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PostTue Jul 27, 2010 5:23 pm 
Great stuff! up.gif up.gif You and Hotpantz will have this one tucked away in your souls for the rest of your life. I know you were hoping to move a bit faster on the PT, but consider yourself fortunate to have finished the first three days at the traditional camps.

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PostTue Jul 27, 2010 5:34 pm 
Awesome. Read the rest. So cool.

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PostTue Jul 27, 2010 5:52 pm 
Great trip. I had a great time on the PT a few years ago, definitely want to do it again.

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PostTue Jul 27, 2010 5:59 pm 
up.gif Wowza, that's awesome !

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PostTue Jul 27, 2010 6:07 pm 
iron wrote:
and for some reason, the previous 8 days, the countless decisions, route finding, nervousness about whether or not things would go, what the weather would hold, and all the other elements... they all vanished. i felt like that entire time period was a void in my life. i know it's not a void, but on this day, it felt like it. * * * and as we transitioned back to the speed of life --- slow hiking, to biking, to driving down the single lane cascade river road, to driving through marblemount to darrington, and then to the madness of i5 and seattle --- i felt the clutter and stress of normalcy. it's something i don't normally feel, but after 9 days of the ultimate simplicity - eat, hike, drink, sleep - i now felt it. i didn't enjoy that transition, but i'm not sure how to avoid it.
Well said. In my experience, it's unavoidable. We call it civilization shock, the abrupt cessation of life in the moment and return to the pettiness of modern life. And the only cure is to get out there again.

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PostTue Jul 27, 2010 6:23 pm 
iron, you are awesome! great t/r! thanks for the excellent route info. :>) ps - the thing that impresses me the most about you, is your ability to stay well within what you can safely do. many who are not as strong as you, take significantly more risks. impressive!

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PostTue Jul 27, 2010 8:20 pm 
Successful PT with your soul mate. What else can you ask for! btw, I was on Daniel with WxMan during those thunderstorms. We could see exactly where they were, and yep, pretty much right over you. Congrats.

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PostTue Jul 27, 2010 8:54 pm 
Stunning! Awesome! Spectacular! I didn't take my eyes off your report until I had gotten to the end of day 8. What memories you'll both have.. up.gif up.gif up.gif

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PostTue Jul 27, 2010 9:50 pm 
from base of le conte
from saddle above south cascade glacier
on the south cascade glacier
on the south cascade glacier
sunset at yang yang lakes
near bruseth
along sonny boy ridge
along sonny boy ridge
le conte mountain
le conte glacier
from sonny boy

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PostTue Jul 27, 2010 9:59 pm 
What an adventure. You guys pulled it off! up.gif up.gif Congratulations on going big.

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PostTue Jul 27, 2010 10:08 pm 
Holy hot tamale! I need to give this a full read, but on the once-over, it gave me chills. The photos are stunning! So happy for you guys to be able to experience such a wonderful trip together. You deserve it! up.gif

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PostTue Jul 27, 2010 10:28 pm 
Man...what a great read. I've been looking forward to this trip report since we talked and you certainly didn't disappoint. Probably one of the better step-by-steps of the PT that I've read through, and really fun to read and see the northbound bushwhack as well! Thanks again for sharing this with us, you guys...you two make an amazing team! up.gif up.gif P.S. - Love the panos, too!

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PostTue Jul 27, 2010 10:44 pm 
Awesome trip; I agree that the finish was very creative! Looks like you two are ready for all sorts of cool trips to come.

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PostWed Jul 28, 2010 12:22 am 
Great trip, Awesome pictures! smile.gif

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PostWed Jul 28, 2010 4:31 am 
Awesome trip, you two deserve it and earned it. Made my morning. I had to enlarge ptarmigan picture to see it. Bench lake looks alot like Blanca Lake in shape and setting and logjam. dance.gif

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