by Alpinist » Wed Apr 30, 2014 5:04 am
by Matt Lemke » Wed Apr 30, 2014 7:24 am
by ExcitableBoy » Wed Apr 30, 2014 1:58 pm
by Alpinist » Wed Apr 30, 2014 2:14 pm
Matt Lemke wrote:What is the skill level of the group?
by ExcitableBoy » Wed Apr 30, 2014 2:18 pm
Alpinist wrote:Matt Lemke wrote:What is the skill level of the group?
It's mixed/moderate. Everyone has at least some previous winter mountaineering experience on CO-14ers. Three ppl have climbed Rainier before.
There must be a couple of routes in the Cascades that are known for being relatively safe from Avy danger, no? Any thoughts on the North Ridge of Adams?
by swbackcountry » Thu May 01, 2014 3:05 am
by Alpinist » Thu May 01, 2014 5:08 pm
by ExcitableBoy » Thu May 01, 2014 5:48 pm
Alpinist wrote:
Hard to believe there aren't a handful of peaks/routes that are well know for low Avy risk in the northern Cascades. If Avy conditions are bad in CO, there are a dozen peaks that you can climb that are relatively safe (Quandary, Bierstadt, etc.). Those are well documented. Maybe there are some in the northern Cascades but it's a secret?
by Scott » Thu May 01, 2014 6:06 pm
If Avy conditions are bad in CO, there are a dozen peaks that you can climb that are relatively safe (Quandary, Bierstadt, etc.)
by 96avs01 » Thu May 01, 2014 8:48 pm
Alpinist wrote:This is a club outing. Our goal is to have a winter mountaineering experience (in Spring). Unless the conditions change in the northern Cascades, we're going to climb the Whitney Glacier on Mt Shasta. Conditions down there are very good right now.
by swbackcountry » Thu May 01, 2014 11:44 pm
by Alpinist » Fri May 02, 2014 2:37 am
96avs01 wrote:Alpinist wrote:This is a club outing. Our goal is to have a winter mountaineering experience (in Spring). Unless the conditions change in the northern Cascades, we're going to climb the Whitney Glacier on Mt Shasta. Conditions down there are very good right now.
If you are planning for the coming weekend, hope you like wind.Shasta_winds_20140503.JPG
by 96avs01 » Fri May 02, 2014 3:32 am
Alpinist wrote:Our summit day is Monday. The wind is suppose to calm down a bit by then. If not, well you know what they say. A day in the mountains is better than a day in the office. We're also climbing the north side (Whitney glacier) so we may get a little more shelter from the winds coming from the W-SW.
by Chris Simpson » Fri May 02, 2014 6:11 pm
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