June 12, 2011, Baker Shuksan Enchainment Attempt
6/12/11
WA Cascades West Slopes North (Mt Baker)
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Several years ago I tried to roust some interest in the idea of Skiing Baker and Shuksan in a single one day push. No one was remotely interested in joining me--which was probably a good thing. I needed a few more years of experience and was able to wait for the once a decade snowpack. This time around there was lots of interest in joining me-- a measurement of the talent level and skill or a lowering of the collective intelligence of the ski mountaineering community. Hard to say.
Four fine friends, three recent and one old climbing buddy, joined me at Midnight at the road to Schrieber's Meadows for the first attempt. Packs were loaded with food and water for 20 hours, cars were shuttled to the Sulphide Glacier trailhead and we had a strong team......
We didn't make it.
We reached Austin Pass slightly after ten after a long climb up the Easton, followed by a delightful descent down the park. After a nice break at Lasiocarpa Ridge, we took a high traverse past Coleman Pinnacle and down Ptarmigan Ridge to the base of Table Mountain--slapping on the skins for the climb to Austin Pass. The temperature was going up as fast as our enthusiasm and energy was going down. We were tired, it was obviously too hot for the chimneys and the road was RIGHT THERE!
Some beautiful pictures were taken by Dave B and Ryan and knowledge was gained for the successful trip three weeks later.
Larry wrote up a short description on his company's website:
http://www.ncmountainguides.com/permalink.asp?id=643#643
Louie, Dave, Ryan and Larry, ready for a long day
Larry skinning up the headwall
Summit with the objective a "long" ways away
Checking out the route above the Park
The bergfuhrer on the Park
Four fine friends, three recent and one old climbing buddy, joined me at Midnight at the road to Schrieber's Meadows for the first attempt. Packs were loaded with food and water for 20 hours, cars were shuttled to the Sulphide Glacier trailhead and we had a strong team......
We didn't make it.
We reached Austin Pass slightly after ten after a long climb up the Easton, followed by a delightful descent down the park. After a nice break at Lasiocarpa Ridge, we took a high traverse past Coleman Pinnacle and down Ptarmigan Ridge to the base of Table Mountain--slapping on the skins for the climb to Austin Pass. The temperature was going up as fast as our enthusiasm and energy was going down. We were tired, it was obviously too hot for the chimneys and the road was RIGHT THERE!
Some beautiful pictures were taken by Dave B and Ryan and knowledge was gained for the successful trip three weeks later.
Larry wrote up a short description on his company's website:
http://www.ncmountainguides.com/permalink.asp?id=643#643
Louie, Dave, Ryan and Larry, ready for a long day
Larry skinning up the headwall
Summit with the objective a "long" ways away
Checking out the route above the Park
The bergfuhrer on the Park
not sure about the traverse but didn't craig kelly ride both in 24 hrs?
nice try,
i'd love to do this but with some shut eye in between.
nice try,
i'd love to do this but with some shut eye in between.
author=Gregg_C link=topic=21367.msg91408#msg91408 date=1309798674]
or a lowering of the collective intelligence of the ski mountaineering communitu
This had me rolling on the floor! Fun to climb through the night with you guys, I won't forget the trip any time soon.
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