Dean - Jul 13, 2004 1:25 am - Voted 10/10
Nice shotYou've kept busy, Shasta one week, north sister the next. Way to go.
Cornvallis - Jul 13, 2004 1:39 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Nice shotThanks Dean. This was a fun one, but aren't they all!
Dean - Jul 13, 2004 1:42 am - Voted 10/10
Re: Nice shotToo bad we missed you on Shasta. We must have passed you as we went down and you were on the way up.
Dean - Jul 13, 2004 1:50 am - Voted 10/10
Re: Nice shotI'd love to hear your North Sister story some time. It would make a great trip report I'll bet. dkantola is really doing some amazing stuff.
Cornvallis - Jul 13, 2004 2:02 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Nice shotIt was a great trip. dkantola knows his stuff, I felt very comfortable with his leadership in the technical portions of the climb.
cluck - Jul 13, 2004 5:11 pm - Hasn't voted
Pretty gnarly traverseThat traverse certainly kept you on your toes...... so to speak. 45 degrees straight up is no big thing. But trying french technique on a traverse is more challenging, particularly with a less than pleasant run out below.
They say the traverse is worse when it is melted out. Angle of slope becomes less severe (30-40 maybe) but is on loose dinner plates. Glad I won't be back in late season to find out for myself.
Nice to see you Cornwalis and DKantola
Diggler - Jul 13, 2004 7:14 pm - Voted 10/10
Re: Pretty gnarly traverseFrench technique? It looks like German technique to me. Great shot at any rate! From what I've heard of the rock on that mountain, being on ice or snow seems like it would definitely be preferable to the "rock" there!
Cornvallis - Jul 13, 2004 7:37 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Pretty gnarly traverseFrench, German........whatever, I was just clinging to that slope for my life ;-) I think every rock on that mountain, except for the pinnacle, moved! Even so, great climb, gotta love the Sisters.
cluck - Jul 13, 2004 8:18 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Pretty gnarly traverseIndeed.... photo shows front pointing, which DKantola may have done for the majority of the traverse. For me and my climbing partner, we had our boots facing in the direction of the traverse, not pointing up the hill, thus French. All crampons points in the snow, ankle to knee pointing away from the slope. Knee to hip angled back towards the slope. Don't believe I am personally capable of using French technique on a traverse any steeper than this and would have to go to front points (German).
dkantola - Jul 13, 2004 9:15 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Pretty gnarly traverseI did the traverse the same way you describe you did, but I periodically turned completely around or to face uphill to relieve the strain on my feet. It looks like Cornvallis caught me at one of those moments.
Bor - Aug 8, 2004 8:29 am - Voted 10/10
Steep? =)nice shot!
Cornvallis - Aug 13, 2004 1:16 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Steep? =)Thanks. Just a little steep ;-)
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