[at-l] Re: Mt Ranier Trouble

[icw39@ncfreedom.net (Clark Wright)]

I am indeed safe and sound - and back with a newfound respect for the
dangers of snow and ice climbing!  One truly is at the mercy of the waether,
snow conditions, etc. - in addition to the skill of your companions and
ability to use an ice axe for self-arrests, belays, etc.  I sure hope that
we hear good news re the recent news story - there have already been way too
many deaths and serious accidents this year on Rainier and nearby Mt. Hood.
Having said all that, if you check my pictures out, you'll see why lots of
good folks take the risks and seek the challenge! :)

Hike (and climb) on!

thru-thinker

-----Original Message-----
From: at-l-admin@mailman.backcountry.net
[mailto:at-l-admin@mailman.backcountry.net]On Behalf Of kahley
Sent: Saturday, July 13, 2002 8:59 PM
To: dennis@bcontech.com; 'Clark Wright'; at-l@mailman.backcountry.net
Subject: [at-l] Re: Mt Ranier Trouble


At 07:31 PM 7/13/02 -0400, Dennis Gass wrote:
>Kahley wrote on Saturday, July 13, 2002 7:07 PM
>
>Am I wrong or do we have a lister who signed off to climb Ranier?
>Just wondering because I heard there are some climbers in trouble.
>-----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>I can't say for sure if someone from the list is there or not, but we
>did just have Clark Wright return.  A couple of days ago he posted a
>link to his pictures, and they were phenomenal.  I have attached his
>original email below.  Could it have been Clark that you were thinking
>of?

Boy I hope so.  Glad he's home safe.  I mean prayers for the climbers,
whoever they are but I'm glad Clark is safe and sound.  I had to dump
a bunch of email, unread from my server because of something that just
would not download.  I guess his post was in there.


>-----Original Message-----
>From: at-l-admin@mailman.backcountry.net
>[mailto:at-l-admin@mailman.backcountry.net] On Behalf Of Clark Wright
>Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 10:20 PM
>To: ATListserv
>Subject: [at-l] Mt. Rainier Hike/Climb - Pictures!
>
>Thanks to Ryan's awesome work with restoring the backcountry.net site, I
>have posted the pics from a recent little excursion up the snowy flanks
>of Mt. Rainier . . . it was mindd-boggling to me how big that collection
>of volcanic rock and snow is!  Did you know that last winter alone, they
>got 800 inches (yes, that's 75 FEET!) of snow!?  Anyhow, it was at once
>the most beautiful, dangerous and physically demanding thing I've ever
>done.  Hope you enjoy the pics! :)
>
>http://gallery.backcountry.net/album08?&page=1
>
>thru-thinker
>
>p.s.  I took advantage of the new "album nesting" feature, so these pics
>are "nested" inside my much larger 2001 AT picture album, but the above
>link should take you directly to page one of the Rainier pics . . .
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