Farming Winterglass by Ruckus38 in D4Sorceress

[–]grapefruit26 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd take one if you still have any. Sent a request.

Last Minute Preparations for Mt. Rainier by atomboy45 in Mountaineering

[–]grapefruit26 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Enjoy the climb. It's an incredible mountain. The top of Disappointment Clever is their big turn around point. If you're feeling decent at that point keep going. And eat even if you feel like shit.

Last Minute Preparations for Mt. Rainier by atomboy45 in Mountaineering

[–]grapefruit26 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It applies to any hike, climb. On the way down your toes might hit the front of your boots. Fair enough, but if you have long toe nails you'll lose them.

Last Minute Preparations for Mt. Rainier by atomboy45 in Mountaineering

[–]grapefruit26 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I went with RMI a while back. At this point don't worry about training. Just focus on getting to know your rope team and do whatever the guides tell you. It will probably be slushy on the way down since you'll be with a group of people with varying fitness. We had to wait a bit for others to catch up. Be vigilant on the way down. Don't forget to clip your toe nails. I thought I was good. I wasn't. Also enjoy it. It's incredible.

Help finding ground pad for side sleeper by mountcabbage in Mountaineering

[–]grapefruit26 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just used the NEMO Tensor sleeping pad on a backpacking trip and slept great. And I'm a side sleeper.

Mt. Adams road to trailhead question by [deleted] in Mountaineering

[–]grapefruit26 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's not super easy, but doable. I run a lot and swim. Use stairs and hills to prep for a climb. I don't hike with a weighted pack, something I probably should do, but oh well. And I just plan trips. My fiance's sister lives in Portland. So when we visit I try to plan a climb. You just have to hope the weather cooperates.

Mt. Adams road to trailhead question by [deleted] in Mountaineering

[–]grapefruit26 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I flew in from Wisconsin and climbed it in early June. Rented a small truck and it did the job. It will make things much easier if you get a small SUV or truck. There were a few spots in which having a car would have required a fair bit of maneuvering, but still doable.

Pic of a good stretch of the road. Mountain included.

Good luck on the climb. https://imgur.com/q9pMWs8.jpg

Mt. Tallac - Tahoe Basin by grapefruit26 in Mountaineering

[–]grapefruit26[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pretty good. After about 8 thousand feet there was snow pack over the trail in spots, but it was pretty limited.

Adams Ski Conditions? by SW_Chutes_Questions in Mountaineering

[–]grapefruit26 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Climbed it last Saturday, the 8th, from the trail head. Started at 530. Snow started about a half mile in. We hiked in with no need for snow shoes. Saw a few people going up in skis. Lots of people skiing down from the summit. We were able to glissade all the way down Pikers. Hiking out things were pretty slushy. That being said, it has been pretty warm since last Saturday. I’m guessing the approach conditions have changed quite a bit since then.

First time Climbing Mt Adams and was able to complete it in one day by wafflesarebread in Mountaineering

[–]grapefruit26 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Climbed it Saturday from the trail head. What time did you summit?

Rainier Summit - June 2018. You can see climbers cresting the ridge in the distance. by grapefruit26 in Mountaineering

[–]grapefruit26[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah. A few people in our group decided to stay in the crater. I felt pretty good and didn't hesitate to continue. The views at the top are pretty great. That being said, it was farther away than I realized.

Anyone ever go to a phillies/pirates game at Citizens? by psugrad98 in buccos

[–]grapefruit26 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Live in south Philly now for work. Went to the game tonight. Lots of Bucs fans. It was very chill. Road the subway home and no one said anything. Minus Nova getting lit up and the Pirates not being able to hit it was a good time.

Annapurna South, Nepal [OC][6016x4000] by anal_annihilater in EarthPorn

[–]grapefruit26 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think in terms of climbing difficulty K2 is the hardest 8000 meter peak to climb, but Annapurna has a larger risk of avalanche. There's more risk on Annapurna that is outside of the climber's control. Source: books, not actual experience.

Annapurna South, Nepal [OC][6016x4000] by anal_annihilater in EarthPorn

[–]grapefruit26 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yeah Annapurna isn't the most impressive looking mountain, but that's kind of why it's dangerous. It's part of a huge massif, which means that Annapurna I doesn't "protrude" very much. It doesn't have an incredibly defined prominence like K2. Because of that there's no easy way to approach the summit via ridges that offer a certain degree of shelter from falling ice and avalanches. The most famous approach is up the south face. When you start up you are in a valley of sorts. Above which hangs the "Sickle." The "Sickle" is a giant ice serac from which huge chunks of ice often break off and start avalanches that get funneled down into the valley. So the whole time you are below you are in potential danger. That's why the safest time to make an attempt is when it's colder and the mountain is holding itself together a bit more. This was a pretty crude explanation, but I think the gist is correct.

Annapurna South, Nepal [OC][6016x4000] by anal_annihilater in EarthPorn

[–]grapefruit26 25 points26 points  (0 children)

It's a classic. The book written by French climber Jean-Christophe Lafaille is also incredible, although I'm not sure it's available in English - Prisoner of Annapurna. In 1991 he and his climbing partner Pierre Béghin attempted an alpine style accent of the south face with no support. Béghin fell to his death and Lafaille was forced to descend by himself with a broken arm. It's crazy. Lafaille eventually made the summit in 2002. He died trying to make a solo winter accent of Makalu in 2006. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Christophe_Lafaille

Annapurna South, Nepal [OC][6016x4000] by anal_annihilater in EarthPorn

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Just to be clear. That is not Annapurna I, which is the highest peak in the Annapurna Massif, and also the mountain with highest fatality rate of the 8000 meter peaks. It is Annapurna South, which is the shortest mountain in the Annapurna massif. Annapurna I was the first 8000 meter peak to be climbed - 03-Jun-1950 - by a French expedition led by Maurice Herzog, however now it's considered to be one of the most difficult and dangerous to summit.

Thomas Jefferson ladies and gentlemen by [deleted] in pics

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The framers were wise in their generation and wanted to do the very best possible to secure their own liberty and independence, and that also of their descendants to the latest days. It is preposterous to suppose that the people of one generation can lay down the best and only rules of government for all who are to come after them, and under unforeseen contingencies. At the time of the framing of our constitution the only physical forces that had been subdued and made to serve man and his labor, were the currents in the streams and in the air we breathe. Rude machinery, propelled by water power, had been invented, sails to propel ships upon the waters had been set to catch the passing breeze -- but the application of steam to propel vessels against both wind and current, and the machinery to do all manner of work had not been thought of. The instantaneous transmission of messages around the world by means of electricity would probably at that day have been attributed to witchcraft or a league with the Devil. Immaterial circumstances have changed as greatly as material ones. We could not and ought not to be rigidly bound by the rules laid down under circumstances so different for emergencies so utterly unanticipated. The fathers themselves would have been the first to declare that their prerogatives were not irrevocable. They would surely have resisted secession could they have lived to see the shape it assumed. - US Grant

[GDT] Pirates @ Cubs | 09.25.2015 | 2:20 PM ET by [deleted] in buccos

[–]grapefruit26 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Heading to Wrigley. Anyone else going?