Sunday, June 5, 2011

June effing FOURTH!

Last Saturday, Eric Dacus and I made a run for the East Ridge of the Pfeifferhorn.  I was feeling cocky, with thoughts like "if the coverage is good I bet we'll be able to ski from the summit" keeping me awake the night before.  Despite it being JUNE EFFING FOURTH, coverage was not the issue . . .

Gear pre-packed, alarm at 3:00 a.m.  A quart of peppermint tea and a protein shake.  Pick up Eric, rip up the canyon, and get moving.      
Salt Lake City

We made good time to the ridge below the peak.
up, up and more up 
crampons

Ultimately, though, unexpectedly firm snow and an unexpectedly steep (or was it just steep-looking?) summit ridge stole our nerve.  Our wings clipped, we skied 4000' of vertical back to the truck.
Where to drop in?
Upper Red Pine

It was the right call at the time.  But the ambition remains--gotta go back.   
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3 comments:

  1. MikeJune 7, 2011 at 11:32 AM

    Damn Beautiful

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  2. Upper Level GumbyJune 7, 2011 at 11:46 AM

    Obviously, all credit goes to Dacus. That will be the subject of a future post.

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  3. Eric DacusJune 13, 2011 at 1:52 PM

    "But the ambition remains-"

    And return we did... great time in the mountains for both efforts!

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