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#657811 - 03/17/07 01:39 PM [TR] Mt. Huntington - Nettle-Quirk 3/12/2007
Colin Colin addicted to cc.com Registered: 12/06/00 Posts: 473 Loc: Seattle	Trip: Mt. Huntington - Nettle-Quirk Date: 3/12/2007 Trip Report: On March 10th, Jed Brown (Fairbanks, Alaska) and I flew from Talkeetna to the Tokositna Glacier below Mt. Huntington. On March 12th we climbed to the summit of Mt. Huntington via the West Face Couloir (Nettle-Quirk), and descended via the same route, in just under 15 hours roundtrip. We believe this might have been the first ascent of Huntington during the winter season. Although many teams descend from the top of the ice ramp, we found it to only be half-way to the summit, in terms of time and effort. Conditions and weather were excellent, although the temperatures were quite cold; we both frostnipped a few digits. After a few days contemplating other objectives, we gave in to the cold nights and flew out of the range on March 16th. A few lessons learned: -bring two pee bottles instead of one -bring mittens that you can actually do technical climbing in -bring a face mask that covers your nose -bring a sleeping bag rated to -30F instead of -10F -bring a larger than 2-person tent to basecamp -bring a thermarest to basecamp -muffins are very difficult to bite at -20F -bring basecamp down booties -don't go to Alaska before April! $\:\)$
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#657814 - 03/17/07 01:57 PM Re: [TR] Mt. Huntington - Nettle-Quirk 3/12/2007 [Re: Colin]
Kraken Kraken addicted to cc.com Registered: 02/20/05 Posts: 600 Loc: AK	COLIN! YES! You did get the first winter ascent. Nicely done man! That has been attempted by so many people in the winter, way to keep racking up these coveted summits! _________________________ "I don't know about you man, but I'm going to get my kicks before this shithouse goes up in flames"
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#657845 - 03/17/07 07:43 PM Re: [TR] Mt. Huntington - Nettle-Quirk 3/12/2007 [Re: Kraken]
DanielHarro DanielHarro enthusiast Registered: 03/02/05 Posts: 216 Loc: AK Grown	good work Jed and Colin! sounds like you need to learn the penguin pump to keep those digits warm!
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#657846 - 03/17/07 07:52 PM Re: [TR] Mt. Huntington - Nettle-Quirk 3/12/2007 [Re: DanielHarro]
Joe_Poulton Joe_Poulton member Registered: 04/12/01 Posts: 118 Loc: Portland, OR/ Denver, CO USA	Awesome!!
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#657865 - 03/17/07 11:46 PM Re: [TR] Mt. Huntington - Nettle-Quirk 3/12/2007 [Re: Joe_Poulton]
avitripp avitripp old hand Registered: 02/17/05 Posts: 757 Loc: Vancouver, B.C.
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#657871 - 03/18/07 12:50 AM Re: [TR] Mt. Huntington - Nettle-Quirk 3/12/2007 [Re: avitripp]
Blake Blake kiwi-wanker spray'prentice Registered: 10/15/03 Posts: 2512 Loc: Bellingham	High Five! That sucks about some of the cold-weather problems, but on the bright side, maybe it's better to get those things figured out now and be more ready for similar conditions in Pakistan this summer.
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#657878 - 03/18/07 07:19 AM Re: [TR] Mt. Huntington - Nettle-Quirk 3/12/2007 [Re: Blake]
ZimZam ZimZam veteran Registered: 12/01/05 Posts: 1214 Loc: a state of toxic waste	He just keeps going, and going, and ... _________________________ Vertical Scout
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#657883 - 03/18/07 08:26 AM Re: [TR] Mt. Huntington - Nettle-Quirk 3/12/2007 [Re: ZimZam]
NYC007 NYC007 old hand Registered: 02/05/03 Posts: 792 Loc: spokanistan	sweet, that route looks like a fun one! _________________________ Didnt you see my movie!?
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#657893 - 03/18/07 09:44 AM Re: [TR] Mt. Huntington - Nettle-Quirk 3/12/2007 [Re: NYC007]
Chriznitch Chriznitch addicted to cc.com Registered: 07/07/04 Posts: 471 Loc: Susanville, CA	sick dudes
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#657895 - 03/18/07 09:59 AM Re: [TR] Mt. Huntington - Nettle-Quirk 3/12/2007 [Re: Colin]
pup_on_the_mountain pup_on_the_mountain enthusiast Registered: 09/15/04 Posts: 374 Loc: Land of Cows	Awesome job!! Good luck with those frsotnipped digits .
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#657921 - 03/18/07 12:44 PM Re: [TR] Mt. Huntington - Nettle-Quirk 3/12/2007 [Re: pup_on_the_mountain]
Gary_Yngve Gary_Yngve spray'prentice Registered: 03/04/02 Posts: 3205 Loc: UW	Sweet! I recall when you were in Pakistan a few years ago, you had gotten frostnip earlier in the season on Andromeda Strain. Did the frostnip bother you on Nanga Parbat? Do you think the frostnip will affect your summer plans?
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#657957 - 03/18/07 05:39 PM Re: [TR] Mt. Huntington - Nettle-Quirk 3/12/2007 [Re: Gary_Yngve]
ryland_moore ryland_moore Pooh-Bah Registered: 02/09/01 Posts: 1640 Loc: Portland, Oregon	Sweet climb guys! Way to go after it! Any pics? _________________________ Someday the Mountain Might get 'em but the law never will - Theme Song From Dukes of Hazard
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#658185 - 03/19/07 11:10 AM Re: [TR] Mt. Huntington - Nettle-Quirk 3/12/2007 [Re: ryland_moore]
Alpinfox Alpinfox spray'prentice Registered: 03/05/02 Posts: 4795	Colin, you da man. Looking forward to pics. Winter in the AK range has gotta make for some sweeeet pics. _________________________ If there is one thing I don't trust, its monkeys. They are even worse than robots. -TtB
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#658202 - 03/19/07 11:34 AM Re: [TR] Mt. Huntington - Nettle-Quirk 3/12/2007 [Re: Alpinfox]
Jed Jed stranger Registered: 07/19/06 Posts: 5	http://59a2.org/huntington/200703/
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#658232 - 03/19/07 12:06 PM Re: [TR] Mt. Huntington - Nettle-Quirk 3/12/2007 [Re: Jed]
johnkelley johnkelley journeyman Registered: 02/15/05 Posts: 60 Loc: Anchorage Alaska	Thanks for the stoke!
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#658233 - 03/19/07 12:08 PM Re: [TR] Mt. Huntington - Nettle-Quirk 3/12/2007 [Re: Jed]
Alpinfox Alpinfox spray'prentice Registered: 03/05/02 Posts: 4795	Awesome! Thanks Jed. _________________________ If there is one thing I don't trust, its monkeys. They are even worse than robots. -TtB
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#658236 - 03/19/07 12:10 PM Re: [TR] Mt. Huntington - Nettle-Quirk 3/12/2007 [Re: Jed]
cluck cluck addicted to cc.com Registered: 01/16/03 Posts: 498 Loc: Portland, OR	Damn - NICE pics dude. Slick move making your partner tote the camera so you get all the hero shots! _________________________ If you can't learn to do something well, learn to enjoy doing it poorly.
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#658243 - 03/19/07 12:19 PM Re: [TR] Mt. Huntington - Nettle-Quirk 3/12/2007 [Re: Jed]
Mr_Phil Mr_Phil old hand Registered: 06/14/06 Posts: 982 Loc: In the heat of the moment	Another Brown and Haley Mountain of Goodness
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#658267 - 03/19/07 12:36 PM Re: [TR] Mt. Huntington - Nettle-Quirk 3/12/2007 [Re: Mr_Phil]
wfinley wfinley old hand Registered: 04/27/04 Posts: 722 Loc: anchortown	Hell yeah!!!! For those of you not up here... last week was insanely cold all over the state! At 1500' on the Kenai it dipped to -25; I cannot imagine what the AK Range was like!
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#658281 - 03/19/07 12:57 PM Re: [TR] Mt. Huntington - Nettle-Quirk 3/12/2007 [Re: wfinley]
Winter Winter Pooh-Bah Registered: 11/13/00 Posts: 2135 Loc: freshiez!	brrrrrrr! nice work fellas. _________________________ chriswinter.blogspot.com
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#658362 - 03/19/07 02:17 PM Re: [TR] Mt. Huntington - Nettle-Quirk 3/12/2007 [Re: Winter]
layton layton sprayer Registered: 11/27/00 Posts: 6278 Loc: Salt Lake City	fawk yeah! _________________________ PNW ExPatriot http://www.proactivehealthchiropractic.com
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#658364 - 03/19/07 02:20 PM Re: [TR] Mt. Huntington - Nettle-Quirk 3/12/2007 [Re: Winter]
Weekend_Climberz Weekend_Climberz spray'prentice Registered: 08/04/02 Posts: 3340 Loc: Overlooking Elliot Bay	Schweetness Leave some for the rest of us 'eh _________________________ Weekday Sprayer
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#658459 - 03/19/07 03:58 PM Re: [TR] Mt. Huntington - Nettle-Quirk 3/12/2007 [Re: Weekend_Climberz]
brian_m brian_m member Registered: 04/17/06 Posts: 149 Loc: North Bend, WA	Great pics! Thanks for the stoke and motivation to finish the last month of training hard before my trip North.
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