Here are a couple of pics from an avalanche yesterday on Mt Rainier.
11 Caught (all independent climbers)
4 Buried
3 Recovered
1 Fatality
Data Code: SS-N-I-R4-D4
Dimensions:
300M x app. 800M
Crown: 1 - 2.5M
Alpha Angle - 20.5 degrees
Just returned from Alaska. I spent 10 days guiding for, RMI, on a Alaska Seminar. Flying out of Talkeetna, we flew into the Kahiltna glacier Base Camp. It felt great to get back into the range, seeing friends up there that I haven’t seen for sometime. Our group included Jerry, Paul, French Dennis, American Dennis, Ben, Jeff, Bryan, as well as guides Tyler Jones, and Mike Tomlinson.
The weather was perfect during our time there. Giving us opportunities to get on top of the Radio Tower, multiple days of crack rescue, some serac climbing, skills training for personal knowledge on future self sufficient trips and climbing Denali with a guide service. We were also able to climb the E ridge of Mt Francis, a beautiful line yielding stunning views of the range. Our climbing conditions were superb. Climbing up through a rock choke with a quick rock move then onto steeper 45 degree terrain for several hundred feet, leading up to the saddle and accessing the E ridge proper. We found a variety of conditions, nipple deep trail breaking in places, mature facets in others, then the climbing turned into perfect cramponing snow conditions on the last half of the ridge. Our friend Greg broke a trail a few days previous giving us a perfect line to the summit. Denali was out in her full glory that day.
I’ll be putting a little video together of our trip later this summer. A great trip was had, thanks to all.
Winter will not leave.
Noah Ronczkowski
Ryan Tierney
Noah Ronczkowski and Ryan Tierney
Ryan Tierney
An afternoon spring storm over the Bridgers. Montana
Tyler Jones and Laura Rodgers enjoying a little ice climbing this past week. Temps are dropping and its getting a little frigid out these days. A few more days of climbing and skiing in the Bozeman area with Tyler and Laura then heading to Sun Valley for a couple of days before returning to Bozeman to climb and shoot with Andres Marin and Chad Peele.
Laura Rodgers on the 2nd pitch of Zack Attack, Hyalite Canyon Montana
Laura Rodgers on the 2nd pitch of Zack Attack, Hyalite Canyon Montana
Laura Rodgers climbing Mummy 2 Hyalite Canyon Montana
Tyler Jones and Laura Rodgers suiting up for a little ice climbing Hyalite Canyon Montana
Tyler Jones on the Elevator Shaft Hyalite Canyon Montana
My good friend Tyler Jones arrived in Bozeman the other night. His timing was perfect. We woke up to 18 inches on the ground and continued snow fall throughout the day.
TJ from Jason Thompson on Vimeo.
A few weeks ago John Golden asked if I was interested in documenting his teams climb up Mt Rainier. I had worked with John the previous season up on Mt Shuksan in the North Cascades of Washington as well. John is driven to push himself and others around him. Spending time last fall on Ama Dablam and the spring on Everest. Dr Brian Cole has teamed up with John to create The Live Active Fund to advance Orthopedic Research, Everest as well as the climb here on Rainier were fundraisers for this fund. It was a great climb and great to work with these guys. Take the time to read up on what they are about.
Wednesday October 22nd the Hans Saari Memorial Fund is Hosting a slide show from recent trips through the 2008 ski grants.
Joe Stock and Andrew Wexler will be doing their presentation of their trip to the Tordrillo range. A massive ski traverse invlovling new ski lines.
I’ll be doing one from our, Seth Waterfall and Tyler Jones, about our trip to the Republic of Georgia last spring.
Come on out the event is FREE starts at 7 pm see the flyer below.
Learn more about the HSMF so you an apply for the grant this next season.
see you there
Check out a Interview done by Powder Magazine about the Hans Fund and our ski trip.
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