RobBob Posted December 13, 2002 Posted December 13, 2002 This morning I was deleting old "favorites" from my browser, and before deleting peakware.com Rainier summit logs, I read the most recent posts. I came across this one: "This was a challenge for me. I summitted without ropes,crampons, or an ice ax. That makes things a little more interesting. The view from the top was spectacular. Such a breath of fresh air. I couldn't have asked for a better New Year's Day experience. " Jill Christiansen Bismarck, ND USA Email: jlchrist2003@yahoo.com Date(s) summited: Jan 1,2000 Date signed: October 14, 2002 Is this gal an animal, or crazy, or what?...do people regularly climb in the winter w/o gear? Quote
Highlander Posted December 13, 2002 Posted December 13, 2002 How about this 58 yr old mom that flashes 5.13. Big Wall Mom Quote
MntnrMichael Posted December 13, 2002 Posted December 13, 2002 Is it just me is that picture fake? The "58 yr old" mom's head appears to be pasted on. That is very poor craftsman ship. Quote
iain Posted December 13, 2002 Posted December 13, 2002 Oh REALLY? haha! That's about the worst photoshop job ever. Quote
Bronco Posted December 13, 2002 Posted December 13, 2002 We can't get anything past you guys, you smarties! Quote
Highlander Posted December 13, 2002 Posted December 13, 2002 Oh REALLY? haha! That's about the worst photoshop job ever. Your just jealous you don't have a ropegun for a mom. Quote
RobBob Posted December 13, 2002 Author Posted December 13, 2002 If you girls are through spraying on my post, I'd like to know whether you think this gal's story is for real. Quote
Bronco Posted December 13, 2002 Posted December 13, 2002 I wouldn't put it past someone from Bismark ND to walk up in the winter without a rope, pons or an ice axe. The weather could have seemed mild to her. People do that stuff all the time on Rainier. I wonder if she took a GPS? Quote
RobBob Posted December 13, 2002 Author Posted December 13, 2002 Maybe so. I just figured that by the time someone who did that told a few people about it, she would've gotten enough feedback to realize she'd done something dangerous and stupid. Quote
Bronco Posted December 13, 2002 Posted December 13, 2002 she'd done something dangerous and stupid how can you know what conditions were? I know some people who have climbed Rainier in winter and carried their ice axes and crampons up and down with out using them once. While it ads an element of risk, it is possible that she made the concious decision not to use them. Personally I wouldn't make the same decision, but, some people are more into risk than I am comfortable with. why don't you e-mail her and ask her for her resume if you're so curious? it's possible she's done a lot more climbing than you think. Just because she's not climbing by the book, doesen't mean she's dangerous or stupid IMO. Quote
RobBob Posted December 13, 2002 Author Posted December 13, 2002 hey, Bronco, that's why I was asking you! I'm not making the assertion that she'd done something stupid. As a gumby novice I ain't qualified to do that. My original question was genuine---was she an animal, or naive? I was trying to picture doing that in January and couldn't. You helped answer my question. Quote
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