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b00 Member
Joined: 29 Sep 2003 Posts: 1144 | TRs | Pics
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Wed Aug 10, 2022 6:18 pm
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illabot 8-5-2022
illabot 8-5-2022
"ok, you two go on to the summit, i'll wait here" i said. it had rained the night before and the moderately steep grass/heather hillside was still wet and slick. for me it was not worth the risk.
if we made summit, it would be the 172nd time iron and i had been to a summit together and the 45th time eric and i had. pretty much the entire time we have been climbing together i had been considerate of their egos and pretended like they were twice as strong, will maybe three time as strong and far more athletic. hey, that's just the way a considerate guy like me rolls. anyway, they would hear none of that and they figured out an easier way just for me. this happened twice that i was going to turn around and they found a different way just for me.
one of the most awesome feelings a human can have is feeling that one is loved. more than just kindness, the pure love they showed deeply touched me. i kind of think i am mostly over the peakbagging thing, but i don't think you ever get over wanting to be loved.
new peaks are fun, but old friends are better and when the twain does meet... :>)
quick and dirty route info: drive the suiattle river road, then n on grade creek road(excellent shape for rarely used dirt road) to trailhead. follow brushed out trail to and past lake tupso, then on to and over pass s of lake louise, at ~5100' traverse to saddle 5210 se of lake louise, leave trail and go down,e , to tarns traverse ne to 5090 col e of the ridge e of lake louise. head north to bypass brush until you can ascend heather e up to 5460' just below the wsw ridge of illabot, then do a rising ene traverse until you reach the tree filled gully ~5800', ascend class 3 gully, nice vegie belays, to a few feet below summit. short exposed class 3 step to summit.
water: lots of it
bugs: not bad
brush: avoided 99.5% of it
rock step below summit
humorous moment: since i pretend to be so much slower than them, i left the summit a few minutes ahead of them. at the bottom of the tree filled gully, my ice axe, which was attached to my pack, got entwined in the tree branches so deeply i could not move. steep so i could not let go, could not take off my pack, could not move up, down... spent 10 minutes trying to free it. i could hear them coming down when i finally freed it. was happy i could finally move as rock fall at that spot was a real worry. began moving on and you know what happened next, yep, i got it stuck again. not only am i much faster than those two, i obviously must be much, much brighter too :>)
7.31mi 3041' gain
4:44 car to summit
0:31 summit stay
3:26 summit to car
8:42 car to car
ps - thanks matt for the track and the excellent beta!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
equipment: ice axe and microspikes for steep wet grass/heather, helmet
Route Loser, Lindsay, mosey, ozzy, Schroder, GaliWalker, RichP awilsondc
Route Loser, Lindsay, mosey, ozzy, Schroder, GaliWalker, RichP awilsondc
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iron Member
Joined: 10 Aug 2008 Posts: 6391 | TRs | Pics Location: southeast kootenays |
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Wed Aug 10, 2022 7:48 pm
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who are you calling old?
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contour5 Member
Joined: 16 Jul 2003 Posts: 2962 | TRs | Pics
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Wed Aug 10, 2022 8:25 pm
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seattlehikertoo Member
Joined: 26 Jun 2008 Posts: 582 | TRs | Pics Location: Finding an alternative to Mailbox Pk |
Haven't commented or posted in a while...This report reminded me why we are all here, and why it's the simplicities in life that bring us the most joy. Thanks.
Brushbuffalo, awilsondc
Brushbuffalo, awilsondc
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Stefan Member
Joined: 17 Dec 2001 Posts: 5085 | TRs | Pics
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Thu Aug 11, 2022 9:17 am
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Nice. Sorry I could not make it!
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ozzy The hard way
Joined: 30 Jul 2015 Posts: 475 | TRs | Pics Location: University place, wa |
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Thu Aug 11, 2022 9:55 am
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Sweet peak!! Ive wondered about this one since viewing it from Tommy Thompson earlier this year. Looks like a fun ramble y'all had up there. Thanks for the beta, cheers!
“I don’t know what’s gonna happen, but I wanna have my kicks before the whole shithouse goes up in flames”-Mr Mojo Risin
“I don’t know what’s gonna happen, but I wanna have my kicks before the whole shithouse goes up in flames”-Mr Mojo Risin
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raising3hikers Member
Joined: 21 Sep 2007 Posts: 2343 | TRs | Pics Location: Edmonds, Wa |
Thanks for the fun trip, I was happy to get a rare day off and hike with you guys to a new summit! It's quite a scrappy peak, gotta pay attention to find the best way to the top.
Eric Eames
Brushbuffalo
Eric Eames
Brushbuffalo
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