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Vancouver, BC
Canada
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Posted - 06/06/2005 : 7:02 PM
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| Nice effort! Thanks for the report. |
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North Vancouver, BC
Canada
433 Posts |
Posted - 06/06/2005 : 7:07 PM
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Originally posted by Jeffster
I don't think it will be a problem unless you start exerting a lot of energy right away. The long walk across the crater for example felt pretty much normal to me but just going up the crater rim on the other side to gain the extra 20 or 30M to the true peak got me huffing and puffing again. I am sure just spending one or two nights at 4000M's will be enough unless you are going peak bagging right away.
BTW What's on the menu in Bolivia?
I also have some Diamox to help out...and will most likely spend 3 days acclimatizing. As for the Bolivia menu...not planning any mountaineering...but will most likely do a bunch of hikes in the Cordillera Real, highest point may be 5000m...but we'll see how we adjust first... Oh, and a bike ride from 4700m down to 1100m.
It's my first time so high...so should be a good test to see if my body can handle doing bigger mountains like the one you just did.  |
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Buntzen roving stealthy beer mule and artist, aspiring weird image findmaster who loves BC
lower mainland
Canada
1647 Posts |
Posted - 06/06/2005 : 7:30 PM
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| Right on guys, and some powerful pics there. The guy in the tux seems like a 'Shining' type of thing to see. |
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 Terminator shade wearing, summit questing, double Grinding, Gordo voting self annointed 'dumb ass' and Aconcagua Bagga who dreams of Robson, Teton, The Judge, and.....and....
Port Moody, B.C
Canada
2210 Posts |
Posted - 06/06/2005 : 7:54 PM
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Originally posted by BCer
The guy in the tux seems like a 'Shining' type of thing to see.
LMAO!! That's hillarious. Burnsy was just mentioning something along those lines when we exchanged CD's of our pic's earlier today. |
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Manitoba's misadventurin' bushwhackin', dog sloggin', dehydratin', beer drinkin' biggie - who's eager to peak bag Mt Currie in a dress
Squamish
5037 Posts |
Posted - 06/06/2005 : 10:42 PM
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Definetly one of the best TR's I've ever read. You might want to make a story out of it and send it to Longshadow, he may want to post it in the story section.
Once again, congratulations on a fine achievement. A friend of mine did Rainier last September, and was rightly very proud of himself for it. |
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Calgary, Alberta
Andorra
3787 Posts |
Posted - 06/06/2005 : 10:44 PM
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| Every one of those photos is awesome - can I steal them for my desktop? Great post! |
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Vancouver, B.C.
Canada
72 Posts |
Posted - 06/06/2005 : 11:27 PM
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| Wow, thanks so much for all the amazing feedback. I like writing and photography (especially when it comes to mountains)and to be able to share that with an audience who enjoys it is great. Hats off to you guys! |
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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 - 06/07/2005 : 07:40 AM
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Great story and pictures, a riveting read. Is Red Bull as good as advertised? What's the next big trip?
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Maple Ridge, BC
Canada
772 Posts |
Posted - 06/07/2005 : 08:25 AM
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Great trip report & pics guys.
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BTW Mt Adams (the large summit in the distance) can be done as a hike for anyone without technical gear or knowledge of glacier travel. This view is of the north face. The south face is much genteler and crosses only snow fileds. Mt Adams is 3700M and second in height only to Mt Rainier at 4400M in Washighingto state. I did this as a long 17hr solo day trip but there is a camping area about half way up so it's a great way to get real high with minimal objective danger.
Right on with that one, Mt Adams is a great trip, except you forgot the best part. The butt glissade on Mt Adams is legendary and a real hoot. If you time it right it's like a really long bobsled run. 17hr day hike - yikes - that's brutal. 
So what's next guys? Looking forward to more of your reports.
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Richmond, BC
Canada
103 Posts |
Posted - 06/07/2005 : 1:04 PM
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| Fantastic report and great shots guys, I'm very jealous, what do you need in the way of gear and is there any red tape to consider?? |
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Vancouver, BC
Canada
148 Posts |
Posted - 06/07/2005 : 1:15 PM
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Burnsy,
Actually we were originally heading for Libery Ridge but the wardens forced us to turn around and hitchhike around to Paradise. We met five climbers coming down from four days on the Kautz ... they looked hammered even though the route looked moderate. I think the standard time for the Kautz is two days, but they took about 4 so either they where beginners or liked to take their time.
The route wasn't too bad, though the traverse into the chute after Camp Hazard was interesting. We only had a very generalized idea of the route so that involved some interesting route finding that involved quite a bit of trial and error.
The chute itself is pretty icy and is, if I remember correctly, at about 45-50 degrees at the max. As long as you have a good complement of ice screws it isn't a problem. I may even have some photo's lying around somewhere. |
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Terminator shade wearing, summit questing, double Grinding, Gordo voting self annointed 'dumb ass' and Aconcagua Bagga who dreams of Robson, Teton, The Judge, and.....and....
Port Moody, B.C
Canada
2210 Posts |
Posted - 06/07/2005 : 3:41 PM
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Originally posted by madjock
Fantastic report and great shots guys, I'm very jealous, what do you need in the way of gear and is there any red tape to consider??
All your cold winter gear, plus overnight gear and then your glacier travel gear.(rope,harness,crampons,pulley,asenders or prusicks plus more) Make sure you know how to use it for yours or your partners life may depend on it. This route was one of the less technical so no protection or technical tools were necessary allthough we both had 2 pickets and 2 ice screws each in case an emergency situation developed. The objective danger was very real and crossing a few of the withering snow bridges had me nervous. |
Edited by - Jeffster on 06/07/2005 3:43 PM |
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Terminator shade wearing, summit questing, double Grinding, Gordo voting self annointed 'dumb ass' and Aconcagua Bagga who dreams of Robson, Teton, The Judge, and.....and....
Port Moody, B.C
Canada
2210 Posts |
Posted - 06/07/2005 : 3:49 PM
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Originally posted by David and Karen
Great trip report & pics guys.
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Right on with that one, Mt Adams is a great trip, except you forgot the best part. The butt glissade on Mt Adams is legendary and a real hoot. If you time it right it's like a really long bobsled run. 17hr day hike - yikes - that's brutal.
So what's next guys? Looking forward to more of your reports.
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http://groups.msn.com/DavidKarensHikingPage
Wedge,Tantalus and Robson?? Robson for me is a dream right now. I think about it all the time. I will see how August looks and mabye try?? Wedge may even happen later this week and Tantalus as soon as I can line up 3 or 4 days off. |
Edited by - Jeffster on 06/07/2005 4:13 PM |
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Rainier - never been 'there' before
