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Cyclopath Faster than light
Joined: 20 Mar 2012 Posts: 7694 | TRs | Pics Location: Seattle |
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Cyclopath
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Sun Nov 03, 2019 3:02 pm
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Backpacker Joe Blind Hiker
Joined: 16 Dec 2001 Posts: 23956 | TRs | Pics Location: Cle Elum |
R.I.P. They may be easily known to us, but they are still mountains and dangerous. It appears father and son were NOT together at the time. Im thankful for that. Rest in peace.
"If destruction be our lot we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen we must live through all time or die by suicide."
— Abraham Lincoln
"If destruction be our lot we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen we must live through all time or die by suicide."
— Abraham Lincoln
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Cyclopath Faster than light
Joined: 20 Mar 2012 Posts: 7694 | TRs | Pics Location: Seattle |
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Cyclopath
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Sun Nov 03, 2019 4:15 pm
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On the radio they said this happened at about 7,500 feet, and that SAR commented that it's never been this icy this early in the season. It's a freak cold year. Anybody considering a trip - words to the wise.
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dave allyn Member
Joined: 05 Apr 2011 Posts: 425 | TRs | Pics
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It's not so much the cold as the melt-freeze cycles. Leaves everything coated with ice. Microspikes or crampons should certainly be carried if you're heading that way, and don't wait to put them on.
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Nancyann Member
Joined: 28 Jul 2013 Posts: 2313 | TRs | Pics Location: Sultan Basin |
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Nancyann
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Sun Nov 03, 2019 7:59 pm
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So sorry to hear about this. What Dave pointed out is so true about current conditions. We went up to Colchuck Lake earlier in the week and encountered several sections on the switchbacks which were a solid sheet of ice, resulting from thawing and then refreezing. Even more concerning, on the way back down later in the afternoon, a very thin layer of ice, barely discernible, had formed on all the rocks and boulders, making travel even more treacherous.
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joker seeker
Joined: 12 Aug 2006 Posts: 7953 | TRs | Pics Location: state of confusion |
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joker
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Sun Nov 03, 2019 8:29 pm
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D. Inscho Not bored yet...
Joined: 28 Feb 2010 Posts: 973 | TRs | Pics Location: Bellingham,WA |
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D. Inscho
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Tue Nov 05, 2019 7:32 am
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We can all work together to end gravitational violence of all forms. Zero tolerance people
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The key to a successful trip is to do the planning during work hours. -- John Muir
“My most memorable hikes can be classified as 'Shortcuts that Backfired'.” --Ed Abbey
http://david-inscho.smugmug.com/
The key to a successful trip is to do the planning during work hours. -- John Muir
“My most memorable hikes can be classified as 'Shortcuts that Backfired'.” --Ed Abbey
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