by AshleyS » Tue Apr 17, 2012 3:31 am
by lasvegaswraith » Tue Apr 17, 2012 4:41 am
by lasvegaswraith » Tue Apr 17, 2012 5:19 am
Steve1215 wrote:-
of course it wouldn't hurt to rent/buy crampons and ice axe and start practicing...RIGHT NOW
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by simonov » Tue Apr 17, 2012 3:31 pm
Steve1215 wrote:of course it wouldn't hurt to rent/buy crampons and ice axe and start practicing...RIGHT NOW
by Palisades79 » Tue Apr 17, 2012 3:56 pm
by clmbr » Tue Apr 17, 2012 5:46 pm
by AshleyS » Tue Apr 17, 2012 8:09 pm
by Deb » Tue Apr 17, 2012 8:48 pm
simonov wrote:You have the permit. I'd say make plans to go. Forget about the crampons and ice axe for now. If you come to spots on the trail where they are necessary, just turn around. You would still have a great weekend on Whitney even without summiting; and the mountain will always be there later.
by simonov » Tue Apr 17, 2012 9:29 pm
Deb wrote:simonov wrote:You have the permit. I'd say make plans to go. Forget about the crampons and ice axe for now. If you come to spots on the trail where they are necessary, just turn around. You would still have a great weekend on Whitney even without summiting; and the mountain will always be there later.
NOT sage advice! It's never the same going up as going down, you may find yourself in serious trouble trying to downclimb something that was simple to get up.
by luzak00 » Wed Apr 18, 2012 3:04 am
by Deb » Fri Apr 20, 2012 9:21 pm
Steve1215 wrote:=
just buy basic crampons and "trekking" ice axes NOW...go practice on some low-angle slopes of frozen snow...contact Sierra Mountaineering International for the last minute trail conditions....
THEN GO FOR IT !!!!!!!!!
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by Gafoto » Fri Apr 20, 2012 11:19 pm
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