@rod9301 Not recently activeActivityProfileFriends 0Groups 0ForumsMedia 0PersonalMentionsFavoritesFriendsGroups Show: — Everything —UpdatesrtMedia UpdatesFriendshipsNew GroupsGroup MembershipsGroup UpdatesTopicsRepliesPostsComments rod9301 replied to the topic Oregon Volcano Stoke in the forum Trip Reports 8 years, 2 months ago:drool: Way to go.Did you boot up the emc couloir? How long do you think until it turns to corn? rod9301 replied to the topic Dog Daze of Saddlebag in the forum Trip Reports 10 years, 2 months agoJim, sorry to hear about Dan. What happened? I met him and you on the asi trip to emerson. Did the skiers say anything about the bergschrund at the base of the north peak couloir? Rod rod9301 replied to the topic Mt. Humphries, North Couloir 5.10.12 in the forum Trip Reports 10 years, 2 months agoWent there yesterday and the east facing snow above 12,500 is pretty scary. About a foot and a half of wet, unconsolidated snow, waiting to slide.i saw the sign of a large wet slide out of one of the couloirs. Was that yours? rod9301 replied to the topic Mt. Humphries, North Couloir 5.10.12 in the forum Trip Reports 10 years, 3 months agoAnd what time was the couloir ready,ie soft to ride? Thanks a lot. rod9301 replied to the topic Mt. Humphries, North Couloir 5.10.12 in the forum Trip Reports 10 years, 3 months agoGreat tr. I am thinking of going there on monday. Did you ride the lookers left or right couloir in your photo? rod9301 replied to the topic a tr without splitboards in the forum Trip Reports 11 years, 1 month agoGreat pictures.you have a good eye. rod9301 replied to the topic Dunderberg/Green Creek Shuttle in the forum Trip Reports 11 years, 2 months agoLooks like you guys hit it right. Was there a lot of walking at the end? rod9301 replied to the topic The Ishinca Trifecta y other tales of the Cordillera Blanca in the forum Trip Reports 11 years, 2 months agoIncredible. Great pictures, and the wildness of the place, combined with the altitude. Makes the sierras easy and so much less committing. rod9301 replied to the topic Emerson to Kindergarten 5.11.11 in the forum Trip Reports 11 years, 3 months agoYOu guys hit it perfectly. And as always, bgnight, great pictures. My wife and I went to ski the Emerson n couloir on thursday. We thankfully followed your boot track and put our skis on at the rocks about 30 feet below the top. The upper third of the couloir had a nasty icy crust, which will become relevant shortly. My wife went first and skied…[Read more] rod9301 replied to the topic Middle Palisade – 4/15/11 in the forum Trip Reports 11 years, 4 months agoi hear that South lake is undergoing repairs to the dam. Does anyone know if you can still walk on the road, or it’s closed to pedestrians as well? rod9301 replied to the topic Middle Palisade – 4/15/11 in the forum Trip Reports 11 years, 4 months agogreat trip. Did you happen to see the u and v-notch coverage? rod9301 replied to the topic Balkarian Express aka The Tsar Putin Couloir in the forum Trip Reports 12 years, 6 months agoGreat TR!!!I was in the area in 07, climbed Kazbek (in Georgia), and in 04 in Russia (Krasnaia Polyana), and I want to go back. WHere exactly was this? Maybe pinpoint on Google maps? WHere did you stay? And last but not least, what kind of snowpack is there? Continental or maritime? I am thinking of course of avie conditions.Thanks a lot rod9301 replied to the topic ATV's on snow? in the forum Trip Reports 13 years, 2 months agoJust buck up like everyone else and put one foot in front of the other and you will stay out of jail and your wallet will still have cash in itActually, not bad advice. I was just looking for a shortcut. rod9301 replied to the topic ATV's on snow? in the forum Trip Reports 13 years, 2 months agoI probably wasn’t clear. I am not thinking of using an ATV in powder, but on the hard spring snow that you find on roads in late April and May. For exampl, I skied Brewer creek a couple of weeks ago, and there was a 100 foot patch of snow where my Yukon almost got stuck. I ended up camping there (6,000 ft) and walking in the morning on mostly dry…[Read more] rod9301 replied to the topic ATV's on snow? in the forum Trip Reports 13 years, 2 months agoWas he riding over snow? rod9301 replied to the topic April photos from the East Side in the forum Trip Reports 13 years, 3 months agoBeautiful pics!!!When was the North Peak photographed? I’m heading that way soon. rod9301 replied to the topic jimw hasn't "plateaued" yet! in the forum Trip Reports 13 years, 4 months agoJim, the refrozen snow at the bottom of Liberty, do you think it would’ve been softer earlier in the day? rod9301 replied to the topic jimw hasn't "plateaued" yet! in the forum Trip Reports 13 years, 4 months agoGreat job, Jim. You’ve been hitting it this year. Haven’t made it to the East side yet, but intend to fix this tomorrow.Try the Omega Pacific belay device. http://www.omegapac.com/op_products_sbgii.htmlI used it to rap on 7mm ropes, and belay on 10.8 when rock climbing. Can’t say enough good things about it. rod9301 replied to the topic 3/7/09 – Incredible Hulk left couloir in the forum Trip Reports 13 years, 5 months agoThanks, BCD.Jimw, good to see your face. How have you been?On my side, my wife, Shelly is pregnant, due in June. Kid was conceived in the back of the truck in Tuolomne. We were climbing there and in the Yosemite Valley for 6 weeks, and what do you know! rod9301 replied to the topic 3/7/09 – Incredible Hulk left couloir in the forum Trip Reports 13 years, 5 months agoGreat line. Never been there, but I would like to check it out. Did you follow the red line to get to it? http://www.sierramountaincenter.com/pdfs/incredible_hulk_map.pdf Load More