DirtyHarry Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 From the partner's forum ... I have the cat reserved this coming Sat. the 24th on Mt. Hood . A great way to save 2-1/2 hours of an uphill trudge saving your legs for where it counts! No, I will not guide you to the top but I will point you in the right direction if you wish. PM me for your seat. Slam us if you wish and we'll wave at you on our way by What a tosser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-spotter Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 I have the cat reserved The giant housecat? That doesn't look so lightweight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cj001f Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 Reservations at the top of palmer? Woot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaskadskyjKozak Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 Oooh 5200 feet of elevation gain... with a day pack... the horrors... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snugtop Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 I have the cat reserved The giant housecat? That doesn't look so lightweight. Not as dangerous as this kitty: Go Lewis, go!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archenemy Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 I have the cat reserved The giant housecat? That doesn't look so lightweight. This cat seats six. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZimZam Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 I have the cat reserved The giant housecat? That doesn't look so lightweight. This cat seats six. More like this cat eats six! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knotzen Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 I've done Hood overnight, carried an overnight pack straight up the boringest 3,000 feet elevation I've ever walked. One in our group opted to ride the ski lift. Others in our group derided him. One guy wouldn't even walk on the patio at the ski chalet where we stopped to have a food and water break, because it would compromise the alpine quality of the climb for him. (Um, .) We all drive as high up on the mountain as we can. Is there some ethical distinction between driving as high as we can, and using other mechanized means to take us higher? A true hard-person would start their trek at the base of the mountain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
layton Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 I'd take the snowcat anyday if it was free or cheap. the slog up the lifts is more boring than 2 hours on the stairmast w/o headphones. knotzen, your "ethical friend" sounds like a dipshit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underworld Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 A true hard-person would start their trek at the base of the mountain. ... sit start on the beach! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterMo Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 To each their own, I guess. I can't see the missing the hike up the Mile and the Palmer as missing very much. At some extremely subjective point it all gets very silly. How many people climb Rainier from Longmire or Waddington from Franklin Arm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-spotter Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 To each their own, I guess. I can't see the missing the hike up the Mile and the Palmer as missing very much. At some extremely subjective point it all gets very silly. How many people climb ...Waddington from Franklin Arm? Well no one, cause there is no Franklin Arm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterMo Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 Scuse me. My bad. Knight Inlet. There's an arm up there someplace, dammit. South Bentnick? Turnagain? My point remains. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra_Commander Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 If you avoid a free snowcat ride up the palmer you are retarded. But it usually puts you up there at like 2am. This puts you on top well before 5am. Retarded time to be skiing. If you don't have skis with you on hood you are retarded. Basically it is difficult to be on hood and not be retarded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmarch Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra_Commander Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 aaahhhhh...all of my posts were deleted from that original thread. Now I'm catching on. Mods you deleted some important safety information I posted! That man's life is on your hands now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-spotter Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 Scuse me. My bad. Knight Inlet. There's an arm up there someplace, dammit. South Bentnick? Turnagain? My point remains. Well, Phillips Arm and Frederick Arm, but neither of those are much good for Wadd. Unless you approach via the Whitemantle Range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-spotter Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 important safety information Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billcoe Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 For the same ethical reasons avoid treking in Nepal at all costs. You sleep in. Have someone cook you breakfast while you laze around like a rich man's cat. Walk for an hour or 2, with some poor skinny shoeless 80 lb Sherpa carrying your 80 lbs of gear. Have someone cook you lunch and attend to your needs and wants. Walk for another hour or 2. Have someone cook you dinner while you wait for the 80 lb porter to stagger up with your worldly possesions. The sum total dollar amount cost which is higher than said porter will make in his entire life. Drink after dinner beer, they will open them for you. Repeat as necessary. The extent of your involvement in all this is repeatedly reaching for your wallet, which understandably gets lighter and easier to handle as you gain elevation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archenemy Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 A true hard-person would start their trek at the base of the mountain. ... sit start on the beach! I begin by scuba diving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyHarry Posted June 22, 2006 Author Share Posted June 22, 2006 Don't you mean muff diving? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-spotter Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 BUMP. Won't be taking this cat anywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterMo Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 To each their own, I guess. I can't see the missing the hike up the Mile and the Palmer as missing very much. At some extremely subjective point it all gets very silly. How many people climb ...Waddington from Franklin Arm? Well no one, cause there is no Franklin Arm Bump I didn't think I'd dreamed it up... There is a Franklin (Franklyn) Arm in the Coast Mountains. It extends westerly from near the southern end of Chilko Lake and has been used as an approach to the Homathko area. Ref: CAJ 1975 Pp.40-42, AAJ 1958 Pp. 97-98 It would be a demented way to walk into Waddington though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dechristo Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 still, it must be done... because it's there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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