dkemp Posted July 18, 2003 Share Posted July 18, 2003 So, my pals and I climb Mt Baker via Boulder Glacier. Crevasses, rockfall, a coupla' steepish parts, ropes, crampons, ice axes, helmets - all that. We get to the summit. Three guys arrive at same summit via North Ridge and they ask me to take their photo. No problem, says me, how about with Mt R in the background? Dude says, yeah, but not with these tourists in the picture (my team). Well, I let it go and I took their pic and I congratulated them on their summit but the comment seemed unkind. I mean, Boulder Glacier ain't the N.R. but it don't make us tourists , does it? Discuss. Or don't. Dox p.s. No, it doesn't keep me up at night. D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Attitude Posted July 18, 2003 Share Posted July 18, 2003 Truth hurts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshK Posted July 18, 2003 Share Posted July 18, 2003 You should have told him to fuck off. The NR of Baker ain't shit, and even if it was, it doesn't give him the right to look down on your team. If he thinks that makes him a badass climber, he's pretty sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregm Posted July 18, 2003 Share Posted July 18, 2003 i believe the nr baker is the classic think you're a hardman now route, kind of like the kautz. give the dudes their 15 minutes of self adulation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted July 18, 2003 Share Posted July 18, 2003 maybe just cause i see the N side all the time but don't way more parties do NR than do boulder? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshK Posted July 18, 2003 Share Posted July 18, 2003 Dru said: maybe just cause i see the N side all the time but don't way more parties do NR than do boulder? I would certainly think so. The NR gets done all the time, and gregm had it pegged, it's a classic "think you are a hardman" route. If my gaper ass can get up it in a day with skis on my back, it just ain't that hard, period. How was the boulder route, BTW? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkemp Posted July 18, 2003 Author Share Posted July 18, 2003 Boulder Gl. is great fun. Beautiful views of North Cascades, lots of cracks to puzzle through, a great group of friends... Bushwhacker Newsletter TR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sobo Posted July 18, 2003 Share Posted July 18, 2003 gregm said: i believe the nr baker is the classic think you're a hardman now route, kind of like the kautz. The Kautz a "hardman now route"? Come on now... are we talking Rainier for this one, yes? Those guys on Baker musta been real poseurs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronco Posted July 18, 2003 Share Posted July 18, 2003 Maybe he really was a hardcore hardman and only gracing the N. Ridge with his presence to train for something even more extreme like LIBERTY FRICKIN' RIDGE!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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skykilo Posted July 18, 2003 Share Posted July 18, 2003 He must have assumed you were tourists after making it up the Boulder Glacier, since no good climbers live in Washington. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PONCHO&LEFTY Posted July 18, 2003 Share Posted July 18, 2003 THAT IS STUPID! I like to climb, and I like to be a tourist. Climbers are not better than tourists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fence_Sitter Posted July 19, 2003 Share Posted July 19, 2003 boulder glacier kicks ass.... except for theswamp crossing! beautiful route... especially the icefall on the left once you get onto the glacier... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbirdseat Posted July 19, 2003 Share Posted July 19, 2003 I don't care what route you took to get to the top. That "tourist" comment was just plain rude. Boulder Glacier is a nice route and probably the least traveled, except for the Park. The swamp approach does suck, but the Deforest Service is planning on rerouting the trail. I expect the Boulder would see more traffic then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skykilo Posted July 19, 2003 Share Posted July 19, 2003 Yeah, I've never seen anyone else in several trips to the BP Cleaver, which makes the route worthwhile in and of itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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