Your adventure translates to "gaining experience." Its probably happened to a lot of folks around here (including me), that is, not having enough time to get to San G.'s summit. One thing you do have is good judgment- you turned around according to your plan. Plus, higher up you might not have been able to continue without crampons.
Tell your buddy good job last Friday in the quarter-finals and good luck in the semi-finals.
Thanks for your comments! Yeah, I have been late too many time and I wasn't going to be late again on my first "real" outing. Plus, it was really cold up top and he wasn't prepared enough. He dislocated his shoulder, so he has been sidelined. He was a starter before that. I'll tell him! Cheers!
And the experience teaches these lessons. Good try and getting out there. Hopefully you also saw the dangerous side as well, as you mentioned you lacked some equipment that was needed (crampons, etc., and gloves and proper layering system) and can grow on this.
I was there too dude, my first trip up Old Greyback resulted the same in many ways. From starting late to the place you finished!
Glad that you got out there and BACK
The only thing, according to me, that I thought I really needed for the hike was crampons. I had gloves and plenty of warm clothes, but I had shed them before and once we had hit tree line, it got very cold very fast. Event w/o crampons, the trail was hikable...but as said before, it was probably going to get icier up top..Haha thats funny... I guess a person needs to learn sometime. Thanks for the comments!
Augie Medina - Dec 3, 2008 11:53 pm - Voted 10/10
Good JobYour adventure translates to "gaining experience." Its probably happened to a lot of folks around here (including me), that is, not having enough time to get to San G.'s summit. One thing you do have is good judgment- you turned around according to your plan. Plus, higher up you might not have been able to continue without crampons.
Tell your buddy good job last Friday in the quarter-finals and good luck in the semi-finals.
Alex Wood - Dec 4, 2008 12:03 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Good JobThanks for your comments! Yeah, I have been late too many time and I wasn't going to be late again on my first "real" outing. Plus, it was really cold up top and he wasn't prepared enough. He dislocated his shoulder, so he has been sidelined. He was a starter before that. I'll tell him! Cheers!
Blair - Dec 4, 2008 9:22 pm - Voted 10/10
Lessons LearnedAnd the experience teaches these lessons. Good try and getting out there. Hopefully you also saw the dangerous side as well, as you mentioned you lacked some equipment that was needed (crampons, etc., and gloves and proper layering system) and can grow on this.
I was there too dude, my first trip up Old Greyback resulted the same in many ways. From starting late to the place you finished!
Glad that you got out there and BACK
Alex Wood - Dec 5, 2008 1:54 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Lessons LearnedThe only thing, according to me, that I thought I really needed for the hike was crampons. I had gloves and plenty of warm clothes, but I had shed them before and once we had hit tree line, it got very cold very fast. Event w/o crampons, the trail was hikable...but as said before, it was probably going to get icier up top..Haha thats funny... I guess a person needs to learn sometime. Thanks for the comments!
Alex Wood - Sep 16, 2010 1:01 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Lessons Learnedhaha looking back, I wasn't prepared for shit on this hike! haha