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Hi Assuming you are a ultra fit trained athlete and have done a lot of winter mountaineering and are familiar with winter bivouac and survival procedures it may be doable....in present expected conditions in a few days unless you seige it with 6 or more similarly trained people. From the...

Great photos and trip report on the Twins and Galehead Hey Sabrina, I enjoyed the trip report and great photos on the Twins and Galehead. We,( the BMT) are going in via Beaver Brook this coming Saturday, the 24th. Looks like they'll be a ton of new snow there arggghhh! Warm wishes...

He he my son is a Gastroenterologist so maybe that will suffice? We are going in to the twins and galehead next weekend Jan 24th via Beaver Brook hypotenuse. Climbing Stallion/BMT

Photo journalism is in your future. Great job on Franz's Fairway! Climb onward

Estival -7 degrees..... great use of the word! Nice report! Being a Franconia guy I enjoyed reliving memories of many runs down Cannon over the saddle and down Mittersill. I can still remember many powder runs on Baron's when Mittersill closed Climbing Stallion/BMT

Hi Ron, We will be right behind you 4 of us climbing together and then splitting at the hut . Im going on to S Twin (Ive doen North and Galehead) 1 wants N and S Twin. 2 want Galehead and 1 of those needs both Twins but will be gassed . so maybe hell tag Galehead and do S Twin saving N Twin...

Good point my butt is not very padded tese days. CS/BMT

With conditions this year I'd have to agree. But,may you tread on styrofoam all the way!!!!!

Thank you , its been years since I was up on S Twin. CS/BMT

Big A Thank you Doug...good stuff!

Enjoyed the report and images. Well done. We ae headed in the 24th. 2 questions ....generated by a climber with battered knees and a bum hip flexor: 1. If the general snow surface is the same can we leave the crampons and stay with Denalis. You seem to feel like we do about Denalis....the...

Thanks for sharing the amazing images. It must have been completley amazing in that weather!!!! Congrats. Climbing Stallion/BMT

Presi Traverse. In favor of a winter traverse Rejean, Several years ago we were planning the winter presi traverse and one of our BMT has done the summer traverse. A lightning storm scared the bejesus out of him but he made it. What we considered in our winter planning: 1.The heaviest item...

Hey Ron, Mike Paggiol emailed me that you are headed into the Twins via Gale River Tr on the 24th with a group. Are you still going? We (4 of the BMTs) are probably doing the same route that day. Warm wishes, Climbing Stallion/BMT

Four of the BMTs got together for this perfect day in the mountains. Conditions: Consolidated packed powder up to Warden's Cabin then unpacked 18" in drifts up the initial steeper summit cone giving way to a skim coat of ice on rock on the more moderate approach to the summit . Equiptment...

Hi, Are the long flexible bars available with a part name? I have a North Face Ice Storm boot with Boa (Stainless steell lacing ) which is so good I would switch crampons befroe I switched boots My crapmpons (Grivel G10s) just about fit. Climbing Stallion/BMT

Great pics and report. I love the narrative as it always refreshes fond memories. Climbing Stallion/BMT

I sympathize with your dilemma. BUT The Denalis are the shoe of choice among mountaineers and thats not going to chage for good reasons. My Sherpas have been sitting in the rack in my hiking room for 5 years.... The Denals with flotation tails are fine for me 270 pounds with full winter...

My kids gave me a lightweight 1 1/2 inch by inch wide Mountaineers butane lighter. Its orange and made for what we need it to do. http://www.gearforadventure.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=1277&click=14 I also carry 6 wind/waterproof matches and a strike piece in a small 3"plastic...

Hey Tee Jay, Bihydrational roughly translated is It takes two to tangle. Water and plastic. Sorry, CS/BMT