jordansahls Posted July 1, 2011 Posted July 1, 2011 Trip: Colchuck ski - The night shift Date: 6/29/2011 Trip Report: Brian (BCross) and I decided to get a climb and ski in Tuesday night. We settled on Colchuck. We left the car at 12:30am and made it to the summit around 4:40am, just in time to watch a killer sunrise. It was a bit of a trip leaving work, climbing, and driving back to work the next day without any sleep. When all was said and done we did the climb C2C in 7.5 hrs, not bad. Night climbs are awesome! I plan to get a few more in before the summer is over. Pics! (courtesy of Brian) Climbing up the Col with the sun just starting to rise at 3:30am Yar she blows! On the top Stuart in all its glory! Sea of clouds Starting down The lake Gear Notes: skis, headlamps Approach Notes: Stuart lake trailhead -Snow starts at Colchuck lake but is melting out fast. Quote
Sol Posted July 1, 2011 Posted July 1, 2011 I was a bit surprised to see you guys heading down so early in the morning when we were psyched to get an early enough start. Nice job on the Dawn Patrol, to bad you needed some sun to corn that ice up. Quote
jordansahls Posted July 1, 2011 Author Posted July 1, 2011 Ha. Actually, I think it's easier to climb with no sleep than to try and get a few measly hours in before starting. Nothing sucks more than trying to wake up while hitting the trail. Did you guys end up climbing CBR? Quote
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