HansLund Posted June 18, 2008 Posted June 18, 2008 (edited) Attempted DC route Tuesday morning, left Camp Muir 12:30am. Route seemed in good condition and everything went smoothly until about 12500ft. Several parties came back with reports of getting to about 13500ft where strong winds turned them back. We made the same desision at about 13500ft. Tuff to do with a strong party and on a sunny day, zero clouds above the lower cloud cover (guessing around 8000ft or so). Would be nice to hear fedback from other parties on that route Tueday morning, with their estimate of conditions, if they pushed successfully to the summit, did the winds die down later (we were considering waiting it out a little),etc. Trying to learn as much as possible from a fantastic day on the mountain. Lastly, is there information online on parties attempting on a given day etc. - any links appreciated. Thanks! Edited June 18, 2008 by HansLund Quote
mr.radon Posted June 18, 2008 Posted June 18, 2008 Yeah, how about that Hans...try #3? Still no summit... Lets hook up and nail this one for you after my big day. Quote
Bug Posted June 18, 2008 Posted June 18, 2008 What can you tellme about snow conditions? Soft, hard, alternating, where? Where you postholing? How deep? etc. Quote
HansLund Posted June 18, 2008 Author Posted June 18, 2008 Radon Dude, your memory sucks - a one day successful summit attempt in 1990, then I met you and it was all downhill from there - punt intended ) Bug, without a lot of experience, I found the route "easy" and the conditions great - other than the windy conditions up high. Only postholing was from the parking lot to Muir, I would recommend poles but snow shoes are not necesssary. Cheers, Hans Quote
AOC Posted June 18, 2008 Posted June 18, 2008 Hans, we were the first party on the route that morning. We turned around at sunrise. It was bitterly cold and blowing hard at 13K. You made the right decision. Bug - the boot track is well established. No problems whatsoever to our high point. Quote
Bug Posted June 18, 2008 Posted June 18, 2008 Thanks AOC. I'll be up there next Sat with my 12 yr old daughter and party. Quote
RuMR Posted June 21, 2008 Posted June 21, 2008 (edited) shouldn't you be working on those I495 bridges instead of posting on this time sinkhole??? WTF...i'm sitting here... Edited June 21, 2008 by RuMR Quote
WageSlave Posted June 21, 2008 Posted June 21, 2008 Hans, I was in the group of two (one guy, one girl) in bright orange puffy jackets. I ran into two IMG parties and a handful of other climbers coming down. They all complained of high winds, but we decided to keep climbing until we got sketched out. Ended up standing on top. The wind wasn't that bad, but there were still gusts around 30 mph and a lot of spindrift. No real fear of getting blown off, just a lot of misery. The cramponing was perfect. The snow was in amazing condition going up and a big sloppy coming down, especially on the Cleaver proper. We were on top at 9:10 am and headed down quick like. Sorry to hear you didn't get up on top of there. Quote
RuMR Posted June 24, 2008 Posted June 24, 2008 hey Hans, maybe you could put mud flaps and knobbies on that $8k bike and ride up to the summit? :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: Quote
mr.radon Posted June 24, 2008 Posted June 24, 2008 Hans, I thought you said the conditions were bad? You made it sound like you were going to get blown off the side of the Mt.; 30mph gusts? Weak... Lets to it this summer. Willing to rope gun/short roep you to the summit if I have to. I added hard points to my Ti rods so you can quickly clip in when the wind picks up again :-) Being bolted to a lead weight like me should hold you down. Quote
RuMR Posted June 24, 2008 Posted June 24, 2008 he just said he's not talking to you anymore for three months... Quote
xman Posted June 30, 2008 Posted June 30, 2008 I summited the following morning around 8:30 with an AAI group, and the conditions were perfect. A litttle windy going up, but once we started our descent, it got calm and hot..... I was happy for the summit, as it was my second attempt. Quote
Hot_blooded_300 Posted July 1, 2008 Posted July 1, 2008 Is anyone headed up for the 4th of July weekend? Quote
canyondweller Posted July 1, 2008 Posted July 1, 2008 The mountain is closed for cleaning and glacial retrofit, over the 4th. Quote
Hot_blooded_300 Posted July 1, 2008 Posted July 1, 2008 Any web pages regarding this information? Quote
Hot_blooded_300 Posted July 1, 2008 Posted July 1, 2008 Oh Yeah! Climbing Rainier, going to be great!! Quote
Bigtree Posted July 2, 2008 Posted July 2, 2008 HansLund, I was leading a small group early that morning and turned around atop the DC (~ 12 500') at about 4:30 - 5:00 due to high winds and a rockfall (~ 12 000' from just above the boot trail) which cracked one of our team on the kneecap. There was a large cluster of folks huddled at around 13 500' or so apparently trying to figure out which way to go given the wind. We thought it was the right call for us to abort under the circumstances; particularly given the forecast at the time which suggested that the winds were part of the leading edge of a small front that was sweeping in. By the time we got back to Muir the winds had clearly abated, but we had no regrets - the mountain isn't going anywhere and we had a great time. Quote
canyondweller Posted July 2, 2008 Posted July 2, 2008 (edited) Any web pages regarding this information? Check here: blondeclimber.org Edited July 2, 2008 by canyondweller Quote
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