christophbenells

bonus run!

is it possible to ski nisqually chute then cross the glaciers to the fuhrer finger bivy spot? or will i have to cross the glaciers lower on the mountain?

do you connect back to your harness like a kiwi coil?

^^^30m too short for glacier travel??? isnt that the standard lenghth for a 3 person team?

how about belaying on the skinny rope?

i do ski mountaineering and will only be climbing short pitches of ice/rock.

do you guys use a full length rope for trips that involve glacier approaches and steep snow climbs? use the rope to get maximum pitch length? or do you use 2 30m ropes in twin rope technique and do short pitches? is it wise to do a running belay on a single 30m glacier rope?

ive got three days to go ski mountaineering in the north cascades. where should i go? i will be solo and have minimal glacier experience. was thinking shuksan since i will already be up there for ski to sea but please give me some suggestions! never been up that way before... also looking for partners if anyone is interested

all good info fellas. once again that is a stout twist on the mount hood. congrats!

thats a cool corkscrew up around and down the mountain. how do you think the right gully would go as a ski descent/ from the ice step?

i dont agree with this much

i say do the camp corsa (or similar lightwieght mountaineering axe) in the 50 to 60 cm range. as a beginner you will probably find the added security of self belay type (plunging shaft into snow while gripping adze/pick) climbing will be nice. ski poles are good but are no replacement for an ice axe on hard snow at steeper angles. i would not trade in for an ice tool until you find you want to climb steeper stuff than the usual cascade volcano routes. also dont you think you'd want the ax for glacier travel on rainier/ baker?

i think shes been up there enough to not have to endure the slog from tilly jane

what about this one?

since im carrying the rope...ill make my buddy carry it

im really trying to fit all my gear into a 34l bag...i dont think ill have room for a shovel

thanks guys, i think fuhrer finger it is.

thats me http://www.turns-all-year.com/skiing_snowboarding/trip_reports/index.php?topic=24756.0

should we climb up the finger or is that too exposed to rockfall?

was just using muir as an example, was thinking yes, emmons or furer finger. we were thinking of caryying a glacier rope and and a 100 ft static rope. where does the finger drop down onto? there are no crevasses in the finger couiloir itself im guessing?

very strong ski skills, minimal glacier skills.

me and a couple of freinds are going to attempt a ski ascent/descent of rainier. we will have all the needed glacier gear. so it appears you have to a written permission from some superintendent to climb solo above 10,000 ft. do they mean solo as in not on a glacier rope team? or solo as 1 man group? whats the protocol with ski mountaineering? i know people ski down unroped, and ascend unroped. do i just need to have a group with me and not actually be on a glacier travel roped up team? if i ski down the mountain into camp muir by myself is a ranger gonna write me a ticket?

i made the sunshine route on saturday morn, freezing levels were high but the north side offered safe firm bootpacking. snowboarded down the south side (you can see our tracks in the photo) I lost my camp nanotech ice ax on the ride down somewhere above palmer but below crater rock. anyone find it up there?

i lost my new camp nanotech ax...man i'm bummed. its somewhere below crater rock on the south side... please hit me up if you find it!