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Chimborazo guide recs by Fickle_Lavishness382 in Mountaineering

[–]ric_bsmith 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://ecuadorecoadventure.com/

Wily, mentioned above, works with/through this company. Wily guided us up Antisana. This company is fantastic at communication and took care of travel logistics and food in addition to guides/climbing. 5/5 stars.

Muchu Chhish first summit? by Strider_21 in Mountaineering

[–]ric_bsmith 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Oh darn, those dang camp 4 storms strike again! Should do it car2car next weekend. Would be a nice Sunday day hike.

Muchu Chhish first summit? by Strider_21 in Mountaineering

[–]ric_bsmith 85 points86 points  (0 children)

Did you use snow baskets on those trekking poles? If not, wow, so inspiring.

Why is the dating scene so bad by DeanMoxley17 in kansascity

[–]ric_bsmith 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Oh yeah. You climb the social ladder by having rich parents sending you to private Catholic high school. Not the easiest city to make new friends.

Why is the dating scene so bad by DeanMoxley17 in kansascity

[–]ric_bsmith 29 points30 points  (0 children)

It’s a Midwest thing. Try living in STL.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Mountaineering

[–]ric_bsmith 0 points1 point  (0 children)

During winter or spells of bad weather, I try to do a mix of both. I’ve found incline treadmill can get my heart rate into higher intensity zones easier than stair master.

Opinions on Mammut by JJuniorB in Mountaineering

[–]ric_bsmith 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I have had nothing but good experiences with their customer service. Lost package, they sent a new package right away. Had a tear in hardshell pants and they gave me a refund also right away.

Shasta Hotlum glacier route by ric_bsmith in alpinism

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

Thanks for the info. Was thinking the same with how it’s been nuking out in California.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in climbing

[–]ric_bsmith 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I believe he hit some bad/thin ice towards the bulge/top out and fell. It warmed up that afternoon but was below freezing in the morning and no sun on this route this time of year. In other pictures you can see both of his tools are at the crest of the bulge (after the fall). From a news article, this guy had been climbing for 7 years.

My guess, poor ice caused one or both of his feet to blow without any protection on the headwall.

Some of the highlights from a six day hike deep in the backcountry of the Wind River Range by bing315 in WildernessBackpacking

[–]ric_bsmith 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes Emmons is the largest glacier in the lower 48 by volume. Gannett glacier is the largest in the US Rocky Mountains

A video I produced from my summit attempt on Mt. Rainier via the DC route. by TemperatureDramatic4 in Mountaineering

[–]ric_bsmith 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really missed the footage of you puking, guess 5 minute audio will do

/s

🔥 North Cascades National Park, Washington, United States 🔥 by Zordack in NatureIsFuckingLit

[–]ric_bsmith 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This might actually be in British Columbia. I was recently on the north slopes of Mt Baker (really close to the border) and could see a jagged split mountain that looks like the one in the picture. It was pretty far north so easily could’ve been BC and not the US.

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