BlackSheep Posted June 3, 2007 Share Posted June 3, 2007 Thanks everyone for the beta. We had a good adventure! http://www.alaskamountainforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=2072 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSheep Posted June 3, 2007 Author Share Posted June 3, 2007 ps. there are two pairs of snowshoes stashed in some trees near tree line off of a tiny part of the dry summer trail in glacier basin. First come first served... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Flush_Amazing Posted June 3, 2007 Share Posted June 3, 2007 Are they YOUR snowshoes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dbconlin Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 wow. what a way to finish the climb. we had similar conditions last year, but somehow managed to make the steeper steps high on the route without the clusterf**k you mention. I guess all the teams that time had different timing. our descent went much smoother too. yours sounds like quite an adventure. and hape at 12,000' - that can't be too common. interesting. You mentioned the russians rapping the emmons crevasses...is that glacier in bad condition this year? last year it was a cruise down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSheep Posted June 4, 2007 Author Share Posted June 4, 2007 (edited) Are they YOUR snowshoes? yes they are ours. (at least they were ours), jeeze, relax. due to coming out Paradise, getting sick and having a plane to catch they became a trip expense. As far as the russians go, I think they were off route but it didnt stop them. At the Liberty cap ice they fixed a line, used ascenders, hauled packs etc... so the brute force method on the descent didnt suprise me. Unless we totally mis-understood them in the parking lot and they were only refering to raping into the cravasse to retrive the pack that fell. Edited June 4, 2007 by BlackSheep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pup_on_the_mountain Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 (edited) Those snowshoes might be the ones left by this party. Edited to add: Hmmm.. so there are several pairs of snowshoes up for grabs I suppose. Edited June 4, 2007 by pup_on_the_mountain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSheep Posted June 6, 2007 Author Share Posted June 6, 2007 Sorry for the mis-understanding I hate snowshoes anyway, good ridence to those things, I carry them alot and never really use them so hopefully someone else can actually get some use out of them cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScaredSilly Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Those snowshoes might be the ones left by this party. Opposite side of the hill. We traversed over that spot last year on our Mowich climb. Those shoes will be there for a long time as few parties do Mowich let alone come in from that side. It is too bad that the Carbon is still out as for routes on that side of the hill coming in from there is really a better alternative. The traverse around from the Emmons is not that bad either. Are conditions so sucky this year that the snow has not consolidated and snow shoes are really needed ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSheep Posted June 7, 2007 Author Share Posted June 7, 2007 Are conditions so sucky this year that the snow has not consolidated and snow shoes are really needed ? no, they were fine, we left our shoes in glacier basin having never used them, we didnt post hole at all getting to the base of the ridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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