Re: Reality Check: Glacier Divide Aug. '12
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 12:01 am
Thanks all for the helpful feedback. Regarding the rock furniture and so on- we broke down everything at Lake 10907 and scattered the stacked firewood. But we didn’t do it at Ramona as many of the rocks were too big, and we were trying to get from Lake 10907 to as far as we could (where there was water) up Piute Ck. So all that stuff is still there. See pic below of peace sign and the message from the Pink ladies. I’ve also posted a pic (looking North) of the nifty route down to Lake 10907. The only crux is finding the rabbit hole at the start, a one has to punch through some stiff, sticky pines at an unlikely spot.
OR: Understood. I have been in shape all of my adult life and for the last 30 years or so making it to the gym 3 – 5 days a week, ride my bike to work, always walk when I can etc. Plus I have one of those naturally skinny bodies that likes exercise. But a year before the trip my schedule got broken and I fell off the wagon. I gained about eight pounds which is a lot for me. And although I was doing a lot of white water kayaking and scuba diving that is not especially much exercise. But I was confident I could rally, as we had always been able to power through anything we had planned previously. We did acclimatize somewhat by spending about a week at the family cabin on Ebbetts Pass (Hermit Valley) at 7,000 feet and doing day hikes.
I expected to be wiped after the first day as North Lake to Lower Honeymoon with full packs is a pretty solid day. What I didn’t expect was to wake up as wiped as when I went to bed. And it simply accumulated after that. So now I have a hill to climb to get back into shape, which is not fun. My problem is that I stopped working out right when I was about to go over an aging step. Double whammy. I have motivation however as I am going to run the Grand Canyon in my kayak in Sept. and so I will have to be in seriously better shape by then.
IM: Our permit for this trip was from Aug. 7 - 13
Mav: My wife’s knee condition is complicated- mostly long term wear and tear from too much running and competitive rowing. I think it is fair to say she is addicted to exercise and will try and run through injury until it is almost crippling. She won’t tell me about it as it is a ‘sore’ subject between us. She is getting P-T and is pretty much fully recovered.
SS: Wow that must have been out trip in 2008! How time flies. We went over Seven Gables Pass but (unwisely) stayed on that exposed rocky ridge that connects Gemini to Turret Peak before dropping down into West Pinnacles Creek and camping at Pemmican Lake. We basically followed your steps all the way out. Thanks for the shout out.
SSSdave: Thanks for the sage words as always. We will def have to no longer assume that what worked even as recently as a few years ago is prudent now. Heck in that 2008 trip we went from North Lake to Merriam Lk the first day. It was kinda brutal but that was only four years ago. Hard to imagine doing anything like that now (yikes!).
LMBSGV, Freestone, austex and sparky: Thanks for the kind words. As far as going much lighter one thing I worry about is adequate shelter. On that trip we got hammered by hard rain. But I’ll take that up in another forum.
OR: Understood. I have been in shape all of my adult life and for the last 30 years or so making it to the gym 3 – 5 days a week, ride my bike to work, always walk when I can etc. Plus I have one of those naturally skinny bodies that likes exercise. But a year before the trip my schedule got broken and I fell off the wagon. I gained about eight pounds which is a lot for me. And although I was doing a lot of white water kayaking and scuba diving that is not especially much exercise. But I was confident I could rally, as we had always been able to power through anything we had planned previously. We did acclimatize somewhat by spending about a week at the family cabin on Ebbetts Pass (Hermit Valley) at 7,000 feet and doing day hikes.
I expected to be wiped after the first day as North Lake to Lower Honeymoon with full packs is a pretty solid day. What I didn’t expect was to wake up as wiped as when I went to bed. And it simply accumulated after that. So now I have a hill to climb to get back into shape, which is not fun. My problem is that I stopped working out right when I was about to go over an aging step. Double whammy. I have motivation however as I am going to run the Grand Canyon in my kayak in Sept. and so I will have to be in seriously better shape by then.
IM: Our permit for this trip was from Aug. 7 - 13
Mav: My wife’s knee condition is complicated- mostly long term wear and tear from too much running and competitive rowing. I think it is fair to say she is addicted to exercise and will try and run through injury until it is almost crippling. She won’t tell me about it as it is a ‘sore’ subject between us. She is getting P-T and is pretty much fully recovered.
SS: Wow that must have been out trip in 2008! How time flies. We went over Seven Gables Pass but (unwisely) stayed on that exposed rocky ridge that connects Gemini to Turret Peak before dropping down into West Pinnacles Creek and camping at Pemmican Lake. We basically followed your steps all the way out. Thanks for the shout out.
SSSdave: Thanks for the sage words as always. We will def have to no longer assume that what worked even as recently as a few years ago is prudent now. Heck in that 2008 trip we went from North Lake to Merriam Lk the first day. It was kinda brutal but that was only four years ago. Hard to imagine doing anything like that now (yikes!).
LMBSGV, Freestone, austex and sparky: Thanks for the kind words. As far as going much lighter one thing I worry about is adequate shelter. On that trip we got hammered by hard rain. But I’ll take that up in another forum.