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Jan 22, 2012 12:22 AM by SoCalHiker
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Featured Trip Reports
Borah East Face Direct.
by skunk ape
On September 23rd Bob Boyles, me, and Kevin Hansen made the bumpy ride to the end of the West Fork road and set up camp with the intention of putting up a Direct Route from the lake to the summit on the following day. The weather that weekend was perfect for a serious shot at the face. Bob kept the monotony in camp to a minimum with his tales of Lost River Range epics.
Bob and I stayed up till well after midnight swapping stories and swilling beverages. In the morning we sorted gear and then re-sorted as soon as we tried to stuff it all in our packs.
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Winter Bliss On Lizard Head
by noahs213
“Want to go climb Lizard Head this winter?”
I think I have talked to a few of my climbing partners about this pretty ambitious idea. I usually try to bring out all the positives and leave out the negatives to bring someone into the plan of mine but this plan was different. I wanted to climb what’s known as Colorado’s most difficult mountain, in the most difficult season. In other words, I wanted to find out what suffering is like to the maximum. It was my mission to do this. To pull this off requires a lot to happen and for things to go your way at least a little bit. As you all know, alpine climbing never goes as planned, except rarely.
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A Winter MacIntyre Traverse Attempt
by WalksWithBlackflies
I (WWBF) originally had a prior commitment for Friday night. Therefore, I planned on leaving my house Saturday morning to drive to the Adirondacks. I’d hike until around 7:00 pm, then camp, and return home the following morning. I would spend as much time as possible on an exposed ridge, in order to “practice” for my planned trip up Mt. Washington in a couple of weeks.
The way things turned out, weather canceled my Friday night commitment. I was invited on a hike that would entail summiting Wright, Algonquin, Iroquois, and Marshall, then returning the way we came. The former two are trailed; there is a herd path to Iroquois; we would need to bushwhack down to the Iroquois-Marshall col; then take a herd path up Marshall. So it would be no easy task, especially with the new snow that was falling.
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The necessary and sometimes black art of getting down
by ExcitableBoy
Standing on top of a summit, after congratulatory hugs and handshakes, I make it a point to say out loud, ‘We’re half way there.’ I say this not necessarily for my partner’s benefit, but for my own. Statistically, more accidents occur while descending mountains than climbing up them. Fatigue, falling darkness, carelessness, and the inherently dangerous nature of rappelling all stack the deck against the climber.
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Crack Climbing Basics
by Legpowered
One of the great things about modern rock climbing is its many facets. I know plenty of very good climbers who are happy doing nothing other than boulder problems and hard limestone sport climbs. Some of these climbers are content to never face the burden of learning to climb cracks, much less venture up one while placing their own gear on lead. I am sure there are very good, perhaps even great, climbers like this out there who are sadly deficient when it comes to true crack climbing. A better, more rounded climber will master both crack and face climbing, and without question learning and/or improving your crack I.Q. can do nothing but good for your overall climbing ability. Your performance on boulders and faces only stands to improve also.
Crack climbing is completely different than face climbing; their respective techniques only vaguely resemble each other. While face climbers talk about crimpers, slopers, jugs, and dynos, crack climbers talk about jams, ringlocks, ratchets, and off-widths. The good news about climbing cracks is that once you have learned the sizes and mastered their respective jams, there is very little holding you back from being able to climb difficult, amazing routes.
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Alpine Speed
by ExcitableBoy
Alpine climbing exposes the climber to numerous objective hazards. Be it weather, seracs, unstable snow conditions, rock fall, ice fall, or thunderstorms; mountains have plenty of ways to ruin your day. The best way to avoid becoming an entry in ‘Accidents in North American Mountaineering’ is to limit your time spent in the danger zone.
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