I can't believe your report is 5 years old and with (now) only two votes. I realize people always expect pictures with a TR but your epic and your writing merit gobs of 10 votes. Your descriptive powers put the reader right there.
I once aborted a climb of the Swiss Arete with a partner when it got too day in the day. We rapped off without incident onto the L Couloir, but nearly bought it traversing across the couloir to get to where we had left our crampons on the rocks. The mountain sure knows how to grab your attention if your concentration starts to falter! Again, outstanding trip report.
Great recount of a fantastic adventure. Previous experience aside it is judgement that always matters. Being in the moment and making the proper decisions brings us home safe. Great TR. Good job coming home safe.
What a story. Excellent writing. They say cats have multiple lives, but so do we. I spent one of mine as a kid on a bike, draped over a car. Another last year soloing on Mt. Russell. Close shaves like this make for profound experiences. Life hangs by a thread for a split second, and nothing is the same after that. Everything seems like a privilege.
I've thought about going up that mountain but it scares me. I'm a hiker Class 3 guy, not a climber. Great report. Paragraphs would sure make it easier to read. That rock whizzing by must have seemed like a damn meteor. Face of God!
Those of us who've not (yet) experienced a brush with death, or lifelong consequences at least, can look at them with wonder, and those of us who have, with grateful understanding.
Augie Medina - Apr 25, 2007 8:19 pm - Voted 10/10
Breathtaking StoryI can't believe your report is 5 years old and with (now) only two votes. I realize people always expect pictures with a TR but your epic and your writing merit gobs of 10 votes. Your descriptive powers put the reader right there.
I once aborted a climb of the Swiss Arete with a partner when it got too day in the day. We rapped off without incident onto the L Couloir, but nearly bought it traversing across the couloir to get to where we had left our crampons on the rocks. The mountain sure knows how to grab your attention if your concentration starts to falter! Again, outstanding trip report.
climbing1 - Nov 4, 2008 3:12 pm - Voted 10/10
Awesome eventGreat recount of a fantastic adventure. Previous experience aside it is judgement that always matters. Being in the moment and making the proper decisions brings us home safe. Great TR. Good job coming home safe.
bigmac - Nov 13, 2008 9:26 am - Voted 10/10
SweetnessI just finished reading this, and I must say I enjoyed it... I became pretty anal about helmets after my first rock fall experience :D. Excellent TR
ElGreco - Jun 9, 2012 1:11 am - Voted 10/10
OutstandingWhat a story. Excellent writing. They say cats have multiple lives, but so do we. I spent one of mine as a kid on a bike, draped over a car. Another last year soloing on Mt. Russell. Close shaves like this make for profound experiences. Life hangs by a thread for a split second, and nothing is the same after that. Everything seems like a privilege.
Hope your are doing well after all these years.
jbinsb - Feb 9, 2021 6:59 pm - Hasn't voted
YikesI've thought about going up that mountain but it scares me. I'm a hiker Class 3 guy, not a climber. Great report. Paragraphs would sure make it easier to read. That rock whizzing by must have seemed like a damn meteor. Face of God!
T. White - Feb 10, 2021 9:03 pm - Voted 10/10
Always good to read these storiesThose of us who've not (yet) experienced a brush with death, or lifelong consequences at least, can look at them with wonder, and those of us who have, with grateful understanding.