EISPIRATEN

Best Baldy trip I've ever done. We all had a great time. Met a bunch of cool folks all day long.

Some pics:


Ushanka and the Bowl



Morning


Lightning Couloir on the left


Dude going up one of the chutes


Korean lady moving up, in com's with a few other Korean and one Japanese climbers.


Up top in the rocks


Norris and Dave G


Summit


Sashimi


Sashimi walking down


Patterns


Sashimi walking down south ridge


"Into the garbage chute, flyboy!" (guess where that quote came from and win a strange usertitle)


Edge


Over Goode Canyon


The whiteout cometh



Numba wun perspective of the day

Thanks Chris and Fritz, yesterday kicked ass!





Video up later.

Hands down that was the best climb I have done to date.
I can't believe how awesome the weather was.
Next time hopefully the clouds won't be an issue and we can have a proper glissade race.
You guys rock.

nice hat Taco

Thanks, Joe. It kicks ass. not too warm, but it's great down to real low temps (zero-ish), and it blocks the wind.

Nice job Sashimi!

TacoDelRio wrote:"Into the garbage chute, flyboy!" (guess where that quote came from and win a strange usertitle)

Are you sure you want to go around quoting Princess Leia?

Did anyone notice that there were no "Ambulances" or "Holes in his arm"? In all the Pictures Taco posted.

Nice work Taco, you must have dropped that "Rock Magnet" somewhere near the car and decided not to carry it with you this time.

HikeUp wrote:

TacoDelRio wrote:"Into the garbage chute, flyboy!" (guess where that quote came from and win a strange usertitle)

Are you sure you want to go around quoting Princess Leia?

Too bad you already have a title.

Lilbitmo, I've seen rocks the size of ambulances fall in the Bowl.

Beautiful pictures !!! Respect for going up there.... and posting these...

Nice pix Taco, et al. That was kinda cool when the clouds rolled in. We could hear people screaming and shouting in strange languages, apparently trying to locate each other. And then we'd hear the occasional rockfall, only to see basketball-sized boulders whiz by us moments later, maybe a tad too close for comfort.

If anyone in your group happened to pick up a pair of sunglasses sitting next to the fire road at the ski hut trail junction, they're mine .

Gotta love Baldy!

Really like this pic:

Tim wrote:Gotta love Baldy!

Really like this pic:

YEAH!!! 8)

Cool pics. LIghtinging Couloir still looks inviting. The next cold spell we get, I'm there. Maybe have to do it in the dark so temps are low to minimize rockfall.

You guys had some nice weather, except the late clouds, but that can be fun too.

Taco - Looks like we need to plan our summit sushi party again. Actually, how about jsut a summit saki party? Just not this Saturday. I already got plans for some snow somewhere.

taco- a russian friend of mine was glancing over my shoulder when i was looking at your TR of the lightning col?... seemed pretty impressed by your shot glass

Zach wrote:taco- a russian friend of mine was glancing over my shoulder when i was looking at your TR of the lightning col?... seemed pretty impressed by your shot glass

8)

Cool eh?

EnFuego, dude, I've got new tools coming in, so I'm down later... got jury duty soon so I dunno when.

TacoDelRio wrote:EnFuego, dude, I've got new tools coming in, so I'm down later... got jury duty soon so I dunno when.

You got jury duty? Man, how'd you swing that one? Lucky guy whoever is on trial. I"m sure whatever he did, you'll free him.

I gotta order two new tools. Zach, Alex and I are planning a few trips in Sierras before the BIG ONE!!!! Let's hit it up soon. Maybe a very early start - 5am. Top out close to gray light then traverse a couple of the peaks there. What'cha say? I'm sure Zach is in too.

You confuse me, sah.

Sure thing about the rest. I'm up for most anything light and fast.

Awesome pics Taco.
Still havn't climbed the bowl, but its in the top of my list.

I have a hat like that, but black. Also had a rabbit (?) fur one. Did you get it in Russia?

TacoDelRio wrote:
"Into the garbage chute, flyboy!" (guess where that quote came from and win a strange usertitle)

That is insanely easy. Star Wars: A New Hope.

Dave G wrote:We could hear people screaming and shouting in strange languages, apparently trying to locate each other.

I often speak Klingon in the Baldy area...

406 wrote:
I have a hat like that, but black. Also had a rabbit (?) fur one. Did you get it in Russia?

Nah, got it on the intarwebz. Wouldn't mind a trip to Russia, though.