[TR] The Beer Fairy- 6/26/2005

[Gary_Yngve]

Climb: The Beer Fairy-

 

Date of Climb: 6/26/2005

 

Trip Report:

Sunday morning and we were hustling up the Snow Lake Trail. My pack elicited a few smirks, and when they read the sign on the back, a few giggles.

 

But finally, I had my first customer. He was expecting a six-pack of Coors. He was certainly flabbergasted to see a 6-pack of Deschutes, a 6-pack of Big Sky, and a 6-pack of Elk Rock, all chilled on ice. We took a picture, and then he got his camera out and asked for a picture too.

 

We had more customers at Gem Lake and Melakawa Lake, all similarly excited to run into the Beer Fairy and his choice inventory.

 

near Snow Lake

 

 

Gem Lake

 

 

Melakawa Lake

 

 

 

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Signs used:

 

ICE COLD BEER

$1 / km from trailhead

21 AND OVER ONLY

 

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A BEER

FOR A

KISS

 

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Abercrombie

Wilderness

Organ Transplant

Team

 

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Earnings:

$1.81, no kisses, no kidneys

 

But it was a lot of fun. We brightened a lot of people's days and had some good conversations with them. Ice-cold beer was the last thing they expected to bump into back there. And I suppose it was good weight training.

 

Gear Notes:

Had only two brews leftover, but the full bag (7lb) of ice was way excessive.

 

Approach Notes:

The slopes of Chair Lake were completely melted out. Drunken scree-surfing was probably easier than sober scree-surfing.

[Chaps]

All I can do is applaude you ability to focus. I don't think I would have made it past the trailhead before I started to "get high off my own supply", and that would have been it.

 

I certainly hope you didn't wear little wings and announce that you were a fairy, thought that might explain the lack of kisses recieved.

 

In all though, it sounds like you had fun, and at least that is one less person that I need to convince on this board that having fun is really were its at. Well done Mr. Yngve.

[ania]

Goodness, Gary. Last week was our picnic on the Tooth. This week you're distributing beer among hikers. Is there a trend here? Have you moved on from the days of minimalist bivies on Stuart to regular luxury outings?

 

And more importantly, with your new mountaineering style, might I finally stand a chance at getting you to carry most of the gear next time we go climbing? So far my suggestions that I carry an itty bitty daypack and my partner carry the bulk of the gear has met with only laughter from my climbing partners.

[slothrop]

Soon, Gary will be lugging a hibachi and full bar.

[artschool]

Was this some sort of penance for "insulting" the mazamas on Shucksan back in May?

[Gary_Yngve]

No, it was just a spur-of-the-moment idea that I got Sat night, though I suppose I do owe the Mazamas a summit treat.

[chucK]

Very sneaky! You know they won't reach the summit.

[catbirdseat]

I read a story somewhere about someone who tried to sell beer to tourists in Yosemite and then having to avoid the rangers who wanted to bust them for it.

[Gary_Yngve]

I bet they mistakenly boasted about it online, and then some loser kept on drudging it up.

[Off_White]

ooooh, Fairweather's gonna git you boy!

[Fairweather]

Huh?

[To_The_Top]

Awesome!

[sobo]

Gary,

 

You, ania and your friends have just waaaaaaaay too much style for the likes of this board. I applaud your sense of humor, gusto, and taste. While I've packed beers on longer outings, it's never been in bottles (Brilliant!) and certainly never on ice (reminds me of the scene in Eiger Sanction...)!

 

I'd like to run into you again sometime, on a trail, while you're flitting about distributing frosty malted beverages and other such tasty comestibles. Cheers!

[Kevin_Matlock]

Uh, yeah... The Eiger Sanction

 

Clint... why???????