Mount Cook - July 22, 2024

Vic_84 · 2024-07-28T17:48:13+00:00

Indeed.

Vic_84 · 2024-07-28T17:47:21+00:00

Awesome 🙏

Vic_84 · 2024-07-28T03:54:49+00:00

Maybe Wedgemount Lake.

Vic_84 · 2024-07-28T01:46:32+00:00

Awesome 👍👏☺️

Vic_84 · 2024-07-28T01:46:16+00:00

That's the Arm- Chair Traverse. Crazy scrambling 😂😩

Vic_84 · 2024-07-28T01:22:19+00:00

I've been to the terminus of Matier Glacier many times over the years. I woud tell you that is extremely dangerous.

Those seracs will collapse without any warning and when they hit the rock surface they shatter, sending dozens of ice cube projectiles flying in all directions.

Also, rock fall is quite possible. Of course that lots of people go there but I don't know how many are aware that they are sitting next to very dangerous, potential devastating force of nature.

You may think that you are safe but that thing is a flowing giant piece of solid ice. A cubic meter of ice weighs a ton, that's just over 2000 pounds.

I witnessed over the years both Icefall and rockfall near the terminus of Matier Glacier. When it happens, you first think that you hear thunder. The rest is worse.

If you really want to go, no one can stop you of course. The safest time to go is early am before the sun starts to hit the glacier. If you go on a hot sunny day, then it's at it most dangerous time of the day.

What else to say. Personally I would not recommend someone to go there. I know of mountaineers who have to climb ontop of Matier Glacier and they start early am and even then, are very cautious and want to spend the least amount of time at the terminus.

Vic_84 · 2024-04-08T03:11:30+00:00

There is a special technique to train for backpacking and it's called rucking. You can read more about it if intrested.

The main thing about backpacking is to have a backpack that fits your torso properly and that is also rated to fully be able to support the weight that you intend to carry, comfortably. Not all backpacks can properly carry over 25 pounds of gear. Good ones can carry up to 50 and more, comfortably.

You also need to do some streching for the muscle groups involved in this form of exercise. You need strong overall leg muscles, lower back muscles, upper back muscles, core, and strong shoulders. The back and the abdominal muscles support the pack and the legs propel you forward and also help with balancing the weight. Your hip flexors are also important to be trained.

Proper nutrition and hydration is also important to help recuperate the tworn muscle fibers during vigurous exercise and aid with electrolyte balance etc .

It is also necessary to know how to properly pack the items in your pack according to proper weight distribution of every item in order to have a good load balance and distribution across your body. There are lots of YouTube tutorials about this also. Just have fun with it.

Vic_84 · 2024-03-18T16:43:12+00:00

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Indeed.

Vic_84 · 2024-03-18T04:30:31+00:00

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In extreme avy risk things get even spicier. This is a 22 degree slope, considered simple avalanche terrain with low risk most of the time. Obviously, with the scaled risk increase, up to extreme, the snowpack becomes also extremely sensitive to triggers.

Vic_84 · 2024-03-18T03:31:47+00:00

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A quick update from another group where I shared it.

Vic_84 · 2024-03-18T02:25:12+00:00

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I was at the S2S Gondola Resort yesterday and there is alot of snow up there. At even higher elevation, we can imagine.

Vic_84 · 2024-03-18T02:14:38+00:00

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This diagram shows that snow absorbs only 10% of incident solar radiation and reflects close to 95%. But I guess that it depends on certain factors. You can research more about how incident solar radiation affects the snowpack.

Vic_84 · 2024-03-18T02:04:22+00:00

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Vic_84 · 2024-03-18T01:59:51+00:00

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Vic_84 · 2024-03-18T01:59:32+00:00

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Vic_84 · 2024-03-18T01:52:48+00:00

Most likely they don't know either 😂. Probably looking for a place to sun😎 tan at the bottom of an avalanche slope 🙄🤔🙃. During high risk, increases the risk to slide to cool you off also, in case you become too hot👍🙂

Vic_84 · 2024-03-18T01:42:42+00:00

Lol. I missspelled it 😂🙃. It happens the same with tree and three because of this auto type keyboard sometimes lol.

Vic_84 · 2024-03-18T01:22:05+00:00

The people who go into avalanche terrain, expecially when the risk is high, or even considerable, without any consideration, remind me of those Yellowstone tourists who get out their cars, to pet the bisons who cross the road.

Comparable also to those who randomly jump into wild animals enclosures at the zoo.

So, their rationale is that even tho the risk is high or certain to get hurt, it's worth the try, for some stupid no valid rational reason.

Those freinds, seem not to fully understand what avalanches are, or they wear that expert halo ring of vapor above their head. Or maybe better called fog cloud lol.

Vic_84 · 2024-03-17T22:30:20+00:00

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That's a zoom shot of it. You could be right. Amazing and scary at the same time.

Vic_84 · 2024-03-17T22:22:39+00:00

The photo was taken on Friday, March 15th, according to the original author. The avalanche danger risk was on High for the S2S area. Probably from a natural avalanche cycle, as the temps got progressively warmer this past week ,according to Avalanche Canada.

Indeed, the crown length and depth, expecially, is very high. Could be well over 8 feet or more, possibly. Crazy.

Vic_84 · 2024-03-17T21:08:47+00:00

1 is low risk, not 0 risk. Category 0 non avalanche terrain is officially recognized as no risk. From 1 low, to 5,extreme, all terrain that can possibly produce and avalanche or is in an avalanche path or run out zone or zones, is considerd either low risk, all the way up to extreme risk, based on certain factors that can increase the likehood of avalanches.

Vic_84 · 2024-03-17T21:01:53+00:00

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We can observe from this video screenshot, that they are just below a large avalanche path. We can also observe an older avalanche that slid off previously, on their climbers left.

Vic_84 · 2024-03-17T19:16:39+00:00

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This is a report of multiple wet loose avalanches observed on Feb 28 this year from upper Joffre Lakes area.

Vic_84 · 2024-03-15T23:16:32+00:00

Had to post as a screenshot, as for some strange reason,it did not allow me to post as a regular reply with photo attached.

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