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Re: your highest camp

Post by VanMarmot » August 19th, 2016, 6:33 am

Climbed Nevado Huascaran del Sur in the 1980s. Last camp before the summit was at 5850m (~19,200 feet) at the W end of Garganta. Can't post a picture since this was before digital cameras (or even smart phones!) and I have yet to scan any of the slides.
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Re: your highest camp

Post by Chip Down » August 19th, 2016, 10:15 am

Water, good eye! I had a hard time reconciling Don's pics with my memory, but thought maybe things looked different because my two trips were snowy. And you're right, West Rib bivy sites are rare: one just after gaining the rib, near the prominent spire, and a little ledge higher up that's big enough for a micro tent. After that, you pretty much have to dig/stomp a spot to hunker down.
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Re: your highest camp

Post by viking » August 19th, 2016, 11:33 am

In Oregon, about 100' from the summit of Mt. Hood.
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Re: your highest camp

Post by Rancid9999 » August 19th, 2016, 2:11 pm

Around 13k in the southern Sierra, summer of 2014
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Re: your highest camp

Post by Chip Down » August 19th, 2016, 5:57 pm

viking wrote:In Oregon, about 100' from the summit of Mt. Hood.
Oh...I can't be the only one wondering about that. Where, exactly? And why not on the summit? Maybe I'll do that someday. It's an easy enough route that one could conceivably travel on the luxury plan. I like the idea of making a fancy breakfast of omelettes and waffles on the top of Oregon. :D
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Re: your highest camp

Post by kepPNW » August 20th, 2016, 1:12 am

Chip Down wrote:
viking wrote:In Oregon, about 100' from the summit of Mt. Hood.
Oh...I can't be the only one wondering about that. Where, exactly? And why not on the summit? Maybe I'll do that someday. It's an easy enough route that one could conceivably travel on the luxury plan. I like the idea of making a fancy breakfast of omelettes and waffles on the top of Oregon. :D
Y'know, we were rather self-righteously proud to claim the title "Highest People in Oregon!" (for at least some portion of) the other night. Which is sorta saying something, for this region, eh? Don't want to hear there are people getting even higher than we were. :lol:
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Re: your highest camp

Post by BigBear » August 22nd, 2016, 1:45 pm

So much for the old adage: "Climb high, sleep low"
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Re: your highest camp

Post by RobinB » August 24th, 2016, 11:39 am

Just shy of 13,000', on the south side of Forester Pass last summer:

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As for the "hike high, camp low" thing, I think it's good advice if bad weather's likely. Otherwise, why not take a room with a view?
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