When I attempted it I got to the point at like 11:50 or so. I ended up backing down but I'd like to go back and try again if I can get more experience. Great to see it the way past
Thanks for including your write up --- that was very generous and very very interesting. It provided a lot of the details that really communicates what a challenge the mountain is. Best wishes for your (and Tony's) future adventures!
@brentshelton8192 they are placed in the snow when needed to create an anchor point for various reasons, including crevasse rescue. Usually you dig down a foot or so and put it crosswise in the snow and cover it , or, if the snow is hard enough, pound it in vertically in the snow. Then you clip the rope onto a cable attached to it, or directly onto one of the holes in the stake. They are called "pickets"
Amazing work and you did it without oxygen assist. You should be proud. I hiked my first 14er a year ago and definitely felt it (as I did not train and I flew in from Michigan the night before ). Subscribed!
Awesome work! Was looking at doing this climb when I'm in Oregon. I'll be in a rental car so I assume driving to the upper trailhead is not possible. Where did you start your climb from and where would you recommend starting the climb. Thanks
That dude on the summit at 4:47. Imagine if you took his photo and tried to get it to him somehow. Would make for the coolest and quite literally priceless gift. 😅 can’t exactly stage a photo shoot up there I don’t think.
Is your car an SE or XSE? It looks like you have GPS Navigation on that multifunction screen, and my 2023 SE doesn't have that. I can pipe Google Maps or Map Factor Navigator from my phone to the car's screen with Android Auto, but it's very unstable and unreliable - it "freezes up" at least once an hour, and the only way to restore the map is to pull off the road, re-boot the car and re-boot the phone, then re-start Navigation. Android Auto on the 2023 Rav4 Prime and Hybrid has so many connectivity issues that I gave up on it, and bought one of those tablet holders that fit in the cup holder in the console; I run Map Factor Navigator on the tablet without trying to pipe it with the Android Auto and it works perfectly. I love the car otherwise though. This Rav4 Prime is the most versatile car I've ever owned, and I've gotten up to 46 mpg on long road trips at 55 mph, and it's capable of up to about 52 miles of EV range around town if I keep the speed under 45.
Starting my denali expedition on May 4th, extremely pumped and extremely nervous. I know im physically and mentally capable, but im just super nervous and keep thinking about the chance of getting a freak storm, or dying in an avvy. May 12th is my birthday which is the goal summit day, but im going to need to get lucky with the weather to get a bday summit.
@@trenthari not going guided but 1 of the team members has done it 4 times, another has made it to the summit twice, and I'm an experienced mountaineer with most of the glaciated western US summits under my belt, chimborazo in Ecuador, Mont blanc, etc, and the whole team has trained together on multiple different routes of rainier in recent months. We're pretty confident in our ability to do it, although once we get up there I'm sure we'll hit a wall of pure exhaustion with the 130LB sled+backpack, and almost freeze to death in the cold wind that early may offers. I cant wait!
@BearPlane747 one thing, might want to prepare to climb the headwall above 14k without fixed lines, which may end up being about 500 feet of ice climbing. A lot of early teams didn't make it the year I went cause the fixed lines weren't in place and they weren't prepared for it. Keep in mind, ice climbing at 16,000 feet with a 50 lb pack is not like ice climbing a waterfall. It's extremely challenging. Especially if the wall is a sheet of blue ice like we had. Just a tip! Maybe have that conversation with your partners and ask the rangers
