I started Sneffels 2:17 after finishing the Wilson group. Cave Dog started Sneffels 1:48 after finishing the Wilson group. Dang, didn't realize I'd lost that much time to Cave Dog there.
I was 3 minutes slower than Cave Dog on Sneffels. I was 15 minutes slower than him on the ascent, so I gained some time on the descent. I was super-low on energy on the upper part of Sneffels (say, from 13,300 on up). Don't think I'd gotten enough calories in me after the Wilsons.
So, hopefully Andrew's getting some good food down, then getting a bit of rest, then we see him hiking again around 12:30.
Hey Homie is your 14er attempt Spot track available at all? I've never checked to see if can be saved and I didn't see a way to go back in time very far. I'm mostly interested in seeing where Spot failed to send. The InReach appears to never fail, just some delay at times. I believe even Iridium has occasional dead space but much less than Globalstar.
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Woke up to see Andrew finished Sneffels. I'm on the East Coast ;-( so I left the update feed as he was making great time below ROA and have jumped back on now to see what Andrew is up to.
Missing about 40 minutes of position updates -- have him back at Ouray, but I'm guessing the car's metal structure is interfering with the satellite signal during the drive to Silverton?
FWIW, the 4WD tracks above Ouray are confusing. Probably doable on a bike, but there are some stretches which can be too much for a stock 4WD car. We discovered the most accurate map we had was a hand-drawn "not to scale" guide on the back of a tourist pamphlet. It had all the unimproved road inter-connections which were missing from official maps. Unfortunately, we got stopped near the end of the canyon for lack of lockers and backtracked to switchback up to close to the Engineer Pass apex.
I think Andrew's doing it right in getting driven to Silverton so he can get a little rest. That (longer) road should be much faster travel than the more direct routes above Ouray and the dirtbike will fly on the pretty-good dirt road from Silverton to Cinnamon Pass turnoff.
"Gentlemen, you are piling up a heritage of conflict and litigation over water rights, for there is not sufficient water to supply the land." - John Wesley Powell, 1883
Somebody please give Andrew a cool nickname. Cave Dog -- Cool! Homie -- Cool! Andrew -- boring and forgettable. I will be hiking (and cheering) Andrew on this morning in the San Juans around Handies and S/R. SJ Ron
San Juan Ron wrote:Somebody please give Andrew a cool nickname. Cave Dog -- Cool! Homie -- Cool! Andrew -- boring and forgettable. I will be hiking (and cheering) Andrew on this morning in the San Juans around Handies and S/R. SJ Ron
Ham Sandwich?
"Gentlemen, you are piling up a heritage of conflict and litigation over water rights, for there is not sufficient water to supply the land." - John Wesley Powell, 1883
John Prater wrote:I started Sneffels 2:17 after finishing the Wilson group. Cave Dog started Sneffels 1:48 after finishing the Wilson group. Dang, didn't realize I'd lost that much time to Cave Dog there.
I was 3 minutes slower than Cave Dog on Sneffels. I was 15 minutes slower than him on the ascent, so I gained some time on the descent. I was super-low on energy on the upper part of Sneffels (say, from 13,300 on up). Don't think I'd gotten enough calories in me after the Wilsons.
So, hopefully Andrew's getting some good food down, then getting a bit of rest, then we see him hiking again around 12:30.
Great to get your comparisons and insights, Homie -- you were pretty close to the action! Also cool to relive some exciting moments (though vicariously).
r_m_high wrote:I'm curious with all the snow up there and cold temps, does anyone know what kind of traction he has available -- microspikes?
I was wondering the same thing. It's almost tempting to hit Sunshine's and Redcloud' South-facing approach while it's still nice and frozen and do Handies' somewhat sun-protected (and shorter) ascent later in the day during the melt-out.
"Gentlemen, you are piling up a heritage of conflict and litigation over water rights, for there is not sufficient water to supply the land." - John Wesley Powell, 1883