Jun 3, 2001 5,415 2,594 563 64 Brisbane. June 5, 2019. Reactions: blackdog102395. Ozymandias Direct Aid Solo Climb - Part 2: Trip Report. There's nothing particularly technical about this climb, but WOW! We knew going in there would be places where the trail would be faint or non-existent. We simul-climbed the North Chimney as one pitch and arrived on Broadway at 6:20 a.m. The Ten Mile Traverse: Royal Mountain, 10502 feet: 2.15 miles, 1386 foot gain. Over the week of July 25th to the 31st, Liz and myself climbed two routes and reached as many summits in the Gunsight Range of the Glacier Peak Wilderness area. The rope and anchor of the hourglass, documented in almost all trip reports, appeared bomber to my inspections. Here we found Andy and Andrew. Trip Report: New route on Tibrogargan - Cold Case (200m, 20R) 6 minute read. Date: April 2nd, 2022. Messages. It's truly fantastic and I would climb it all over and over again just to experience this top section. Grand Canyon Trip Report. June 5, 2019. #2. It's around 6 miles of flat skinning before the climbing starts. Posted by kaitlynzeichick December 8, 2020 December 9, 2020 Posted in Red Rocks. Bomber Traverse(Trip Report) « PREV: Viewing #5 of 24 Segment :44, total :44. Mission Ridge PSA. Climbing the first 3 pitches: 1h 15 minutes. by The Hoosier. The bomber plane crash Plackard on the wreckage Big Wheels Jaya checkin out the bomber Day 5 Another Rest day. The mountains here are just different. By Ryan. Of course you can't go out there without sampling the goods so you end up skiing on at least 3 glaciers. I would advise staying away from the wall if possible. Trip Report: Red Rock Canyon. Pieces of aircraft we all over the glacier. The trailhead was at 7,400 and Bomber Lake was at 10,400. Previously, I'd been to the Mint hut and the Snowbird but missed the middle section. Or should I be looking at the Speed Radical vs the 200? It was during my most recent perusal that Mount Hood caught my attention with an aesthetic steep snow line through rime towers to the summit. What about options from Plum? October 12, 2011 Rock Climbing; Share on facebook. 70 102nd street Troy, NY 12180. I was inspired my Homie's 14er speed-record attempt over seven days and Mark's Pfast Pfiffner over 36 hours. However, Bomber Lake sounded like a secluded place and we decided to test our route finding skills. If not possible, move fast. bomber Having a good time. . But then reality set in. Day 1: Hike to basin beyond Ingalls, 5mi, 2700 ft of gain, 2:40 hrs. Tom was a mainstay of the Hatcher Pass Lodge and skiing advocate I met in the 1980's who skied all over the Talkeetnas. We pulled up at the Middle Oak Creek trailhead at 5:20am, and several . Trip Report. 1957 B-29 Bomber crash site. We lived together at L'Abri in Switerland January-April 2008, then spent a few weeks in Spain with a group friends eating and drinking red wine and . Ridge proper led us 700+ feet to the summit of North Traverse, also not trivial but an easier part of the day. This is my first trip report here. It was mostly skinning and gliding and not much actual skiing, but nice weather promised great views. This is a popular trail for birding and hiking, but you can still enjoy some solitude during quieter times of day. New Dawn Trip Report. Penny Royal Glacier lies on the informal "Bomber Traverse" wilderness hiking route through the Talkeetna Mountains. Little Bear-Blanca Traverse and Ellingwood Peak Trip Report: Unexpected Courage on the Little Bear-Blanca Traverse. A couple of years ago, I was negotiating the loose rock and encroaching scrub at the base of Tibrogargan, having made a poor navigational choice in approaching Carborundum Wall from the south rather than the east. Wwith the long daylight hours, Jack wanted to forego heavy packs and the leisure of time for a blitz . We carefully picked our way back across the ridge towards the saddle of 12,860 and North Traverse Peak, it certainly was not trivial. This three day ski traverse ties together two huts operated by the Mountaineering Club of Alaska, Mint Hut and Bomber Hut and one operated by the American Alpine Club, Snowbird Hut. Trip: Mt. WA Cascades East Slopes Central. Day 2 of the Bomber Traverse in the Talkeetna Mountains outside Anchorage, and we were 4 miles up the glacier looking for the namesake of the route. Occasionally, I'll browse through old trip reports on sites like Steven's to get inspiration for my next objectives. Trip Report: Muir Wall, El Capitan, Yosemite, CA. Preparation and Approach to Lake Como. By Ryan. This year's snowpack was uninspiring, but that didn't keep it from rearing its ugly head along the . The latest force to head north is an expeditionary B-1B bomber squadron and more than 200 airmen, which will go to Orland Air Base in central Norway to conduct Bomber Task Force missions around . Squirrel and I got to the Herman Gulch Trailhead at around 4:15 am, well before the sun started to ignite the day. Check out this 12.0-mile out-and-back trail near Palmer, Alaska. Looking back at 12,860 and 13,055, (Keller far right) On the summit of . Distance: 10.53km. Borah (12662') - located in the Lost River Range when a friend of mine mentioned this gem with over 2000' of sustained ice to be climbed in fall. During such a mild, dry and overall strange… 140220-140223_a Bomber of a Traverse on Vimeo Not Another RNWF Trip Report! Bomber Traverse March 29, 2022 engineeredforadventure Blog, Trip Report No Comments An incredibly scenic traverse through the Hatcher Pass backcountry. Martin May 15, 2017 - 9:07 am Been to Iran for skitouring in April, and I was blown away by the beautiful mountains there as well. Trip report: one-day winter Presidential Traverse, January 2013 This blog post is a detailed accounting of a hike Alissa and I did this past Saturday, January 12th 2013. Trip Report: Climbing in The Black Hills. 791. Ridge Traverse: Wetterhorn to Matterhorn + Uncompahgre ; Hello everyone! This is what you want if you're headed out on the traverse. Rain and snow falling on it may drain into the Goldmint valley, Reed Lakes valley, or the Bomber valley, depending on aspect. The trip members included, Ron Westlund, Kelly Bogle, Tyler LaBelle, Kelsey and Cody Pivert and trip leader Vance Buchwald. (thank god) bomber black alien. The peaks were just five to seven thousand feet, but felt enormous. Iconoclast. You can leave these maps under running water all night and they won't fade. . Keller. Bomber Traverse. Ski Pass. Go Hiking Trip Reports Roaring Creek, Mount Teneriffe, Dixie Peak, Blowdown Mountain Road, Mount Si Roaring Creek, Mount Teneriffe, Dixie Peak, Blowdown Mountain Road, Mount Si Dear aspiring/inspired hikers, I feel obligated to make clear that I am including the entirety of my massive hike for the historical record only. It's around 6 miles of flat skinning before the climbing starts. But more than anything, the scenery was mind blowing. Bomber Glacier and Reed Lakes. although it was a quick overnighter of the Bomber traverse with a return via the Snowbird Hut, it was so wonderful to be out, and so wonderful to spend a long day . The funny thing was, we joked that probably the closest person from our five star . One of the best vacations I ever had was a pack trip in to the mountains. We climbed the South Ridge route of the South Peak, as well as the West Face of the Middle Peak. Length and grade: 10 pitches (or 11 according to Mtn Project), 5.9+. Comments & voting; Other parents; Lat/Lon: 61.87274°N / 149 . . This is a 13.6 mile loop hike with 6500 cumulative feet of elevation gain that takes about 9-12 hours to complete. The Bomber Traverse Map comes in two formats: A 13×19″ trail map printed with archival ink on a rugged US-made waterproof paper. I knew . Getting to the base of climb: 3hrs, 7:30am. but the there are bomber hands on both sides of the rock and . Ultra Scrambling - 53 Flatirons Classics. Beyond the bomber was the upper bomber glacier, which served up mile-long runs of low angle powder under the imposing face of Lynx peak. The Objective: An aid climbing/big wall style ascent of Muir Wall; VI, 5.9, A2 or C4. These new clamps will be mounted on a pair of Down LowDown 90s. Companion forum thread to: The Ptarmigan-to-Belly River Traverse: Packrafting in Glacier National Park. I felt a huge sense of relief after having reached the anchors. Trip Report The traverse typically begins by climbing up towards Gold Mint hut along the Little Susitna River. Lynx also stands near the middle of the loop. 2 snoholic on 4/13/22 6:30pm. Brant's friends Alex and Zach had been wanting to do the classic "Bomber Traverse" which is actually a loop that passes a few backcountry huts. Traversing glaciers in an Alpine wonderland with spectacular views the whole way is a wonderful way to spend 3 (or more) days. 5'7/150 # Geared towards spring missions, ski mountaineering in the Cascades/Alaska, and . The Wind River Range is also nice because you don't have the extreme altitudes like areas in Colorado. No matter how often I've encountered them, they seem so surreal every time still. Hatcher Pass is about an hour north of Anchorage in the Talkeetna Mountains. The snowpack here is much thinner and more continental. Ozymandias is a classic and colossal aid climb situated on the North Wall of the Mount Buffalo Gorge. Once you reach the head of the river valley you begin to climb west (climber's left) up towards the northeast shoulder of Managemint Peak. Hey Guys. Other than Montana Peak, it is the tallest that looms over the Bomber Traverse circuit. No bumps or traverse lines. North of Rogers Pass is a chain of high glaciated peaks that forms the Northern Selkirks Traverse. View High-Resolution Image. Accompanied by my boyfriend, Dodge and two other friends, I completed my first self-support kayak trip through the Grand Canyon of the Colorado. Snow Report Perisher 2017 - Trip Reports, Pics & Conditions. We climbed the South Ridge route of the South Peak, as well as the West Face of the Middle Peak. 4 if you're lucky and strong. Luke Schmidt tests his wilderness skills with a Glacier National Park packrafting trip over Ptarmigan Pass and down the Belly River. Camp 3 Save One km West of camp 2 « PREV NEXT » GabeKelley. Tryouts for all age groups will be held on an as needed basis. Love that last pic. Headed up for a second lap on the Bomber glacier, almost tired of skiing endless powder, but not quite. Over the course of 7 days we work our way northward, exiting either via . BORAH (12662') - North Face traverse - AI3, WI3 Date: 10/10/2010 Trip Report: For the last couple of months I developed an obsession for the north face of the highest peak in Idaho - Mt. My partner and I have been anxious to get a nice long scramble and I still had Wetterhorn and Uncompahgre on my to-do list for completing the 14ers (50 and 51), so we settled on the Wetterhorn -> Matterhorn traverse. It is considered to be the premier Australian big-wall test piece. I've been climbing in the Black Hills over the 4th of July for three years in a row now. I've been getting into hiking seriously for the past 7 months or so, doing overnights almost every weekend all over California.This sub has been a tremendous resource for me and with a week off of work i decided to give a thru hike a try. They were waiting on the team above, Mark and Abbie. Wasatch Mountain Club 1390 South 1100 East #103 Salt Lake City, UT 84105-2462 801-463-9842 El Capitan's New Dawn VI 5.8 A3 - marked with our bivy locations. The Bomber Traverse is a Southcentral backcountry must-do. Departing from the Mint Trailhead at 8:30 a.m., May Day, 2011 we embarked on the journey Tom Murphy had described 25 years ago. Wasatch Mountain Club 1390 South 1100 East #103 Salt Lake City, UT 84105-2462 801-463-9842 Here's an in-depth trip report of the Citadel to Pettingell Traverse via Snoopy's Backside Couloir. Trip Report: Lowest to Highest Route. Friday September 9, 2016 4:04am. Our friends Robin and Gerick came along but with intentions to hike one of the many fine trails Pinnacles has to offer. I then rappeled back down to the bivy . The tattered wing of the B-29 Superfortress that crashed on the then-unnamed bomber glacier in 1957. 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