blurpy Posted May 7, 2007 Share Posted May 7, 2007 During a pathetic, failed Sunday morning attempt on Hood, we found some crampons just below Silcox. We picked them up around 2.15am thinking that someone up higher would be missing them soon and we might save them a step or two. We met three groups descending from the maelstrom, all cold, wet and irritated, but none had lost their crampons. One fellow mentioned that he'd seen the crampons fall off the pack of a descending climber (he didn't say why he didn't help out). The clouds and 50mph gusts convinced us to dig in around 3.45am at 9000'. We waited an hour or so, as conditions appeared to be improving, but it only got worse and we realized for certain that we'd been denied. We did get a glimpse of the summit in moonlight as we dug in, but that was all the mountain gave us. The crampons are at Lost and Found in the Day Lodge. We found an iceaxe on the trail at about 8000' as we descended, but we left it since we figured its owner would be descending soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letsroll Posted May 7, 2007 Share Posted May 7, 2007 who needs to go to the store to buy gear. Just head up hood...lol. Nice of you to place those in lost and found. Sorry to hear about the weather. I never left the parking lot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frikadeller Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 One fellow mentioned that he'd seen the crampons fall off the pack of a descending climber (he didn't say why he didn't help out). Probably too tired, wet and cold to give a shit... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blurpy Posted May 10, 2007 Author Share Posted May 10, 2007 ahhh, I see, so that was you ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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