Ender
09-26-2004, 08:35 PM
But hey, it was a sunny day, so there weren't really any elements to contest. ;)
Hold on a second...I'm receiving a transmission now:
MMMMMMMMMMMBBBBBBBBZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZT!
Translation: Drognos, Admiral of the Drognational starfleet of the planet Drognia, Earth Date: September 25th, 2004.
MmmbbbbBBZZZZZZIIIIIIIIIIIT!
Translation: Current Status - In orbit of planet Earth. Observation Deck 17, clear view of Earth Mountain known as Mount Baker on Earth, a place called Washington.
NNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGKUT!
Translation: No movement to be found on the mountain. Earth time in what is called the Pacific Time Zone: 6:30 am.
GGGGGGGGGRRRRRRRRRRRRRUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUJJJJJJCK!
Translation: Current time: 10:00 am, 4 humans spotted approaching summit of Mount Baker via Coleman Deming Glacier Route. Status: WTF THEY SURE AS HELL GOT A LATE ENOUGH START!
JJJJJJMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMBAZZZZZZZZZUKYT!
Translation: After watching recorded footage of previous time, it appears the humans left the trailhead at 7:00 am on Sept 25, 2004 Earth reckoning. Current time: 4:30 pm, the 4 humans have summited the peak.
JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJKKKKKKKKITTTTTTTTTTTTTTMMMMMMMMMBZT!
Translation: Camera happy humans dely group, Darkness has enveloped Mount Baker, 4 humans still descending glacier.
LLLKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKITHMMMMMMMMMMMMMMUTHAFOCKER!
Translation: Earth time, pacific time zone, 11:00 pm, 4 humans reached trailhead. Total climbing time 16 hours. Those suckas are outta shape!
End Transmission.
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So there you have it. We got a late start, and had to descend most of the trek in the freakin dark due to a couple camera happy members of the team. ;)
Lotta fun though - pretty hairy in some parts; Dave nearly fell in a hidden crevace (got his foot stuck in it) on the way down...scariest thing about that was that the spot where that crevace was is the same spot that we had stopped at on the way up to eat lunch - figuring by the shape and outside appearance (with some other tools of knowing what's below you) that it was a safe spot. The crevace was about 5 feet from where we had lunch. =/
Some of the most stunning scenery I have ever seen to be sure. But man oh man did I have to work for it. It took us 16 hours round trip from the trailhead in the morning and back- which is too long. It shouldn't have taken that long judging by other trip reports, but none of the 4 of us had been up before, and we weren't in the best shape. One of the last major ascents (and easily the most difficult) is called the Roman Wall. Holy Shite was it hard as hell to get up and over! It got to a point where we'd take ten steps and stop. Sooooooooooooo steep and the snow was too soft due to the really warm day so going up was very slow. It took us about 1 - 2 hours to get up that part, and only 15 minutes to get down it. :p
There were a lot of other issues as well. Due to the late start, coming down was extremely sketchy because the snow was too soft and we'd sink in too far for comfort. Crossing the crevaces in those conditions was unsettling to say the least...you might say it had a lasting impact on some of us. It also made going up a lot slower. Plus were still had a long ways of the glacier to go down when the sun dropped behind the horizon, which slowed us down a bunch. Only 3 flashlight for 4 people, with 16 feet between us, that meant one person (which turned out to be me) couldn't see jack.
But we did it, all in a day's work for the BLE admins, and it was a great experience. Had a lot of fun, took a lot of pictures (soon as their developed we'll post 'em), and scared the hell out of each other many a time. Not to mention brought ourselves to the brink of total exhaustion. ;)
But in the end, there's only one thing to say: WE WIN! :woot:
Hold on a second...I'm receiving a transmission now:
MMMMMMMMMMMBBBBBBBBZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZT!
Translation: Drognos, Admiral of the Drognational starfleet of the planet Drognia, Earth Date: September 25th, 2004.
MmmbbbbBBZZZZZZIIIIIIIIIIIT!
Translation: Current Status - In orbit of planet Earth. Observation Deck 17, clear view of Earth Mountain known as Mount Baker on Earth, a place called Washington.
NNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGKUT!
Translation: No movement to be found on the mountain. Earth time in what is called the Pacific Time Zone: 6:30 am.
GGGGGGGGGRRRRRRRRRRRRRUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUJJJJJJCK!
Translation: Current time: 10:00 am, 4 humans spotted approaching summit of Mount Baker via Coleman Deming Glacier Route. Status: WTF THEY SURE AS HELL GOT A LATE ENOUGH START!
JJJJJJMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMBAZZZZZZZZZUKYT!
Translation: After watching recorded footage of previous time, it appears the humans left the trailhead at 7:00 am on Sept 25, 2004 Earth reckoning. Current time: 4:30 pm, the 4 humans have summited the peak.
JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJKKKKKKKKITTTTTTTTTTTTTTMMMMMMMMMBZT!
Translation: Camera happy humans dely group, Darkness has enveloped Mount Baker, 4 humans still descending glacier.
LLLKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKITHMMMMMMMMMMMMMMUTHAFOCKER!
Translation: Earth time, pacific time zone, 11:00 pm, 4 humans reached trailhead. Total climbing time 16 hours. Those suckas are outta shape!
End Transmission.
********
So there you have it. We got a late start, and had to descend most of the trek in the freakin dark due to a couple camera happy members of the team. ;)
Lotta fun though - pretty hairy in some parts; Dave nearly fell in a hidden crevace (got his foot stuck in it) on the way down...scariest thing about that was that the spot where that crevace was is the same spot that we had stopped at on the way up to eat lunch - figuring by the shape and outside appearance (with some other tools of knowing what's below you) that it was a safe spot. The crevace was about 5 feet from where we had lunch. =/
Some of the most stunning scenery I have ever seen to be sure. But man oh man did I have to work for it. It took us 16 hours round trip from the trailhead in the morning and back- which is too long. It shouldn't have taken that long judging by other trip reports, but none of the 4 of us had been up before, and we weren't in the best shape. One of the last major ascents (and easily the most difficult) is called the Roman Wall. Holy Shite was it hard as hell to get up and over! It got to a point where we'd take ten steps and stop. Sooooooooooooo steep and the snow was too soft due to the really warm day so going up was very slow. It took us about 1 - 2 hours to get up that part, and only 15 minutes to get down it. :p
There were a lot of other issues as well. Due to the late start, coming down was extremely sketchy because the snow was too soft and we'd sink in too far for comfort. Crossing the crevaces in those conditions was unsettling to say the least...you might say it had a lasting impact on some of us. It also made going up a lot slower. Plus were still had a long ways of the glacier to go down when the sun dropped behind the horizon, which slowed us down a bunch. Only 3 flashlight for 4 people, with 16 feet between us, that meant one person (which turned out to be me) couldn't see jack.
But we did it, all in a day's work for the BLE admins, and it was a great experience. Had a lot of fun, took a lot of pictures (soon as their developed we'll post 'em), and scared the hell out of each other many a time. Not to mention brought ourselves to the brink of total exhaustion. ;)
But in the end, there's only one thing to say: WE WIN! :woot: