tvashtarkatena Posted January 16, 2012 Posted January 16, 2012 (edited) Trip: Snowpocalypse 2012!!!!!! - Lookout Mountain Snowplow Date: 1/15/2012 Trip Report: 4500 vertical, 20 degrees, 3 feet of new, 8 men, probably less than one fully functioning brain between 'em. Lookout Mountain Pics Somewhat robust conditions on Saturday. Chose to avoid the avi terrain on the way up by short cutting the trail via a ridgeline. Sunday was an absolute stunner. Gear Notes: Skis (next time) Approach Notes: Dogged army of trogs Edited January 16, 2012 by tvashtarkatena Quote
Tyson.g Posted January 16, 2012 Posted January 16, 2012 My Contribution in terms of photos - Lookout Mountain - Flickr Quote
ivan Posted January 16, 2012 Posted January 16, 2012 rollicking redneck time, hooooly shit batman! - brawling in the bar-room 60 feet above the deck, boys booting over the railing before dawn, olympic turd tossing off the cliffs - snow so fine and deep a snorkel not a bad addition at the seattle train-station at 0643 perhaps the finest bit of the whole trip - fresh off a talk on the tragic lack of down-jackets amongst the downtrodden who flock about the station-house rather like wharf-rats on a half-sunk hulk, we imagined a charity to right that wrong: "puffies for panhandlers" 20 minutes later i'm laying about the cushy chairs, putting out the vibe, when things go south out on the street - a homeless gentleman awakes next to his new squeeze, who he shakes up and attempts to commence amorous activities with - she has no need of his essence though, and roundly tells him to fuck off - nursing an unknown hangover however, our primed protagonist does not hear her - a few seconds later she produces pepper spray and fills his face from a foot away - as a hundred god-fearing would-be train-travelers look on in an array of horror and delight, she stalks off into the predawn madness of ice and cold and he, screaming, slouches towards the bathroom to spend the next half hour vomiting pepper-chunks rather like a firehose - almost made the train being an hour late worthwhile Quote
OlympicMtnBoy Posted January 16, 2012 Posted January 16, 2012 Wait. You mean you went there without skis?? Quote
tvashtarkatena Posted January 16, 2012 Author Posted January 16, 2012 I've already been punished. I pair of skis out of eight doth not make a fun trail breaking experience make...and that shit was a WALLOW. Nice, Tyson. I gots no decent people or inside shots. The B&W panorama's sum Denali shit, boyo. Quote
ivan Posted January 16, 2012 Posted January 16, 2012 I gots no decent people or inside shots. The B&W panorama's sum Denali shit, boyo. you were too busy trying to make a #3 Quote
tvashtarkatena Posted January 16, 2012 Author Posted January 16, 2012 Safe to say i was outshown in that dept. Quote
benmurphy Posted January 16, 2012 Posted January 16, 2012 i could comprehend something going on in that bed full of men, whilst passed out on the table... fuck yeah boys, good times! helluva bar they got up there on that mountain... Quote
Riley81 Posted January 16, 2012 Posted January 16, 2012 It was a great trip by far. Nothing beats hiking 5 miles and 4500 feet in North Cascades winter storm when you get a "Comfy" cabin in the end. We all slept good that night. Well all of us that didn't get a #3. Quote
tvashtarkatena Posted January 16, 2012 Author Posted January 16, 2012 The Bhammers are impressive for their sheer liquid payload capacity. A sixer + 4 big beers...and that was just one guy's complement. We clocked the last 500' of gain at more than 2 hours of pure knee punching. Yeah...not an easy trek for the heavily burdened... Quote
JasonG Posted January 17, 2012 Posted January 17, 2012 What is up with the prune hands? Looked too cold to have that kind of wetness.... Quote
ivan Posted January 17, 2012 Posted January 17, 2012 (edited) What is up with the prune hands? Looked too cold to have that kind of wetness.... i could sweat at absolute zero my mitts were pretty damn wet from day 1, from a combination of sweating, pouring snow, the fact the mitt shells were not sealed tight above my wrists, and a million handplants in the powder while slipping about - coulda dried them against my body that night, but i was too happy being drunk too care... Edited January 17, 2012 by ivan Quote
genepires Posted January 17, 2012 Posted January 17, 2012 (edited) well on my way to the winter hut merit badge. 1 down and only 12 or so more to go. stunning, struggling, sloppy and surreal. thanks y'all for the good company and trail efforts. Edited January 17, 2012 by genepires Quote
Tyson.g Posted January 17, 2012 Posted January 17, 2012 It was a good one Josh, we missed you up there. Quote
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