photographed by Dave Tucker of Bellingham. It isn't certain at this time whether the debris path extends below the terminus of the Boulder glacier. Foot travel on the Boulder glacier might not be advisable until things settle down a bit. Best Wishes, JS

Outstanding! Very glad to see your efforts paid off. I was fortunate to be out on an Actual Climb last weekend, looked over there & wondered about you. Good job.

No, not me. Was only in that neighborhood Sunday AM & not near Jberg. Keith, could you send me an email? thx

I agree, it looks like a close match. Klenke emailed me a modern shot of his that was a nearly exact match for the downhill glacier view of the S. Klickitat gl on Adams. I am fairly certain that both Hood & Adams are represented here. Dave Tucker from WWU has provided tentative ID of the 'alaskan' volcanos as Redoubt & Illamna (Cook Inlet).

I keep forgetting to flip the 'Stealth' switch to the ON position. Boy there was a lot of people on the ground down there. Everybody was out'n'about, gettin' after it. We saw a virtually continuous line of 'ants' on the C-D rt on Baker, probably 100 to 200.... & many sets of tracks elsewhere. Thanks for the various suggestions, by the way. Much food for thought.

A spokesman for Nolock Aviation would neither confirm nor deny that he was flying near Eldorado & Cascade Pass on Sunday morning, with MisterE serving as co-pilot. Other witnesses, including Der Wanderer & highclimb, claimed similar sightings, although their dependence on primitive "film" technology delayed photographic confirmation...

Sorry about the possibly incorrect orientations. I may be able to add 'reversals' to some of the better images when I get home tomorrow. Also the numerous duplicates. I'll take care of that later tonight. We are interested to see if anyone has any ideas on those 'Alaskan' shore images where the volcano is visible across the water. Harry Majors thought that was SE Alaska somewhere... I don't think it was previously known that Lage spent any time in Alaska, but these pics pre-date his big accomplishments in the NCs, anything is possible. By the way, if anyone wants a copy of the CD with the original files just let me know.

I just reorganized the gallery to put duplicates/reversals together, hopefully this will make it a bit easier.

Yes, they are the same image, I'm not sure which is correct, either. Just based on the recognizable images I had not considered that he spent time on Adams. However, he was a most intrepid individual, so that is not impossible by any means.

Can anyone assist in identifying the sixty-one images found here: http://www.pbase.com/nolock/wernstedt1916 These small (~3x3") positive-image plates were found earlier this year by Skye Burn, Lage's granddaughter, during a move. She passed them over to me, and I donated them to the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies at WWU ( http://www.acadweb.wwu.edu/CPNWS/ ) in the care of Elizabeth Joffrion, Archivist. The only clue is an almost-illegible note on the inside cover of the storage box, "1916", with the initial "W". This is a historically significant find, as these plates are the only known glass plates that can be attributed to Lage; also, they are possibly the earliest known of his photographs. We suspect these are 'lantern slides', intended for a slide-show type display, but this is uncertain. A few of the images are fairly obvious, such as Multnomah Falls, an early climb of Mt. Hood, and the Columbia River. Many of the others are unknown, however, and most likely will remain so. Feel free to pass the link around, and thanks for taking a look and giving this some thought. The contact information for myself and Elizabeth Joffrion is posted on the gallery intro. If you have any questions do not hesitate to contact me. Best Wishes, John Scurlock

It isn't a direct rt to the summit pyramid. See these: http://www.pbase.com/nolock/image/57356280 (R side of image, to the R of NT) and http://www.pbase.com/nolock/image/57356281 (R foreground). Others who have actually travelled this area on foot can give the advisability of it.

According to my old 'Climber's Guide to Oregon', by Nicholas Dodge (1968), a bycycle has been ridden along Hood's summit. It doesn't say how the bicycle got there though. (It also mentions that once, climbers camped in a tent on the summit awoke to find a copy of the Oregonian and a quart of milk outside, and that Hood has been climbed by someone in high heels.)

there are some clues to it here - http://www.pbase.com/nolock/mountains&page=24 - farther down the page. I don't think I have anything that is super detailed on the summit structure itself but I'll look. Check your pms. JS

Consider the following - USFS & NCNP budgets are being slashed to the bone. There is little money for trail or road maintenance. Campgrounds are being closed, staff levels are falling. Morale is low, and folks see the direction things are going... How do I know these things? Because my spouse is a 27 yr FS environmental analyst, now recently retired; and I have a front row seat with my friends at NCNP. Couple this with all the previously mentioned 'wilderness' issues,and I will go out on a limb and say there will never be a publicly financed 'hut' (in the Canadian or European sense) in the NCs. Matt, I agree completely. Folks have to have the courage to stand up and take responsibility for their opinions & posts. Reminds me of an episode last yr where someone (not from cc.com) posted derogatory remarks on my website, then got mad when I 'outed' him!!

Baker would probably be much more the problem, as it is known/measured to emit CO2 at ~200 tons/day, per Kevin Scott at USGS/CVO. However, Baker's crater isn't known as much of a place to hang out - an extremely hazardous locale for a number of reasons - gas, thermal, avy, etc. Baker is said to be no. 2 worldwide for CO2 emission; for perspective, though, Etna (Sicily) is #1, ~20,000 tons/day. Also, despite the odor, Baker isn't a huge emitter of SO2. The Mammoth incident is indeed a terrible tragedy, & has echoes of a number of similar 'confined space rescue' deaths in the fire service. The rescue standard for those situations would definitely involve SCBA, which would not have been immediately available on the slopes at Mammoth... it would be so difficult to not rush in to try to help your friends.

Hey, that copyright BS is mainly to keep those pics out of ads for ciggies & undies, etc. My old climbing partner wanted to re-do the Ptarmigan & carry a rifle after seeing that pic... Same thing on the Dot traverse. Yikes!!

I beg forgiveness!!! and besides, it's affecting me too. I think I need an intervention... luckily I have a few of those in the fridge. I feel bad about putting all that stuff up there five days before the end of winter... how bad you might ask? REAL bad.

Seriously, I spent about a week going through every picture on your site and marked my beckey guide of the pages of everything that looked good in the photos. Then I learned you uploaded more photos since the beginning of the month, please stop John you are making me break out in a cold sweat at work and everyone is wondering why my shirts get so soaked during the day. For some reason the hit count on that site only advances on weekdays between the hrs of 8am to 5pm .... Yeah, Matt, I was lurking in the back. There was a few folks there I missed unfortunately. HAL was overdubbed so you wouldn't hear me yelling 'Git yer mitts off th' controls!' ...Kid in the candy store...

Hey man, thanks for that. You and everyone else who rumbles around in this forum have been very kind to me & I won't be forgetting it any time soon. We are damn lucky to have such a great range of mts in our backyard, aren't we?

Ya Betcha, thanks. Somethin' tells me it might even be snowier yet up there today... considering the absolutely wretched weather we've had here over the last 48 hr...

From March 1st: http://www.pbase.com/nolock/image/57035175 and http://www.pbase.com/nolock/image/57035177

Me 'n Larry Flynt in the same sentence... Woo Hoo! Remember, gents, I'm just sittin' there pushing a button. Y'all are the ones getting out there and getting it done, big time. Good job & compliments to all - Whitehorse included. JS

Yer welcome of course. An awesome drop by any measure. JS

Gary, I believe that is known as Glee Peak, after Glee Davis. See these: http://www.pbase.com/nolock/image/41849259 http://www.pbase.com/nolock/image/41849260 (I don't think that couloir shows in either of those, however. At this time I don't have a wider view of it.) It's the prominent pk SW from Azure Lake, sitting between The Roost & McMillan Spires. John Roper can give you detailed information on it. JS