as a emt i would rather leave my trauma bag in the truck and carry my radio or a cell phone so i could call for help rather than ending up cutting off body parts to free myself. all the training and supplies wont do shit if you cant get out in a short amount of time.
I was in the index cafe today and overheard a lady trying to sell what she described as a hundred pound bag of climbing gear that she found hanging in a tree,i asume it was found in the area since shes is a local. the girl that was with her said it looked like a thousand dollars worth of gearbut i never got a chance to see it. so if anyone out there lost their stuff i would talk to some of the local climbin'folk because she's trying to sell it all! wich is bullshit if ya ask me......bob
If your going to hike all the way up to muir , why not continue on up to the top? If you feel the need to acclimatize on adams just climb 1/2 way up , bivy,rest ,carry on to the summit . After all its only 12,000 ft.
i got coyotes howling in my backyard almost every night up here on stevens pass. they come around at night searching for housecats and small dogs. nasty little bastards!!
I am going to be practicing rescue tactics real soon in the upper skykomish valley if our local ice caves are still intact. Have to check conditions and get back to ya.e-mail me at HighFlounder@hotmail.com
I wouldnt leave home without my geronimo`s! With their straight shafts they make axcellent steep alpine climbing tools that will hold up to alot of abuse. "totaly bomber".
We hiked up to the base of the north side to climb some mixed stuff but the warm temps were causing alot of ice to fall from high above.High avy danger kept us from the northeast gully and with all the recent snowfall weve been getting up here it looks like it will be a while before we get back on it.I will post the conditions as soon as they shape up. Bob
I dont think that having help hauling gear up to base camp is unethical, but once the real climbing began thats another story. Theres no glory in being drug up to the summit by someone else.