akhalteke

Your a pretty confusing person. Your only comparison to Rainier was colorado despite being a world class mountaineer? Despite being all around the world with the 6 summits and with 25 ascents of Rainier, you only have 2 trip reports at a local Colorado crag and you look like your about 28. Hmmmm... Anyways I have all of your list that I can use soloing except how to prevent AMS. I only know how to be aware of the symptoms and try to do things to reduce it, but I'm not at the zen like level to eliminate AMS after travelling about 9000' in a few days. I know crevasse rescue etc., but somehow I don't think there is anything I can say to satisfy you. Most of the skills are qualitative, ie, there are experts who can manage ropes extremely efficiency or read glacier terrain better than I could ever achieve, the same way I will never climb 5.14+. Yeah dude, fuck it. Since it is qualitative, just don't learn it. Good idea. I think it is time I get a new sig line as well. Sorry, I don't post trip reports, my job requires I travel frequently, and I rarely have much time post trip to do a TR.

lolwut? More sanctimony over a pretty serious issue. You know jackall about what happened. Competent climbers die all the time for reasons beyond their control and this situation may or not may have anything to do with soloing the DC. Again, you don't seem to understand that to dissuade someone you have to show there is a gulf between their abilities and goals, not just shrieking and pointing to likely unrelated mistakes in the past. Do you know how to do everything in my previous post? No. There is your gulf; fill it or be crevasse bait, I don't care. Lets put it this way chappy, I have 6 of the seven summits more than you, 25+ ascents of Rainier and have climbed all over the World. The only place I have seen a dead mountain climber is Rainier and I have seen two. You want to go not heeding the posters on this board? Fine. Just shut the fuck up and do it then. See you in hell.

link to thread and news story/bulletin? I think that this is the point in time where you silently reflect and re-read your abortion of a post.

Look, How many glaciers did you cross on the 14ers? I've never been there but the hardest mountain by the easiest route is class 4 and with fifty-four of them that says something. Those peaks are rubble piles on a tall plateau. It's really not informative to tell someone they don't have enough experience when 1. You won't describe the experience you need 2. You don't know the person your talking to I'm not going to reconsider my attempted Rainier trip, because I'm not attempting it, ie, I'm before the stage where you can reconsider. I'm considering, ie, I am not attemping anything. You need to understand I'm perfectly willing not to go if people can explain why it is so extremely dangerous in good conditions if I'm willing to accept the crevasse risk, which people can and do. Mentioning the 14ers doesn't really give me much information. I know they are significantly different than Rainier. I'm from the northwest and where i'm from, the glaciers start at 3,000'. I've travelled on a many glaciers, probably a total of 40 hours on them in the last 3 years, although they much more mellow than Rainier. I've also worked on 40 degree snow for days where a fall would not be arrestable. (now waiting for the inevitable spray which quotes one of my sentences about prior experience out of context) 1) Glacier experience, crevasse rescue, self rescue crevasse training, AMS prevention Glacial route finding, whiteout navigation, wilderness first aid, snow anchor placement, ice anchor placement, rope management skills, how to avoid high altitude ailments like corneal burns, self arrest techniques, escape the belay techniques, shall I go on? 2) Yes I do.

We have pictures of them wearing USNAVY hats. Priceless! NOW GET THAT BOAT OUTTA HERE!

A US citizen promotes the democratic way in America and you are complaining. Let us try and focus on what is important shall we. Lets, Kev. Did you know it is illegal for him to do that? Probably not. Can you think of why it would be illegal? Probably not. Think about these two questions and then get back with me Kev. Do think that is was and is illegal for our own government to wiretap it's own people? They are taking away your civil rights and you are spouting off about a solder who promoted a presidential candidate. One of these topics is REALLY important and other is not. 1) Off topic 2) It was his choice and he signed away his rights to have the ability to fight for his country. His choice. Kev, just because there are higher overarching issues, doesn't mean that a smaller one is invalid; just less important. You are a fucking idiot. Furthermore, this guy has to be a fucking moron. 1) he is a rabid Paul supporter (like Kev). 2) He has douchey tatoos 3) He is a corporal (E-4) after 10 years of service. This is like being an intern for a decade. 4) Kev, you are an idiot.

Not really. All mountains I know of adhere to the laws of weather, climate, physics and gravity and that sort of shit. Really?

A little unfair, I'm asking a question why people do alpine starts on a mountain. If you're suggesting its incompetent not to do one, well looking through the answers, it seems like alot of people don't. I've done alpine starts myself and I know plenty of reasons why to do them. The question is: is there something "special" about Rainier that requires alpine ascents. This is a reasonable question to ask. There are plenty of reasons why you might still be on terrain later in the day, and if that "special" something about Rainier happens, you could be in alot of shit. Every mountain can be very different and even if you've been up a few big ones in one range, going to another range has special problems that even experienced climbers might not know. I don't expect you people to read Socrates but I don't think that questions -> ignorance. Yeah, you are attempting to do something that you don't have enough knowledge to safely accomplish. What do you want? Are you a troll or are you that dumb? I have summitted all 14ers in Colorado and was never in as much objective hazard as I was every time on Rainier (except an unexpected storm on the diamond). People tried to clue you in and you are either 1) too stuborn, 2) too stupid or 3) a troll. Either way, I am done with you.

A US citizen promotes the democratic way in America and you are complaining. Let us try and focus on what is important shall we. Lets, Kev. Did you know it is illegal for him to do that? Probably not. Can you think of why it would be illegal? Probably not. Think about these two questions and then get back with me Kev.

Another Paul moron This idiot with idiotic tatoos epitomizes the mental idiocy with die hard Paul fans. If this was my soldier, I would crush him so hard the stupid would come out. He also lied about his deployments and is NOT on active duty.

I have done rainier in a day and still wake up at o'dark thirty on multi-day ascents. There are a myriad of reasons and if you don't know them, you should not be aspiring to a solo ascent of this mountain. I have been involved in several rescues on this mountain and once with a guy who I was tied to during a winter ascent who fell into a crevasse. Instead of knocking people who have actually climbed this mountain, perhaps you should find out why they do it instead of asking a loaded question.

If your "reasoning" is anything like your video, it is not attention span I need; rather the mute button.

Seeing it.

Better than Fox News. Yeah, but that's a low bar. That's like saying dog shit smells better than baby shit. It's still shit and it still stinks.

And the little man at Garden of the Gods

Here's my lil honey badger.

At some point? Been there....done that. Did that yesterday!

I am going to be disappointed in my country. Odds, 100%

What I said I'd do above. Where do you think you live, man??? Putting the public ON THEIR KNEES WITH THEIR HANDS BEHIND THEIR HEADS is about two steps beyond what anyone should tolerate. I have no problem answering a few polite questions, showing my driver's license or even putting my hands up to show I'm weapons-free...but ordering a general crowd down like that???? This ain't Damascus! You, sir , are fucking high. I was gonna write a bunch of tactical shit, but you are just being a shit disturber or you are as high as ten mother fuckers. Good day.

It makes him sound to radical for any sane voter to take seriously. My only caveat with not endorsing with Paul is that with the checks and balances, he will not be able to achieve his radical goals. Unfortunately, this seems not to be the case after seeing Obama's wanton misuse of recess appointments. It is a sad state of affairs when you feel that the only possible solution to end the mired status quo is to let a batshit crazy bastard like Paul in.

BUMP I think this article from The Atlantic sums it all up nicely.

"wealthy retirees".....that is hilarious. I know several retirees and they can barely get by. I make way more money than they do..... Nut job as usual. Hey Kev, what happens to the rich when they stop working? Do they just vanish in a ephemeral haze into the afterlife? Try thinking before you post kiddo.

Think about the morality of this: If SS continues, there will be money still coming from lower income earners that will be appropriated to more wealthy retirees. When the time comes for these lower income earners to retire, their SS will not longer be there. This is in essence a reverse Robin Hood scenario and is ludicrous at best; criminal at worst.

So do I.....it should be banned. Move to Afghanistan Kev. Sorry, let me rephrase my comment. It should be banned from the world. anything else? Move to Uranus

So do I.....it should be banned. Move to Afghanistan Kev.