Stephen_Ramsey Posted August 28, 2003 Posted August 28, 2003 (edited) I'm wondering about conditions on the northwest face of the north ridge of Forbidden Peak. From a photo, it looked like the snow bridge over the bergschrund was looking pretty thin three weeks ago. Anyone been on the Forbidden Glacier or North Ridge lately and can comment on whether the snow bridge is still there? [Yeah yeah, I know I can just go up there and see for myself. But before carrying ice gear and rock gear and bivy gear over Sharkfin Col and rapping down to the Boston Glacier, I figured it only made sense to fish for a little bit of beta.] Edited August 28, 2003 by Stephen_Ramsey Quote
Sphinx Posted August 28, 2003 Posted August 28, 2003 I cannot respond as it might compromise our agents in the field. Access Forbidden. Quote
Stephen_Ramsey Posted August 29, 2003 Author Posted August 29, 2003 Bringing this up to the top once before I head off to the hills, risking spray and heckling in the hopes of a bit of recent beta.... Has anyone seen the NW face of the Forbidden N ridge recently? If so, is the snow bridge across the bergschrund still intact? Quote
j_b Posted August 29, 2003 Posted August 29, 2003 i don't have first hand info but there are several other worthy objectives on the north side (north ridge and nw face). moreover, the nw face of the north ridge is short and usually very straightforward (at most 45deg) and should not require too much extra gear that you would not usually carry for a trip across boston glacier. my $.02. Quote
scot'teryx Posted August 29, 2003 Posted August 29, 2003 Gonna try for the ERD once again this Monday, anyone else heading up there this weekend? Quote
Sphinx Posted August 29, 2003 Posted August 29, 2003 Steve, you don't have to answer to EVERY REPLY ON YOUR THREAD. Waste of bandwidth, that is. Quote
russ Posted August 29, 2003 Posted August 29, 2003 Sphinx said: Steve, you don't have to answer to EVERY REPLY ON YOUR THREAD. Waste of bandwidth, that is. Someone with 1230 posts lecturers about saving bandwidth Quote
Sphinx Posted August 29, 2003 Posted August 29, 2003 At least my posts aren't as dull has "Thanks ___ for the info. Cheers, Steve" repeated a million times. Quote
jja Posted September 2, 2003 Posted September 2, 2003 scot'teryx said: Gonna try for the ERD once again this Monday, anyone else heading up there this weekend? Scott, was that you behind us on erd on monday? did you turn back? Quote
scot'teryx Posted September 2, 2003 Posted September 2, 2003 That was us, and yes we did bail. We left the parking lot at 530am thinking we could do that route in a day. We lolly gagged too much. We bailed at the top of the 2nd gendarme (start of our 5th pitch?) since it was getting so late. Tons of booty up there for anyone who wants it! 16 hours car to car and no summit How was your climb? Quote
jja Posted September 2, 2003 Posted September 2, 2003 after doing the approach slabs, bullet proof ice, rotten gullies, and scree, it's too bad you didn't get to finish the route - it's really sweet. we were going fairly slow too and hit the summit at 4:10 and back at the car at 10pm. Quote
scot'teryx Posted September 2, 2003 Posted September 2, 2003 those gullies, scree, slabs, and sandy benches absolutely drained us that is the most exposed climbing I have ever done. it will be there next year for us Quote
IceIceBaby Posted September 2, 2003 Posted September 2, 2003 Yeah man, the climb was Candy beautiful just awesome However, my BIG FAT SLOW ASS slow JJA quite a bit (u a fricking animal JJA) But we made it…thanx JJ for putting up with my untrained east coast me. Quote
scot'teryx Posted September 3, 2003 Posted September 3, 2003 I got a half dozen or so images of you guys climbing if you want em. Send me an email and I send them your way Quote
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