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Teotwaki · 03-26-2007, 11:59 AM

So how did we come to be known as the "Ice Rubes"? It turns out that when we applied for our climbing permit the US National Parks Service (NPS) had a box to fill in for a team name. Being the flippant type I fused together thoughts of naive beginners from the countryside (American Gothic painting) and what happens to folks who make fatal errors in mountaineering (frozen dead bodies). Instead of Human Ice Cubes we were now Team Ice Rubes!

We flew onto the mountain mid day, May 8th 2005 to the 7200' landing zone. Our plan was to get off the mountain somewhere around the 29th and we had the food and fuel planned for that.
Heading in for a landing!

We had to sign in with the Ranger and set up our first camp to spend the night there. As part of the plan we had pre-paid for fuel on the mountain as well as the sleds that we rented.

Here is our first camp site. Really nice temps, blue skies and no winds. We were blessed with the right weather at the right time. Most folks plan on a three week expedition because of possible bad weather. Note in the background how very few other folks are there in early May. The area was quite empty.

Andy and Kerisi in our "kitchen"

fuel depot that we picked up our white gas from.

After staying one night we planned to get an early start to the 7800' camp because it is a long hard trek. Although we buried some emergency gear at the 7200' camp, we would have extremely heavy loads the first day. The trek involved going down to about 6500' and then back up to 7800' over a 5 mile distance. This was the biggest stretch of open glacier and the highest potential for falling into a crevasse.

03-26-2007, 11:59 AM	#25 (permalink)
Teotwaki Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Southern California Posts: 188	Part 2 On The Mountain! So how did we come to be known as the "Ice Rubes"? It turns out that when we applied for our climbing permit the US National Parks Service (NPS) had a box to fill in for a team name. Being the flippant type I fused together thoughts of naive beginners from the countryside (American Gothic painting) and what happens to folks who make fatal errors in mountaineering (frozen dead bodies). Instead of Human Ice Cubes we were now Team Ice Rubes! We flew onto the mountain mid day, May 8th 2005 to the 7200' landing zone. Our plan was to get off the mountain somewhere around the 29th and we had the food and fuel planned for that. Heading in for a landing! We had to sign in with the Ranger and set up our first camp to spend the night there. As part of the plan we had pre-paid for fuel on the mountain as well as the sleds that we rented. Here is our first camp site. Really nice temps, blue skies and no winds. We were blessed with the right weather at the right time. Most folks plan on a three week expedition because of possible bad weather. Note in the background how very few other folks are there in early May. The area was quite empty. Andy and Kerisi in our "kitchen" fuel depot that we picked up our white gas from. After staying one night we planned to get an early start to the 7800' camp because it is a long hard trek. Although we buried some emergency gear at the 7200' camp, we would have extremely heavy loads the first day. The trek involved going down to about 6500' and then back up to 7800' over a 5 mile distance. This was the biggest stretch of open glacier and the highest potential for falling into a crevasse. __________________ 2005 SR5 4WD 4Runner Hanna rock sliders, 3" Downey coilovers, Deaver rear springs 30% stiffer & 2.5" taller, Donahoe rear shocks, LT265/75/R16 Bridgestone Revo's, rear diff. breather mod, Scion T1806 H/U, rear bumper LEDs, auto-dim mirror with compass & UV meter, Hi-Lift jack & gadgets, ScanGauge II, Midland CB, Garmin 276C GPS, Engel Fridge, All Pro rear lower links