MtnHigh Posted February 11, 2003 Share Posted February 11, 2003 Ivan and I thought that climbing Leutholds in the dark on Thursday night was a great idea. The slope we climbed seemed too steep for Leutholds, but we continued anyway. I topped out on a narrow ridge at 10,400ft. The opposite side of the ridge fell away steeply into an unknown abyss. Short towers guarded the ridgeline on both sides. It is 1am, only the light of the stars to guide our way and we have no idea where we are. What a mess. Ivan donated a glove and an ATC to the mountain god during the 10+ lowers on the descent down rock hard neve to the Reid Gl.. Back at Timberline we were scratching our heads, where the hell did we end up??? Early Sunday morning, Ivan, Shredmaximus and I headed back to Hood;s west side to take a crack at the Reid HW. I was seeking redemption for the screw up the other night. Shortly after cutting up from the Reid Gl. we happened upon the glove Ivan dropped two days before. Hood was returning one of our sacrifices from Thursday night. Checking Oregon High just before entering the first gulley. We did not want to get off course again. Ivan on the airy traverse at 9600ft. I-Rock in the background. Solid neve at 9800ft. An incredible section of ice at 10,700ft Ivan practicing for future magazine photo ops. The west summit rim. Running like a horse for the barn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jja Posted February 11, 2003 Share Posted February 11, 2003 took me a second to figure out why these pics look so great ... climbing under that bright blue sky must of been the bomb !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iain Posted February 11, 2003 Share Posted February 11, 2003 It's amazing how many people have been missing the turn for Leuthold's these days and wind up in the gulleys on Reid. I always aim for that big chunk of rock that sits right in front of Yocum. Reid HW is only about a billion times better than Leuthold anyway. Nice photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b-rock Posted February 11, 2003 Share Posted February 11, 2003 Nice pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted February 11, 2003 Share Posted February 11, 2003 much props to the photo-meister, shredmaximus...if it was up to my lazy ass all i'd ever have to show for my climbs would be memories...i am definetly happy to have turned too early for luets, as both experiences on the reid wall were great fun. nice write-up, pete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sketchfest Posted February 11, 2003 Share Posted February 11, 2003 Glad you guy's had success, pics are awesome once again. Where any of the steps funguy and I kicked in still there up and into the first coulior? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg_W Posted February 11, 2003 Share Posted February 11, 2003 Beautiful pictures, guys. Good job. Makes me want to climb a glacier or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkrueger Posted February 11, 2003 Share Posted February 11, 2003 If you lose your gear, and then find it later, is it still considered booty? Nice job; cool pics; beautiful day. Ivan is so tall he makes that mountain seem relatively small! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billygoat Posted February 11, 2003 Share Posted February 11, 2003 Beautiful pictues guys! I'd been spraying so much I almost forgot this is a climbing site Thanks for getting my head out of the clouds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crackman Posted February 12, 2003 Share Posted February 12, 2003 Well done guys!!! I can't believe you found that glove. Here's to you and the Reid HW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshK Posted February 12, 2003 Share Posted February 12, 2003 Nice climb guys. The pics turned out great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texplorer Posted February 14, 2003 Share Posted February 14, 2003 Blah blah blah, why can't you guys be like the rest of us and just watch some golf on TV on weekends or something. Nice work gents, GREAT PICS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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