Baldy RR - 2010-01-29

platypii · Post by **platypii** » Sun Jan 31, 2010 1:20 pm

Oh man Baldy was amazing this friday!

I went up Baldy for some backcountry snowboarding, and also to test out my new HD Helmet Hero camera. The helmetcam was taking pictures and/or video all day long. 6545 pictures total (!!). Most were pictures of my feet trying not to slip

The ones where I'm actually looking around came out great though! Love the wide-angle HD-ness!

Climbed via Register Ridge, topped out on Harwood, and then traversed left into the Baldy Bowl. Caught up with a few members of the SGMDF in the bowl (Norma, Sara, and apparently Taco was just a few hundred feet above me too!)

Strapped in to my snowboard that I hauled all the way up there, and rode down to the ski hut. My first turns of the season! Within minutes I was down at a little impromptu gathering at the ski hut.

Continued down from there on the Ski Hut Trail, and after one of the most epic sunsets I've ever seen, made it back to the car just before dark.

Such an amazing day! Words and pictures can't really do it justice. Seems like half the forum was out there though, so you know what I mean

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He219 · Post by **He219** » Sun Jan 31, 2010 1:47 pm

Nice pix, Kenny!

I watched you work your way along the Saddle and then lost sight of you just below the Summit.
How was the yaw motion carrying your deck horizontally along the ridgeline?

Cheers!

Post by **Taco** » Sun Jan 31, 2010 2:07 pm

Cool stuff dude!

rockboy · Post by **rockboy** » Sun Jan 31, 2010 6:29 pm

Some of the most terrific pix I've seen, I've seen on this forum. You guys do some incredible stuff. Nice job.

lilbitmo · Post by **lilbitmo** » Sun Jan 31, 2010 7:04 pm

Nice work platypii, some fun days on Baldy, I got to get there in the next week or so

That picture of the windswept snow is assume, thanks for sharing those.

406 · Post by **406** » Mon Feb 01, 2010 8:06 am

cool photos

EManBevHills · Post by **EManBevHills** » Mon Feb 01, 2010 8:39 am

Most excellent!

norma r · Post by **norma r** » Mon Feb 01, 2010 9:18 am

Great photos Kenny! Look forward to more from that helmet cam. It was nice to meet you.

platypii · Post by **platypii** » Mon Feb 01, 2010 10:37 am

Thanks everyone!

He219, I saw you guys going up ahead of me. I was going to follow you and taco up to the summit, but didn't really want to snowboard by headlamp

I didn't catch too much wind with my board sideways, it was pretty mellow, but I did catch an uncountable number of branches!

I'm putting together a video from the day too, to be posted as soon as I figure out this whole video editing thing...