A view from 16,237ft

High Camp at 12,000ft

Tempting view of the summit from this nesting site. We ate many frozen things during the two nights we spent up here. Frozen, oil, cheese, hot sauce, and many others. I think the frozen tuna cheese wraps were my favorite.

Heading up to our high camp at 12,000ft. As you can see, sunny weather continued to dominate despite the ominous sun dogs.

Pig Hauling

We pulled the sleds up to about 9,000ft then cached them to head up to the summit lighter and faster. Good riddens to the pigs.

Jedlicka, meat bomb that she is, tredding lightly across the snow bridges of the broken ice around 8,000ft.

Mark "the Haus" Dalpes won the award for logging the most sled hauling time on the trip. This time includes many hours hauling uphill. Mark also volunteered to shralp Sanford with the sled, skiing mixed terrain including Sastrugi, ice, and extreme snowbridge crossings.

Steve "needs to grow a butt" Southardt
Steve has climbed into thin air before. His pants, however, climb down as he has nothing to hold them, or his pack, up on his back. Eating lots of butter, oil, and cheese doesn't seem to work, so we wish him luck in that endeavor.

Ryan "Mean Stache" Audett as you can see, this is the only nick name he needs.

Cathy Fornaris AKA "Fornarnar"

other nicknames include "Mother Incredible" and "Forgnarly"

Greetings from Mt. Sanford, AK!

Ouward Bound Staff Expedition to Mt. Sanford in the Wrangell Mountians

Cathy "Fornarnar", Ryan "mean stache" Audett, Steve "needs to grow a butt" Southardt, Mark "the haus," and Mik "the destroyer" flew one at a time in Dave's Super Cub (Copper Valley Air) to 5,000ft

Another total success, good times had by all

Little Tahoma above and crevasse jumping below.

fixed lines and snow bridges

Sometimes pictures are better than words.

Slowly, but surely...

Sunrise, Mt. Adams, and Mt. Hood from the Emmons Glacier.

Up Muir Snowfield to Camp Muir

Rope team: Bre Hickel, Nathalie Gervais, Mik Jedlicka, and Mark Dalpes.

Mark and the ladies

Tahoma/Mt. Rainier, September 21-23, 2007.

Route: Disappointment CleaverEmmons Glacier variation.

Lucky little critters with our weather we snuck up and down between storms.