mvs Posted June 11, 2004 Posted June 11, 2004 Anybody been on Backbone or Serpentine yet? Thinking of heading in there tomorrow, should I worry about frozen fingers? thx! Quote
lost_arrow Posted June 11, 2004 Posted June 11, 2004 i was just about to post the same question - dont be shy with the replies Quote
Dru Posted June 11, 2004 Posted June 11, 2004 oh yeah, dont even trust that pm set up - send beta by email so there is no chance anyone on the site, even moderators, will intercept your secret beta Quote
cman Posted June 11, 2004 Posted June 11, 2004 I did backbone last year mid-summer when it was about 90 in leavy. It was cool temps the whole time and we got no sun, perfect really. Â this weekend looks to be cold. I am guessing the conditions will be very cold and windy. Quote
mvs Posted June 11, 2004 Author Posted June 11, 2004 Hey Dan I got nuthin' from ye, unless you sent the latest penile enlargement mail. Which would be wierd. Quote
Szyjakowski Posted June 20, 2004 Posted June 20, 2004 Dragontail rock is dry super nice and great to climb right now....go get some! Â Serpentine arete: BP and I left seattle at 9ish. got to S/C Lake parking lot at 1230. colchuck lake 5635' 1402, BaseCamp 5740' 1503, Abcamp 6800' 1542, camp1 on Serpentine route 6920' 1603, camp 2 7885' 1713, top of dragontail (my first time) 8830' 1839, Assgard Pass 7760' 1906, Colchuck Lake 5675' 1920, trailhead 2017 and 38seconds. Lounging at the lake and elsewhere on route approx 1.75 hrs. Â Pics to follow via BP; all rock climbing and hiking done sans rope. Â gear: shoes, chalkbag, harness, small rack, brandnew 30m rope, water, 2cliffbars, spicy peanuts, two packs, camera, jackets, hats, sunglasses, firstaid kit, bp's flipflops, trailshoes and a lots of slings. Â BP and I noted that next time all we need is: shoes, chalkbag, water, small pack, 4 cliffbars, "2" cameras, trailshoes, swimsuits, and beer stashed in the lake. Â killer bluedome to partly cloudy weather. Quote
mvs Posted June 21, 2004 Author Posted June 21, 2004 Wow, you turned it into a nice hike. We climbed Serpentine last Saturday and had lots of steep cramponing, then a snowstorm on the middle pitches. We used a rope and took 15 hours car to car which I thought was pretty respectable until reading that! Quote
Bug Posted June 21, 2004 Posted June 21, 2004 Thanks a lot Szyjakowski. First thing in the morning I read your TR and get the visual of you in a swimsuit. Excuse me while I take out my garbage. It's full of breakfast. Quote
bobbyperu Posted June 21, 2004 Posted June 21, 2004   Serpentine arete: BP and I left seattle at 9ish. got to S/C Lake parking lot at 1230. colchuck lake 5635' 1402, BaseCamp 5740' 1503, Abcamp 6800' 1542, camp1 on Serpentine route 6920' 1603, camp 2 7885' 1713, top of dragontail (my first time) 8830' 1839, Assgard Pass 7760' 1906, Colchuck Lake 5675' 1920, trailhead 2017 and 38seconds. Lounging at the lake and elsewhere on route approx 1.75 hrs.  so all that buisness you were doing with your watch the whole time was these split times...tech dood  well, after doing this route with and without (i should say with but not using ) ropes and pro, the latter is alot nicer. no need to stop at unnatural locations, no dragging the rope thru loose rock, instead playing "hot lava", and stepping only on the solid stone, makes it flow alot better imo, keeping the weight off your back would make the outing as awhole alot less taxing, and give you more time/energy to go and solo the w.ridge of prusik before headin' back to the car at any rate it was a nice day to be in the mountains Quote
Szyjakowski Posted June 22, 2004 Posted June 22, 2004 (edited) we want pics...are they in the gallery? yeppers...so, where is those money shots of the entire mt. mr shortcut???? huh, come on i want them. and the sunglass pic. Edited June 22, 2004 by Szyjakowski Quote
Collin Posted June 22, 2004 Posted June 22, 2004 http://community.webshots.com/scripts/editPhotos.fcgi?action=showMyPhoto&albumID=155216118&photoID=155218610&security=JihsMx Quote
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