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Yet Member
Joined: 23 Apr 2005 Posts: 2634 | TRs | Pics Location: Happily Ever After |
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Tue Apr 17, 2007 5:31 pm
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Very entertaining trip report. Sexy photos of cornices.
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Sabahsboy Member
Joined: 18 Jul 2006 Posts: 2484 | TRs | Pics Location: SW Sno County |
Whoever shot the photos (it appears three contributed), all did an incredibly fine job. Sitting here viewing all these splendid scenes was almost "thrilling". Imagine....I am nice and toasty warm and looking at the hiker-climber work on what appears to be a chill and windy day.
There are more than several shots that are "drop dead gorgeous"! Often the dramatic cornices contribute to the spectacle. I am envious beyond belief! I hope all who "conquered" and returned to Planet Earth will cherish this trip you are now sharing.
Last summer I found the "back door" way trail to Paradise Meadow. Over and over I contemplated a scramble up Townsend. For years I have examined topos of that place. What wonder I have now seen by viewing the magical place through your eyes and the lens of your cameras.
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wildernessed viewbagger
Joined: 31 Oct 2004 Posts: 9275 | TRs | Pics Location: Wenatchee |
Living in the Anthropocene
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Mark Griffith (Embrace yourself)
Joined: 14 Mar 2005 Posts: 853 | TRs | Pics Location: Issaquah |
Fantastic set of images! Amazing to see such great snow in April
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benthebeerman Member
Joined: 09 Apr 2007 Posts: 4 | TRs | Pics Location: Clearview |
Here's more... I didn't make it to the summit but I still had a great time!
Barclay Creek Bridge Postholing Eagle Creek Carla takes on creek wall Paradise Meadows Heading towards west ridge Merchant 1 Merchant 2 Clouds Breaking Brian/Eric/Mark back at the meadow Baring Emerges Baring from Barclay Lake
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Sabahsboy Member
Joined: 18 Jul 2006 Posts: 2484 | TRs | Pics Location: SW Sno County |
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Wed Apr 18, 2007 8:59 am
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Benthebeerman....great shots! Merchant looks regal in your pix as does, of course, Baring. Wonderful sun break for your photo-taking. Does the Barclay Cr. bridge looked a bit moved? I crossed it on three hikes last year...don't recall it was crooked. Thank you for adding your photos.
Oh, yes...I want to add: I could not shake the photo images from my head last night or this morning. The summit of Townsend proved a great location to take glorious photos of a grand sweep of wintery spring alps. Thank you all again for sharing your remarkable adventure.
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naturealbeing Member
Joined: 05 Dec 2004 Posts: 1565 | TRs | Pics Location: Great Mystery |
You guys are killing me with all of your recent trips. Looks like everyone had another stellar trip.
IMO Townsend is best experienced when the E-W ridge is lapping with snow covered waves.
Just for reference, the images posted as Merchant Peak (5,831') are indeed listed as such on the GTM and USGS quad, but as Beckey notes in his green CAG, "the true summit is 3/8 mi. NW" and tops off at 6,113'.
On September 14th 1998, I made the E summit via the SE ridge, coming from Eagle Lake, there was one rock step that was exposed and would defiantly maim if not end ones life if a person were to slip there. My best guess judging from everyones pics, with the amount of snow, and it's steepness, is that step would be a deal breaker at this time of year.
Cheers!
Richard
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Matt Tea, Earl Grey, Hot
Joined: 30 Jan 2007 Posts: 4307 | TRs | Pics Location: Shoreline |
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Thu Apr 19, 2007 4:11 pm
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Never trust any directions I give regarding east and west. Always check the map. In my earlier contribution to this TR, 7 out of 7 places where I wrote "west" were actually supposed to be "east." One time I led an entire party around the wrong side of Tower Mountain. I knew we were supposed to curve west, but I went east instead. This was right after I got up early and watched the sun rise right next to the mountain. Apparently I thought that the sun rises in the west.
“As beacons mountains burned at evening.” J.R.R. Tolkien
“As beacons mountains burned at evening.” J.R.R. Tolkien
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dicey custom title
Joined: 11 May 2004 Posts: 2870 | TRs | Pics Location: giving cornices a wider berth |
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Thu Apr 19, 2007 11:02 pm
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