Whippet Buzz Kill (literally) 5-3-06

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05-03-2006, 09:29 AM
Trackhead

Whippet Buzz Kill (literally) 5-3-06

Had ambitious plans today to ski a couple peaks over here.
http://www.biglines.com/photosv2/200...ines_57624.jpg

But the weather was suspect, and supposed to come in mid-morning. So we went across the road to Red Baldy for a shorter tour, knowing if the weather came in, it would be easier to bail than hanging it out on the knife edge across the canyon.
http://www.biglines.com/photosv2/200...ines_57638.jpg

So we started skinning at 5am, and found ourselves on the summit at 7:30am, with dark clouds rolling in, snow, and another strange sensation. Our whippets were buzzing with electricity and our hair was feeling kind of hyper static. The tops of the whippets were literally humming with static. Not a fun sensation on a summit. So we bailed rapidly.
http://fritzrips.com/Gallery1/albums...ummit_Noah.jpg

Pfeifferhorn was looking nice.
http://fritzrips.com/Gallery1/albums...iff_scenic.jpg

Powstash was supposed to be over there, on Timp today. Wonder if he felt the electricity in the air?
http://fritzrips.com/Gallery1/albums...eason/Timp.jpg

Noah off the summit, with a bit of snow, and building clouds.
http://fritzrips.com/Gallery1/albums.../Snow_Noah.jpg

APD off the summit.
http://fritzrips.com/Gallery1/albums...Seth_turns.jpg

The snow never corned today, just firm, refrozen, loud snow. But a fun environment none the less.
http://fritzrips.com/Gallery1/albums...Seth_turn2.jpg

Time for the desert. Heading down tonight. This photo was last week.
http://fritzrips.com/Gallery1/albums...eason/Moab.jpg

Maybe we can tag our objective next week.
05-03-2006, 09:31 AM
MassLiberal

Must. Move. Out. West.

Great stoke man, thanks for the report!
05-03-2006, 09:33 AM
Steven S. Dallas

When I saw this thread title, I thought you had killed Buzz with a miniature ice axe.
05-03-2006, 09:35 AM
lemon boy

Haha! Glad that you got down okay, I really hate being up high when it's staticy like that :( sweet pics though.

In your last pic, is that the priest & nuns?
05-03-2006, 09:36 AM
PacRimRider1

I find it odd that Red Baldy is in White Pine and White Baldy is in Red Pine. Least, that's what I was told.
05-03-2006, 09:36 AM
Trackhead

Quote:

Originally Posted by lemon boy

In your last pic, is that the priest & nuns?

Washerwoman, a nice climb.
05-03-2006, 09:38 AM
iskibc

The desert?! You can't ski in the desert!

Have fun down there. I've been itching to get on some rock lately too.
05-03-2006, 10:08 AM
Tri-Ungulate

Yeah, but at least your electro-Whippets would have stopped you if you needed to self-arrest on the 60 degree slope you just climbed with your new ski crampons. ;)

Quote:

Originally Posted by iskibc

The desert?! You can't ski in the desert!

I hear the La Sals are corning up nicely. Bringing the skis down?

Have a great time down south. The Rectory is a great climbing area, Fine Jade is one of my all-time faves. Haven't been up Washerwoman, access was a little tougher back when I was climbing more, I didn't have 4WD and the Shafer wasn't graded.
05-03-2006, 10:15 AM
JoshP

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tri-Ungulate

Yeah, but at least your electro-Whippets would have stopped you if you needed to self-arrest on the 60 degree slope you just climbed with your new ski crampons. ;)

So how did TH like those things anyway (the crampons, not the electro-whippets), inquiring minds want to know. Glad you guys didn't get hit by lightning.:)
05-03-2006, 10:50 AM
KillingCokes

Glad your OK. Electricity is really scary
I had a trip like that once. I felt like spiderwebs were in my face, I had just passed a couple of webs. I pulled off my hat to see if some web was stuck to it and my hair went up like a foot in the air. I jumped into a coolie with just shoes and no ice axe and got the hell outta there. 1000 vert, 40 degrees in less than the minute. I hit the ground running. Then the lightning came and I watched the very spot I was standing on 2 minutes before get hit.

http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/papers/tech...mages/fig1.gif
05-03-2006, 11:17 AM
Mountain Junkie

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tri-Ungulate

The Rectory is a great climbing area, Fine Jade is one of my all-time faves.

Goal for the season: climb Fine Jade. Looks oh so good.
05-03-2006, 11:35 AM
upallnight

Quote:

Originally Posted by iskibc

The desert?! You can't ski in the desert!

Have fun down there. I've been itching to get on some rock lately too.

Yeah...you can ski in the La Sals.... it's not bad. (I lived in Moab for a bit.)
05-03-2006, 11:54 AM
lemon boy

Quote:

Originally Posted by upallnight

Yeah...you can ski in the La Sals.... it's not bad. (I lived in Moab for a bit.)

:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
05-03-2006, 02:12 PM
upallnight

Trackhead--aren't you s'posed to be getting after it in GTNP?? :)
05-03-2006, 02:13 PM
Trackhead

Quote:

Originally Posted by upallnight

Trackhead--aren't you s'posed to be getting after it in GTNP?? :)

May 15-18, then May 26-June 6.
05-03-2006, 02:13 PM
upallnight

Quote:

Originally Posted by lemon boy

:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

^^^^^ :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
05-03-2006, 02:23 PM
Buzzworthy

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steven S. Dallas

When I saw this thread title, I thought you had killed Buzz with a miniature ice axe.

No way, Trackhead is a wimpy little guy. I would have taken him anyday.
05-03-2006, 02:59 PM
Xover

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trackhead

Powstash was supposed to be over there, on Timp today. Wonder if he felt the electricity in the air?
http://fritzrips.com/Gallery1/albums...eason/Timp.jpg

he killed it and from his quickie report he just e-mailed me, it sounds like he had 4k of candy corn for breakfast :biggrin:
05-03-2007, 07:28 AM
lemon boy

so Trackhead, what are you up to today
05-03-2007, 09:54 AM
powder11

bump for stoke
05-03-2007, 10:05 AM
brutah

cool tr, glad to here it was snowing up there...... it was trying to as I left my house in PC, but was mostly rain..... tomorrow should be money

Are you go down south to ski the henrys, maybe the san juans??? Or just going down south to enjoy some non-skiing adventure??
05-03-2007, 10:14 AM
doublediamond223

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mountain Junkie

Goal for the season: climb Fine Jade. Looks oh so good.

http://fritzrips.com/Gallery1/albums...eason/Moab.jpg

Forgive my jongness, but are you guys talking about rock climbing or summiting a mountain?
05-03-2007, 10:18 AM
Trackhead

This thread is a year old....................
05-03-2007, 10:21 AM
powder11

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trackhead

This thread is a year old....................

I'd rather bump year old threads than see summit county shit stains all over the front page
05-03-2007, 10:24 AM
Trackhead

Quote:

Originally Posted by powder11

I'd rather bump year old threads than see summit county shit stains all over the front page

I understand. I was replying to a previous poster thinking I was up skiing today, when I haven't been. :wink:

Although the weather currently looks suprisingly similar.

Tomorrow should be fun, regardless.
05-03-2007, 10:26 AM
gramps

damn, the sneaky one year old thread bump. Had me fooled.
05-03-2007, 12:50 PM
brutah

got me too