Slippery Slab
Tuesday, August 3, 2004
Rappelling off Slippery Slab, Trap Lake below
Copyright 2004 - John Bell - All rights reserved
Last weekend, six illustrious mountaineers drove up to Stevens Pass to climb Slippery Slab. The climb itself is not very exciting - one fourth class gulley and one fifth class pitch - but if you look at the day as a nice hike where there happens to be a pitch of rock at the end, it’s quite enjoyable.
Temporary Solution
Saturday, July 24, 2004
Well, I’ve found a temporary solution to my problems...I’m uploading images via FrontPage, then hand typing in the image code. It’s not elegant and it limits where I can post images from. At least it will allow me to keep posting until I get the problem solved, though.
About the picture: Our group in Banff passed this waterfall on our way down valley on the second day of hiking. This is the first time I’ve successfully captured blurred water. I think I was able to do it because it was an overcast, rainy day.
Food at the Bobbie Burns
Tuesday, July 13, 2004
More on our heli-hiking experience: Food at the Bobbie Burns was phenomenal - tasty and beautifully presented. Even with all the hiking we did during the day, it was easy to develop the well-known “heli-belly.”
Looking at the dinner menu on the second day, we weren’t sure what “Sexy Swans” were. Needless to say we had a little fun with the cute cream puffs when they arrived on the table.
View of the Valley
Monday, July 12, 2004
One of the most remarkable things about heli-hiking was the total remoteness of where we were hiking. Unless the helicopter dropped another group from the Bobbie Burns lodge near us, we never saw a single sign of people. No trails, no garbage, no nothing. Just grizzly bear digs, flowers and beautiful valleys and mountains.
I’m Baaack!
Friday, July 9, 2004
It’s been a while since I last posted anything. That’s because Nick and I have been in Canada, heli-hiking in the mountains just outside of Banff! I’ll post more pictures of the incredible experience in the days to come.