by Deb » Sat Apr 23, 2011 5:40 am
by Joeyroo » Mon Apr 25, 2011 7:56 pm
by Deb » Tue Apr 26, 2011 9:05 pm
Joeyroo wrote:Just got back from Whitney on Sunday afternoon.
Mother nature wins again. Winds were brutal, 25-40 mph winds and 60+ mph gusts, and it was snowing all of Friday and Saturday. We were on the Main Whitney Trail and made the decision to turn around at the big switchbacks after Trail Camp because of the high winds and the low visibility. Ran into couple others who turned around at the same point.
For the Mountaineer's Route, from what I heard while talking to other climbers while grabbing dinner in Lone Pine, only five people summited on Saturday. During the descent, the 5 that summited (they were roped up), at one point were blown off by a big gust of wind. They were able to recover. Some had bloody faces and had to limp their way down the mountain. Others turned around at the 14,000' level because the winds were too brutal and because of the white out conditions at the top.
by Sierra Ledge Rat » Tue May 17, 2011 4:44 am
by Climber Dave » Tue May 17, 2011 3:01 pm
Deb wrote:Anyone up there this past weekend?
by The Chief » Tue May 17, 2011 3:14 pm
Sierra Ledge Rat wrote:Whatever you do - please avoid doing a butt glisade down the Mountaineer's Couloir.
The resulting trench makes it difficult to ski down the chute.
by Deb » Wed May 18, 2011 1:29 am
Sierra Ledge Rat wrote:Whatever you do - please avoid doing a butt glisade down the Mountaineer's Couloir.
The resulting trench makes it difficult to ski down the chute.
by Fredd C Dobbs » Wed May 18, 2011 3:24 pm
Deb wrote:Sierra Ledge Rat wrote:Whatever you do - please avoid doing a butt glisade down the Mountaineer's Couloir.
The resulting trench makes it difficult to ski down the chute.
Well, that's just stupid. I value my expensive mountaineering pants more than that.
by A-Lex » Wed May 18, 2011 4:46 pm
Sierra Ledge Rat wrote:Whatever you do - please avoid doing a butt glisade down the Mountaineer's Couloir.
The resulting trench makes it difficult to ski down the chute.
by kevin trieu » Wed May 18, 2011 7:08 pm
A-Lex wrote:Sierra Ledge Rat wrote:Whatever you do - please avoid doing a butt glisade down the Mountaineer's Couloir.
The resulting trench makes it difficult to ski down the chute.
No offense dude. But if I were up there, I would NOT think to myself "Sierra Ledge Rat's ski descent is much more important than anything I am doing up here - so I better not glissade."
by The Chief » Thu May 19, 2011 12:05 am
by Deb » Thu May 19, 2011 1:50 am
The Chief wrote:Deb...
The Hill has recorded 19" of freshies since Sunday Night. It has been snowing off and on the last two days throughout the entire Eastside with clearing skies tomorrow and onward through early this weekend.
This weekends newes GFS Models/Forecast Run has totally backed off on the original trough and is now indicating clear weather through Sunday afternoon with possible TS's Sunday afternoon. With that said, Friday and Saturday are looking good and Sunday looks more TSish in the afternoon.
But as I tell anyone heading up the MR this time of the year, be prepared for anything and be armed for bear.
Be safe and have fun.
BTW: Will probably be in the Hills this weekend with Michele and local friends. Ghosts etc. IF ya'll bail, come on by the Ghosts.
by ElGreco » Thu May 19, 2011 7:50 am
by achiral » Thu May 19, 2011 11:10 am
ElGreco wrote:I was up there on the same weekend that Joeyroo describes above. Here's my buddy's video of the climb, where you can see the conditions:
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