Charlie Posted July 29, 2002 Posted July 29, 2002 Spent a rainy night out w/o a tent last night while attempting mt triumph. Hiked out in the rain this morning. (accuweather called for sun all weekend) any good stories? [ 07-28-2002, 11:38 PM: Message edited by: Charlie ] Quote
Rodchester Posted July 29, 2002 Posted July 29, 2002 Well this isn't a good stroy but it does seem to fit my luck lately: Wopper and I went to do Vesper Peak. Slept at trialhead in truck on Sat night. Woke up early Sunday (5:00 a.m.) and started the approach. Halfway to Headlee Pass it became pretty clear that it was going to be a wet and miserable day. It appeared to be one of those days where if you waited till noon it MIGHT burn off. So...we turned around. Went home. Took power nap. Judging from the weather in Seattle the rest of the day it was a good call. Not exciting at all... On the way down three guys passed us going up. Not sure if they drove on and got on the route. Quote
Stefan Posted July 29, 2002 Posted July 29, 2002 Here's one. I was with my daughter doing some hiking in NE and Central washington this weekend. Mid 70's the whole time. No clouds on Saturday. Mostly sunny on Sunday. It was a great weather weekend! Quote
Matt Posted July 29, 2002 Posted July 29, 2002 Saturday night I left a perfectly good party with a keg of Mirror Pond and old friends I hadn't seen in years to go climb Eldorado. Drove there Saturday night, got on the trail by 5:30 am and hiked until the rain and wind turned us around. I love the North Cascades! The only thing that made me feel better was the fact that I kept running into people who had it worse off then me. met two guys who left the parking lot at 1:30 am only to turn around. They looked really wet and cold when we saw them. Also ran into another cc.comer who go stuck in the boulder field on the approach in the dark and decided to find a place to bivy. In the middle of the night he woke up to RATS all over his gear! Did battle with rats all night. (Note to self-- never bivy in the boulder field on approach to Eldo). Quote
chris_w Posted July 29, 2002 Posted July 29, 2002 I got lucky this weekend with permits for the enchantments on Sat. morning. We headed in with light packs, tarp, pad, sleeping bag, food, climbing gear. The wind was gusting all night and woke up around 1am to watch the cloud layer roll in. Got a little worried. Woke up at 6am to do the west ridge or prussik. The whole time it was blowing with a light mist coming down. Wasn't that bad. Just not sure if the 10 mile approach was worth the 2 hours of climbing. We did have the ridge to ourselves. I was wondering the whole time if it would rain. The weather reports said it would be nice so we didn't take in rain gear. I should have know by now that the rain coat never leaves the pack. Quote
Cpt.Caveman Posted July 29, 2002 Posted July 29, 2002 So I assume you climbed Prusik W Ridge. You mention 2 hrs climbing. Did you ever consider climbing the next 3 peaks on the ridge? Probably should have. Good stuff like tunneling through peaks and prusiking to the summit etc. Some of those towers only see a handful of ascents each year I bet. Esp the monument. Quote
ryland_moore Posted July 29, 2002 Posted July 29, 2002 Got rained out of Cutthroat South Butt. Hiked up to the gully, and the rock was pretty wet. Bailed and headed over to Index, praying we could climb something. No chance. The Lizard was dripping wet! I hate looking at weather reports and seeing sun, only to be fooled. It wasn't like this was a localized system. It probably was raining in Squamish and the rain and clouds didn't let up South till Vancouver, WA. Once I crossed the Oregon border, it was bluebird skies! I thought I should have gone to Smith, but later found out that Highway 20 was closed near Sisters due to Forest Fires, so, I would have had hassles there too! There's always next weekend! Quote
sk Posted July 29, 2002 Posted July 29, 2002 went to smith... didn't see any road closure... it was smokey but we got in and out fine it was HOT, and we cooked. No smoke at smitth it was clear and beautiful. Quote
chris_w Posted July 29, 2002 Posted July 29, 2002 quote: Originally posted by Cpt.Caveman: So I assume you climbed Prusik W Ridge. You mention 2 hrs climbing. Did you ever consider climbing the next 3 peaks on the ridge? Probably should have. Good stuff like tunneling through peaks and prusiking to the summit etc. Some of those towers only see a handful of ascents each year I bet. Esp the monument. Didn't think about traversing the next couple of peaks. The weather wasn't looking too good to think about other climbs. Hopefuly the next time I hump into the enchantments I'll be good enough to do a real climb like the South face. Quote
erik Posted July 29, 2002 Posted July 29, 2002 chris what is not 'real' about climbing the w ridge of prussik??? granted the weather was not good and it soundslike you were dissapointed with the route, but man cannot you take anything else from that area....the natural beauty of it alone warrents many hikes back there with nothing but a water bottle and some snacks...... THINK POSITIVE! Quote
Cpt.Caveman Posted July 29, 2002 Posted July 29, 2002 Yeah go for it. Those other peaks are real good climbs themselves. Mountaineering skills needed. Let me know if you summit the monument without beta Plus the Boxtop is a nice piece of granite too. Quote
bobinc Posted July 29, 2002 Posted July 29, 2002 Boated the Wenatchee on Sunday; looked at the clouds rolling over the crest and wondered... Snow Creek Wall looked clear yesterday, though, and temps never got above perhaps 75 F so would have been fine up there. Quote
tomtom Posted July 29, 2002 Posted July 29, 2002 Climbed Concord Tower and Liberty Bell Saturday under sunny skies. Saw only two other rope teams on the two the whole day. Quote
chris_w Posted July 29, 2002 Posted July 29, 2002 quote: Originally posted by erik: chris what is not 'real' about climbing the w ridge of prussik??? granted the weather was not good and it soundslike you were dissapointed with the route, but man cannot you take anything else from that area....the natural beauty of it alone warrents many hikes back there with nothing but a water bottle and some snacks...... THINK POSITIVE! Don't get me wrong. I had an awesome time in the enchantments. I guess I didn't do enough research on the climb. I though there was more mid 5th class. I found 5.7 (crux) slab to be more like 5.5. The rest was 4th class except for the final 40 feet to the summit. A lot of the beauty was lost with the cloud layer at 7800 feet. The upper enchantments and most other peak where under the clouds. I think the enchantments are one of washingtons most beatiful places. Where else in washington can you go in July\Sept and still find half frozen lakes. Ok, maybe there are other areas, I just haven't been there yet. Quote
Cpt.Caveman Posted July 29, 2002 Posted July 29, 2002 What you needed was the nice jamcrack on the monument and some tunneling on the boxtop. You should have done more homework. Cuz even though the weather might have turned the other peaks back there are not exactly super committing. I think I threw my rope 20 times this year when trying to hit up the monument. ANother one of those peaks "Visited by more birds than climbers" [ 07-29-2002, 10:54 AM: Message edited by: Cpt.Caveman ] Quote
Climzalot Posted July 29, 2002 Posted July 29, 2002 Whoa. Sounds like we got lucky on Slesse this Saturday. A few clouds but mostly below us, no rain and very little wind to speak of. Nice route and great views above the clouds. cgentzel@aai.cc Quote
MountainMan Posted July 29, 2002 Posted July 29, 2002 http://www.cascadeclimbers.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=2;t=000426 last post on the page .. thats my rainy epic. Quote
lizard_brain Posted July 29, 2002 Posted July 29, 2002 Climbed Daniel yesterday. Hiked in Saturday with beautiful weather. Slogged up Lynch glacier in wind & rain yesterday. Visibility was pretty minimal, so it took us some extra time to find the scramble route down. The scramble was more interesting than the climb, IMHO. Quote
chelle Posted July 30, 2002 Posted July 30, 2002 Spent the weekend in Squamish. A few clouds and wind but nothing more than a few sprinkles yesterday afternoon. Enjoyed some great climbing on Calculus Crack. The top two pitches were perfect hands for me. And got some good climbing in in the bluffs and at Murrin park. Best part had fun with friends, drank good wine and beer, made a great halibut & wild rice spread for us out of the back of my truck. And remembered how much I like road trips. (It had been a month...) Quote
Cpt.Caveman Posted July 30, 2002 Posted July 30, 2002 Double thumbs up for Calculus Crack. I like it too. Wish it would get even more traffic so the dirt washes out next season on the 5.0 pitch More wine more whiskey. Quote
payaso Posted July 30, 2002 Posted July 30, 2002 Yeah, what a bullshit weather forecast for the weekend! It was supposed to mostly sunny with only minor morning clouds. What a load of crap. Spent 2 days in tent waiting for a crack in the sky to get up Baker. When the weather briefly broke got blasted by big winds up near the col. Oh well, they can't all be success stories I guess. Quote
Figger_Eight Posted July 30, 2002 Posted July 30, 2002 Went to Index on Sunday. Drank coffee. Went home. Quote
texplorer Posted July 30, 2002 Posted July 30, 2002 Went to Smith this weekend. Climbed in the heat, got hot, went home. Quote
plexus Posted July 30, 2002 Posted July 30, 2002 Bouldered at Mount Erie on Sunday and today. Not a drop fell from the sky either day. Gotta love the rain shadow of the San Juans . Quote
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