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20081006 Baldy with 135driver

Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 1:30 am
by Taco
135driver absolutely loves the ski hut trail, nearly as much as I do. We decided to go up it, as it's just so awesome. We're both huge fans of this trail. Big, big fans. Really cool trail.

We signed on so that we would be safe from objective hazards, like avalanche and flying rape-bears.

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"HEY, IS THAT BALDY?!?!?!?!"

We didn't remember some information about the Ski hut, so we decided to check the internets on my new phone.

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No connection. I used win and LOL to get that page up (checked the previous night).

We went up the trail, and I said hello to my favorite terrain feature. I really love this terrain feature.

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On a serious note, we checked out "Piton Rock", more properly known as that bigass damn rock in the bowl that you pass along the ski hut trail. I didn't see any pitons.

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Yup

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Go up that little easy dihedral-ly section.

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This one, damnit

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On top, look at them bolts.

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BOLT

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Uhhhh....

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Carpentry 101

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Holy crap, an aid route on Baldy!!! EXTREME!


We continued up to the top.

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BALDY NIPPLE
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Someone has fortified our typical winter bivy spot on the Baldy-Harwood col...
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WITH D-VITAMINS...

Marks left by skids on helo's? Atop Harwood.
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Looking down something for the winter
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Made it all the way to the notch. I didn't think I'd survive.

HOWEVER, upon reaching the notch, we were STUNNED to see that we'd have to make it down to 6500ft from the notch, which is at 1800ft.

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We ascenderated the 4700ft to the bottom, uphill, down.

Space math.

Goodnight.

Re: 20081006 Baldy with 135driver

Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 6:02 am
by HikeUp
bertfivesix wrote:Now it's going to be a race of forum members to be the first up there to snap a perverted picture with Baldy's Nipple.
FTW!

Re: 20081006 Baldy with 135driver

Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 12:35 pm
by 406
Nice stuff! I guess they excavated a little too much for the new snow making pond.

Re: 20081006 Baldy with 135driver

Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 12:42 pm
by 406
TacoDelRio wrote: Image
Holy crap, an aid route on Baldy!!! EXTREME!
How high is that?

Re: 20081006 Baldy with 135driver

Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 1:36 pm
by Taco
About 15ft maybe?

Re: 20081006 Baldy with 135driver

Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 3:11 pm
by 135driver
I think I'm ready for Lhotse now, maybe Everest over the weekend, gotta save up 25 more dollars though.

Taco, thanks for waiting for my slow ass. I know you wanted to jog the whole thing.

Maybe we could do Ski Hut 95 more times next week. It's such a forgiving, treeless trail.

Re: 20081006 Baldy with 135driver

Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 6:58 pm
by Taco
I want more trees, though.

I'm getting ready for Aconcagua, but I don't think I have enough trekking poles yet.

Re: 20081006 Baldy with 135driver

Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 5:32 pm
by Dudley Heinsbergen
im sailing to Changabang's north face tonight. pm if you want to come. but you have to bring a sleeping bag for me, i dont have one

Re: 20081006 Baldy with 135driver

Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 11:12 pm
by Taco
Changabang is utter weaksauce. We did it yesterday, Cactus to Changabang, in 2 hours flat. We brought 5 portaledges just so we could carry some extra weight, as it's just flat-out cheating when we ROLL DEEP.

Tomorrow before work, I'll hit up some of the unclimbed ridges in the Mid Atlantic Rift Zone. FFUWA, yo.

Re: 20081006 Baldy with 135driver

Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 11:29 pm
by Hikin_Jim
TacoDelRio wrote:Tomorrow before work, I'll hit up some of the unclimbed ridges in the Mid Atlantic Rift Zone. FFUWA, yo.
I hear those ridges get pretty wet. Bring Goretex. And a really long snorkel.

Re: 20081006 Baldy with 135driver

Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 12:03 am
by Taco
That's nothing. Basecamp is in New Jersey. Wish me luck.

Re: 20081006 Baldy with 135driver

Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 12:31 pm
by 135driver
What have we become.

Well, it's official. There's nothing left to accomplish, I've climbed every single peak in the world.

k

Re: 20081006 Baldy with 135driver

Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 1:50 am
by Taco
*feels violated*