O'Sullivan Peak 2-19-08

Been wanting to ski O'Sullivan Peak via the SW face for a long time. You can see it from certain places in town. It's large and in charge.
http://fritzrips.com/Gallery1/albums...season/s99.jpg

The start is in Tanners. Skin fast here, especially when the sun comes out. This place is creepy. Alto and Jtrue.
http://fritzrips.com/Gallery1/albums...iseason/s1.jpg

The sun comes up, and the frying pan is in full effect. Skin faster.
http://fritzrips.com/Gallery1/albums...iseason/s2.jpg

4,300ft later, Alto tops out Tanners.
http://fritzrips.com/Gallery1/albums...iseason/s3.jpg

Then head west up the steep and narrow east ridge of O'Sullivan. Alto, he likes plant life.
http://fritzrips.com/Gallery1/albums...iseason/s4.jpg

Dromedary behind Jtrue. The SW face of Drom is another excellent 4,500ft continous line. Great fun.
http://fritzrips.com/Gallery1/albums...iseason/s5.jpg

Quartzite boulder problem.
http://fritzrips.com/Gallery1/albums...iseason/s6.jpg

Longer than I remembered from the Tanners col. Drom SW face begging for tracks.
http://fritzrips.com/Gallery1/albums...iseason/s7.jpg

Jtrue.
http://fritzrips.com/Gallery1/albums...ason/jtrue.jpg

As we topped out O'sully, some others came up the Maybird drainage. They were heading to Twin. Does it go?
http://fritzrips.com/Gallery1/albums...iseason/s8.jpg

Our initial intent was to ski the SW face, then we pussed out and wanted pow into Broads Fork. But...........alas.........we stuck to our guns.
Alto, 100ft down, 4900 to go.
http://fritzrips.com/Gallery1/albums...eason/drew.jpg

Weeeeeeeeee.........
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Alto and Lone Peak East Face in the distance.
http://fritzrips.com/Gallery1/albums...season/s10.jpg

Jtrue, skiing the spine of safety.
http://fritzrips.com/Gallery1/albums...season/s11.jpg

Jtrue carving the variable.
http://fritzrips.com/Gallery1/albums...season/s12.jpg

Crust, corn, and ................pow.
http://fritzrips.com/Gallery1/albums...season/s13.jpg

Off the face, and many, many turns to go. Jtrue.
http://fritzrips.com/Gallery1/albums...season/s14.jpg

Corn.
http://fritzrips.com/Gallery1/albums...season/s15.jpg

Not sure if Alto was looking at the "Y" Couloir, or the turns ahead of him.
http://fritzrips.com/Gallery1/albums...season/s16.jpg

Jtrue.
http://fritzrips.com/Gallery1/albums...season/s17.jpg

Jtrue's first outdoor rappel, second ever. Standing around looking for a rap anchor was kind of creepy, with all the huge terrain above, waiting to pulverize.
http://fritzrips.com/Gallery1/albums...season/s18.jpg

WTF are you doing here? Blurry goat. Saw a big moose too.
http://fritzrips.com/Gallery1/albums...season/s19.jpg

Praxis rock skiing.
http://fritzrips.com/Gallery1/albums...season/s20.jpg

Alto sequence.
http://fritzrips.com/Gallery1/albums...season/s21.jpg

ACL McTwist.
http://fritzrips.com/Gallery1/albums...season/s22.jpg

Going for the ride, down the 5.6 rock slabs?
http://fritzrips.com/Gallery1/albums...season/s23.jpg

Everyone survived. No goats or moose were harmed. We had fun.

Free shower.
http://fritzrips.com/Gallery1/albums...ason/drew2.jpg

Trackhead is RIDICULOUS.

Amazing

FKNA Man! Your TR's/photog work over the past year or so has gone through the fucking roof.

Thanks for all the amazing photo and video stoke.

Getting it done once again. Thanks for the stoke

nice work boys!!!
can't wait for the rest of the TR and subsequent beta

man you guys are killing it out there. great stuff.

Today was kinda fun for me, too: hoping this minor congestion and sore throat doesn't develop into the plague.

Glad I wasn't with you today as ropes and I don't get along.

Wow, that line was ridiculous. Every type of snow imaginable, a mandatory rappel, exposure on the way up. All in all a great day to get out. I gotta sleep before school now, add some pics later...

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Originally Posted by Bum Z

Glad I wasn't with you today as ropes and I don't get along.

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Me neither on the ropes deal. :eek:

That photo of JTrue is about where I'd shit my pants, and yall would have to deal with the stink the rest of the tour.

Seriously though, sweet. And where the hell is O'Sullivan? (too lazy to look)

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Originally Posted by JTrue

Wow, that line was ridiculous. Every type of snow imaginable, a mandatory rappel, exposure on the way up. All in all a great day to get out. I gotta sleep before school now, add some pics later...

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Nice work, variety is the spice of life they say. With the winter we have had here in CO I am really looking forward to spring skiing season.

Oh geez. That looks spacktacular...

pic of alto is SWEET!!

Your crew is absolutely killing it.

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Originally Posted by Particle

Seriously though, sweet. And where the hell is O'Sullivan? (too lazy to look)

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O'Sully = Sunrise; right next to Dromedary

Excellent work from this crew once again!

JTrue - headin for 11.
Nice, TH!
I love rope and climing shots with those kinds of backdrops.

Doesn't look like it sucks :) Glad you had a great day out there!!!!

I think I would have accepted the whippet on this one.

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Originally Posted by JTrue

Wow, that line was ridiculous. Every type of snow imaginable, a mandatory rappel, exposure on the way up. All in all a great day to get out. I gotta sleep before school now, add some pics later...

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do you go to school at all? you guys have been gettin at it really hard recently. btw when did you get the dynafits?

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Originally Posted by samthaman

do you go to school at all? you guys have been gettin at it really hard recently. btw when did you get the dynafits?

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Monday/Wednesday I have classes during the day. Monday/Tuesday I have classes from 6-10pm. Work at night. It works itself out:biggrin:. Got Dynafits a few weeks ago, what an upgrade from Naxos.

Sweet! Peak season is coming.

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Originally Posted by Xover

can't wait for the rest of the TR and subsequent beta

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The only beta is..........go now, don't wait.

just put up the rest of the TR you f'ing lazy ass :FIREdevil

The Utah crew is killing it this season, keep up the good work.

Looks fun!

Air Quality any better on high?? I had to use the inhaler in the valley:mad: Headin' back to the high side Thursday........................!

Looks like a slippery rappel, but hey who can deny a free shower.

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Originally Posted by Dantheman

I think I would have accepted the whippet on this one.

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I bought some for stuff like this. Then I stand at the car and debate on bringing them. Then, when on an exposed ridge, I bitch about them being in the car:D

Nice TR guys, hope the weather holds for thursday/friday.

this tr needs more russian vodka slingers




but other than that it rocks:yourock::yourock:

My contributions:

Yesterday morning, Capitol Reef for wine and chocolate in beautiful, exposed places:

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h1...e/P1050215.jpg

This morning, Tanner's Gulch for water and chocolate in beautiful, exposed places:

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h1...e/P1050230.jpg

A homosexual hippy treehugger scenic Vermont is for Lovers shot:

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h1...e/P1050232.jpg

Crackhead. Climbs twice as fast as everyone else, and then has to fucking keep doing something while waiting on the ridge. Crampons and a handcrack? Sit down, my man:

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h1...e/P1050236.jpg

Mt. Nebo far away, framed between Chipman and Lightning Ridge:

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h1...e/P1050240.jpg

TH traversing above the line to be skied. We actually were already at the entrance, but he ran back and forth seven times before taking the skis off his back. I just sat and stared in awe:

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h1...e/P1050237.jpg


(Insert rad action shots.)


At the bottom, 50m from the road. A group of three moose have been living at Lisa Falls for at least a month now. Keep your eye out for them when you drive up LCC. Saw one of them take off just as we approached, and skied through their very fresh bed/toilet:

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h1...e/P1050249.jpg


Peakbagadventureski complete.

TR, however, incomplete. Post more pics TH! I can't believe you didn't put up the sequence of me falling down the other waterfall, or the goat or the moose.

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Originally Posted by alto

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Kinda makes the Y cooler look like a warm up run. Proud line gents.

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Originally Posted by alto

TR, however, incomplete. Post more pics TH! I can't believe you didn't put up the sequence of me falling down the other waterfall, or the goat or the moose.

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Goat and sequence inserted. Shitshow fixed.

Some of the shots I got...

SLC
http://photos-699.ll.facebook.com/ph...10469_6469.jpg

Y Couloir
http://photos-699.ll.facebook.com/ph...10478_8792.jpg

Some other lines worth skiing
http://photos-699.ll.facebook.com/ph...10471_6956.jpg

TH and Alto far below
http://photos-699.ll.facebook.com/ph...10477_8543.jpg

Solid, just solid

This keeps me rehabing. Thanks guys.

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Originally Posted by Trackhead

Shitshow fixed.

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Then again it seems that posting two, even three TRs for just a single outing is the way to really step this internet abuse thing to a higher level.

Great stuff gents, thx for sharing.

Slugging 4500 vertical with those heavy Praxis bastards on the feet would wear me out.

Too bad we didn't get any shots of the psycho that picked up Alto and I when we hitched for a ride. Passing people and going about 80 mph in LCC, only to pull over 2 minutes later to drop us off at our cars near Tanners. I think TH got a little nervous when he recieved the text from Alto saying, "he is trying to kill us." :D

Bump for another year of bagging peaks. Where you been TH? We need to bag some on the bikes too before the snow falls.

Solid stuff!