JoshK Posted March 10, 2010 Posted March 10, 2010 Sounds like it's time to dynamite that hanging glacier back a few hundred feet, add some bolts on that rock and TR the WI6! I'll offer my services to film it from well out of danger's way. Quote
JBo6 Posted March 10, 2010 Posted March 10, 2010 Don't forget the nitro. Just got to wait for it to turn sunny to set it off. Quote
G-spotter Posted March 11, 2010 Posted March 11, 2010 add some bolts on that rock If you fell on a bolt on the Black Buttes wouldn't it pull the whole mountain down on top of you? Quote
Choada_Boy Posted March 11, 2010 Posted March 11, 2010 (edited) I think a pulled bolt up there just might result in a Toba-style mega eruption. Edited March 11, 2010 by Choada_Boy Quote
JBo6 Posted March 11, 2010 Posted March 11, 2010 http://www.alpinist.com/doc/web10w/newswire-assassin-spire-cascades Nice job guys. Quote
Marko Posted March 12, 2010 Posted March 12, 2010 Dudes, that is really, really cool! Nice frikkin' adventure! Quote
OffTheSteppe Posted March 12, 2010 Posted March 12, 2010 Wow, I'd have to say that is was a classic climb any way you look at it. FA, great photos, and what an awesome route. How did you guys protect yourselves on the decent? Quote
ClimbingPanther Posted March 12, 2010 Posted March 12, 2010 Sounds like it's time to dynamite that hanging glacier back a few hundred feet, add some bolts on that rock and TR the WI6! I'll offer my services to film it from well out of danger's way. it'll be gone soon enough Quote
DaveLeo Posted March 13, 2010 Posted March 13, 2010 (edited) Beautiful Ascent! Great pictures too! I'm glad to see that others were out enjoying the exceptional conditions that late Feb and early March offered. Well done guys! I hadn't checked the forum lately, but The Alpinist provided some good info that got me back on the web. Perhaps an article and some pics in #30 is in the works... Edited March 13, 2010 by DaveLeo Quote
nieveparasiempre Posted March 14, 2010 Posted March 14, 2010 awesome job guys! those photos have been distracting me from finals since you posted this. you should submit this to the AAJ. if you don't mind explaining to a PNW noob, why approach up the Middle fork of the Noonsack instead of the normal heliotrope trailhead? Quote
sobo Posted March 14, 2010 Posted March 14, 2010 Congratulations! What an amazing FA/FWA and collection of pictures! Nothing short of superbly astounding, gentlemen. Your names will surely be inscribed in the PNW's climbing lore with this ascent. ...I was in the Prowler that did the fly-by when you were summiting. I was doing a quick conditions check for a possible attempt later this month... I just love this part... our tax payer dollars going for a route scope. Priceless!!!1 That is tax money that I will gladly pay! You go, Trent! Quote
zeroforhire Posted March 15, 2010 Posted March 15, 2010 Congrats gents! Great TR and great motivation to get out there. Thanks. Quote
Tom_Sjolseth Posted March 16, 2010 Author Posted March 16, 2010 Nieve... The Warm Creek approach via the Middle Fork of the Nooksack appeared to be the most direct approach route to us. It worked out to be ~5 miles and 3200' gain to camp from the TH. I think it would have worked out to be about the same (in terms of time spent) if we started from the Heliotrope Ridge TH. Quote
Toast Posted February 9, 2015 Posted February 9, 2015 Just had to give props where props are due Quote
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