Thanks, did not know that about an earlier edition. I wonder why it was left out on mine. Now I REALLY have to get up there and do it. Had to back out on a climb of it a few years ago.
Glacier is beautiful but I would really recommend taking 4 days to do it to enjoy it more.
Thanks, those jets are really something. I bet the pilots dig it too. Bummer on not summitting but that just means hopefully you can go back and enjoy it some other time. I thought it was a really beautiful place, just a lot of miles.
...on completing your tick list. I too am more from the school of "Being out in a beautiful place enjoying nature and the outdoors is way more important to me than any prominence, county high point, state high point, geocache list-checking could ever be.", but also understand the desire to complete a list. (Just haven't found that list yet!)
Really well written TR and an enjoyable read! Thanks for posting.
Mark
Thanks for the kind words. I guess list-making, for those that do it, could be a way of having goals and things to look forward to. Although normally, I seem to fall in love with a photo from some mountain face or glacier or lake and decide I want to see it in person. It's all good though, as long as we keep getting out there. Appreciate your nice comments. Cheers,
Brian
Nice job Brian on completing the list. I right now am working on a similiar list; all summits over 10,000 in Washington and Oregon. Your work on SP between 2003-2006 on SP (Along with Klenke, Dean and many SPer's here) it the reason why I am out here today. I hope to complete my list next year or 2012. Keep on climbing and writing both in the Northwest and the Northeast!
Thanks, appreciate your kind words. Good luck with your list. My TR for my recent trip to New Hampshire will be in the works soon. Have to add (or have my buddy add) a couple Taconic pages so I can get the pix up though. Gotta love New England in the autumn.
New England is great in autumn especially when you hit the colors just right. When the trees are prime it is an amazing site to see. Looking forward to that TR. I will be heading back there sometime in fall next year. Might do a Pres Traverse and an expanded Pemi Traverse while there.
i think, is a very common thing around mountaineers...
I did mine for 2010 and i finished about 5 summits ago hehehe
And the 2011 list is ready!
Congrats on the climb, photos and excelent TR. And, of course, good luck on the 2011 list, which i'm sure you are thinking already hehehe..
Cheers
I liked your article on your volcanos.
The first timed I climbed Mt. Rainier (1975), I did not take a sleeping bag to save weight. I did have winter clothes, stove, foam pad, and a sleeping bag cover. I slept outside of Camp Muir and was fine under the stars. Spent the next night on top in the summit crater and was very cold until the sun hit me. What a dumb mistake not to take a sleeping bag! Watched a great sunset from the summit. Could see Jefferson to the right of Hood and even saw the Pacific ocean beyond the Olympic range!!!
Thanks for the great trip report and congrats on reaching your goal! I think a lot of trip reports glaze over the horrible conditions around the White Chuck Glacier, but you definately captured it.
I was in the group of "robots". It was my first time climbing with that group and my trash was thoroughly kicked, but I got out alive. A few of them were marathon runners and one did the whole thing in running shoes (augh! not recommended). Looking back, I'm not sure how some of us survived.
Ha ha, hilarious. Yeah, you guys were definitely in a groove that night. We tried to keep up for a while but slowly lost your group in the gloom. Great job. Were you one of the two guys that were with our group for a little bit longer than the others because one guy had a nerve problem in his foot?
No, those two were co-workers of mine. The poor soul with the foot pain was actually suffering the first symptoms of a bulging disk in his spine. Youch!
Thanks, man. Although I am not a particular fan of some of his information in the books, that's the first climbing book I ever got so I wanted to hit those. Oregon High is a much better book for route info though.
vancouver islander - Oct 25, 2010 4:09 pm - Voted 10/10
Fellow SmootophileI confess the same obsession Brian - except mine started on Baker in 1997 and I'm likely too old to complete it now.
Some lovely stories here - particularly from the early days - and great beta for Glacier (which I will do come what may).
I agree re Diamond. It should be on the Smoot list, especially since I've done it!
Garibadi IS on there already, at least in my copy - the 1992 edition. You might want to correct that.
Thanks for a great and useful read.
Cheers, Martin
Brian Jenkins - Oct 26, 2010 1:31 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Fellow SmootophileThanks, did not know that about an earlier edition. I wonder why it was left out on mine. Now I REALLY have to get up there and do it. Had to back out on a climb of it a few years ago.
Glacier is beautiful but I would really recommend taking 4 days to do it to enjoy it more.
Never too old!
rasgoat - Oct 28, 2010 10:43 pm - Voted 10/10
yeahWe had the jets there too! they are awesome! congrats, we did not summit, just made it to the kitty litter between dissapointment & Glacier.
Brian Jenkins - Oct 29, 2010 1:00 am - Hasn't voted
Re: yeahThanks, those jets are really something. I bet the pilots dig it too. Bummer on not summitting but that just means hopefully you can go back and enjoy it some other time. I thought it was a really beautiful place, just a lot of miles.
Cheers,
Brian
MarkDidier - Oct 31, 2010 11:02 am - Voted 10/10
Congratulations......on completing your tick list. I too am more from the school of "Being out in a beautiful place enjoying nature and the outdoors is way more important to me than any prominence, county high point, state high point, geocache list-checking could ever be.", but also understand the desire to complete a list. (Just haven't found that list yet!)
Really well written TR and an enjoyable read! Thanks for posting.
Mark
Brian Jenkins - Oct 31, 2010 6:09 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Congratulations...Thanks for the kind words. I guess list-making, for those that do it, could be a way of having goals and things to look forward to. Although normally, I seem to fall in love with a photo from some mountain face or glacier or lake and decide I want to see it in person. It's all good though, as long as we keep getting out there. Appreciate your nice comments. Cheers,
Brian
EastKing - Oct 31, 2010 11:33 pm - Voted 10/10
The listNice job Brian on completing the list. I right now am working on a similiar list; all summits over 10,000 in Washington and Oregon. Your work on SP between 2003-2006 on SP (Along with Klenke, Dean and many SPer's here) it the reason why I am out here today. I hope to complete my list next year or 2012. Keep on climbing and writing both in the Northwest and the Northeast!
Brian Jenkins - Nov 1, 2010 1:17 am - Hasn't voted
Re: The listThanks, appreciate your kind words. Good luck with your list. My TR for my recent trip to New Hampshire will be in the works soon. Have to add (or have my buddy add) a couple Taconic pages so I can get the pix up though. Gotta love New England in the autumn.
Brian
EastKing - Nov 1, 2010 10:07 am - Voted 10/10
Re: The listNew England is great in autumn especially when you hit the colors just right. When the trees are prime it is an amazing site to see. Looking forward to that TR. I will be heading back there sometime in fall next year. Might do a Pres Traverse and an expanded Pemi Traverse while there.
PAROFES - Nov 2, 2010 6:54 am - Voted 10/10
To make a listi think, is a very common thing around mountaineers...
I did mine for 2010 and i finished about 5 summits ago hehehe
And the 2011 list is ready!
Congrats on the climb, photos and excelent TR. And, of course, good luck on the 2011 list, which i'm sure you are thinking already hehehe..
Cheers
Brian Jenkins - Nov 2, 2010 2:38 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: To make a listThanks for your nice words. And yes, I was looking at my maps the other day thinking about 2011............
Cheers,
Brian
BrookTroutLeiphart - Nov 2, 2010 5:37 pm - Hasn't voted
No sleeping bag-save weightI liked your article on your volcanos.
The first timed I climbed Mt. Rainier (1975), I did not take a sleeping bag to save weight. I did have winter clothes, stove, foam pad, and a sleeping bag cover. I slept outside of Camp Muir and was fine under the stars. Spent the next night on top in the summit crater and was very cold until the sun hit me. What a dumb mistake not to take a sleeping bag! Watched a great sunset from the summit. Could see Jefferson to the right of Hood and even saw the Pacific ocean beyond the Olympic range!!!
Brian Jenkins - Nov 3, 2010 1:04 am - Hasn't voted
Re: No sleeping bag-save weightWow, I didn't know you could see the ocean from there. Very nice. That is a super clear day!
Yeah, hopefully I won't make the same sleeping bag mistake again. Live and learn.
Cheers,
Brian
BKW - Nov 4, 2010 3:03 pm - Hasn't voted
Eye-witnessThanks for the great trip report and congrats on reaching your goal! I think a lot of trip reports glaze over the horrible conditions around the White Chuck Glacier, but you definately captured it.
I was in the group of "robots". It was my first time climbing with that group and my trash was thoroughly kicked, but I got out alive. A few of them were marathon runners and one did the whole thing in running shoes (augh! not recommended). Looking back, I'm not sure how some of us survived.
~Ben
Brian Jenkins - Nov 6, 2010 1:50 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Eye-witnessHa ha, hilarious. Yeah, you guys were definitely in a groove that night. We tried to keep up for a while but slowly lost your group in the gloom. Great job. Were you one of the two guys that were with our group for a little bit longer than the others because one guy had a nerve problem in his foot?
Nice job,
Brian
BKW - Apr 27, 2011 2:46 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Eye-witnessNo, those two were co-workers of mine. The poor soul with the foot pain was actually suffering the first symptoms of a bulging disk in his spine. Youch!
Brian Jenkins - Apr 29, 2011 7:41 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Eye-witnessOh geez! Hope he is doing ok. Not a good place to have that come up.
rpc - Nov 5, 2010 1:19 pm - Voted 10/10
Brian,congrats man! Many of us started with Smoot's list(s)...unlike most of us, you've actually ticked one off completely :)
Brian Jenkins - Nov 6, 2010 1:53 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Brian,Thanks, man. Although I am not a particular fan of some of his information in the books, that's the first climbing book I ever got so I wanted to hit those. Oregon High is a much better book for route info though.
Dean - Nov 5, 2010 1:58 pm - Voted 10/10
Way to goNice to see you finish that particular list, a nice accomplishment.