Most badass TR ever: 1980 ski approach and climb of Mt. Huntington

**White Chocolate** · 11-18-2009, 10:45 PM

This report was posted on the cascadeclimbers website, and is probably the most badass trip report I have ever read.

http://cascadeclimbers.com/trip-repo...4-1-1980-4474/

**The Gnarwhale** · 11-18-2009, 11:11 PM

Wow. Indeed.

find the climbers:

**mc_roon** · 11-18-2009, 11:28 PM

holy shit that really is the most badass TR i have ever seen here.

sleeping here must have been fun...

**FreakofSnow** · 11-18-2009, 11:34 PM

Thanks for the find. That was R-A-D

**PulverSchwein** · 11-18-2009, 11:56 PM

definitely most badass TR ever

**pmcgrath** · 11-19-2009, 12:03 AM

pretty fucking sweet. pretty damn inspirational too.

**emr** · 11-19-2009, 12:26 AM

wow, amazing TR but very humbling at the same time...........

fucking extreme before being extreme was cool, great find.

**bouguer** · 11-19-2009, 12:34 AM

just amazing. sounds like they also had really good avy/crevasse luck. thanks for sharing it.

**Corduroy Commander** · 11-19-2009, 12:35 AM

I can't quite tell from the pictures. Are those Dynafit rigs?
By homemade fleece, do you think they mean Goretex PRO or XCR?

What I learned: Gotta remember to lock down the heel when using moose as group leaders.

**moose pit** · 11-19-2009, 12:40 AM

Dude this belongs in the homo mountaineering forum.

Seriously good stuff.

**skibum193** · 11-19-2009, 12:46 AM

WOW. that is definitely the adventure of a lifetime, and such an unreal setting. I can't imagine planning that entire adventure, although I would love to do something like that during my lifetime.

**Optimus Prime** · 11-19-2009, 12:48 AM

I saw this yesterday on TTips....That is one serious undertaking for sure, lots of ground to cover.

**Rip'nStick** · 11-19-2009, 12:54 AM

Whoa.... That is how you play hard!

**WANAXindasnow** · 11-19-2009, 12:59 AM

uh sweeeet. that BIG mountain alpinism kinda reminds me of the movie "touching the void." you should see it if you haven't...

**Out_to_lunch** · 11-19-2009, 01:33 AM

Bad ass for sure! That looks incredible!

**JimmyCarter** · 11-19-2009, 08:13 AM

Burly shit. Hats off to those guys.

**DoWork** · 11-19-2009, 08:19 AM

Originally Posted by mc_roon

Wow. Just wow. Between that and the avi-to-base-camp pic, this TR just murders it in cold blood.

When I read it and saw the pic of the dude eating the canned food they salvaged from a bear-destroyed mining camp I thught about the "How long will this Powerade last in my car" thread from a while back and laughed my ass off.

**JoeStrummer** · 11-19-2009, 08:35 AM

Very nice. Headed back up there in May to that exact area, thanks for the cross-post!

**dom_1080** · 11-19-2009, 10:30 AM

I think my testicles expanded merely looking at that T.R.
God damn

**jump** · 11-19-2009, 11:01 AM

Definitely the most EPIC TR I have seen on here! I feel so inadequate now...

**the vor** · 11-19-2009, 11:11 AM

That was EPIC!!! Such a good read too, Gripping and intense. Major props to those guys for quite the feat and doing it in good style.

**Vino** · 11-19-2009, 12:46 PM

"protected only by a snow picket, now half a rope length below me" It must have been hard to climb with those giant brass balls between his legs.

**Lawless** · 11-19-2009, 01:39 PM

Very nice. I bet the writer could have easily expanded that into a full book. If you do like that type of stuff, David Roberts is a climber and writer that has a few books that are similar. "Mountain of my Fear" and "Deborah" are both great reads.