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May Day Weekend - Buckbarrow
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A very short post from the final day of our excellent weekend. Takes a while to eat breakfast and pack down the trailer so no time for a full day walk. No problem, as the delight of this campsite is plenty of high quality short walks on the doorstep.
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Today it was Buckbar... | [
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The Audubahn
Dropping Northeast from the notch at the starting point of Autobon Saddle Couloir, The Audubahn is a steep open shot that comes down to the skier's right of a huge cliff on Mt. Audubon's East Cirque. Extra turns can be had after skiing the Audubahn on the wide open East facing bowl to the skier's left of ... | [
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Ochoco National Forest: Steins Pillar
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Rebecca
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April 30, 2017
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Steins Pillar is a rocky outcropping in the Mill Creek area of Ochoco National Forest. Similar to the rock formations of Smith Rock, this is a less crowded place to see a uniqu... | [
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Whiteface Slide 1
The entrance to the Slides is from the drop zone of the Summit Quad. After exiting the lift, quickly move skier's left to clear the chair. Patrol will often have orange mesh fencing set up to control access to the Slides. Be prepared with beacon in send mode, shovel and probes. Depending on the avy le... | [
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Prospectors: The Pencil
By: randosteve|
Posted on: December 10, 2006
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Posted in: Random Teton Posts, The Tetons
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NOTE:This TR is from December 10, 2005.
When conditions are right, the Tetons can provide good coverage by mid December and I have had many fun, steep, technical de... | [
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Hotline Ramp (WI3), Rap Wall
Jan
25
kyle
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Sunset Snoqualmie Ice
Rap Wall at Snoqualmie Pass might be the most climbed ice crag in Washington. I had passed the wall dozens of times, but never bothered to climb it. Rap Wall is home to Ghost Dog (M11), one of the hardest mixed routes in Washington. But it also has ... | [
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Greg Mace Peak 4.8.16
April 15, 2016April 15, 2016
Frank Konsella
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(Last Updated On: April 15, 2016)
I'm going to start this trip report of Greg Mace Peak in the Elk mountains near Aspen with a story. The year was 2000, and I was on a west coast road trip, with plans of skiing peaks in the eastern Sierra b... | [
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Albright? Allllriiiggghhht!
By: randosteve|
Posted on: March 31, 2008
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Posted in: Broken Link to Photo/Video, The Tetons, Wimpy's
| 9 comments
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[image]I found myself at the top of Wimpys, three out of four days last week. Some people may think it's lame to ski the same run all the time, but when it nuking wind... | [
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Quandary Peak 14,265'
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photo- A view of the sunrise from the east ridge of Quandary peak at sunrise. photo by Grant Lewis, 2009.
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2/28/09
members of trip: Zach Taylor and Grant Lewis
ascent route: East Ridge
descent route: East Bowls
trailhead: Monte Cristo trailhead 10,90... | [
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Current Creek Bench
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The open low angle zone between the North Chutes and Current Creek Bowls. This is a safer option than the runs around it but it still has potential for a big avalanche on the wrong day. The average slope is in the high 20s or even about 30 degrees. The maximum pitch is close to the average, ... | [
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The Grand at night
Posted on
September 23, 2021
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Mission accomplished
[This is part of a multi-part trip report of my Wyoming 13er speed record.]
I am used to climbing the Grand in June's longer days, and have never felt the need to do any but the trail parts in the dark. However the late season an... | [
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April 20, 2022
Backcountry
Utah
MT. TUSCARORA: SALT LAKE CITY
So close yet so far away. Mt. Tuscarora is a prominent peak just to the left of Catherine's Pass if you're coming from Alta. While it's not far at all from the ski resort, this peak will make you feel more remote than you really are.
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Distance
: 7 mil... | [
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While You Were Sleeping: Notch Couloir, Long's Peak 14,259 feet
Climbing, Colorado
GilJune 24,
20087 Comments
For the 3rd time in 3 weeks, diet I woke up at midnight to go climb a big mountain. The motions have taken on a faint sense of familiarity, web a sort of deja vu. An empty house, roomates out at the bar... | [
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Needles area climbing
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October 29, 2012
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Needles (l) and Olancha (r) from Dome Rock campsite
The Needles are an impressive line of domes/spires along the Kern River at the southern end of the Sierra. The Needles themselves offer multi-pitch trad routes with about an hour-long approach... | [
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Saturday, September 6, 2014
The WURL*
Lars and Tom had this planned for several months now and I always said I wasn't going to join. The desire to repeat the WURL after spending 26+ hours on the route with Noah last year was non existent. I was positive I'd never do it again but then they kept talking about it. Then... | [
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Packrafting the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River
By egilbert@alum.mit.edu |
November 14, 2016
- 5:53 am
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November 14, 2016 Uncategorized
Eric and Katie
November 12, 2016
We drove up to North Bend, dropped off bikes at a bridge, then drove up to Tanner. After the last rain ended we put in our packrafts and paddled down ... | [] |
Backpacking to Yosemite's North Dome
National Parks
Backpacking
California
Jun 25
Written By Emily Schrick
Everyone has heard of Half Dome in Yosemite. It's amazing and beautiful and the star of the show in Yosemite Valley. But there's another dome, one that is a full dome, hanging out adjacent to Half Dome: North Dome... | [
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Whiteface Slide 3
Getting to Slide 3 is a fun ride along the slide traverse. As you pass Slide 2B notice that the traverse narrows and can be quite a bucking bronco. Ride alert! Getting thrown will cost you some serious energy.
Slide 3 starts below an intimidating rock slab in a very steep zone. As you leave the slide ... | [
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Mount Whitney
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Mount Whitney. What else can be said? In case you fell asleep in your geography class, it is the highest mountain in the lower 48 states at 14,497'. It is located in California's Inyo National Forest west of the town of Lone Pine. One of the most popular routes is a 22 mile, 6100' elevation gain/l... | [
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Mt. Solitude
Skier's Point, Climber's Point, Solitude & Vista
Date: 7/12/2020
Partner: Kristi Henes
Trailhead: Pitkin TH
Summits: Skier's PT, Climber's PT, Mt. Solitude, Vista Peak
Distance: 13m
Elevation Gain: 5300ft
Difficlutly: Class 2+ (with some easy 3 if you want it)
Duration: 8.5hrsGPXMount Solitude 14ers.com Pa... | [
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Backcountry Skiing Crested Butte
TR: Ruby Chute (7 May 2011)
May 17, 2011
Frank Konsella
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(Last Updated On: May 17, 2011)
Ruby Peak, specifically the east facing Ruby chute, has been on my wish list for a few years now.
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Tired after a day on Pyramid followed by a day on Sopris, a nice short line li... | [
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Mount Whitney - The Mountaineer's Route
Revisiting John Muir's Classic High Sierra Climb
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Andy Lewicky | SierraDescents.com
Mount Whitney, California - The Mountaineer's Route was my introduction to Sierra climbing, and it scared the hell out of me. I'd done a bit of scrambling here and there in my travels, but... | [
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October 21, 2010August 8, 2016
Big Foot Trail
The pick-up truck bounces awkwardly as we maneuver down the rocky, snow-covered jeep road. It's a Wednesday afternoon and after two straight days of clinics learning about skis and boots, where reps spoke of thermo-lined-this, carbon-reinforced-that and how their product is... | [] |
Centennial Sunday - California's West Ridge
David Yarian
January 28, 2015 September 14, 2018
16 Comments on Centennial Sunday - California's West Ridge
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The day's effort, courtesy of Google Earth. (Zambo)
Peak: California Peak - 13,849'
Distance: 9.2 Miles
Vert: 4,900 Feet
Climbers: Dillon & Zambo
Centennial Sun... | [
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Baggin' in Boulder (Diagonal on Slab, Keel, center of North Devil's Wing)
Posted on
October 14, 2010
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1 Comment
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North from the top of the Slab
The Doctor is, once again, in.
Boulder is possibly worse than Aspen as a place to go dirtbag. The county parks are extremely camping-unfriendly, as is the city itself,... | [
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WA & OR -- Columbia River Gorge, 2-12 June 2017
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10 days in the Columbia River Gorge...
Why we came...
To see pretty waterfalls and maybe do some fishing.
The Campground...
Timberlake Campground and RV Park was great! The narrow winding road to the campground and within the campground are a bit daunting... | [
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Spock Chutes
The Spock Chutes are incredibly difficult, technical, steep and dangerous. They face North, and have a high risk of avalanche danger. They are known to form deadly wind slabs, which you may not discover until you're in the middle of the chute suddenly triggering an avalanche. If you successfully ski them, ... | [
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Wet West Highlands - Beinn Teallach & Beinn a Chaorainn
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I don't get to Scotland anything like as often as I want. We used to head up there many times a year for winter walks, backpacking, New Year and Easter Trips, skiing weekends etc. I managed to reach the magic 200 Munro's mark back in 1999 (Ben Lomond i... | [
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Backpacking the High Sierra Trail in 6 Days
Alice Kao
November 5, 2017
Backpacking, Article, Trip Report, California
I finally had the opportunity to hike the High Sierra Trail, a trail I've been dying to do for years! Those 6 days in some of the most remote parts of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park blew me away ... | [
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Kerhlein, Ken, and Eichorn Minarets
Posted on
September 3, 2010
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2 Comments
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Minarets in Iceberg Lake
Or, "Dr. Dirtbag gets his ass handed to him by the Minarets." It was "epic," I guess, but not in the "dude, that was totally epic" sense; few peaks, much tricky climbing, and a fair helping of fear.
The Minare... | [
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MOUNT
MAUDE
July
4, 2005
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Ben's route in late July 2002.
The green dot is the end of the traverse.
July 4, 2005.
Courage is the price that life exacts for granting
peace.
The soul that knows it not, knows no release
from little things;
knows not the livid loneliness of fear,
nor mountain heights where bitter... | [
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Mt Elwell via Long Lake Loop
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There is no better alarm clock than cows mooing. We woke up on our ranch ready to tackle the day after successfully summiting English Mountain the day prior.
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I thought about changing the plans and just relaxing on the front porch, but we had a goal to accomplish. We drove to... | [
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