{"id":5325,"date":"2019-06-30T19:22:31","date_gmt":"2019-07-01T02:22:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/?p=5325"},"modified":"2019-09-08T22:17:30","modified_gmt":"2019-09-09T05:17:30","slug":"rainier-via-kautz-ice-chute-day-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/2019\/06\/rainier-via-kautz-ice-chute-day-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Tahoma via Kautz Ice Chute: Day 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here is a video summary of the day&#8217;s climb. This version without soundtrack, so you can hear the snow and the wind, and our chatter&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rqntuYnePvg?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This version with the soundtrack that hummed in my mind during the ascent&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Z7PkZ3qZTgA?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">I slept fine that night. For the most part. An odd feature of being guided is that I\u2019m not in charge of our start time each day. Nickel wanted to be sure that everyone got a solid night\u2019s sleep, and apparently some climbers get stressed out by watching their watches all night, counting down the hours until the appointed time. For me, the opposite was true: I wondered when we would get a start so that I could head to the latrine before the morning rush. I guess there are benefits both ways\u2026 for me, relinquishing control was strange and a pleasure overall. <i>Remember, you are on vacation this time!<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">A very chatty party did come through our camp before dawn, hooting and hollering, and waking me in spite of my foam earplugs. Alpine starts do that to you: It is so cold and miserable that gossiping helps to soothe the senses. I have been there. But\u2026 please, folks, shut the fuck up when walking through camp in the middle of the night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Nickel got us up around 6:00 AM, as I had predicted. Perfect time for a run to the latrine, which was established a short walk down the ridge. A secluded and auspicious location for sure. For all these years of defecating into blue bags, I have shouted \u201cPoint Success!\u201d every time. Now, for the first time ever, I was doing it right under the real Point Success. <i>This has to be a good omen.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Quick breakfast of instant oatmeal and Trader Joe\u2019s instant coffee (it\u2019s actually pretty good) and we set to breaking camp. It went fine\u2026 2 hours from the wakeup call to being ready to walk. This was very reminiscent of the timing for our first camp-breaking on Denali. We figured it would probably go a bit quicker the next time, but not by much.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The conditions were exactly as predicted: a bright, cloudless sky\u2026 no wind\u2026 it would be hot. In fact, as we left Camp 1 circa 8:00 AM there was just one small cloud in the sky, and it served to partially shade us for the first half hour or so. Every scrap of shade was a blessing. <i>Again, a good omen for today.<\/i><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5338\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5338\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00079.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5338\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00079-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00079-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00079-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00079-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00079-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5338\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Packing up Camp 1, getting ready to move out.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5332\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5332\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00081.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5332\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00081-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00081-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00081-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00081-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00081-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5332\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pahto \/ Klickitat (AKA Mt Adams) takes in the morning light.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5333\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5333\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00082.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5333\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00082-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00082-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00082-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00082-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00082-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5333\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Loowit (AKA Mt St Helens) still clad in plenty of snow.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5339\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5339\" style=\"width: 533px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00095.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5339\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00095-533x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00095-533x800.jpg 533w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00095-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00095-440x660.jpg 440w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00095-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5339\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">T$ is psyched.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5374\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5374\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screenshot-2019-06-30-12.39.43.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5374\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screenshot-2019-06-30-12.39.43-800x616.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screenshot-2019-06-30-12.39.43-800x616.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screenshot-2019-06-30-12.39.43-150x116.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screenshot-2019-06-30-12.39.43-660x509.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screenshot-2019-06-30-12.39.43-768x592.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5374\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Getting myself psyched up for the day&#8217;s climb.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5359\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5359\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screen-Shot-2019-06-29-at-11.14.28-AM.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5359\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screen-Shot-2019-06-29-at-11.14.28-AM-800x201.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screen-Shot-2019-06-29-at-11.14.28-AM-800x201.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screen-Shot-2019-06-29-at-11.14.28-AM-150x38.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screen-Shot-2019-06-29-at-11.14.28-AM-660x166.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screen-Shot-2019-06-29-at-11.14.28-AM-768x193.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5359\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Panorama of Camp 1 as we prepare to move out.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5360\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5360\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screen-Shot-2019-06-29-at-11.14.07-AM.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5360\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screen-Shot-2019-06-29-at-11.14.07-AM-800x230.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screen-Shot-2019-06-29-at-11.14.07-AM-800x230.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screen-Shot-2019-06-29-at-11.14.07-AM-150x43.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screen-Shot-2019-06-29-at-11.14.07-AM-660x190.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screen-Shot-2019-06-29-at-11.14.07-AM-768x221.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5360\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pano looking uphill from Camp 1 before we depart.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">Crevasses were predicted to be scarce for most of the day, but we roped up again, not only because of the risk of crevasses but also because there would be some steep sections with long runouts, meaning a risk of falling and sliding. Besides, with such warm temperatures avalanches were possible, too. In fact, there was evidence of recent slides on the slopes above Camp 1, and also towards the top of the Turtle Snowfield. This was the rationale for wearing beacons, which we were glad to do\u2026 although the entire aspect seemed quite consolidated after several hot days. Besides, this gave us an opportunity to rehearse our technique for climbing the chute in short-rope style. Conrad led out, followed by Teresa and then me. Having her on a cow\u2019s tail knot helped to reduce the tug-of-war from above and below, but it also meant that her trailing section tended to fall below<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The snow felt good underfoot. But man, it was hot. And the pack felt heavy. Just like the day before, I tended to get a cramp in my right trapezius muscle, especially when traversing to the right, which has never happened to me before. I really like the Hyperlite 4400 Ice Pack, although there must be some axis of evil with the way its shoulder straps fit me, and it could use some low-profile side pockets to stash gear lashed to the sides. I suppose I just need to train harder and get stronger.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In spite of the heat, we left Camp 1 with less than 2 full liters; this was intentional, because it saved weight and the guides anticipated finding meltwater at the High Castle. I knew we would have enough to drink\u2026 especially because Conrad set a deliberate, sustainable pace.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5342\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5342\" style=\"width: 533px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00092.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5342\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00092-533x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00092-533x800.jpg 533w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00092-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00092-440x660.jpg 440w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00092-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5342\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It is hot today.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5373\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5373\" style=\"width: 599px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screenshot-2019-06-30-12.40.00.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5373\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screenshot-2019-06-30-12.40.00-599x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"599\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screenshot-2019-06-30-12.40.00-599x800.jpg 599w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screenshot-2019-06-30-12.40.00-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screenshot-2019-06-30-12.40.00-494x660.jpg 494w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screenshot-2019-06-30-12.40.00-768x1025.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screenshot-2019-06-30-12.40.00.jpg 1868w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5373\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Teresa is clipped in and ready to go&#8230;.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5222\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5222\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.49.23.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5222\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.49.23-800x449.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.49.23-800x449.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.49.23-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.49.23-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.49.23-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5222\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Heading out of Camp 1. Next mission: Grab water at the High Castle.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5220\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5220\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.47.24.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5220\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.47.24-800x449.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.47.24-800x449.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.47.24-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.47.24-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.47.24-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5220\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Here we go&#8230;.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5345\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5345\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00084.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5345\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00084-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00084-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00084-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00084-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00084-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5345\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Heading out of Camp 1. Fuhrer Finger is the left-hand branch of the Y-shaped snowfield directly above Torin in this view.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5231\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5231\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.50.21.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5231\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.50.21-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.50.21-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.50.21-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.50.21-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.50.21-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5231\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Keith and Natalie leaving Camp 1.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5343\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5343\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00087.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5343\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00087-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00087-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00087-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00087-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00087-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5343\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This little cloud was our friend for the first half hour. Only cloud in the sky&#8230; our personal parasol!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5344\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5344\" style=\"width: 533px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00086.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5344\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00086-533x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00086-533x800.jpg 533w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00086-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00086-440x660.jpg 440w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00086-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5344\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Keith leads Natalie out of Camp 1.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">We passed the rocky ridge above camp, then turned left to traverse below the Low Castle. This is a rock formation beneath the toe of the Wilson Headwall, in effect a vestigial remnant of the Wapowety Cleaver, analogous to the relationship between Little Tahoma and the DC. The route pitched up steeply to the West side of the Low Castle, and we pulled in briefly for a break in the shade. It was a steep, awkward snow formation that was essentially the top of a moat, so packs stayed on\u2026 but it felt so good to be in the shade, even for a few minutes.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5213\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5213\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.54.06.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5213\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.54.06-800x449.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.54.06-800x449.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.54.06-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.54.06-660x370.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.54.06-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5213\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Selfie as we prepare to move out from the Low Castle. Fuhrer&#8217;s Finger and Thumb visible in the distance over my left shoulder.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">We saw the upper castle, perhaps 300 vertical feet above, and angled for it. I was tired and thirsty by the time we arrived there shortly before 10 AM. It was time for a proper 20-minute break in the shade. The overhanging rock was a bit manky, but I did not care. I had to cool off in the shade.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Nickel moved ahead on his own to scout out prospects for running water at a spot which had served him well before. Sure enough, he contacted us by radio a few minutes later with good news: Water was indeed running. We saddled up and ascended a snowfield on the left, skirting the Castle\u2019s West wall, until we go on top of it and clambered onto its gently sloping roof of talus and scree. The guides took our empty bottles and walked downhill a bit until they found the trickle of snowmelt and filled them for us.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5221\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5221\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.55.30.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5221\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.55.30-800x449.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.55.30-800x449.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.55.30-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.55.30-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.55.30-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5221\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pulling into our break at the High Castle.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5341\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5341\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00093.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5341\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00093-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00093-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00093-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00093-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00093-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5341\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rock face of the High Castle. Striations from ancient lava flows are obvious, and reminder that were are climbing an ancient volcano.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5340\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5340\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00094.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5340\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00094-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00094-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00094-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00094-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00094-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5340\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">At our High Castle break.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5235\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5235\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.56.18.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5235\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.56.18-800x449.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.56.18-800x449.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.56.18-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.56.18-660x370.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.56.18-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5235\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The team approaches the top of the High Castle.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5237\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5237\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.58.08.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5237\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.58.08-800x449.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.58.08-800x449.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.58.08-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.58.08-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.58.08-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5237\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scree + Crampons + Heavy Pack = Fun.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5223\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5223\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.57.36.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5223\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.57.36-800x449.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.57.36-800x449.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.57.36-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.57.36-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.57.36-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5223\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pulling into the rocks atop the High Castle.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5350\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5350\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00098.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5350\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00098-800x449.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00098-800x449.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00098-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00098-660x370.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00098-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5350\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rowan bringing our bottles at the break above the High Castle, newly filled with fresh snowmelt. #amazingguides<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">Above the Castle, only the Turtle separated us from Camp Hazard. This is a huge, steep snowfield that pitches up towards the Kautz Ice Cliff. The West side of the Turtle is a rocky ridge that tops a wall that drops down to the Kautz Glacier beyond it. Camp Hazard sits near the uppermost section of this ridge. (NB: It\u2019s named for Hazard Stevens, one of the first people to attempt to climb Rainier.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Up the Turtle we went. For me this was beautiful terrain, but it was also hot, exhausting work. The pace was perfect, and we followed the best line\u2026 and still I felt it. I thought of Suzanne Sundf\u00f8r\u2019s lyrics in White Foxes:<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>Poses, poses\u2026 that\u2019s all you are to me.<br \/>\n<\/i><i>Roses, roses\u2026 that\u2019s all you\u2019re offering me.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>Hunger, hunger\u2026 is the purest sin<br \/>\n<\/i><i>It is an empty church in a crowded bin<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>I\u2019ve whipped and I\u2019ve stumbled, I\u2019ve fought and I\u2019ve prayed<br \/>\n<\/i><i>For the gravy of your soul\u2026<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>But all I want to do now is walk along the barren trees and fields of snow.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>Breathe\u2026.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>My eye is my sanctuary.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">We climbed safely, smoothly, and securely. It took about 2 hours for us to reach \u201clower\u201d Camp Hazard, our last break spot for the day. By the time we reached it, I was tired and dehydrated for sure. We could have stayed there, on this steep slope of scree and choss, but a more comfortable and auspicious site lay a couple hundred feet higher up the route. As we mounted up from that last break, a cold wind started, and we looked upwards at spindrift whirling violently above the Headwall, thousands of feet higher. Today, winds near the summit were forecast for 35 MPH, and it looked like that was spot-on. Down at 11,000 feet where we were, it was really just a breeze\u2014just enough to send a chill over my sweat-soaked body, that felt still and weak as we regained the Turtle for the last few steps into camp.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5217\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5217\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.51.32.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5217\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.51.32-800x452.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.51.32-800x452.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.51.32-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.51.32-660x373.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.51.32-768x434.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5217\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Steps in great shape here.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5371\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5371\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-10-iPhone-0872.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5371\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-10-iPhone-0872-800x281.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-10-iPhone-0872-800x281.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-10-iPhone-0872-150x53.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-10-iPhone-0872-660x232.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-10-iPhone-0872-768x270.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5371\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pano of the final break.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5372\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5372\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-10-iPhone-0866.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5372\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-10-iPhone-0866-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-10-iPhone-0866-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-10-iPhone-0866-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-10-iPhone-0866-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-10-iPhone-0866-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5372\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">View ain&#8217;t bad from here.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5377\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5377\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-10-iPhone-0868.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5377\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-10-iPhone-0868-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-10-iPhone-0868-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-10-iPhone-0868-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-10-iPhone-0868-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-10-iPhone-0868-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5377\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scott at the break.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5370\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5370\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-10-iPhone-E0871.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5370\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-10-iPhone-E0871-800x601.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-10-iPhone-E0871-800x601.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-10-iPhone-E0871-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-10-iPhone-E0871-660x496.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-10-iPhone-E0871-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5370\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Justin at the final break below Camp Hazard.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5233\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5233\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.58.47.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5233\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.58.47-800x449.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.58.47-800x449.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.58.47-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.58.47-660x370.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.58.47-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5233\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking up the Turtle towards Camp Hazard from our last break of the day&#8230; just a few minutes away&#8230;&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5230\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5230\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.59.38.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5230\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.59.38-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.59.38-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.59.38-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.59.38-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X13.59.38-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5230\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking up the last bit of Turtle between our break and Camp Hazard. Spindrift up top suggests the wind we have anticipated is indeed there&#8230; just higher than we are today.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">It felt great to pull into Hazard at 2:30 PM and get the pack off. GPS indicated 11,167 Feet AMSL\u2026 meaning it had taken us 6.5 hours to ascend approximately 3,000 vertical feet. That is about half the pace I would usually shoot for on a day hike, but this was no day hike. We were heavy, it was hot, the altitude was adding up, we were traveling roped on short interval, and the snow was a bit squishy. Meaning, our pace had been perfect.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">While we got our proverbial shit together, the guides started to improve camp. Several abandoned platforms could be revitalized, and one had to be cut anew from the slope. Nickel was clear that we were NOT to help during this process: By taking care of ourselves, and thus improving our energy for the summit later that night, we were helping in the most important way. He was right of course\u2026 still, it felt lame to have the guides do all this work on their own. <i>Just get that tent pitched and take care of yourself.<\/i><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5218\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5218\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X14.02.45.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5218\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X14.02.45-800x449.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X14.02.45-800x449.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X14.02.45-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X14.02.45-660x370.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X14.02.45-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5218\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The team approaches Camp Hazard.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5224\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5224\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X14.00.42.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5224\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X14.00.42-800x449.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X14.00.42-800x449.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X14.00.42-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X14.00.42-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X14.00.42-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5224\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Last steps pulling into Camp Hazard. Note the Kautz Ice Cliff at top right&#8230; looks gnarly, but we seem to be mostly out of its fall line.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5227\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5227\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X14.01.21.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5227\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X14.01.21-800x449.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X14.01.21-800x449.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X14.01.21-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X14.01.21-660x370.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X14.01.21-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5227\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pounding with Conrad at Camp Hazard.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5228\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5228\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X14.01.51.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5228\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X14.01.51-800x449.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X14.01.51-800x449.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X14.01.51-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X14.01.51-660x370.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ScreenshotX2019-06-22X14.01.51-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5228\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fists of Power &amp; Glory&#8230;.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5367\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5367\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_2104-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5367\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_2104-2-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_2104-2-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_2104-2-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_2104-2-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_2104-2-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5367\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Welcome to Camp Hazard. We are knackered&#8230;.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5379\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5379\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-10-iPhone-0876.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5379\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-10-iPhone-0876-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-10-iPhone-0876-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-10-iPhone-0876-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-10-iPhone-0876-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-10-iPhone-0876-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5379\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nickel: Lord over all her surveys.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5378\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5378\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-10-iPhone-0878.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5378\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-10-iPhone-0878-800x318.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-10-iPhone-0878-800x318.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-10-iPhone-0878-150x60.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-10-iPhone-0878-660x262.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-10-iPhone-0878-768x305.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5378\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Getting organized for the build at Camp Hazard.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5368\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5368\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_2105.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5368\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_2105-800x601.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_2105-800x601.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_2105-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_2105-660x496.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_2105-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5368\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Natalie&#8217;s epic Camp Hazard selfie.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5358\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5358\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00108.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5358\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00108-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00108-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00108-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00108-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00108-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5358\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Guides earning their pay&#8211;and then some&#8211;at Camp Hazard.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5357\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5357\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00110.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5357\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00110-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00110-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00110-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00110-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00110-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5357\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nickel and the other guides laboring to build a tent platform in the slope at Camp Hazard. Exhausting work. The Kautz Ice Cliff is visible above, in the distance.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">While preparing the kitchen, we realized that Camp Hazard does indeed harbor its own special kind of hazard: human stool. Prior parties had left a series of fecal bombs littered around camp, just below the snow surface. Inexplicably, some of these were entombed in blue bags. Why the hell anyone would defecate and leave it there (explicitly against MRNP regulations) is unclear; why they would shit in a plastic bag and leave THAT there is even more vexing. I mean, this way there\u2019s really no way to expect the waste to ever biodegrade. Our team agreed at the outset that we would carry down any trash we found, but only after the summit. This was just\u2026 nasty. Rowan cursed the situation and shoveled the raw feces out into the void, where it caught the sunlight during its flight to the glacier below.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5347\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5347\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00106.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5347\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00106-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00106-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00106-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00106-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00106-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5347\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rowan shovels shit left by prior climbers into the void far below.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">The guides cooked a great meal of pasta and fresh broccoli. The food on this trip was excellent\u2026 and yet, I had to fill a second blue bag myself that evening. This is unusual for me\u2026 very unusual in the mountains. Did it portend a GI catastrophe? Only time would tell.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5376\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5376\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-10-iPhone-0883.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5376\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-10-iPhone-0883-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-10-iPhone-0883-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-10-iPhone-0883-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-10-iPhone-0883-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-10-iPhone-0883-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5376\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Camp Hazard, featuring the Mud Kitchen and Sittin&#8217; Rock. Note the rope atop the tent, where the guides have placed it to dry out.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5375\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5375\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-10-iPhone-0880.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5375\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-10-iPhone-0880-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-10-iPhone-0880-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-10-iPhone-0880-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-10-iPhone-0880-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-10-iPhone-0880-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5375\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scott chills at Camp Hazard.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5311\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5311\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC04968.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5311\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC04968-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC04968-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC04968-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC04968-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC04968-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5311\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Camp Hazard. We have attached our sleeping bags to the roof, which drops the temperature inside by at least 20 F.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5362\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5362\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screen-Shot-2019-06-29-at-11.13.09-AM.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5362\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screen-Shot-2019-06-29-at-11.13.09-AM-800x599.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screen-Shot-2019-06-29-at-11.13.09-AM-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screen-Shot-2019-06-29-at-11.13.09-AM-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screen-Shot-2019-06-29-at-11.13.09-AM-660x494.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screen-Shot-2019-06-29-at-11.13.09-AM-768x575.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5362\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our tent at Camp Hazard. This view provides a sense of the slope angle of the Turtle Snowfield.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5346\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5346\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00109.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5346\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00109-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00109-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00109-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00109-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00109-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5346\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Drying the crampon straps in the sun, one of many pro-tips from our amazing guides.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5348\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5348\" style=\"width: 533px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00103.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5348\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00103-533x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00103-533x800.jpg 533w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00103-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00103-440x660.jpg 440w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00103-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5348\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Natalie at Camp Hazard.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5355\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5355\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00112.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5355\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00112-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00112-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00112-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00112-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00112-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5355\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our amazing guides at the kitchen at Camp Hazard.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5356\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5356\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00111.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5356\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00111-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00111-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00111-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00111-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00111-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5356\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">You can see snow being farmed into meltwater here at Camp Hazard. Anything to reduce fuel consumption is welcome, and we take advantage of the sun when we can.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5369\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5369\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_2107.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5369\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_2107-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_2107-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_2107-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_2107-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_2107-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5369\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Airing our feet and struggling to stay cool in the tent.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5366\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5366\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_2110-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5366\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_2110-2-800x601.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_2110-2-800x601.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_2110-2-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_2110-2-660x496.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_2110-2-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5366\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">p-squared&#8230; NB&#8230; T$&#8230; Pig of Adventure.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5351\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5351\" style=\"width: 533px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00096.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5351\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00096-533x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00096-533x800.jpg 533w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00096-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00096-440x660.jpg 440w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00096-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5351\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Conrad takes in the view from Camp Hazard.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5353\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5353\" style=\"width: 533px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00114.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5353\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00114-533x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00114-533x800.jpg 533w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00114-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00114-440x660.jpg 440w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00114-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5353\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Keith takes a breather at the Camp Hazard kitchen.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5354\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5354\" style=\"width: 533px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00113.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5354\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00113-533x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00113-533x800.jpg 533w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00113-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00113-440x660.jpg 440w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00113-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5354\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nickel refuels at Camp Hazard.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5352\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5352\" style=\"width: 533px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00115.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5352\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00115-533x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00115-533x800.jpg 533w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00115-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00115-440x660.jpg 440w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00115-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5352\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Teresa at Camp Hazard. &#8220;There is no secret. Keep going.&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5361\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5361\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screen-Shot-2019-06-29-at-11.13.39-AM.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5361\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screen-Shot-2019-06-29-at-11.13.39-AM-800x456.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screen-Shot-2019-06-29-at-11.13.39-AM-800x456.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screen-Shot-2019-06-29-at-11.13.39-AM-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screen-Shot-2019-06-29-at-11.13.39-AM-660x376.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screen-Shot-2019-06-29-at-11.13.39-AM-768x438.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5361\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Kautz Ice Cliff in telephoto from Camp 1.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5380\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5380\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-10-iPhone-0888.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5380\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-10-iPhone-0888-800x433.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-10-iPhone-0888-800x433.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-10-iPhone-0888-150x81.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-10-iPhone-0888-660x357.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-10-iPhone-0888-768x416.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5380\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Camp Hazard at sunset. Everyone tucked in, and thinking about the next day&#8217;s climb.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">I sipped water that night, bit by bit, and waited for my system to catch up. Although I did add to the \u201cpee-squared\u201d bottle that night, it was not as full as I would have liked. The tent was warm, and my teammates were lovely. I felt more or less as ready as possible for the alpine start\u2026 although, again, we did not know when that would happen. I guessed 2:00 AM, meaning there would be about 6 hours of \u201csleep\u201d that night. It would be enough. It would have to be.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">As I drifted off, I imagined the route. It was so mysterious to me\u2026 In my mind, it looked like a wide, tall version of the Pearly Gates. T and I had climbed the Gates in April, and it went fine. We had nailed it. <i>And we will nail this, too.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is a video summary of the day&#8217;s climb. This version without soundtrack, so you can hear the snow and the wind, and our chatter&#8230;. This version with the soundtrack that hummed in my mind during the ascent&#8230; I slept fine that night. For the most part. An odd feature of being guided is that &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/2019\/06\/rainier-via-kautz-ice-chute-day-2\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Tahoma via Kautz Ice Chute: Day 2<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5364,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[2,32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5325","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ascent","category-cascades","expedition-cascades","expedition-rainier"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Tahoma via Kautz Ice Chute: Day 2 - OSM Adventures<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/2019\/06\/rainier-via-kautz-ice-chute-day-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Tahoma via Kautz Ice Chute: Day 2 - OSM Adventures\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Here is a video summary of the day&#8217;s climb. 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