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Posted - 08/17/2012 : 4:03 PM
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almost made it up mt. weart . Climbed to wedgemount lake in 3.5 hours from the lot (fairly good time with overnight gear, 4 hours is the recommended time without overnight gear). last time i was up there was about 6 years ago, the logging road is in much better condition. one of my hiking partners i met through the ubc voc was a machine, he made it to wedgemount lake in 2 hours!!!! 2 hours!!!!!! unbelievable!!!! i kept climbing expecting to ...run into him but he was waiting at the lake. Anyways so once we made it to the lake we unloaded overnight gear and went down to the lake drainange looking for a route to the south, not finding one we returned to the lake and went up the standard scramble route up mt. weart. made it to the col at 7:30pm (about 3.5 hours from the hut, fairly good time) decided to turn around about 150m below the summit, it was so close, so close, so close. the scrable up weart is dangerous, massive loose rocks, and many steep rock climbs (nothing vertical but some dangerous moves, it definitely pushed me) I got back to the hut at 10:30, darkness at 9:20. Slept under the stars, lots of stars, didnt sleep much. one of my hiking partners took the photos.
 hut and weart
 VOC climbing partners
 wedge summit far left
 me almost at the hut  
  wedge is bigger then it looks because its actually very far away
 nothing like drinking glacier water and resting up the the mountains
 wedge from the col
 weart from the col
 view north from the col (7:30pm)
 the machine (read the story above)
 me kinda ticked about not summiting
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Posted - 08/17/2012 : 4:21 PM
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Good effort! You guys stayed overnight at the lake, why didn't you attempt it the next day?
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Originally posted by harry99
wedge is bigger then it looks because its actually very far away
Sorry but this is the first thing I thought of when I read the above note on your photo...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25N-4zrk390 Ahhh classic Father Ted |
Edited by - Springbow on 08/17/2012 4:22 PM |
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Vancouver, BC
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Posted - 08/17/2012 : 5:00 PM
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Thanks for the info on Weart. So it is loose rocks and scary eh? Bummer this time but perhaps next time you would make it...
If there is no big bag to carry, using calf and knee muscle to make small jog like steps to run steep hills could get your body much faster than walking which might surprise you. I sure did myself. |
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vancouver
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Posted - 08/17/2012 : 5:02 PM
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Originally posted by Springbow
Good effort! You guys stayed overnight at the lake, why didn't you attempt it the next day?
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Originally posted by harry99
wedge is bigger then it looks because its actually very far away
Sorry but this is the first thing I thought of when I read the above note on your photo...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25N-4zrk390 Ahhh classic Father Ted
ah well we planned to do weart the first day, we left vancouver early.
I would have liked to suntan the second day until noon then descend, I got really really tired on the descent, but my partners wanted to get back so we left he hut at 8:30am |
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 Trail running, bike hucking, fast packing, beer drinking collector of pine cones on a day pass
AKA
Dances with Trees
Forest Gnome Cabin
Canada
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Posted - 08/17/2012 : 5:11 PM
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| You'll get 'er next time! Good effort on a great day |
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Squamish, British Columbia
Canada
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Posted - 08/17/2012 : 5:28 PM
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quote:
Originally posted by harry99
went down to the lake drainange looking for a route to the south
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vancouver
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Posted - 08/17/2012 : 5:35 PM
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Originally posted by leimrod
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Originally posted by harry99
went down to the lake drainange looking for a route to the south
yea sorry im still tired from yesterday, so we went down to hte drainage and looked looked south for a route up to the south ridge but we couldnt spot one that looked feasible. there was a snow couloir but was very steep. |
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over the hills and far away
Canada
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Posted - 08/17/2012 : 5:39 PM
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| That rubbly pile of crap will be there next time, and the time after that. Looks like you still had a good time. I met a guy the other day that, because of a new hiker he was with, took 12 hrs to climb Weart, lake to lake. |
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Powell River, bc
Canada
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Posted - 08/17/2012 : 8:59 PM
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Nice :) It's not always about getting to the top,make sure you enjoy the journey as well :)
There's always next time,and ya,that guy IS a machine!! |
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Happy go lucky, plaid wearin, postholin, safeway gaitor sportin, old-school film shootin, giver of many regards
Abbotsford, B.C.
Canada
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Posted - 08/24/2012 : 11:37 PM
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Super Effort Harry. Hope to do also some time.
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Weart attempt (almost made it)
