Hey All,
Its been a while since I have really posted here at all but when I started to have the idea about bringing my nephew up a mountain I though this would be the perfect place to start devising a plan. He is in college now and a varsity football player, so very fit and agile. He has almost zero technical climbing experience but has been up a few walls.
I would like to take him up a mountain and one of our better windows of opportunity is between Thanksgiving and New Years. So cold her in North America. I am looking for a mountain that is a commitment not easy but has lower objective hazards. If I could skip dealing with crevasses and avalanches that would be great. He is from MN and able to deal with cold well and I have winter mountaineering experience including an ascent of Liberty Ridge in winter conditions.
I have considered exiting the country and looking for a mountain in Central America but that raises the logistical challenges including getting him a PassPort etc. Gear won't be an issue because I am pretty sure I can get him equipped while he is in MN from friends there.
OK so where? Central America or the West/South West US come to mind. I have done a winter ascent of Mount Democrat and that would be OK but there must be better ones out there. Thanks ahead of time for any ideas.
Erik
