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lcarreau

lcarreau - Oct 6, 2010 3:59 pm - Voted 10/10

Great teamwork, guys..

Now, that's what I like to see here on the big SP.

So, you think the "sound" you heard was part of the glacier breaking away ..? Have you heard that sound on other peaks?

Looks like the sun had been beating down on the glacier.
Glad to see you fellows getting back down safely..

gimpilator

gimpilator - Oct 6, 2010 4:15 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: Great teamwork, guys..

Thanks! Actually I've spent many nights camping on glaciers. Usually you hear the cracking and creaking noises of the ice moving and splitting. On the other had, the sound of seracs falling down is loud and violent. This sound was softer and almost sounded like the noise they tell you to watch out for with weak layers and slab avalanches. Obviously at this time of year it was neither of those things. It just sounded like bug hunks of snow detaching and falling away into some cavity below.

lcarreau

lcarreau - Oct 6, 2010 4:32 pm - Voted 10/10

Re: Great teamwork, guys..

Yeah, I suppose that glacier has a lot of cavities with the sun
beating down on top of it.. cycles of radiation and cooling.

Are you guys still having a heat wave in western Washington, or
is it finally cooling down ???

gimpilator

gimpilator - Oct 7, 2010 1:38 am - Hasn't voted

Re: Great teamwork, guys..

It's funny that you ask because today is likely to be the last nice day for quite awhile. It's definitely getting cold at night too. Time to start burning the wood stove again.

EastKing

EastKing - Oct 7, 2010 2:15 am - Voted 10/10

Excellent job!

If you ever plan on doing this again, Gimpilator, give me some lead time and I will jump in!!

gimpilator

gimpilator - Oct 7, 2010 10:49 am - Hasn't voted

Re: Excellent job!

Sure thing.

gimpilator

gimpilator - Oct 7, 2010 10:50 am - Hasn't voted

UPDATE

For those interested in seeing a video of this trip, check out the summit log on the Sloan Peak page.

Norman

Norman - Oct 7, 2010 11:29 pm - Voted 10/10

Sloan

Good trip report and excellent pics

gimpilator

gimpilator - Oct 11, 2010 12:38 am - Hasn't voted

Re: Sloan

Thanks Norman. I'm glad you like it.

Charybdis

Charybdis - Oct 11, 2010 1:34 am - Hasn't voted

Sloan

Glad you got such a nice day for this peak.

gimpilator

gimpilator - Oct 11, 2010 8:01 am - Hasn't voted

Re: Sloan

We couldn't have hoped for anything better in October. It was perfect.

ExcitableBoy

ExcitableBoy - Oct 11, 2010 9:18 pm - Hasn't voted

Nice!

Excellent photos and story. I have seen Sloan Peak's distinct visage from many summits; truly deserves the moniker 'Matterhorn of the Cascades'.

gimpilator

gimpilator - Oct 12, 2010 9:04 am - Hasn't voted

Re: Nice!

Thanks! Seeing Sloan for the first time definitely leaves a lasting impression.

Deltaoperator17

Deltaoperator17 - Oct 11, 2010 10:01 pm - Voted 10/10

Wow

Adam, really good stuff. Loved the video report as well. Looked a great day of mountaineering!

Best Regards,

gimpilator

gimpilator - Oct 12, 2010 9:08 am - Hasn't voted

Re: Wow

Thank you. I see your mountaineering is continuing to progress as well. You did some pretty big peaks in Idaho this year. Great Stuff!

mike_lindacher

mike_lindacher - Oct 11, 2010 10:57 pm - Voted 10/10

Super Report

Love that scrolling panaromic.

gimpilator

gimpilator - Oct 12, 2010 9:20 am - Hasn't voted

Re: Super Report

Thanks! If you like that 360 view, you may appreciate my others:

360 Degree Panoramas

fzte

fzte - Oct 12, 2010 12:45 am - Voted 10/10

Amazing Stuff

Great TR... the kind that makes you want to get out and climb. The scrolling panorama is really neat and the photos are excellent.

gimpilator

gimpilator - Oct 15, 2010 1:07 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: Amazing Stuff

Thanks Skylar! When are we going to go climbing again?

fzte

fzte - Nov 9, 2010 9:48 am - Voted 10/10

Re: Amazing Stuff

Just say the word!

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