| brent raymond and I met for an overnight climb of this peak. didn't take snowshoes and literally crawled on hand and shins for 800 vertical ft. before we were able to hike on our feet! climbed the 5th class face and bivied on top, in a mild blizzard w/ no sleeping bags, just down parkas and e-bags. next day, we did several raps. got the ropes stuck when he tossed them down (instead of throwing them down against the updrafts) and the wind picked them up and carried them around a corner. we were stuck for 30 minutes, before we decided to give them one last tug...brent threw himself off a short cliff, dislodging the ropes, along with tons of rock. at least we had them! one rope was severely cut in the middle and both were thrashed, but we were able to get down. so much for my brand new ropes, but we were safe. you were a hard core brent, I'll miss you. |
