tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post8202682932828941074..comments2024-03-27T21:31:59.376+00:00Comments on Chris Townsend Outdoors: Memorable Mountains 1: Mount WhitneyChris Townsendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04282926597863688874noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-3497814170581848152020-04-23T18:59:38.982+01:002020-04-23T18:59:38.982+01:00It was scary, especially the long traverse from Tr...It was scary, especially the long traverse from Trail Crest. We didn't fancy going back that way so we glissaded down a gully leading from below the summit dome. That was scary too, especially when one of my companions lost his ice axe, which I climbed down and retrieved. Chris Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04282926597863688874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-60579810967855678482020-04-23T18:18:30.566+01:002020-04-23T18:18:30.566+01:00Your 1982 ascend looks quite scary. I remember it&...Your 1982 ascend looks quite scary. I remember it's a very steep slope. You definately don't want to slip there! Fortunately I had only little snow in 2018 and it was slushy rather than icy. Still slightly tricky in parts. I was quite surprised to encounter birds on the summit: Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches! Birdmanhttps://www.hikingbirdman.com/noreply@blogger.com