EISPIRATEN

Who is this Jon and does he want to try LPP again? I'm pretty much dying to climb it. And soon.

DamOTclese wrote:

TacoDelRio wrote:Video from our last great day on Baldy, with Fritz and Chris. Best day up there ever!

That was awesome. Too bad you lost Alex but, well, these thing happen.

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TacoDelRio wrote:You don't carry much booze, do you?

Pre-game my friend, pre-game.

Anyone have experience with sil-nylon shells? Seems like that would be the lightest, most compact option. That stuff is pretty darn waterproof, though I can't guess at its durability and breathability.

Thanks all!
In the end, I opted to just massively overinflate my Thermarest. Seems to work wonders! Not sure why I didn't try that one before...

Out of curiosity, what exactly does one put in a 95 liter pack? My pack is 40L and it fits everything necessary for a 3 day winter burl-fest. That includes a bunch of wintery objects that would be smaller/non-existent on a summer trip. If you were doing Denali or something, maybe I could see 95L bei...

If I'm not one of those two, please make it three!

Two? There can be only one!



Well, ok. The more the merrier.

There's a little protected area to the right after the chockstone. Maybe that would be a good option. It's way out of the main col.

lilbitmo wrote:By the way, I want to go next year and would love a little map of the chock stone bypass, class five is more than I want to do for now, but class three is in my range.

If you're not comfortable on class five, why not have Lucy lead it and give you a neck-belay?

Snack Shack Coulier does have a nice ring to it.

Well... Don't beat yourself up too much Ryan. You were an invaluable resource and I think we owe any success to your route finding. I personally have no desire to be "guided" up a mountain military fashion. A text message stating that you'd bailed would have been nice so I wouldn't have wa...

NO YOUR LIMITS! That's my new battle cry! I'm not sure exactly what it means though...

Hey kids, It has become obvious that my super lightweight 3/4 length inflatable Thermarest pad doesn't really cut it for winter camping. However, I'm really reluctant to add any weight to my pack. Perhaps the Thermarest Ridgerest is the way to go? A 3/4 pad would be cheap, light, and small. Just not...

TacoDelRio wrote:I'll hit it if I can get a ride out there. Gotta do the shuttle shuffle too.

After all that talk about how boring Snow Creek is; stairmaster this, yak plod that, look who's coming along!

It's nice to have you back Taco.

Whoo! Tuesday! Yeah, we should start at 4 or 5 I'd say... Need to research that approach pretty carefully in order to execute in the dark.

No dice.
Music video shoot on Thursday... Avy Course on Friday. I can do Monday or Wednesday though. Any luck there? The cougar thing is later on anyway, right?

Haven't done it before, but I want in. Tuesday would be awesome!

Mmm... Sounds good, but I'm waiting for a freezer bag edition of the recipe.

Not yet, but should be pretty simple with two cars. Are you volunteering?

I really really want to do the north face of San J on Saturday. Any takers?

North face of San J!

Yeah... I've been working a ton. And when I work, it's generally a sort of all consuming kind of deal. Went to Fresno for a bit and shot a giant dairy farm and some computer recycling facilities. Did a short film about the LA riots, etc etc. But I'm back now!!! Let's go! https://eispiraten.com/image...

I'm interested...
I have a score to settle out there.

Here's a question for you... Did you wear the jacket with a layer underneath, keeping it separate from your skin? The oil in your skin will defeat the waterproof membrane in fabrics like Event, Hyvent, Precip, etc. I've worn my North Face lightweight shell in a pinch over a t-shirt and had poor luck...

For those who are interested... I'm back now. We were in Tijuana shooting documentary footage relevant to a case you might be familiar with: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/w ... 586822.ece Long story short, Santiago Meza Lopez known as "El Pozolero" or "The Stewmaker" diss...

Safe and sound, thanks!
I mean gracias.
And yes, I do have a kevlar vest. It's quite stylish actually.

Yeah totally. And if the conditions are pretty good, I think we could do it in a day. Get there early, hike in by headlamp. Summit the col and head back down. It would be pretty epic, but not too bad I think.

How about not driving a commuter car like you're the Stig?

We'll be back. We have a score to settle! Maybe next time we give the snow a chance to consolidate too... I think Zach and I both feel sort of dumb about not summiting. The weather that showed every sign of whiting out our retreat actually dissolved during our descent. And we could have placed wands...