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PostSun Nov 03, 2019 3:02 pm 
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PostSun Nov 03, 2019 4:10 pm 
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
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PostSun Nov 03, 2019 4:15 pm 
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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PostSun Nov 03, 2019 6:30 pm 
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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PostSun Nov 03, 2019 7:59 pm 
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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PostSun Nov 03, 2019 8:29 pm 
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PostTue Nov 05, 2019 7:32 am 
We can all work together to end gravitational violence of all forms. Zero tolerance people hmmm.gif

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