ivan Posted July 11, 2005 Posted July 11, 2005 Climb: Dragontail-Serpentine Arete Date of Climb: 7/9/2005 Trip Report: climbing serp arete is coolest when you get the sharp end the whole way rain clouds granite = good i'd write more but i feel like a bilious, bibulous bastard at the moment - pix are better anyway dragontail in the rain colchuck at its best on friday bob on the pillar pitch summit cheese and granite-graced hands icebergs at ass-master pass mandatory enchantment area goat-picture (other mandatory goat-related pic already sent to old fraternity) besodden bivy before the big run out (gotta dig tennis-shoes on the descent off the back side of DT Gear Notes: .5-3 camelots & green alien handfullanutz 7 single n' 2 double slings (shoulda brought more of each) Approach Notes: mexican seafood moist, ponderous pencil-fucks littering the trail the whole way in Quote
UW_climber Posted July 11, 2005 Posted July 11, 2005 all you needed were tennis shoes off the backside? no crampons, what about ice axe? any snow on the route? Quote
ivan Posted July 11, 2005 Author Posted July 11, 2005 took an axe (very nice for the descent down aasgard too) - no cramps needed but expect to slip n' slide n' generally be pissed till hitting the flat snowfield over to the pass no snow barring the route up to the summit, but you could fill waterbottles at 2 places en route w/ snow if needed - it was quite cold y-day and i didn't even finish the liter i brought though. Quote
layton Posted July 11, 2005 Posted July 11, 2005 Nice to see ya up there dood! what's up with the face shield on the helmet? do some welding up there? Quote
ivan Posted July 11, 2005 Author Posted July 11, 2005 the shield's perm bolted to the helmet - put it in after getting stitches in me forehead while dt'ing this winter (the day before the life insurance folks showed up for the physical too! might explain why i was considered "not desirable"). nice to have when aiding or in blowing snow too... Quote
sparverius Posted July 18, 2005 Posted July 18, 2005 Nice trip report and pix Ivan. Could you get a good look at the N. Ridge of Stuart? We're headed up there soon, and are curious if there is any snow on the ridge. Quote
Alpinfox Posted July 18, 2005 Posted July 18, 2005 you can't see the NR of Stewie from dragontail. Quote
JoshK Posted July 18, 2005 Posted July 18, 2005 Nice job Eric! That is a great climb, I remember having a really good time on it despite freezing my ass off Quote
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