man... that sure looks like a shitty drop. glad you were close to your car. shit happens i guess.

That is shit luck dude. The TR made me smile though. Glad you kept your sense of humour.

Another one hits the creek!
I can only laugh given that the consequences were only a sore ego.
I do not know if you were by yourself, but had you broken a limb in the fall and been stuck in cold water away from civilization, it could have been a lot less funny.
Glad you're ok. I am sure your next outing will be more productive and more thermally neutral.

double post... how do I delete?
Anyway, forget it.

another creekboy!!

haha, he is your brother in aquatic misery.
He may have to change his name to creek boy 2, although you may have to give him some explanations about your own experience.

btw tele, you are aware that your fav mountain (3190) is currently the scene of a tragedy?
1 confirmed dead & 2 missing so far...

Yeah, I've been following the story. Unfortunately the Yari/Hotaka area gets a fair number of accidents and fatalities throughout the year. The New Years ones always seem to get the most media attention. A smaller peak in that area (Mt Terachi) also had 7 climbers stranded and later rescued, as well as a few other accidents in the Southern Alps I believe.

RIP to those who didn't make it out, and ++vibes to those who did.

Be sure to stay safe out there Ninjas.

Hi tele

Nice TR and thanks for sharing.

On the subject of "staying safe", what do you think about all the climbers who headed high into the Alps over New Year with every forecast screaming "massive snowstorm"? Its not a first of course, but considering where you work and who you must meet etc. , I'd been interested to know what you think.

Without knowing all the details it's hard to say, but I think the weather was likely a big factor in this case. Another thing that the media reported was that the climbers planned to complete the trip in 3 days / 2 nights - a pretty ambitious schedule. Whether they had allowed themselves a few down days for bad weather, I don't know, but if they were on a tight schedule for some reason, that too likely contributed to the accident. That's actually something we see quite often at the hut when we're open - poor weather on a Sunday, yet most of the guests have to get down to be at work on Monday so they take a chance and head down anyway regardless of how inclement it is. Luckily 99.99% make it down OK, but having planned an extra day or 2 into the intinerary may have been a better way to go.

How to cross creeks from our friend Andrew McLean.

Ah, the ole "log-to-the-crotch" shot - always good for a laugh.

Tele, you'll be happy to know that I have followed into your tracks and went skinny dipping the other day. Thankfully it was a "baby creek", I had water only to my boots and was on the way back already, close to the car. It was funny though to see my skis in the water. I also had 2 friends nearby to help as well. No Negative outcome and a good laugh in the end.

This now completes my triumvirate of offerings to the BC gods.

Looks like KoM, Daryl and i were a bit luckier. Coming out of Goryu flute area we crossed some of the thinest snow-bridges I have ever crossed with no incident. I think we will be the last to come out of there dry, however.

Were the flutes any good?
Last time I was there (the creek below the flutes), I remember some rather deep gapping holes. Not something you would want to fall in...

There isn't enough snow on the flutes to ski them so we rode a ridgeline down, which was allright. The runnout was gnarly and we tiptoed some very thin bridges with big drops to cold pools. It was a bit like that bridge in the end of the Fellowship of the Ring...

Well executed Mr. Killjoy. It's worth repeating that this is considered a highly advanced maneuver and should not be undertaken lightly. Glad to hear you came out of it unscathed, although it doesn't look as if your pole fared as well. And by "pole", I mean your skiiing pole.

if your pole isn't a little bent, you're not using it enough.

haha, yes, should only be attempted by highly trained Ninjas.

My pole was already bent, so now I have a good excuse to change that section for good. Anybody in need of a bent pole section ?

I dont need one, but I have a spare part of that section I can give you if you need one.

ah, thanks Tsonda. I will take you up on the offer when we have a chance to catch-up. Cheers.

Just an update on this story from around New Years: the 3rd climber was finally found a few days ago and removed yesterday or the day before. It's uncertain as to whether he was caught in an avalanche at some point or simply was unable to continue descending and passed away. In any case, I imagine it's good for his family and friends to finally have some closure.

Surprised it took so long to find him, but again some people get found 2 decades later.