gapertimmy Posted June 14, 2002 Posted June 14, 2002 the sunny skies had been beckoning me to step out the back door all day long, so I finally submitted to the urge to scale the ominous peak that looms out the back door of my office. granted, i spent a good hour checking my gear before the climb, it was truly a rush to decide to go on a solo climb in such short notice. i can't truly call it a solo climb, becuase the little bitch sierra, and her fat friend chinook were the final two to make up the rope team. after consulting the topo and prior TR's on summitpost.com, we decided to assend the often overlooked line called "Old Skyliner". For those unfamiliar with this couloir, it is on the Northern face of the mountain, and is a sharp line that cuts throw a glade.... rather interesting how no trees grow on this Old Skyliner, we assumed that it is due to frequent avalanche activity... thus we determined it would be wise to wear our Avalungs, and have our beacons on for good measure. After a quick trip to the xTerra for the avalungs, and a final gear check, we set out for the climb. The initial approach to get to the base of old skyliner was a gentle slope. Sierra was at the back of the rope, chinook in the middle, and I was leading. We decided that the ridge was gentle enough to not place any pro. About 1/2 mile up, sierra began lagging behind and slowing down the team. Chinook and I had a team huddle and determined it was best for the expedition's sake to have sierra untie from the rope, and for chinook and I to carry on to Old Skyliner couloir. Once untied Sierra immediately turned her energy towards downing a pile of brown feces she had recently discovered, chinook and i plugged ahead and entered the couloir. Immediately, the pitch became steep enough to require protection. Chinook and I began a running belay about 1/4 up the coulior. Before long, we found ourselves at the top of the couliour. Sierra had amazingly decided to solo the line, and caught up to us just as we we're topping out. We both chewed her ass for putting her lives, and the expedition's safety at risk. But the topic of discussion quickly was redirected towards the descent ahead of us. We decided to ride an adjacent line called "tippy toe" back to the base. The ride was wonderful, and we arrived safely to the bottom... where we were greeted by a crowd of gapers standing outside their m-series SUV complete with WA plates. They we're asking for Beta, we passed along how great the corn freshies were, acted as hard as we could possibly be, and then returned to my office. Office seat to Office Seat 90 minutes. our ascent in red the line skied in my favorite colour all the other lines were from prior attempts on this rough peak. [ 06-14-2002, 01:25 PM: Message edited by: gapertimmy ] Quote
jkrueger Posted June 14, 2002 Posted June 14, 2002 [ 06-28-2002, 04:23 PM: Message edited by: jkrueger ] Quote
Poseur Posted June 14, 2002 Posted June 14, 2002 quote: Sierra immediately turned her energy towards downing a pile of brown feces she had recently discovered, I hate it when that happens! Is that some sort of "doggie diamox" or something? Quote
Alex Posted June 14, 2002 Posted June 14, 2002 quote: Originally posted by gapertimmy: We both chewed her ass better than her chewing yours I guess. Munch! Quote
gapertimmy Posted June 14, 2002 Author Posted June 14, 2002 my guess is the dogs chub mookie sticks to do their part at cleaning up the backcountry, i really don't know. munching ass, hmm, that wasn't lunch, lunch was turkey sandwhich, and one of those prepackaged rice krispy treats. *SNAP*CRACKLE*POP* RICE HOT DOGS Quote
allison Posted June 14, 2002 Posted June 14, 2002 OhMyGawd Timm@y.....did you know at the time that TippyToe is...a....black...diamond!!!Holy mackerel! Quote
Greg_W Posted June 14, 2002 Posted June 14, 2002 quote: Originally posted by allison: OhMyGawd Timm@y.....did you know at the time that TippyToe is...a....black...diamond!!!Holy mackerel! Yeah, but he had a topo and the cruxes were bolted body-length apart!! Greg Quote
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