"Got tight last night on absinthe and did knife tricks. Great success shooting the knife into the piano. The woodworms are so bad and eat hell out of all furniture that you can always claim the woodworms did it."
--Ernest Hemingway
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itpimps - Dec 8, 2006 4:46 am Date Climbed: Aug 26, 2006
Success!First time peaking, but not the last. Look forward to doing this again next year and the mountaineering route next winter :)
Augie Medina - Sep 27, 2006 6:46 pm Date Climbed: Aug 16, 2005
The TrailIt was a clear day on the way up, but when we got to Trail Crest, the clouds rolled in. Consequently, at the summit, we lost about 270 degrees of view. At least we didn't get a storm.
MelbaToast - Sep 11, 2006 2:41 am Date Climbed: Sep 8, 2006
Up and Down in a DayLeft at 1:00 am under a full moon. Reached the summit at 9:30 and hung out for a while. Took forever to get back to the car but we were drinking a beer in the parking lot by 6:00 that evening. A perfect day - the sore feet were well worth it.
2skinners - Aug 25, 2006 7:35 am Date Climbed: Aug 16, 2006
Alpine StartGot an alpine start at 3am. Doing the switchbacks in the dark was nice. Hardly felt like we were climbing. It gives a whole different perspective when you can't see the progress you are or aren't making.
SkydiveKen - Jul 13, 2006 10:21 pm Date Climbed: Oct 23, 2004
Snow!What a difference 5' of snow makes. Had the summit to ourselves for the entire day! Post holed all the way back to the portal. PICS