nonanon Posted November 6, 2003 Posted November 6, 2003 The A-frame has a good supply of wood this year. And the new woodstove is sweet. The old stove is in the cook hut now, so that should make the old place a bit more bearable. I'll check on dates. (we should really go ski w/ TG) Quote
Alex Posted November 7, 2003 Posted November 7, 2003 JayB said: Nice Job. Now someone just needs to set up a spotting scope to observe the 46 separate parties that are sure to descend on that sucker like the mongol hordes this coming weekend. We didnt wait for the weekend, but gave it a try Tues night/Wed am. Left car at around 3am. Temps around -15C. Stumbled around the base of the Eliot in that fucking boulderfield for a while in the cold and dark. One partner was underdressed and the cold really got to him, so we turned the ship around and got back to the car as the sun came up. With the forecast turning on Tues, I am afraid I missed the gravy train yet again this year. Oh well. Don't underestimate this approach, these guys have been very modest in their down-play of the suck factor of those snow covered boulders or of how cold it was. x31A Quote
daniel_p_smith Posted November 7, 2003 Posted November 7, 2003 I was the one that turned around. I wore the exact same clothing system as I did in the Alaska Range last early May. I can't remember being that cold on a climb. Quote
ivan Posted November 7, 2003 Author Posted November 7, 2003 i believe i said "it f@cking sucked"...hardly downplaying. still not as long as for triple couliors. got a bit of frostnip on the tips of all of my right fingers (made picking me nose difficult for a few days)...didn't have that happen to me in alaska either Quote
Terminal_Gravity Posted November 7, 2003 Posted November 7, 2003 shredmaximus said: Yeah I finally got the feeling back in my fingertips yesterday. Kind of a relief. The weird thing was my hands weren't cold on the climb, it wasn't till I got back to the car that I realized I had a "bit of the nip". I wore thermals, Schoellar shirt, Schoellar Dynamic full jacket and a Golite Polarguard 3D jacket the entire climb and was still cold! That sounds brutal. How cold was it really? any clue?...I'm surprised your camera worked so well. Quote
ivan Posted November 7, 2003 Author Posted November 7, 2003 cold enough that i spent most of my time climbing idly dreaming about jumping into my hot tub at the first opportunity i've been know to be wrong about things , but i figure it was in the upper teens (F, of course) Quote
Terminal_Gravity Posted November 7, 2003 Posted November 7, 2003 Those idle dreams are funny...Rib Eye steaks, french fries, and beer are typical for me; when I dream of a big salad I know I've been out for too many days; when it's hot tubs I know it's cold and when it's sex I know the climbing has not been fullfilling. (Last time I was out with RBW & wdeitch I cound't wait to get home for sex in a hot tub) Quote
sketchfest Posted November 7, 2003 Posted November 7, 2003 shredmaximus said: I would take the battery out put it down my pants It was a royal pain in the @#$! Well duh! my guess is you should have kept it out of your pants and just tried a pocket instead. Quote
Terminal_Gravity Posted November 7, 2003 Posted November 7, 2003 sketchfest said: shredmaximus said: I would take the battery out put it down my pants It was a royal pain in the @#$! Well duh! my guess is you should have kept it out of your pants and just tried a pocket instead. I trust they weren't size D batteries that were a pain? Quote
sketchfest Posted November 7, 2003 Posted November 7, 2003 Terminal_Gravity said: sketchfest said: shredmaximus said: I would take the battery out put it down my pants It was a royal pain in the @#$! Well duh! my guess is you should have kept it out of your pants and just tried a pocket instead. I trust they weren't size D batteries that were a pain? I heard rumor that they might have been double D!...Ouch Quote
Terminal_Gravity Posted November 7, 2003 Posted November 7, 2003 The transgressions possible boggle the mind...This started out as a really nice TR with spectacular photos. After a brief diversion toward a CC fest at Cloud Cap it has turned into something approximating an old Eddie Murphy song. Quote
sketchfest Posted November 7, 2003 Posted November 7, 2003 I'm only trying to divert attention away from myself because they went out and did something, while I stayed home with my "honey-do" list. Don't hate me cause I suck! Quote
iain Posted November 7, 2003 Posted November 7, 2003 Heh, I just realized my right thumb is still pretty numb. I though it was just calloused from the gym and smith, etc. but shred's comments make me think otherwise. I didn't even think my hands were getting that cold. hope this goes away. Quote
skykilo Posted November 7, 2003 Posted November 7, 2003 (edited) It could take a while, but as long as it doesn't discolor and then turn black, don't worry. Hell, even if it does discolor and turn black, don't worry. Don't worry until it falls off, and then it's not worth worrying any more. I didn't realize my situation until I got down the mountain and took my gloves off. It can just kinda sneak up on you like that. I'll bet someone already got it, but... frosty Edited November 7, 2003 by skykilo Quote
iain Posted November 7, 2003 Posted November 7, 2003 that's some scary stuff when you get that wooden feeling in your fingers. wow nice picture don't think I'm that bad off. Did you recover from that??? Quote
skykilo Posted November 7, 2003 Posted November 7, 2003 All my fingers are back to normal. The worst one is some fraction of a mm shorter, and they get cold really easy. Other than that, no problems. You're all so jealous of my cool pictures and free meals (insurance) from a night in the hospital now. Quote
cracked Posted November 7, 2003 Posted November 7, 2003 But having fingers that get cold really easy sucks, no? Quote
iain Posted November 7, 2003 Posted November 7, 2003 I can definitely say my hands are much more sensitive to cold after freezing them so many times. I have to conciously shake them throughout the day. It's particularly bad when skinning up stuff, since my hands are above my heart I guess Quote
Fejas Posted November 7, 2003 Posted November 7, 2003 As long as mine are dry i'm good... well down to about 0 degrees or so.... Quote
rbw1966 Posted November 10, 2003 Posted November 10, 2003 I wore lightweight polypro long johns (shirt and pants), with mammut schoeller pants, BD schoeller shirt and my golite parka. Only time I really got cold was standing around. I seem to recall the temps were right around 10 degrees at its coldest. Quote
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