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Agassiz, B.C
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Posted - 08/08/2008 : 1:47 PM
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| Ive linked cheam, Lady, Knight and Baby Munday as a day trip... getting down the SE ridge of lady can be a pain in the neck as rappels are mandatory in a notch and the rest of the trip doesnt require a rope...... we climbed Lady then descended gullies down the SW face ahen traversed below the peak, this allowed us to leave all our climbing gear at home and travel light... im willing to do it again :) If you dont mind me tagging along give me a shout! |
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 Peak bagging, bushwhacking, zamboni driving, snowshoeing, self portrait artist, and speed demon who loves to hang out on Mt. Seymour
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Posted - 08/08/2008 : 5:58 PM
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Plumbing pipe with a plug and O-ring seal works OK, but the O-ring doesn't last that long. The one on McGuire was only two years old and it was quite cracked.
Putting some type of silicone lube (Magic Lube for instance-no it's not used for sex) would prolong the life of the O-ring.
As for the Nalgene bottles, the soft plastic inner seal is protected from the elements by the lid and could stand up to a few winters-maybe. I think a test would be in order to find out. I'll put one up on a peak at some point.
Nice TR Walkies, I had a enjoyable day up there a couple of weeks ago. Didn't see any marmots either. |
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Vancouver, B.C.
Canada
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Posted - 08/08/2008 : 9:22 PM
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Originally posted by simonc
Plumbing pipe with a plug and O-ring seal works OK, but the O-ring doesn't last that long. The one on McGuire was only two years old and it was quite cracked.
Putting some type of silicone lube (Magic Lube for instance-no it's not used for sex) would prolong the life of the O-ring.
As for the Nalgene bottles, the soft plastic inner seal is protected from the elements by the lid and could stand up to a few winters-maybe. I think a test would be in order to find out. I'll put one up on a peak at some point.
Nice TR Walkies, I had a enjoyable day up there a couple of weeks ago. Didn't see any marmots either.
I did take a copy of your trip report along. You did not give an opinion as to the quality of the scramble up 'The Still'. I'd say there is a pretty good reason for it not being in Matt Gunn's Scrambles guide.
I sort of wish I'd done a bit more research on 'south' Baby Munday as I might have attempted that. I do tend to be conservative when I'm solo though.
With regards to "Nalgenes" as summit registers I wonder if a bit of 4" (?) pvc tubing with a cap would provide a protective sheath for the nalgene. ie place the nalgene upright, cover with the pvc pipe and surround with rocks.
I'm still thinking of a replacement for the Castle Towers summit register. I know Marcus Dell has an interesting trip that way in a couple of weeks so there is one possible return of the register. I'm also interested but now am committed for 3 of the 6 next weeks. We'll see.
Is there a thread somewhere here on CT?
As an anecdote to this topic I thing the new North Van museum might be the correct place, if they are amenable, to be the recipient of old summit registers. They could perhaps then be scanned and put online?
Thanks for your comments Simon. One of my alternate titles did relate to following in the tracks to the rare 2 legged chesterton goat! |
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Agassiz, B.C
Canada
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Posted - 08/08/2008 : 11:13 PM
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| Bob, Baby Munday south peak is a low 4th class. It has a 15ft exposed section (4th class, very exposed!) near the summit and the rest is easier scrambling. The exposed step can be rappeled, I soloed up and down the entire climb unroped when I was 12 I think... just be careful what you grab in the exposed section as a fall would certainly mean death. |
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Maple Ridge, BC
Canada
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Posted - 08/09/2008 : 2:50 PM
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| Glad you had time to spend the night to savour the area. Looks like you had an ideal campsite. |
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Where are the Marmots? Silence in the Cheam Range
