Training for Autobahn at Mt. Hood, OR
104 days to Day 1
Training for the Denali Summit day.
From commercial itinerary: "From High Camp we cross a long flat section of glacier and gain the slope leading to Denali Pass known as "the Autobahn". There are fixed pickets along this section of the route and the climbing can be on anything from deep winter snow to bullet-proof blue ice."
We thought nothing would be better for Autobahn training as Mt. Hood in Oregon. Besides we had unfinished business there: the actual summit. So off we went.
The condition of Vera's first-degree frostbite received here, two weeks prior.
Taking a break at Devil's Kitchen
The traverse looks pretty much like photos of actual Denali Autobahn. We just saw a climber slipping and falling down to the base. Quite a fall - she survived. Coincidentally, we also saw yet another fall almost along the same line, back two weeks ago.
At the summit of Mt. Hood, the highest peak in Oregon. Our second ascend together.
Sunset alpenglow, the Hood's "Autobahn" track is seen right in the middle.
Training for the Denali Summit day.
Distance one way, km
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Elevation gain, m
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Hood
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5.5
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1,680
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Denali
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3.7
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931
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From commercial itinerary: "From High Camp we cross a long flat section of glacier and gain the slope leading to Denali Pass known as "the Autobahn". There are fixed pickets along this section of the route and the climbing can be on anything from deep winter snow to bullet-proof blue ice."
We thought nothing would be better for Autobahn training as Mt. Hood in Oregon. Besides we had unfinished business there: the actual summit. So off we went.
The condition of Vera's first-degree frostbite received here, two weeks prior.
Taking a break at Devil's Kitchen
The traverse looks pretty much like photos of actual Denali Autobahn. We just saw a climber slipping and falling down to the base. Quite a fall - she survived. Coincidentally, we also saw yet another fall almost along the same line, back two weeks ago.
At the summit of Mt. Hood, the highest peak in Oregon. Our second ascend together.
Sunset alpenglow, the Hood's "Autobahn" track is seen right in the middle.
14个星期过去了，我冻伤的手指依然在康复中，缓慢，辛苦，但是正去往健康的方向。每次看到它，就会提醒自己要注意保护自己的双手，告诫自己再也不要让这样的事情发生了。在nursing里学到的prevention、intervention等，可用之处何其广泛！同事们都认为我会失去它，都催着我去看医生，只有我心里知道：它，需要的只是时间。
ReplyDelete确实如此。我们都是它的见证。