Bombchaser wrote:Well that's good you had the crampons. I don't have issue with wearing shoes, just not on steep icy terrian with fall exposure. I will try and find the link, if not I will email you the words from it I recieved in an email. I think Shasta is up to 15 rescues this year. Seems a little high? There are bombs in a lot of places believe it or not. This site happens to be in Nevada. This is an active bombing range for the Navy. There is shit here from as far back as WWII that we come across. I'm spending eight weeks here removing things like this. Congrats on your climb up Shasta. I have yet to get on that peak. The last time I had to turn back at 10,000 feet due to unexpected 100 mph winds and a gear issue.
No worry- no one below me on this route- so no one to send me out on a heli if I fall!
So these are all US bombs... Seems like they should have addressed this some time ago. Humph.
The rescues seem high to me. But when I was there it was my understanding that typical is 30-35 per year, and it is already July, so it may actually be below normal, just that the media is looking for something to print or we are reading it more.
Let me know if you want to climb sometime. I'll head up Shasta anytime.
Another question- that I seriously wonder about- if those things can fall from a plane and hit the ground without exploding (that must be a lot of force), what really is the odds of something happening when you dig it up? There must be a piece I am misunderstanding.