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PostMon Oct 13, 2008 11:03 am 
great tr ... most entertaining to say the least smile.gif .. and imo you got some VERY cool color -- larch in the snow yeah!! .. and hey .. what fun in spite of the weather guys .. weird how they blew this one .. we were just over the crest -- butt cold but dry opus .. awesome images!!

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PostMon Oct 13, 2008 8:13 pm 
Re: Sacraficial Hiker
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hmmm.gif I nominate you - since you started all of this! lol.gif I only hope they don't put any qualifiers on what kind of sacrafice they'll accept - if they do, we're toast! embarassedlaugh.gif Glad to hear that the crummy weather wasn't just isolated to the Wing/Lewis Lake area, however! s.d.
Save yourselves! I'm doomed! Their weather machine has me in the crosshairs, check out this forecast! hairy.gif bawl.gif

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PostMon Oct 13, 2008 8:34 pm 
Heh, we actually saw those neon-orange hats from Heather Pass as we were descending. We were originally going to attempt to get to Wing Lake on Saturday, but we didn't have adequate daylight for such a traverse in the snow. We camped closer to the pass and didn't even see the sun on our stay up there.

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PostMon Oct 13, 2008 8:57 pm 
Now You've Done It!
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Save yourselves! I'm doomed! Their weather machine has me in the crosshairs, check out this forecast! hairy.gif bawl.gif
So, where are you going this weekend? I'm heading the other direction!! winksmile.gif suuure.gif agree.gif

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PostMon Oct 13, 2008 9:05 pm 
Come on Trev, those hats weren't all that bright.

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PostMon Oct 13, 2008 11:18 pm 
Once again a fabulous epic adventure. We feel your pain about the gaiters - Babe and I both busted the bottom strap on ours this weekend making them pretty much useless.

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PostTue Oct 14, 2008 12:46 am 
SD, thank you for the comparison shots. The weather sure did change fast this year. Opus, great shot of the one larch on the island, and some of your other shots, also. Almost like still-life compositions.

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PostTue Oct 14, 2008 12:49 pm 
JimK wrote:
Come on Trev, those hats weren't all that bright.
"Not That Bright".....ha, we could see the glow from those hats when we were on Excelsior Ridge!!!! rolleyes.gif

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PostTue Oct 14, 2008 4:17 pm 
TrailPair wrote:
"Not That Bright".....ha, we could see the glow from those hats when we were on Excelsior Ridge!!!! rolleyes.gif
They were so bright they affected the exposure and white balance on a lot of my photos! I'm not kidding either.

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PostTue Oct 14, 2008 4:58 pm 
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Great shots of Black and environs, intreps (but Jim's cap takes the cap). Did any of the people you ran into attempt Black at all at all? See you on the slopes, soon. tdd

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PostTue Oct 14, 2008 7:15 pm 
There was a second group camped at Wing that were planning to go up Black, at least when we talked to them around 4pm saturday. They had crampons and axes. I wouldn't be surprised if they abandoned the plans in the morning though, conditions were pretty crummy. I was hoping to get Black this season too, maybe next year.

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PostThu Oct 16, 2008 8:29 pm 
My report is on my site now: Wing Lake Report Lots of photos with the report. Here are a few:

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PostThu Oct 16, 2008 9:05 pm 
The Larch Trip
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Great shots of Black and environs, intreps (but Jim's cap takes the cap). Did any of the people you ran into attempt Black at all at all? See you on the slopes, soon. tdd
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There was a second group camped at Wing that were planning to go up Black, at least when we talked to them around 4pm saturday. They had crampons and axes. I wouldn't be surprised if they abandoned the plans in the morning though, conditions were pretty crummy. I was hoping to get Black this season too, maybe next year.
Opus and TDD - here is what happened to the other group. Fortunately we all showed good judgment! Wing Lake & Black Mtn. s.d.

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PostThu Oct 16, 2008 9:11 pm 
Opus wrote:
Back to the big boulders
Back to the big boulders
Wow, that looks like challenging footing.

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PostThu Oct 16, 2008 9:15 pm 
Challenging footing yes but there was only a little less than a mile of it. smile.gif

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