jordop Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 Trip: Vayooooo - Date: 8/23/2007 Trip Report: I hate writing TRs, so here's some photos and notes. NW ridge is cool, but pretty easy. Killer campsite, but shame about the 5hr drive and 3 hr bushwack. Jamie Creek Valley: skiing anyone? Killer camp: Peak from below: GS and NG on ridge ahead of us: PB topping out: OMG the exposure!!!!! Views to previous adventures in the Tchaikazan: Regarding the approach. There have been previous suggestions from some to sidehill high above the valley, but there is a tonne of blowdown. Valley floor is bushy/swampy in spots, but overall it's a better choice to stay low all the way to the outlet stream and then head up. Or if you want a really good way to hike out, you could do this: We took a 8mil and a small rack, but never used anything. Didn't see much 5th, but lots of cool 4th. The rap off the gendarme is all of 8m and can be bypassed on the right. There's some steepish snow to get up to access the ridge and I've heard that in years past this can be hard ice. Take some hobnails. Nice place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlpineK Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 That looks like a cool spot. Skiing in the winter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordop Posted August 27, 2007 Author Share Posted August 27, 2007 Yeah somebody needs to put a hut in there!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-spotter Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 Or a conveyor belt through the blowdowns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulB Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 Jamie Creek Valley: skiing anyone? For anyone who might be wondering, that's the Surfusion Glacier at the head of the valley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbrowne Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 Thanks for the TR! How were the bugs this year? Went a couple of years ago and the blighters got my whole face so that it swelled up to size of a football. Had to crawl on my hands and knees to get out and spent next 2 weeks wearing shades so as not to frighten people at work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peas Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 I had a similar experience at Vayu a couple years ago. We literally only went a couple hundred meters before turning back. I thought my partner was going to go crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordop Posted August 30, 2007 Author Share Posted August 30, 2007 Bugs weren't that bad and maybe they are a bit quieter this year? . . . maybe deeper snowpack, relatively cool summer temps? . . . there have also been some pretty low feezes overnight lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hubris Posted August 31, 2007 Share Posted August 31, 2007 Jamie Creek Valley: skiing anyone? For anyone who might be wondering, that's the Surfusion Glacier at the head of the valley. This is a nice valley. No wonder we never pushed that road up though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pink Posted August 31, 2007 Share Posted August 31, 2007 sa weet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponzini Posted August 31, 2007 Share Posted August 31, 2007 Wicked new avatar, Jordon! (Smokey!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordop Posted August 31, 2007 Author Share Posted August 31, 2007 -"You cheeseburger walrus!" -"Mr Lahey, they're juxtaposing weird animal names with greasy food products again!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeLau Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 We managed to get a truck up to 1300m up that road in late May. Insane snowpack this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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