"Because it's there."

[thør]

Sure, but presumably she also lives in something warmer than a snow cave.

She lives in Talkeetna.........

 

[Peregrinator]

She lives in Talkeetna.........

Indoors, one hopes. Still, that's the best training I can think of, short of maybe a stint at McMurdo or something.

 

[thør]

Indoors, one hopes. Still, that's the best training I can think of, short of maybe a stint at McMurdo or something.

Fuck, Wasilla had the shit weather last week.....

75mph++

 

[thør]

Indoors, one hopes. Still, that's the best training I can think of, short of maybe a stint at McMurdo or something.

The crapper at my cabin is just fine for a few minutes at -20........

 

[Peregrinator]

Fuck, Wasilla had the shit weather last week.....

75mph++

It was -5 in VT last night went I went out for a smoke. Hands didn't even get numb. I seem to be a New Englander again. Love it when it's that cold and completely still...the snow has that wonderful squeak to it...the oak trees snap and pop. Never have understood why air with zero humidity seems to carry sound better than moist air.

The crapper at my cabin is just fine for a few minutes at -20........

Yup. Constipation is not allowed in the dead of winter.

 

[thør]

Never have understood why air with zero humidity seems to carry sound better than moist air.

It's because the air is more dense and sound travels faster in higher density air.

 

[thør]

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lhmf820Vp01qd9phao1_500.jpg

 

[Peregrinator]

It's because the air is more dense and sound travels faster in higher density air.

Is that what it is? I thought sound would travel in saturated air better.

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lhmf820Vp01qd9phao1_500.jpg

That's one big, scary bastard. In another life I might have given it a shot.

 

[thør]

Is that what it is? I thought sound would travel in saturated air better.


That's one big, scary bastard. In another life I might have given it a shot.

I'm just familiar with the sonic velocities as a function of temperature.....if you need the formula, I could send them to you on Monday, as they are in my right lower desk drawer

 

[thør]

That's one big, scary bastard. In another life I might have given it a shot.

Indeed, no picnic there....

for others, and not for me....

 

[Peregrinator]

I'm just familiar with the sonic velocities as a function of temperature.....if you need the formula, I could send them to you on Monday, as they are in my right lower desk drawer

Spare me! The rest of us live in blissful ignorance of such stuff. We trust people like you to know these things. I'm happy to let you educate me!

Indeed, no picnic there....

for others, and not for me....

Yup, pretty much. Though I have to say that if someone invited me, paid for the trip, and gave me a year to train I'd be sorely tempted.

 

[thør]

Yup, pretty much. Though I have to say that if someone invited me, paid for the trip, and gave me a year to train I'd be sorely tempted.

I'd just say no.........unless I could be the ground man.....

 

[Peregrinator]

I'd just say no.........unless I could be the ground man.....

I bet you'd be an excellent ground man.

 

[stickwork]

I bet you'd be an excellent ground man.

I need a guy like that for weather and so on.

I've quashed the K2 ascent - good advice here on the board kept me off.


I'm setting my sights on Annapurna for Wednesday. Visa crap and paying the locals is all that's holding up this one.

So far.

 

[thør]

She lives in Talkeetna.........

She writes: "After 7 days stuck in our cave underneath the Headwall fighting the wildest of windstorm, the morning is quiet and less cold (-15F). We decide to go up. Within 2 hours, we are in absolute milk and strong wind. After going some more and as the conditions are rapidly deteriorating, we turn around. At this point, I had little faith we wo...uld find our cave again, being in - like Artur likes to say - absolute zero whiteout. Few hours later, however, we are back at the cave. I call Paul from TAT who tells us another bad weather system is coming. In a total frenzy, we grab everything and start making it down to our lower cave around 14,000. We both know very well we don't have it in us anymore to fight a similar battle with the storms...
This pic is at our cave below the regular summer 14,200 camp. Few hours before, we were half way up the Headwall, now we have just turned around... we are gutted."

I bet you'd be an excellent ground man.

I'll do my best George Kennedy impressions!

I need a guy like that for weather and so on.

A guy with a laptop and internet connection who can sit, drink coffee and eat cookies for hours...

 

[thør]

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lhpizoyaLr1qcytdro1_400.jpg

Alps in the 40's......

 

[Peregrinator]

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lhpizoyaLr1qcytdro1_400.jpg

Alps in the 40's......

Dulfersitz is German for "saw yourself in half on the way down."

 

[thør]

On the inside, looking out.

http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lhsz1dpYD31qbzvoco1_r1_500.jpg

Mendenhall Glacier, near Juneau, Alaska

 

[thør]

http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lhwd73Wof11qbinboo1_500.jpg

 

[trysail]

http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lhwd73Wof11qbinboo1_500.jpg

Whoaa, momma! Where the hell is that?


It is certainly an arresting image.

 

[thør]

Whoaa, momma! Where the hell is that?


It is certainly an arresting image.

It was tagged "alps" when I snagged it.

 

[Peregrinator]

http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lhsz1dpYD31qbzvoco1_r1_500.jpg

Mendenhall Glacier, near Juneau, Alaska

"You gonna hang around under there all day?"

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v649/Peregrinator/100_06532.jpg

http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lhwd73Wof11qbinboo1_500.jpg

I'll take two, please.

 

[thør]

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DWCtYnvdprI/TX2SkideUjI/AAAAAAAAAps/ZbJ-8hqfQa0/s1600/Screen%2Bshot%2B2011-03-10%2Bat%2B8.26.17%2BAM.png

Denali 1959, photo from the first ascent via the West Rib.

 

[thør]

More from '59

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kx1pBN05MwM/TX2SkBmPobI/AAAAAAAAApk/jRvEl6UZQXk/s400/Screen%2Bshot%2B2011-03-10%2Bat%2B8.26.09%2BAM.png

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lPCWSt_HUJQ/TX2SjVCzCZI/AAAAAAAAApc/Z_ej3GBs48w/s400/Screen%2Bshot%2B2011-03-10%2Bat%2B8.25.47%2BAM.png

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-00H5bfeTlA8/TX2SiYXRpSI/AAAAAAAAApU/6HZatPqOYOs/s400/Screen%2Bshot%2B2011-03-10%2Bat%2B8.25.23%2BAM.png

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ojLyRUNti_w/TX2SiI58ZQI/AAAAAAAAApM/_kioSebeDfg/s400/Screen%2Bshot%2B2011-03-10%2Bat%2B8.25.11%2BAM.png

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QMqxgHq78jU/TX2SIrd7lOI/AAAAAAAAApE/8HtBrUzEPFM/s400/Screen%2Bshot%2B2011-03-10%2Bat%2B8.24.59%2BAM.png

 

[thør]

Additional:

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7jmn59m3RTM/TX2SIPMdLEI/AAAAAAAAAo8/H18OxzBrQf0/s400/Screen%2Bshot%2B2011-03-10%2Bat%2B8.24.46%2BAM.png

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eH7m24mjsrQ/TX2SHvNUXQI/AAAAAAAAAo0/fa2Rvu9IvHo/s400/Screen%2Bshot%2B2011-03-10%2Bat%2B8.24.21%2BAM.png
Pete Sinclair

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kmJJ0gzqAgw/TX2SHejXP1I/AAAAAAAAAos/R8oh5HXYoSw/s400/Screen%2Bshot%2B2011-03-10%2Bat%2B8.24.00%2BAM.png

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rmhsqOIWS50/TX2SHDJNmTI/AAAAAAAAAok/UkyvRJMEaik/s400/jake%2Brecording%2Bsummit.png