obsydian Posted April 2, 2007 Posted April 2, 2007 Trip: I-90 Corridor - Quad Burner Date: 4/1/2007 Trip Report: We made it! Bill, Joel, and Dan completed the "Quad Burner" of 4 conditioner peaks in a day: Granite, Washington, Mailbox, & Mt. Si. 14,870' elevation gain and 31 miles RT, 15.5 hours from start to finish. Started 5:30am and finished 9:00pm. The weather was great, cold enough that we had snow flurries all day long so didn't get too wet. Total ascent times (hours:minutes): Bill - 7:08, Dan - 7:22, Joel - 7:26, for about 2,000' gain an hour while climbing. We started out 5:30am at Granite MT. trailhead, Jeff and Peter joined us for moral support on this peak. The snow was very hard and crusty, so crampons and ice axe came in handy, Bill was first to the top in 1:49, Dan 1:50, Joel 1:52. The snow was too hard and dangerous to glissade, so we tromped on back to the cars. 4,050' gain and 7 mile RT. Back at the cars Dan opened a can of Spaghetti Oh's, wow that cold can sure tasted good at 8:30 in the morning! Washington was a new route for Bill & Dan, we were originally going to shoot for Bandera but we didn't know where the winter route started so did Washington instead. Since Joel was the only one who knew the route we stuck together and all make the top in 2:00. 3,320' gain and 9 miles RT. Halfway done! Back at the cars Dan opened a can of vegetarian beans, and that cold can sure tasted good also, but would bode an ill wind for the rest of the day. Mailbox is mountain we know all too well, being our main training route. Bill took off while Joel and Dan huffed and puffed. Bill to the top at 1:52, Dan & Joel at 2:00. 4,200' gain and 7 miles RT. One more to go! We put on approach shoes and packed light in our camel packs and away we go. Some sun breaks and cheerful weather. We kept up with Bill for the first 3 miles but then had to let him go, stomach ache and just plain getting tired. Bill in at 1:27, Dan at 1:32, Joel 1:34. 3,300' gain (to the benches) and 8 miles RT. Took us longer to descend in the dark with headlamps then to climb! Back at the cars at 9:00, what a day! Quote
TrogdortheBurninator Posted April 2, 2007 Posted April 2, 2007 You hiked ith Billy Joel? Cool! What are you training for? Quote
Telemack Posted April 2, 2007 Posted April 2, 2007 Were Mitch Weber of Telemark Tips and Billy Joel actually twins separated at birth? Quote
LukeyT Posted April 3, 2007 Posted April 3, 2007 how much snow is there up in the denny creek area? Could you see Kaleetan Mnt. from the top of Granite? Hoping to get a hike in this saturday Quote
zoroastr Posted April 3, 2007 Posted April 3, 2007 Awesome! My hat is definitely lifted! Let me know when the next one's planned....that is, if you're not returning to Krypton right away.. Quote
setnei Posted April 3, 2007 Posted April 3, 2007 Wow. Nice work! Yeah - what are you training for? Quote
sirwoofalot Posted April 4, 2007 Posted April 4, 2007 Sirs, you are one set of sick puppies. Darn good on you. Now seriously, what are you training for? Quote
philfort Posted April 4, 2007 Posted April 4, 2007 Very impressive... I don't think I would be able to summon the mental effort to push through so much boring trail! Quote
obsydian Posted April 4, 2007 Author Posted April 4, 2007 We've been training just to pull this 4 bagger off, no other real objective other then to be in shape for the climbing season. Last year we did a trifecta (3 peaks) and wanted to see if we could do 4. I think I've reached my limit! Just wanted to do something to tell my grandkids about. Quote
catbirdseat Posted April 4, 2007 Posted April 4, 2007 You guys better be careful, or you'll get big legs, like Jens, and become a so suck rock climber. Your sends could drop into the low 5.12's and you'll come back lamenting this. What you did is amazing. I could no more do that than I could imagine climbing 5.13. Quote
worldbfree Posted April 10, 2007 Posted April 10, 2007 "Back at the cars Dan opened a can of Spaghetti Oh's, wow that cold can sure tasted good at 8:30 in the morning!" Quote
brian_m Posted April 10, 2007 Posted April 10, 2007 boy, all that hiking sure sounds like fun. makes me want to go climbing. Quote
obsydian Posted April 13, 2007 Author Posted April 13, 2007 Have gotten a lot of good feedback about this event, since it is kind of an extreme event, several folks believe we could make it a charity event, maybe raise some bucks for Mountain Rescue? Look for a charity event same time next year, Pro Mountain Sports will help sponsor. Quote
ZimZam Posted April 13, 2007 Posted April 13, 2007 Have gotten a lot of good feedback about this event, since it is kind of an extreme event, several folks believe we could make it a charity event, maybe raise some bucks for Mountain Rescue? Look for a charity event same time next year, Pro Mountain Sports will help sponsor. See what ya went and started! Quote
scottgg Posted March 22, 2008 Posted March 22, 2008 Have gotten a lot of good feedback about this event, since it is kind of an extreme event, several folks believe we could make it a charity event, maybe raise some bucks for Mountain Rescue? Look for a charity event same time next year, Pro Mountain Sports will help sponsor. So is this "extreme event" going to repeated this year for charity? Quote
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