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i hear that the lost climbers are national
news. today was clear and i decided to work on my plane. it was
cold so i thought a quick flight might warm up the engine and keep my hands
warm while i worked on the cabin heat muff. there is a 3 mile TFR around
the mtn up to 11,200' so i circled at 12,000' looking for rescue
operations. there has been a C-130 with thermal imaging equipment flying
as well as apache and blackhawk helicopters. i didn't see any aircraft nor
climbers, but was reminded of how steep the top 1,500' is, about 50
degrees. i climbed their exact route (stupidly, solo) but it was sept and
i was in a t-shirt. the crevasses this time of year haven't really formed
but the mtn makes up for it with extreme avalanche danger. despite having
the aerobatics experience of looking down thousands of feet to the ground,
standing on a glacier and looking between your legs down 2500 vertical feet
takes your breath away("OK, let's just think about the snow right
here"). kevin
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