Cov txheej txheem:

Peb poob rau hauv ib lub nplhaib kub hnyiab
Peb poob rau hauv ib lub nplhaib kub hnyiab
Anonim

Yim tus phooj ywg. Plaub lub roob hluav taws. cuaj hnub. Ib tug primer ntawm tus kheej-guided ski mountaineering.

Kuv cov phooj ywg thiab kuv tab tom zaum xub pwg ntawm lub xub pwg nyom ntawm Mount Rainier's Camp Muir (nce 10, 188 ko taw), hunched hla cov hnab yas uas muaj cov kua zaub ua kom sov. Nws yog lub caij nplooj ntoo hlav lig, thaum kev nce toj thiab caij ski hauv Washington thiab Oregon's Cascade Range yog lub npe hu ua lawv qhov zoo tshaj plaws, tab sis rau 48 teev dhau los, lub alpine gale tau scouring Rainier sab saum toj flanks nrog lub relentlessness ntawm industrial sandblaster. Qhov no yog Theem Ib ntawm ib lub lis piam mus caij ski-mountaineering, lub hom phiaj yog los tsoo plaub ntawm qhov tseem ceeb tshaj plaws Cascade volcanoes-Mounts Rainier, Adams, Hood, thiab St. Nws yog lub hom phiaj xav tau, kom paub tseeb, tab sis ib qho uas peb tau cia siab yog qhov tsawg kawg ntawm peb qhov kev nkag siab.

Cov neeg coob: Pab Pawg Desk Jockey: los ntawm sab laug, Casey Vandenoever, Chris Keyes, Eric Hansen, Eric Hagerman, Kevin Fedarko, Marc Peruzzi, Tim Neville, thiab Nick Heil, txhua tus saib lub plhaub me me-poob rau hnub cuaj tom qab ntau tshaj 42, 000 ntsug taw ntawm nce toj thiab caij skiing
Cov neeg coob: Pab Pawg Desk Jockey: los ntawm sab laug, Casey Vandenoever, Chris Keyes, Eric Hansen, Eric Hagerman, Kevin Fedarko, Marc Peruzzi, Tim Neville, thiab Nick Heil, txhua tus saib lub plhaub me me-poob rau hnub cuaj tom qab ntau tshaj 42, 000 ntsug taw ntawm nce toj thiab caij skiing
Cov pob khaus thiab lub hnab nqa khoom: ib qho kev pom ze-thiab-tus kheej ntawm keye lub pob taws rau hnub peb (sab laug), thiab ib feem ntawm tag nrho cov crap peb nqa nrog
Cov pob khaus thiab lub hnab nqa khoom: ib qho kev pom ze-thiab-tus kheej ntawm keye lub pob taws rau hnub peb (sab laug), thiab ib feem ntawm tag nrho cov crap peb nqa nrog
Vim nws nyob qhov twg? Doug Ingersoll, qhov chaw, taw qhia txog Rainier lub rooj sib tham rau Hansen, Vandenoever, thiab Fedarko, ntawm sab laug
Vim nws nyob qhov twg? Doug Ingersoll, qhov chaw, taw qhia txog Rainier lub rooj sib tham rau Hansen, Vandenoever, thiab Fedarko, ntawm sab laug
Ib qho kev piav qhia ntawm peb lub siab nyiam peb ntaus (thiab ib qho peb tsis nco)
Ib qho kev piav qhia ntawm peb lub siab nyiam peb ntaus (thiab ib qho peb tsis nco)
Kaum yim taw thiab nce
Kaum yim taw thiab nce

Kaum yim taw thiab nce

Lub caij no, txawm li cas los xij, qhov kev cia siab ntawd poob qis. Nws tau ua daus daus tag nrho lub caij nplooj ntoos hlav, thiab peb tau tuaj txog kom pom Cascades mantled nyob rau hauv ib tug tuab maritime snowpack uas tsis ruaj tsis khov ntawm qhov zoo tshaj plaws, downright tuag ntawm phem tshaj. Kaum plaub hnub dhau los, peb tus neeg nce toj ntawm Rainier raug mob hnyav los ntawm dej khov. Thiab tom qab ntawd tag kis sawv ntxov, ib tug poj niam muaj hnub nyoog 29 xyoo tau ntog 2, 500 ko taw kom nws tuag ntawm Hood. Lwm qhov nyuaj ntxiv yog qhov kev nkag siab tias peb tsis muaj kev txawj ntse thiab kev paub uas yuav tsum tau nce lub glaciers thiab thaj chaw technical uas cais peb lub chaw pw hav zoov tam sim no los ntawm Rainier qhov ua siab tshaj, 4, 222 ko taw saum toj no-qhov tsis txaus uas raug hammered hauv tsev los ntawm lub cev muaj zog., hnav ris tsho liab ib lub caij ski, uas peb tau pib xa mus rau… Tus Doug.

Doug Ingersoll, 38, boasts hom perma-tan koj xav tau los ntawm backcountry ski icon los yog ib tug kws tshaj lij roob taw qhia (ob qho tib si, qhov tseeb, nws yog). Txij li thaum tau ntsib nrog peb ob hnub dhau los ntawm lub hauv paus ntawm Rainier, Ingersoll tau hlawv nws lub luag haujlwm ua txiv neej alpha los ntawm kev txwv peb nrog cov lus piav qhia txog nws kev caij ski virility (hauv 1998 nws tau koom nrog thawj qhov kev caij ski qhovntsej thiaj tsis mob ntawm 4,000-ko taw suab. ntawm Rainier hu ua Mowich Face) thiab nws kev sib deev dexterity (nws ib zaug yeej ib qho kev sib tw ntawm ib tog neeg los ntawm corkscrewing nws "unit" ua ntej ib pawg neeg txiav txim poj niam, ib tug stunt nws dubbed "twist-a-peenie"). Tam sim no, txawm li cas los xij, Ingersoll tau ntiab tawm nws qhov kev sib tw breezy thiab tau txais kev poob siab-jowled lub ntiajteb txawj nqus ntawm Arkansas dai txiav txim.

"Saib, toj roob hauv pes yog txhua yam hais txog kev hu koj lub shit," nws hais tias, sawv ntawm peb ntawm Muir Snowfield. "Yog tias koj tsis muaj koj lub shit hu rau ntawm no, koj tau tso koj tus kheej qis rau ntawm cov khoom noj. Thiab tam sim no…”Ntawm no, Ingersoll nres thiab cocks ib qho ntawm nws pob muag theatrically. "Yuav ua ncaj ncees, koj hais mav zoo nkauj heev nyob rau hauv qab ntawm fuckin 'zaub mov saw."

Nws yog qhov tsis zoo txaus kom hnov qhov zoo li no los ntawm cov lus qhia uas koj them nyiaj kom koj nyob hauv roob, tab sis Ingersoll txoj kev sib txuas rau peb txoj kev lag luam yog qhov nyuaj dua: Nws tau caw nws tus kheej mus rau kev lom zem ntawm nws, qhov kev pab peb lees txais, xav tias nws cov txuj ci yuav pab txhawb peb qhov tsis muaj zog. Txawm li cas los xij, nws qhov kev ntsuam xyuas tau mob siab. Puas tau txij li thaum peb tawm ntawm qhov chaw nres tsheb, ze li 5, 000 ntsug taw hauv qab no, qhov tsis muaj kev paub tau hloov pauv mus ib puag ncig peb zoo li spindrift.

Ntawm txoj kev taug kev peb pom tias Michael Darter, peb tus kws yees duab ywj pheej, tsis nco qab nws daim tawv nqaij nce toj, qhov yuam kev uas yuam nws khau raj-pob tag nrho txoj hauv kev mus rau Muir. Tsawg tshaj li ob teev rau hauv kev nce toj, peb ntawm peb tus uas tsis thab tawg hauv peb lub caij ski-mountaineering khau boots nrog tag nrho cov khoom ntim khoom (saib "Screw-ups," nplooj ntawv 100) tau mob siab rau patching hlwv nrog moleskin. Peb qhov kev tsis txaus siab ntawm kev npaj tau pom meej meej tshaj plaws ntawm Camp Muir thaum Ingersoll nug peb txog kev nce pob. Ob peb ntawm peb muaj peev xwm tsim tau ib tus npauj npaim zoo, ib qho qauv siv los khi rau hauv nruab nrab ntawm txoj hlua, tab sis peb txhua tus ua tsis tau zoo thaum nws los txog rau qhov tseem ceeb (thiab yooj yim) pob paj xws li clove hitches thiab bowlines. Yog tias muaj ib lub ntsiab lus uas peb xav tias Ingersoll tej zaum yuav yog ib tug egotist overbearing hem yuav coj peb mus txawv tebchaws, nws kuj starkly pom tias yog vim li cas peb xav tau nws. Nws tuaj yeem khi ib lub tais nrog ib txhais tes; Kuv tsis tuaj yeem khi ib qho nrog ob.

Thaum kuv zaum mloog The Doug thiab ntsia rau hauv kuv cov glutinous, noj hmo sai sai, kuv tsis tuaj yeem pab tab sis xav tias qhov uas tau pib ua qhov kev caij ski-mountaineering classic yog spiraling rau hauv kev puas tsuaj. Cov pab pawg tau dhau los ua laconic, txawm tias sullen-gone yog cov wisecracks thiab ribbing uas yog tus qauv nqi thaum lub hli ntawm kev npaj thiab kev cob qhia uas tau txais peb ntawm no. Yav dhau los kuv tau hnov ob ntawm kuv tus khub hais lus tsis txaus ntseeg txog kev tawm tsam thiab mus kayaking hauv Oregon. Peb raug puas tsuaj, kuv xav. Txawm hais tias peb suav nrog Rainier, cov ntaub npuag uas peb tau sib sau ua ke tau shredded. Thiab, vim hais tias ob qho tib si kev mus ncig nws tus kheej thiab Ingersoll lub xub ntiag ntawm nws yog kuv lub tswv yim, nws yog kuv qhov txhaum tag nrho.

Tom qab siv peb hmo thib ob ntawm Rainier mloog Doug's alpine homily ntawm qhov tseem ceeb ntawm kev hu xov tooj rau ib tus shit, peb thawb rov qab peb qhov kev sib tw ua tiav los ntawm ib hnub tag nrho thiab xa peb tus kheej mus rau qhov kev sib tsoo "lub tsev kho mob glacier" uas Ingersoll tau muab cov lus qhia tawg ntawm cov daus anchors., crevasse cawm, thiab thaum muaj xwm ceev hlua-team raws tu qauv. Tom qab ntawd peb tig mus rau ob peb teev ntawm so, serenading ib leeg mus pw nrog ib co remarkably bold concertos ntawm lub tsev pheebsuab flatulence, saib zoo ntawm cov zaub mov rehydrated.

Thaum ib tag hmo peb sawv, roped mus rau hauv ob pawg tsib tug txiv neej, thiab ua rau peb txoj kev los ntawm qhov tsaus ntuj tsaus nti raws lub hauv paus ntawm Gibraltar Pob Zeb, kaum lub taub hau bobbing hauv qab hulking dub pob tsuas. Peb txoj kev sib ntsib, Ingraham Direct, yuav coj peb mus rau nruab nrab ntawm Ingraham Glacier. Peb dawm hla lub pob zeb tawg pob zeb, crampons flashing sparks, thiab plowing peb txoj kev mus rau lub hauv paus ntawm lub Ingraham Headwall, uas nws silhouette yog limned los ntawm ib tug tuab scrim ntawm hnub qub.

Ingersoll, ntawm lub taub hau ntawm pab pawg hlau hlua, tau pib ua siab loj nce toj siab, uas xav kom peb siv peb cov ntsiab lus pem hauv ntej rau kev yuav khoom, tom qab ntawd coj peb hla daim di ncauj mus rau hauv lub labyrinth ntawm cov dej khov loj heev-cov hnyuv ntawm cov dej khov. Tsiv los ntawm cov dej khov nab kuab nyob rau hauv qhov tsaus ntuj yog precarious lag luam-txoj kev hauv tsev yuav kaw; snowbridges tau yooj yim. Nyob rau ntawm ib kis, Peruzzi tau nce los ntawm cov pob zeb ntawm cov daus uas npog lub crevasse thiab plunged mus txog nws lub duav, ob txhais ceg dangling nyob rau hauv qhov chaw. “Koj yuav tsum ceev faj ntxiv!” thuam Ingersoll.

Kuv tau ntsib Rainier thawj zaug hauv xyoo 1998, thiab kuv tsis nco qab tias qhov kawg ntawm 1,000 ko taw zoo li cas. Nws mob - qhov kawg, iab predawn trudge mus txog 30-degree ice ramp, thaum lub sij hawm koj nyob nraum pummeled los ntawm cua, qaug zog, lub cev qhuav dej, thiab reeling los ntawm qhov siab. Tsib kauj ruam. So. Tsib kauj ruam ntxiv. So. Rov hais dua rau qhov xeev siab. Thiab tom qab ntawd, yuav luag tam sim ntawd, koj nyob ntawd, tsoo raws cov pob zeb uas ciam teb Rainier qhov ua siab tshaj caldera. Peb tuaj txog ntawm tsuas yog tom qab 6 teev sawv ntxov thiab nyob ntev txaus rau Keyes thiab Hansen trundle hla mus rau qhov kawg ntawm caldera yog li lawv tuaj yeem perch ntawm Rainier qhov siab tshaj plaws, kwv yees li 200 ko taw saum toj no uas peb cov seem tau poob rau hauv kev qaug zog. Rau qhov so ntawm qhov kev mus ncig lawv swaggeringly sau lawv tus kheej li ob "tus thawj coj ua thawj coj."

Thaum lub sij hawm peb qhovntsej thiaj tsis mob peb nres so ntawm Ingraham Flats, lounging nyob rau hauv lub broiling lig-sawv ntxov hnub rau khoom noj txom ncauj ntawm cheese. Rov qab los ntawm Muir, thaum peb tsoo lub chaw pw hav zoov thiab khi rau ntawm peb cov skis thiab cov laug cam kom lub taub hau mus rau qhov kawg 5,000 ko taw-ib txoj haujlwm phem, muab peb lub xeev ntawm kev qaug zog-peb pom tau tias peb tawm hauv dej thiab, ua tsaug rau peb txuas ntxiv. nyob hauv Muir, tsis muaj roj los ua daus daus. Peb tab tom xav txog qhov teeb meem no thaum tus neeg taug kev tsim khoom tuav ob lub nkas loos yas dej. "Kuv rub cov no vim qhov hnyav ntxiv yog kev cob qhia zoo," nws hais. “Kuv tsuas yog yuav nchuav lawv tawm. Koj zoo li koj yuav xav tau lawv."

Ib tug neeg (Kuv paub tseeb tias nws yog kuv) tso lub suab nrov ntawm qhov chaw luag thiab quaj.

Thaum peb thauj peb cov rigs nyob rau hauv qhov chaw nres tsheb ntawm lub hauv paus ntawm Rainier, Ingersoll tau hais kom peb taug qab nws sab qaum teb mus rau Mount Baker, qhov chaw uas nws tau mob siab rau coj peb mus rau lub roob thiab qhia peb qee qhov zoo tshaj plaws glacier skiing nyob rau sab qaum teb hnub poob. Txawm li cas los xij, qee lub sijhawm thaum peb caij ski qhovntsej thiaj tsis mob ntawm Muir Snowfield, txawm li cas los xij, qhov kev xav tsis zoo tau dhau los ntawm peb txhua tus. Ib feem nws tshuav rau qhov zoo siab uas peb xav tau ntawm qhov tsis muaj qhov tsis txaus ntseeg 14-teev ncig mus ncig uas peb nyuam qhuav ua tiav nrog Doug txoj kev pab, tab sis kuv xav tias nws muaj ntau dua los ua nrog kev txiav txim siab rov ua dua tshiab, txhawb nqa los ntawm qhov peb tau txais thiab muab rau Rainier, kom rov txuas nrog peb txoj kev npaj qub. Peb tau poob ob hnub, yog li peb yuav tsum tau txiav tawm Mount Hood, qhov tsawg tshaj plaws ntawm peb lub Nplhaib Hluav Taws Kub Lub Hom Phiaj (nws txoj kev sib tham ncaj qha feem ntau cuam tshuam txog kev taug kev los ntawm Timberline caij ski resort). Tab sis yog tias peb tsoo ib qho kev txav mus los, peb tseem tuaj yeem ntim ob ntawm peb qhov seem ntawm peb tus kheej. Peb tuav tes nrog Ingersoll thiab ua tsaug rau nws ua tsaug rau txhua yam nws tau ua. Thiab tom qab ntawd peb tau mus rau sab qab teb rau Adas.

Thaum 12, 307FEET, Mount Adams yog qhov tsawg dua qhov loj dua Rainier, tab sis tseem zoo nkauj-ib qho zoo nkauj loj nrog fir-studded flanks thiab snow-draped lub xub pwg nyom uas tau ntseeg los ntawm ntau tus neeg nyiam tshaj plaws nyob rau hauv tag nrho Pacific Northwest. Ib feem ntawm peb lub sijhawm txwv, peb npaj mus pw hav zoov ntawm Cold Springs trailhead thiab lub rooj sib tham nyob rau hauv ib qho, rau txim 6, 700-ko taw thawb mus rau South Ridge-ib txoj hauv kev uas tsis tas yuav muaj hlua lossis cov cuab yeej tiv thaiv uas tsis yog cov dej khov thiab crampons. Yog tias peb muaj hmoo nrog huab cua, peb tuaj yeem caij ski ncaj nraim ntawm sab saum toj thiab tig rov qab mus rau qhov chaw pw hav zoov. Summiting Rainier tej zaum yuav mob siab rau, tab sis raws li peb tau txhawj xeeb nws tsis tuaj yeem tuav lub tswm ciab rau qhov zoo siab ntawm kev sib txuas los ntawm cov daus nkauj xwb ntawm Adas.

Peb sawv tau zoo ua ntej kaj ntug thiab pib ua kom muaj kev sib ntaus sib tua rau ntawm qhov dav dav, ntxhab snowfields raws lub roob sab qab teb tav, spurred los ntawm bracing realization tias tam sim no peb nyob ntawm peb tus kheej. Cuaj teev tom qab ntawd, peb crested qhov ua siab tshaj ntawm peb lub ncov thib ob thiab, nyob rau hauv ib qho ntawm cov kev ua ntawm kev tshav ntuj uas tej zaum yuav muaj, tau txais tos los ntawm lub vista uas tau tawm tsam txawm tias los ntawm Cascades cov qauv: Nyob ntawd, winking rov qab ntawm peb 80 mais mus rau sab qaum teb., nws xiav glaciers shimmering nyob rau hauv cov huab cua crystalline, yog Rainier. Nyob rau sab qab teb, tsuas yog hla Columbia River Gorge, sawv ntawm lub ntsej muag ntse ntawm Hood. Thiab 50 mais mus rau sab hnub poob, lub dome ntawm St. Helens. Peb ntsia nyob rau hauv ntsiag to ob peb feeb thaum tos rau Hagerman, uas tau stalled tawm thiab yuav luag tso tseg vim qaug zog. Thaum nws thaum kawg tuaj txog, nws rhuav tshem lub sijhawm me me thiab zoo nkauj los ntawm kev ntes nws tus ncej ski thiab walloping qhov ua siab tshaj nrog kev npau taws txaus los tsim cov huab me me ntawm cov pob zeb daus. Kuv tuav koj, koj tus tub ntawm bitch! Coj qhov ntawd thiab qhov ntawd!”

Peb tau caij nkoj mus rau saum peb lub caij skis thiab cov laug cam, nyiag los ntawm 400 feet ntawm sastrugi ice burrs kom txog rau thaum peb mus txog 700-ko taw, 40-degree ramp uas coj los ntawm Adas lub rooj sib tham tsis tseeb mus rau ib tug dav toj siab hu ua Counter noj su. Nws yog ib nrab tav su, cov daus ntawm qhov chaw mos mos thiab zoo ib yam kom peb cov npoo tau yooj yim, yuav luag txiav, thiab tom qab ntawd hlais rau hauv buttery arcs. Ob peb ntawm peb tau caij ski roob loj ua ntej, tab sis tsis muaj leej twg tau ntsib ib yam dab tsi zoo li no - lub caij ntuj sov zoo siab yav tav su, caij ski thiab cov laug cam nyob hauv qab peb, qhov kev xav zoo heev ntawm kev poob rau hauv lub xeev tsis txaus ntseeg uas lub cev thiab lub siab txav mus rau cadence ntawm ib tug synchronous, elemental puab vibe. "Zoo," tshaj tawm Keyes, thaum peb rub mus rau hauv lub yeej rog nyob ib ncig ntawm 5 teev tsaus ntuj, capping 12-teev marathon, "Kuv xav hais tias yog hnub zoo tshaj plaws uas kuv tau siv nyob hauv roob."

Nws tau zoo siab tias lub zog ntawm kev caij ski ntau lub ncov zoo li tsim ntau dua li qhov poob qis: Tag kis sawv ntxov peb tsoo camp, taug kev tawm, thauj peb cov tsheb thauj khoom, thiab mus ncaj nraim rau Mount St. Helens, uas muaj qhov ntev (4, 500 ntsug taw.) nontechnical taug kev-up thiab skiing txhua txhua me ntsis li qab li ntawd ntawm Adams. Peb tuaj txog xav tias peb tab tom tua ntawm txhua lub tog raj kheej thiab nthuav tawm ib qho yuav luag Ingersollian élan-lub siab-lub siab uas tau ua phem phem thaum peb ntes tau nrog ib pab tub rog ntawm kaum-xyoo-laus ntxhais Scouts merrily hla txoj kev peb xav. xaiv. Peb scampered mus txog ntawm ntug nyob rau hauv ib tug brisk peb thiab ib nrab teev, ua kom tiav peb lub hom phiaj kho: peb peaks nyob rau hauv ib lub lis piam. Tsis shabby. Ib tug tuab ntxuav ntawm pos huab tau dov hauv qab peb thiab zoo li yuav nce, yog li peb tsis dally. Peb nyem rau hauv peb lub iav thiab boogied cia cov tshauv-dusted daus. Thaum peb nplawm tus Ntxhais Scouts, uas tau tua lub cinder ridge ntawm Marine Corps pace, ib tug neeg qw nug seb lawv puas tau ua Adams lossis Rainier. Hmoov zoo rau peb txhua tus, tej zaum, lawv cov lus teb tau ploj mus hauv huab.

Peb tau nyiaj nyob rau peb hmo kawg ntawm Bainbridge Island, sab qaum teb ntawm Seattle, qhov chaw Eric Hansen tsev neeg muaj lub tsev puam. Thaum peb tsav tsheb peb teev mus rau qhov chaw, kuv pom tau tias qhov no, txawm tias ntau dua li kev nce toj thiab caij ski, yuav yog lub sijhawm uas kuv nyiam tshaj plaws-lub seam nruab nrab ntawm qhov kev tawm tsam ntawm kev taug txuj kev nyuaj thiab kev poob siab txias ntawm kev rov qab los rau koj lub neej, thaum koj lub cev tseem vibrates los ntawm cov teeb meem ntawm lub cev nyob rau hauv ib txoj kev uas ua rau koj xav tias tshiab, nthuav. Hmo ntawd, peb plucked thiab shucked oysters los ntawm lub bay ntawm ib sab ntawm lub tsev. Peb grilled salmon steaks thiab ua ib lub lauj kaub loj ntawm pasta. Peb uncorked fwj cawv. Peb haus peb kis ntawm Rainier Beer. Thiab tsis ntev cov tswv yim hais txog lwm qhov kev mus ncig ua si tau poob tawm: qee yam hauv Patagonia, tej zaum, lossis Alaska's Brooks Range, lossis tej zaum kev mus ncig hav zoov hav zoov los ntawm Northwest Territories. Raws li kev sib tham tau ploj mus thiab dov, kuv tau ducked tawm thiab taug kev mus rau qhov chaw nres nkoj, qhov chaw uas kuv ntsia saum lub hnub qub thiab xav txog kev mus ncig ntawm daim ntawv tshuav nyiaj li cas ntawm kev pheej hmoo, kev ntxhov siab, thiab khoom plig. Puas yog kev vam meej? Puas yog nws tsim nyog siv zog? Kuv ntsia mus rau hauv tsev thiab tau txais kuv cov lus teb. Los ntawm lub qhov rais chav ua noj, kuv pom tau kuv cov phooj ywg zaum ntawm lub rooj noj mov, luag thiab nqa lawv cov iav saum huab cua, thiab kuv paub tias lawv ua dab tsi. Lawv tau muab ib qho ci ci rau peb qhov kev taug txuj kev nyuaj rau tus kheej tom ntej.

Kuv taug kev rov qab mus rau lub tsev me kom paub seb nws yuav zoo li cas.

1 Mount Rainier

ELEVATION: 14.410 Nws

Lub Sijhawm Hauv Roob: Plaub hnub (nws siv sijhawm 14 teev nce los ntawm Camp Muir mus rau qhov ua siab tshaj thiab tom qab ntawd nqis mus rau qhov chaw nres tsheb Paradise).

Summit route: Los ntawm Camp Muir, peb coj Ingraham Direct (ib txoj hauv kev rau txoj hauv kev zoo siab Cleaver).

2 Mount Adas

ELEVATION: 12.307 Nws

Lub Sijhawm Hauv Roob: 24 teev

Summit Route: Sab Qab Teb Rib los ntawm Cold Springs trailhead, qhov chaw peb mus pw hav zoov

3 Mount St. Helens

ELEVATION: 8, 366 tzk

Lub Sijhawm Hauv Roob: 18 teev

Summit Route: Saib xyuas Ridge los ntawm peb lub chaw pw hav zoov ntawm Climbers 'Bivouac.

4 Mount Hood

ELEVATION: 11.235 Nws

Lwm zaus

Lub Lowdown Lub Nplhaib ntawm Hluav Taws

LIM NTAWV THOV: cuaj hnub

YUAV TSUM MUS: Lub Tsib Hlis mus txog rau thaum Lub Xya Hli

YUAV TSUM FITNESS LEVEL: Siab

LUB SIJ HAWM TSEEM CEEB: Peb lub hlis

TSEEM CEEB: Lub roob loj skiing lossis snowboarding, backpacking, camping lub caij ntuj no, nontechnical qib II thiab III nce toj daus thiab dej khov

* Lub Hom Phiaj

Mus nce thiab skifour ntawm lub ncov tseem ceeb tshaj plaws nyob rau hauv Cascades thaum lub sij hawm ib lub lim tiam: Mount Rainier (14, 410 ko taw), Mount Adams (12, 307 ko taw), Mount Hood (11, 235 ko taw), thiab Mount St. Helens (8, 366 ko taw). Nyob rau hauv peb rooj plaub, peb ua tsis tau tejyam khob tawm Hood; tab sis peb lub ncov uas tseem tshuav muaj kev taug kev mus rau qhov dej khov, kev nce toj ntau yam tsis siv neeg, thiab 17,000 ntsug taw ntawm glisse.

* Kev Txawj Ntse (Roob)

Txhua txoj hauv kev mus rau Rainier qhov ua siab tshaj xav tau kev mus ncig ua si. Saib nplooj 104 rau ib daim ntawv teev cov kev txawj uas yuav tsum tau muaj thiab cov npe ntawm cov tsev kawm ntawv uas koj tuaj yeem tau txais thiab txhuam lawv.

* Kev Txawj Ntse (Skiing / Snowboarding)

Pob kws daus yog hero daus: Softened los ntawm caij nplooj ntoos hlav lub sov hnub, nws muab ib nrab skier kev ntseeg siab los nqis peev xwm struts. Tab sis cov khaub thuas thiab cua tuaj yeem tig pob kws rov qab mus rau dej khov, los yog phem dua, xws li sastrugi nkig (xav tias pob taws-sib sib zog nqus iav) los yog lub khob hnub ci (cov dej khov uas muaj qhov dimples ntau dua li Palm Beach County pov npav). Sim ua qhov kev mus ncig no tsuas yog tias koj nyiam caij skiing lossis nce txhua qhov kev khiav hauv txhua qhov xwm txheej ntawm txhua qhov chaw caij ski loj.

* Kev xav tau kev qoj ib ce

Qhov no yog kev tawm mus nruj heev. Rainier yog lub hiav txwv-theem kaum plaub, yog li, tsis zoo li hauv Colorado, qhov chaw koj tuaj yeem nce tsuas yog 5, 000 ko taw ntawm txoj kev mus rau qhov ua siab tshaj, ntawm no koj yuav nce tag nrho 9, 000. rub tawm tag nrho plaub lub roob hluav taws-lossis tsuas yog peb- nyob rau hauv ib lub lis piam thawb xav tau ib txoj hauv kev loj rau kev qoj ib ce (thiab muaj hmoo zoo). Saib “Powering Up” ntawm nplooj 104 rau cov ntaub ntawv qhia tshwj xeeb.

* Gear Requirements

Qhov kev mus ncig no yog siv zog heev. Yog xav paub ntxiv txog cov khoom siv nce toj thiab caij ski, saib "Walking Is for Hikers," nplooj 107, lossis www.outsideonline.com.

* Puas yog rau koj?

Qhov no yog ib qho kev xav tsis tau classic North American caij ski-mountaineering. Nws yuav tsoo koj lub nroog Yeiuxalees thiab khoob koj lub hnab nyiaj; tab sis tsis zoo li kev coj mus ncig ua lag luam (ntawm qhov tseeb, tsis muaj ib qho rau plaub lub siab tshaj plaws uas tau teev tseg ntawm no), koj yuav rov qab los nrog cov iav, kev txawj ntse, thiab kev sib koom tes uas yuav pab koj ua nws dua.

Kev puas tsuaj

Kev thauj mus los hauv av

$2, 130.59

Kev xauj ntawm ob lub SUVs, roj, chaw nres tsheb, tus xov tooj

Airfare

$1, 920.00

Yim daim pib mus ncig, Santa Fe rau Seattle

Khoom noj khoom haus

$1, 017.04

Pasta, nqaij hauv av, zaub tshiab, zaub mov khov-qhuav, cereal, lub zog tuav, hmoov sib tov, Gu, thiab peb kis ntawm Rainier Beer

Tso cai

$275.00

Kev tso cai nce toj rau Rainier, Adams, thiab St. Helens

Cov iav tshwj xeeb

$2, 172.17

Avalanche transceivers, hlua, perlon, carabiners, nce toj kab, kaus mom hlau

Tus nqi tag nrho rau ib tus neeg:

$939.35

Nco tseg: Daim duab no tsis suav nrog kev teeb tsa caij ski orsnowboard, khaub ncaws, pob khoom, lossis tsev pheeb suab.

THAUM TUS NEEG tom qab lub rooj ntawm Mount Rainier's Paradise Ranger Chaw Nres Nkoj nug ntau npaum li cas "lub hnab xiav" koj xav ntim lub roob nrog koj, coj peb cov lus qhia thiab ua yuam kev ntawm sab ntau. Kev sib khi tus kheej, cov hnab yas hnyav hnyav yog tus yuam sij ua kom Rainier txoj kev nyiam tshaj plaws uas tsis muaj tib neeg pov tseg.(Yog tias koj xav tias qhov no tsis yog qhov loj, xav txog cov hauv qab no: Xyoo tas los, cov chav dej nqa tau ntawm Rainier ob lub chaw pw siab, Muir thiab Schurman, tau sau 15, 600 phaus ntawm excrement-txhua ooj uas yuav tsum tau caij dav hlau tawm ntawm roob.) Blue bagging, txawm li cas los xij, tsuas yog ib feem ntawm kev cog lus koj yuav tsum ua kom muaj kev cuam tshuam rau kev caij ski nce toj. Nov yog ob peb lwm cov ntsiab lus uas yuav tsum nco ntsoov:

* Noj yam koj ua noj; ntim qhov koj tsis ua. Nws yog ib qho tsis muaj tswv yim, tab sis peb yuav tsum hais nws: Tshem tawm tag nrho cov khib nyiab, txawm tias cov khib nyiab uas tsis yog koj li. Thiab nco ntsoov tias kev faus koj cov khib nyiab hauv cov daus los yog pov rau hauv crevasse tsis yog ib txoj kev pov tseg uas siv tau.

* Thaum mus pw hav zoov ntawm txoj kev lag luam hnyav ntawm cov ncov nrov xws li Rainier lossis McKinley, xav txog thiab tawm hauv koj cov qauv daus los sawv ntsug rau lwm tog. Hauv thaj chaw deb ntau dua, khob lawv kom nkaum koj cov cim.

* Ntawm qhov nruj bivouacs qhov twg daus tsis txaus, zam ob peb lub pristine thaj ua rau cov hmoov thaum nws los txog rau lub sijhawm tso zis. Tsis tas li ntawd, koj kis tau cov dej rau koj thiab lwm tus.

Cov peev txheej

Nees nkaum xyoo dhau los, phau ntawv qhia kev caij ski-mountaineering tsis muaj ntau. Tam sim no, txhua tus yog tus sau lossis tus nyeem ntawv. Hauv qab no, ib daim ntawv teev npe ntawm peb nyiam.

Cov phau ntawv qhia txog qhov chaw tshwj xeeb:

NORTH AMERICA

Daus qus: 54 Classic Ski thiab Snowboard Qhov Ncauj ntawm North America, los ntawm Louis Dawson.

LUB ROCKIES

Lub Chuting Gallery, los ntawm Andrew McLean

Teton Skiing: Keeb Kwm thiab Phau Ntawv Qhia rau Teton Range, Wyoming, los ntawm Thomas Turiano

* Wasatch Tours, los ntawm David Hanscom thiab Alexis Kelner

Dawson's Guide to Colorado's Fourteeners, los ntawm Louis Dawson

LUB ROOJ HAUJ LWM

* Backcountry Skiing Washington's Cascades, los ntawm Rainier Burgdorfer

Tshawb lub ntug hiav txwv roob ntawm Ski, los ntawm John Baldwin

Cascade Alpine Guide: Volumes I, II, thiab III, los ntawm Fred Beckey

Backcountry Skiing California's High Sierra, los ntawm John Moynier

TSHIAB ENGLAND

Backcountry Skiing Adventures: Classic Ski thiab Snowboard Tours hauv Maine thiab New Hampshire, los ntawm David Goodman

* Classic Backcountry Skiing: Phau Ntawv Qhia rau Kev Ncig Caij Nkoj Zoo Tshaj Plaws hauv New England, los ntawm David Goodman

* Northern Adirondack Ski Tours ntawm New York, los ntawm Tony Goodwin

General-Reference Guidebooks:

Allen & Mike's Cool Backcountry Ski Phau Ntawv: Mus ncig thiab mus pw hav zoov kev txawj ntse rau lub caij ntuj no ib puag ncig, los ntawm Allen O'Bannon thiab Mike Clelland

Backcountry Skier: Koj Daim Ntawv Qhia Tag Nrho Rau Ski Ncig Saib Xyuas, los ntawm Jean Vives

Backcountry Avalanche Awareness, los ntawm Bruce Jamieson

Free-Heel Skiing, los ntawm Paul Parker

Pob zeb & Ice Ice Gear, Khoom siv rau Lub Ntiaj Teb Vertical, los ntawm Clyde Soles

* Tawm ntawm luam tawm

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