Cpt.Caveman Posted January 8, 2003 Share Posted January 8, 2003 You guys should eat each others crust Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jja Posted January 10, 2003 Share Posted January 10, 2003 More pointless approach beta follows: Didn't feel like running tonight so I hiked up to chair instead. Left the car at 7:10pm was at the bottom of the first pitch on the nf at 9:35pm, bulletproof all the way. The good news is it's cold up there and everything is frozen, crust and all. Had my tools and crampons with me so I made a few moves onto the ice, thick enough for stubbies for sure, maybe even a 17cm. Though secure, the ice did feel a little areated(sp?). ... So there I am, on ice, with tools, crampons, a descent rope in my pack, headlamp, great conditions, no wind, all the stars out, all alone, having that debate in my head, should I or shouldn't I. - Oh wait a minute, I did forget something - balls! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlander Posted January 10, 2003 Share Posted January 10, 2003 I am sure half of Seattle will be up there on Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt.Caveman Posted January 10, 2003 Share Posted January 10, 2003 I'm gonna bivy at the base of the mtn tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COL._Von_Spanker Posted January 10, 2003 Share Posted January 10, 2003 I'm bivvying at the top right now. I have a sat phone and a laptop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jja Posted January 10, 2003 Share Posted January 10, 2003 so who has the link to the webcam that's up there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COL._Von_Spanker Posted January 10, 2003 Share Posted January 10, 2003 (edited) chair peak cam Edited January 10, 2003 by COL._Von_Spanker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt.Caveman Posted January 10, 2003 Share Posted January 10, 2003 somebody should rap bolt it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jja Posted January 10, 2003 Share Posted January 10, 2003 dude, that looks killer !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlander Posted January 10, 2003 Share Posted January 10, 2003 (edited) Should be a great clusterfuck up there this weekend! Get an early start lads. Heard the mountaineers are leaving the parking lot at 5:00 AM and using all day siege tactics. Edited January 10, 2003 by Highlander Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cracked Posted January 10, 2003 Share Posted January 10, 2003 So we should leave at 3? Fuck, that's early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
climber_x Posted January 10, 2003 Share Posted January 10, 2003 Considering the potential cluster at chair is there any other promising alpine ice near snoqualmie pass anybody would recomend? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattp Posted January 10, 2003 Share Posted January 10, 2003 That's easy. Just head up there and look around. That N. Face of Chair is pretty good because it is overall a simple and barely technical line up a somewhat imposing face, but all you have to do is head up there and pick a gully and start climbing and I am sure you will find something. Bring a pair of binoculars and scope it out as best you can, and then be prepared to find out that you may have made a bad choice. But it is really that easy. With recent warm temps, there may not be a lot of ice but there will certainly be a lot of steep snow climbs that could provide plenty of entertainment and I am sure it is there too if ice is what you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minx Posted January 10, 2003 Share Posted January 10, 2003 Chair was good climbing yesterday but I wouldn't go near that place on Saturday! There were quite a few people yesterday. Tomorrow will be a mad house! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jja Posted January 10, 2003 Share Posted January 10, 2003 Franklin Falls - bring a snorkel NE slab tooth - bring some skill NY gully - bring some mojo Upper International - bring good skis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cracked Posted January 10, 2003 Share Posted January 10, 2003 Mattp, as an alpine gumby, what is the NE Buttress like? I remeber somebody saying that it is less technical than the N. face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattp Posted January 10, 2003 Share Posted January 10, 2003 Cracked - the buttress can be less technical than the N. Face, but I bet that it was more technical than the N. Face when Ray climbed it a couple weeks ago. Now? I don't know. I haven't been up there for a year or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cracked Posted January 10, 2003 Share Posted January 10, 2003 Thanks, I guess I find all I need to know tomorrow. Sure, I'll be a circus, we'll just have to leave early. I guess I'll see a lot of you guys up there. Climb safe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klenke Posted January 10, 2003 Share Posted January 10, 2003 Here's the NOAA weather forecast for Snoqualmie Pass on Saturday: SATURDAY...VERY STORMY... A STRONG CHANCE OF THUNDER, LIGHTNING, HIGH WINDS, EXTREME AVALANCHE CONDITIONS, AND HEAVY RAINS... SNOW LEVEL 7000 FEET...WITH UP TO 3 INCHES NEW LIQUID PRECIPITATION. AFTERNOON PASS TEMPERATURES 50 TO 55. WIND IN THE PASSES AND FOOTHILLS EAST 45 TO 55 MPH. STAY AWAY AT ALL COSTS. CLIMBERS SHOULD GO TO EXIT 38 INSTEAD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattp Posted January 10, 2003 Share Posted January 10, 2003 Yeah, and I hear it's "not in," too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sverdina Posted January 10, 2003 Share Posted January 10, 2003 Yes absolutely. Very "out"! It's pure madness up there right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambone Posted January 11, 2003 Share Posted January 11, 2003 I heard from a friend of a friend who said that his friend told him that his partners ex-girlfriends brothers freind went up there and said the ice was too thin. Then again...he was also a friend of Scot'teryx...so take report that with a grain of salt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sverdina Posted January 11, 2003 Share Posted January 11, 2003 A friend of s'teryx?! Well, that expains it then, eh. Though Klenke's weather forcast doesn't sound too enticing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plexus Posted January 11, 2003 Share Posted January 11, 2003 You guys should head back to Hidden Lakes and look for that camera instead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbirdseat Posted January 11, 2003 Share Posted January 11, 2003 It's looking like the weather won't be good until Wednesday. The report calls for "moderate" precip through Tuesday. It may be necessary to wait until after then to allow for the snow to consolidate. The good news is steadily lowering snow levels from Sunday to Tuesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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