New Years Day

[Domsz06]

Anyone going for some boarding/skiing new years day?

[Razzman]

The only boarding I'm doing is at my buddies house for his annual New Years gig! :D

[chpthril]

We have a powerplant 'hothole' and the water is still above 70* so if the weather is clear and calm, we are hittin it :D

[Domsz06]

wow, would love to have water above 70 I'll just have to be happy with above 50:)

[Coach]

We will be at the river and the boat will be in the water. It will depend upon if I get ahold of a drysuit or not. I will have to travel north to Laughlin to pick it up but the butter on the lake might make the trip worth it.

We go camping right on the Colorado River for New years and have about 3 statillites up for the bowl games and UFC fight on the 30th. We have been doing this the last 4 years and it great. We hook up a projector to the Direct TV box and project it up on the side of a camper and have a huge fire going at night which makes watching the games even better.

[Domsz06]

coach that sounds like a blast. I have a drysuit, wanna use it? I don't even know if I'll be using a wetsuit if it's warm out the lakes are still warm, shall see.


I can't wait for the bowl games to start up, so excited!!

I think with this post I'm now #2 or I guess the first loser:(

[Coach]

coach that sounds like a blast. I have a drysuit, wanna use it? I don't even know if I'll be using a wetsuit if it's warm out the lakes are still warm, shall see.


I can't wait for the bowl games to start up, so excited!!

I think with this post I'm now #2 or I guess the first loser:(

What size is the dry suit? I am 6'1" 230 lbs

[Domsz06]

oh, probably not fit you, sorry. I'm 5'11. It's a med, your prob a large eh?

[Coach]

oh, probably not fit you, sorry. I'm 5'11. It's a med, your prob a large eh?

I am an Xl or XXL. But thanks for the offer.

[Domsz06]

worth a shot, have fun though!

[mtnsmith]

We'll be snowboarding in Jackson Hole on New Years Day. We plan on being wakeboarding on Christmas day though, probably a little this friday too.:D

[Domsz06]

i hope to get some snow boarding in sometime this break!

[Carter13]

My wife and I have been up to Mt Hood twice this year and are heading down to Bend to do some camping and snowboarding for three days at Mt Bachelor next Thursday. So far it has been a good start for the snow.

[sparky216]

My wife and I have been up to Mt Hood twice this year and are heading down to Bend to do some camping and snowboarding for three days at Mt Bachelor next Thursday. So far it has been a good start for the snow.

I'll see you there:) we leave next tues for Sunriver

[Domsz06]

Mt. hood sounds fun. Terrible what happened to those guys.

[sparky216]

Mt. hood sounds fun. Terrible what happened to those guys.

Yea, I think they gave up the search last night.....
http://www.kgw.com/news-local/stories/kgw_121506_news_missing_climbers_friday.10a00d9b.h tml

Sad, but that's the risk you take when you decide to climb a damn mountain the end of December.......I don't get it....really dont...climb it in JUNE PEOPLE JUNE!!!!!!!

[Domsz06]

it's not a big deal to climb a mountain in Dec, but don't do the speed ascent. That was stupid!! If your gonnna climb in dec, bring gear to survive the COLD!

[sparky216]

it's not a big deal to climb a mountain in Dec, but don't do the speed ascent. That was stupid!! If your gonnna climb in dec, bring gear to survive the COLD!

Well I admit I know nothing about climbing.....but man it look like some one had there Bad Idea Jean's on when you decide to take Hood on in Dec...

[Domsz06]

basically what they did is called speed ascent or speed climbing. You travel lite so you can move really fast. Try and get up and back in a day, and only bring the gear, some food, and water for that day. People do it at Longs Peak in CO all the time.

Problem is, well you saw it, a storm rolls in and your screwed!! Longs has this problem early and late in the year if an unexpected storm rolls in, it gets UGLY!

The sad thing is, if they are all climbers, and they appeared to be, I can't believe they didn't pack ANY survival gear. With a few simple things, total to about 10 pounds extra each you can survive for an extra few days EASY! Just don't get it

Maybe this is just my survival classes kicking in, or my Boy Scout, "Be Preparred motto"

off my soap box.

[Razzman]

Yeah it's a sad scenario. You'd think they would have thought it out a bit better being the time of year and all.

[Domsz06]

I know I sure as )(*&)(*& would have.

[david f]

We go on the first every year. What a better way to start the year. Going to Bartlet Lake here in AZ. Water about 60 air hopefuly around 70.

[Tequilasun]

basically what they did is called speed ascent or speed climbing. You travel lite so you can move really fast. Try and get up and back in a day, and only bring the gear, some food, and water for that day. People do it at Longs Peak in CO all the time.

Problem is, well you saw it, a storm rolls in and your screwed!! Longs has this problem early and late in the year if an unexpected storm rolls in, it gets UGLY!

The sad thing is, if they are all climbers, and they appeared to be, I can't believe they didn't pack ANY survival gear. With a few simple things, total to about 10 pounds extra each you can survive for an extra few days EASY! Just don't get it

Maybe this is just my survival classes kicking in, or my Boy Scout, "Be Preparred motto"

off my soap box.

I hate to say it, but I agree with Dom. I don't know if summit fever hit them, and there was time to turn around, or if the weather rolled in on them during the decent, but either way, the certainly didn't seem prepared.

I've summited several of the 14ers in CO, and I always prepare like I'm going to have to spend at least 1 extra day and night in the wilderness, and I haven't done any serious climbing.