[pct-l] New to the PCT-L

[calliger@infolane.com (Richard Calliger)]

Count me in for the climb if u can make it after the 4th- I ahve my
son then...I am moderate to expert climber.. done Longs, Hood, Shasta,
Blanc, halfway up Matterhorn due to ice storm... ready to try that again,
third of the CO 14'ers, half of CA 14'ers.. most of the 13'ers.. 

But not Ranier.. been there and blown off twice.. 3rd times a charm..
the last three years July 27-29 has been perfect weather! (And I had
to be working in a startup...but not next year!)


Rich





At 03:06 AM 12/26/01 EST, CMountainDave@aol.com wrote:
>Hello Butterfly. Yeah, you'd like goat Rocks. Any of he wildernesses here in 
>Washington are well worth doing. For weather stick with July 15 to Oct 1 but 
>beware the rogue rainy September. If you're serious about Rainier in July, 
>I'm tentatively planning a group climb via the camp Shurmann/Emmons Glacier 
>route this summer and if you haven't already firmed up other plans, you can 
>join us and save about $700 -- the cost of a guided tour. I've taken many 
>mountaineering students (up to age 64)to the top and can provide many 
>references if you would like them. The 3 day climb will include lessons in 
>self arrest and crevasse rescue. Something to mull over, anyway.You probably 
>have already heard the rumors and they are true. Rainier is extremely 
>physical - much harder  and more dangerous than any other of the volcanoes 
>here in the NW. I've heard many people say it was the hardest thing they ever 
>did. But it will not be your physical condition that gets you to the top. It 
>will be your attitude, especially sheer desire. Without it, one will find a 
>reason to turn back. Of course, the weather may have a little something to 
>say about the matter, too. In any event, good luck on your climb. 
>    Anyone out there know anything about the 70 mile Tonto Trail in the Grand 
>Canyon, especially the section between Boucher Creek and Bass Canyon? Or the 
>Apache Trail that one can take from Bass Canyon to reach Supai in Havasu 
>Canyon? I'm planning a 2 week, 140 mile transCanyon trek this May, from 
>Tanner Canyon to Supai with a resupply at Phantom Ranch. Anyone been there 
>who has knowledge of supplies available?
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