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Scott Nelson, Tim Blair, Sebastian Oppel and Sandra Nicol are planning a traverse of the Homathko Icefiled. This page is being used to help them plan logistics.  
Tim Blair, Evan Morris, Greta Raymont and Ben Singleton-Polster are planning a traverse of the Juneau Icefiled. This page is being used to help them plan logistics.  


Next Meeting: Friday night (March 31st) at S&S.
Next Meeting: Tuesday Apr 5 at Ben's
 
=='''Travel Details'''==
==='''Weather in Juneau'''===
[http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?zoneid=AKZ025 National Weather Forecast]<br>
[http://pajk.arh.noaa.gov/fcst.php National Weather Service]<br>
[http://www.juneau.org/avalanche/ Avalanche Forecast]<br>
[http://www.juneau.org/ecrestftp/snowreport.php Eagle Crest Ski area]<br>
[http://www.mountain-forecast.com/peaks/Flat-Top-Mountain-Sitka-City-and-Borough-Alaska/weather_map mountain top weather for flattop mountain]
 
==='''Schedule'''===
*April 30 to May 25 total of 26 days including travel
=== '''Travel Logistics''' ===
 
'''Juneau Icefield:'''
 
'''Option 1:''' Drive Evan's truck to Skagway. Catch ferry from Skagway to Juneau on Sun 24th 2.30pm arriving in Juneau at 9pm, $50pp. Approx. car costs $500pp Total travel cost approx. $600pp.  Leave Ben's place at 5:30 or 6 April 30, 2011
*Ben to bring
**Inverter
*Tim to bring
**Ipod
*Evan to bring
**tape stereo adapter
 
==Insurance Coverage==
 
Copied from the Denali2011 trip, thanks guys!
All, check if your current medical covers the USA.
 
* [http://mec.cooperatorstravelinsurance.ca/docServer/documentServer.php?pinDocument=3 Basic Emergency & Medical Insurance through The Cooperators] as MEC members
** Cost: $53.01/individual for 1 month ($1.75 x 30 days)
** Optional plans (trip interruption, Cancellation, Accidental Death & Dismemberment) available.
* [http://www.geosalliance.com/sar/index.html GEO Search and Rescue (SAR) Benefit]
** Cost: US$13.95/SPOT (annual)
** [http://www.geosalliance.com/sar/SAR-tsandcs.html Terms & Conditions]
 
* [http://www.geosalliance.com/medivacplus/index.html GEOS MEDIVAC+]
** Cost: US$67.50/individual for 1 month (US$2.25 x 30 days)
** [http://www.geosalliance.com/medivac-tsandcs.html Terms & Conditions]


=='''Food'''==
=='''Food'''==


*Contact for food drops is Dale at Tyax Air: 1-888-892-9288
==='''Trip Dinners'''===
*Sandra and Tim will call him Sunday night (April 2nd on our way down from duffy) to make a plan for the week.
1 food group: Each person plans 5 dinners for 4 people
*Whoever goes to meet him needs to take the topo maps, GPS, Flagging Tape (Scott?), Shovel, Bamboo poles.
Dessert??
Ben = No (Too heavy..)
4 dinners 200g pp, 1 dinner 250g pp
 
==='''Trip Breakfasts'''===
No group breakfasts
Are we doing cold breakfasts?
Ben votes for a 4 hot breakfasts. - Evan agrees, we should decide on how many.


==='''Schedule'''===
==='''Travel Day'''===
*Tim: April 4,5 (preferred),11
Leave Saturday April 30nd. 3 days of driving. Buying food on the road.
*Scott: April 3,10,12
 
*Sandra: April 6,7,13
==Gear==
=== '''Group Gear''' ===


==='''Trip Dinners (for 4)'''===
*First Aid Kit (Ben's contains the following)
*Tim - 5 (including 1 heavy one for cache 2)
**Friars Balsam
*S&S - 11 (Including 1 heavy one for cache 1)
**Micropore tape (blisters)
*Sebastian - 5
**Tensor bandage (or elastocrepe)
**Finger Bandage (10 of various sizes and shapes)
**Non adherant dressing (2"x3"x3, 3"x4"x1)
**Steri strips (12mmx100mmx12, 6mmx38mmx6, 3mmx75mmx5)
**Jelonet (2x10cmx10cm)
**Tegraderm (6cmx7cmx2, 9cmx10cmx1) (or Opsite)
**Ibuprofen
**Tylenol 3
**Robaxacet
**Benedryl
**Triangular
**Medical Insurance


*Binding repair kit
**Voile switchback (2xstandard rod, 2xcartridge, 1xheel, wire, pliers, screw driver (pozi3, flat head), extra cord to come from sleds if needed) - Ben
**dynafiddles don't break so Tim gets off easy - Tim


==='''Trip Breakfasts (for 4)'''===
*Sat Phone (Confirmed rental through [http://www.outboundcommunications.com/rentals.html] April 29 to May 24)
S&S are bringing one group breakfast, in the first food drop
*SPOT (Tim's)
*2 X 30m ropes (Ben and Tim)
*2 stoves (Ben's Simmerlite and Evan or Greta's pump and Tim's whisperlite)
*Stove repair kit (Ben)
*Fuel, 125ml/per/day = 2.5L per person
*sewing kit (Ben)
* (Tim) Tent
* (Evan and Greta) Tent
* Kickwax (Tim)
* (Ben) Globstopper
* (Tim) Maps Ordered online
* (Ben) Guidebook - photocopy relavent peaks
* (Ben) GPS ''spare batteries''
* Compass (Tim & Ben)
* (Ben) Altimeter
* (Ben) Sat Phone with spare battery or car charger?
* (Ben) Titanium 2L pot
* (Tim) 3.5L stainless steel pot
* () 2x windscreens
* (Ben) 1x pot scrapers
* (Ben) 1x spondonacles
* (Ben) Water tablets


==='''Travel Day'''===
=== Repair kit ===  
*April 14th - lunch, dinner at restaurants somewhere along the highway.  Dinner might be hard to find along highway 20.
* small roll duct tape (everyone to bring some)
*April 15th - breakfast at the car - must bring something along (purchase in William's Lake)
* 2' steel wire ( Ben will bring)
*May 6th - last day of skiing, breakfast and lunch are in the meal plan.  ? for dinner.  Possibly make arrangements with Bluff Lake or Homathko Camp, or buy food at Taseko Lake lodge.
* Pole repair kit (tim has)
*May 7th - get food from restaurants, etc on the drive home.
* (Ben) small multitool (What screwdrivers do we want?) - #3 pozi drive, Philips and a flathead
* 1x G3 repair kit screws (Ben)
* epoxy (Ben)
* skin tip loop (Ben)
* 2x extra voile binding wires (Ben)
* 2x extra cartridges (Ben)
* extra heel throw (Ben)
* pole basket (Greta)
* thermarest/down mat patch kit (Evan, Ben, Tim)
* waist buckle (Tim)


Note: 1 hot lunch expected from each of us for the group <br>
*4 hot lunches
*18 cold lunches


== '''Travel Logistics''' ==
===='''Sleds'''====
April 14th: We'll take two cars: Madeline and the Green Turtle.  We'll drive to Bluff Lake and leave the Green Turtle there, then pile everyone into Madeline and return to Taseko Lake Lodge, where we'll leave Madeline.  We'll stay the night there, then in the morning the Taseko Lake Lodge folks have offered to canoe us across the river so that we can pick up a logging road for the ski south to the Tchaikazan.
*Materials
**Crazy carpets - Evan
**Plastic Grommets - Tim
**Ben is epoxying grommets
*Finish sleds at Ben's place April 21st.


End of trip: The Kings will fly us to Bluff Lake, where their ranch is, and we will all pile into the Green Turtle and return to Madeline at Taseko Lake Lodge, then home.
==='''TO DO list'''===
All
- Figure out sled harness
- Figure out sled bags
- plan food (5 dinners for 4 ppl) and personal food (Costco trip?)
- Fuel 3L pp
- update wiki as we go


== '''Group Gear''' ==
Greta
*Sat Phone (received)
- List first aid kit
*EPIRB
- Service stove (or was that bring stove)
*2 X 30m ropes
*2 stoves (Tim's XGK and S&S Whisperlight)
*Fuel, 110ml/per/day = 9.24L = 2.3L/person
*First Aid Kit (list items here)
**Tim will bring: 2 tensors, 2 triangulars, bits and pieces...
**We need: Ibuprofin, muscle relaxant (purchase in Lillooet/Chilliwack), benadryl (purchase in Lillooet/Chilliwack)
*Binding repair kit (Tim has parts, S&S will bring theirs)
*sewing kit (Sandra)


==='''Gear To get''' (put name beside)===
Evan
- List food internet resources
- Service truck


==='''Gear to borrow'''===
Ben
Skis (Received) <br>
- List repair kit
VBL (Received) <br>
- Finish epoxy of
3L Pot (Received) <br>
30m Rope (Received)
Tent for Seb and Tim (Received)


  <br>
Tim
- Go over the first aid list on the wiki
- get maps
- buy more gromets
- Go over repair kit with Ben


== '''Phone Numbers''' ==
==Contacts==
=== '''General Phone Numbers''' ===


*Tim's Mum (Jill): 604-929-0806
*Mark Grist: 604-987-6336
*Mark Grist: 604-987-6336
*Tyax Air (Dale): 1-888-892-9288
*Tyax Air (Dale): 1-888-892-9288
*Homathko Camp (Chuck): 250-286-0962
*Mike King (Whitesaddle Air): 250-476-1182
*Mike King (Whitesaddle Air): 250-476-1182
*Taseko Lodge (Sigfried Reuter): 250-305-6368 (leave message only?)
*Kerstin Bleitgen (Sebastian's girlfriend): 778 999 6084
*Sandra's parents (Tom and Julie): 604.228.1029
*Scott's parents (Annette and Ross): 604.736.1253
*Elkins Creek Ranch : 250-394-7054 or 250-394-7354
*CAA avalanche forcast : 1-800-667-1105
*CAA avalanche forcast : 1-800-667-1105
*East side of traverse weather: [http://www.weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/city/pages/bc-60_metric_e.html Tatlayoko Lake]
*East side of traverse weather:  
*West side of traverse weather, if the weather is coming from due west: [http://www.weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/city/pages/bc-89_metric_e.html Port Hardy]
*West side of traverse weather, Bella Coola:
*West side of traverse weather, if the weather is coming from southwest: [http://www.weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/city/pages/bc-19_metric_e.html Campbell River]
 
=== '''Emergency Phone Numbers and Info''' ===
 
*Tim
**Tim's Mum (Jill): 604-929-0806
**Mirella Mazur (Tim's Girlfriend): 604-971-1005
*Ben
**Allergic to Penicillin
**Ben's Parents (Genevieve and Dave): 250-746-8052 or 250-701-1054
**Frances Sharpe (Ben's Girlfriend): 778-868-8409
*Evan
**Evan's Mom (Dolores): 604-591-9579
**Evan's Dad (Al): 778-773-5527
*Greta
**Greta's parents (Chris/Nev): +613-5367-3258


== '''Trip Plan''' ==
== '''Trip Plan''' ==
Juneau Icefield - Juneau to Skagway
[http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0IJdWI5XZqGmJAq4BMMWR69kq8VTf9gDI Spot Website]
=== Juneau Entrance ===
Ferry leaves skagway Tue May 3 at 13:15, arrives Juneau at 20:45.
Taxis from ferry to start?
Entrance Options:
1. Salmon Creek Road (~5km) to Salmon Cr Reservoir (steep stairs), ascend open slopes N of Dam to Blackerby Ridge.
2. End of Wire Street, Blackerby Ridge Trail: http://robfatland.net/seamonster/index.php?title=Hiking_Blackerby
=== Skagway Exit ===
Trails from Devil's Punch Bowl/Upper Dewey Lake Trail - end right at edge of town by ferry terminal.
*crude map: http://www.seatrails.org/pdf/maps-trails/Skagway_UpperDewey.pdf
*trail description: http://skagway.com/skagwaytrailmap.pdf
==='''Emergency Exit Options'''===
*Ski plane out of Juneau http://www.mountainflyingservice.com/
*Paul, Mountaun Flying Service, mtnfly@yahoo.com, 907-766-3007
*Plane is $400/hr, can fit 4 with packs
==='''Backup Plan'''===
Monarch-Haiutzuk
== '''Maps''' ==
[http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&t=p&msa=0&msid=209679596043509360824.00049aa404c4687c3e4c6&ll=58.906526,-134.68234&spn=1.299298,5.410767&z=8 Juneau]
http://crevassezone.org/icefield.htm
== '''Personal Gear''' ==
=== Entertainment ===
* Book (max 1 per person)
* deck of cards - yes! (Evan)
=== Personal Clothing ===
* 2 pairs skiing socks
* 1 pair sleeping socks
* 2 pairs skiing underwear
* 1 pair sleeping underwear
* 1 warm lower
* 1 base lower (preferred light, to wear in the sun)
* 1 shell lower
* 1 warm upper
* 1 base upper (preferred light, high collar, to wear in the sun)
* 1 shell upper
* optional additional warm upper
* toque/balaclava
* down jacket
* 1 pair gloves with removable liners
* 1 pair overmit shells
* 1 pair lightweight gloves to protect hands from sun
* optional gaiters
* camp booties (or equivalent)
=== Personal Skiing Gear ===
* Skiis
* Skins
* Poles
* Boots + Liners + orthotics
* Beacon ''spare batteries''
* Shovel
* Probe
=== Personal Large bits ===
* (!) Huge Pack ''modify lid to enable day tripping''
* Sled - see above
* Sled towing crap - Everyone figure out own method
=== Personal Small bits ===
* Voile Straps (4 each - two medium one large one garbage sealer)
* Sunglasses
* lighter lenses?
* Sunscreen
* Sunhat/sunshield
* nosesheild (make own)
* toothbrush
* toothpaste
* dental floss
* TP!
* spf30 or better Lip Balm
* moisturizer with aloe
* small knife, < 50g
* lighter
* menstrual cup for the ladies (better than disposables - if it works for you)
* Birth control (Not required for Tim and Ben)
* whistle
* Compass
* Headlamp ''spare batteries''
* Camera ''spare batteries''
* Solar panel - Ben
=== Personal Sleeping ===
* Sleeping Pad
* Sleeping Bag
=== Mountain/Glacier Gear ===
* 2x 30m ropes (Ben and Tim)
* 1 iceaxe each
* Ski Crampons
* Harnesses
* 2 prussiks each
* 2 small locking biners each
* 1 large locking biner
* 1 double length sling each
* 2 non-lockers
=== Eating ===
* Bowl/measuring cup
* optional shaker cup
* Spoon
* Nalgenes
* Water Bladder
=== Not bringing ===
* Extra iceaxe
* Snowsaw
* Pickets
* Rock Pro
* Belay Device
* Extra pole
* Helmets
== '''Ben's food''' ==
Group Dinners <br>
1) Pad Tai (800g) <br>
*500g rice noodles
*veggies
*
2) Tortellini and pesto with veggies (1000g) <br>
*750g cheese tortellini
*45g dried pesto
* g olive oil
* g veggies
3) Curry veggies with quinoa (800g)<br>
4) Vegetarian stew with dumplings<br>
**200g dried potatoes
**50g dried tomatoes
**30g dried onions
**100g bulgar wheat
**60g vegetable boullion
**60g any other dried vegetables (zucchini, bell peppers and yams are recommended)
*Dumplings
**2c flour
**1 tbsp baking powder
**1/2 tsp salt
**3 tbsp butter
**1/2c hot water
5) Chili (800 g) <br>
*During Day food
**Hard Parmesan Cheese 100g per day x 10 days = 1kg
**Nut butter 100g per day X 10 days = 1kg
**Hummus
**Wasa Crackers (???g per day)
**Optimum bars 1 per day (???g)= 20 bars =
**Fruit bars 1 per day (37g) = 740g
**Fruit leather
**Dried fruit
**Instant Oatmeal
**Hot chocolate Granola
**Chocolate (50g per day = 0.5kg/10 bars)
**Gummies (25g per day = 500g)
**
**Total (20 days) =
**
== '''References''' ==
http://bivouac.com/TripPg.asp?TripId=1291
Coast Range Ski Traverse: http://bivouac.com/TripPg.asp?TripId=1319
Link to wiki page for [[Lillooet - Homathko Icefield Traverse April 14 - May 6 2006]]
Link to wiki page for [[Whitemantle Traverse 2008]]
Link to wiki page for [[Stikine-Iskut_2009]]
Smithers ski plane [http://www.alpinelakesair.com/]
Bob Quinn helicopter available in May.  $1500 food drop onto Stikine Iskut. 
[http://www.bearcreekcontracting.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=73&Itemid=68]
[http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=209679596043509360824.00049f51df87ca7d6479e&ll=51.423189,-124.568481&spn=1.921593,6.696167&t=h&z=8 Flight Information (with prices)]
[http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&t=p&msa=0&msid=209679596043509360824.00045fc3433d78f28d68f&ll=57.225556,-130.792236&spn=2.724209,10.821533&z=7 Iskut Stikine]
[http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&t=p&msa=0&msid=209679596043509360824.00049fb5175cd5d103b57&ll=50.537992,-124.09835&spn=0.799506,2.705383&z=9 Compton Clendenning]
Travel options
'''Option 2:''' Fly to and from Juneau with Alaska Airlines (approx. $775 inc. taxes return from Van or $536 inc. taxes return from Seattle).
Flight time Van-Juneau approx 6-7 hrs including layover in Seattle (all flights to Juneau from Van go through Seattle).
Baggage allowance - 1-3 bags $20 each then 4 or more bags are $50 each. Oversize bags (max dimensions exceed 62 linear inches) additional $50-$75 each. Overweight bags (exceeds 51 pounds) additional $50 each.


{| border = 2 cellpadding = 3 cellspacing = 0
If flying from Seattle, $130 per month to park Evans truck at Skyway Parking close to Seattle airport.
!Trip Length
!Weather Days
!Peak Days
!Travel Days
|-
|22
|4
|4
|14
|-
|}


{| border=2 cellpadding = 3
Either fly or ferry from Skagway back to Juneau.
!Day
Fly Skagway to Juneau $118 with Wings of Alaska (flights leave daily)http://www.wingsofalaska.com/, or Air Excursions (907) 697-2375(allowed 70 pounds of luggage pp).  
!Distance (km)
!Elev Gain (ft)
!Elev Loss (ft)
!Days of Food
!Camp Location
!Notes <br>
|-
|1
|23
|0
|0
|7
|South end Taseko Lake Depends on how far we can drive <br>
|
|-
|2
|14
|1000
|0
|6
|@ 5500' south of RCAF Peak
|Easy valley travel if snow covered. <br>
|-
|3
|16
|1000
|0
|5
|6500' @ toe of Tchaikaza
|Ditto. <br>
|-
|4
|10
|2600
|1000
|4
|@ 8200' on Edmond Glacier
|Pretty easy glacier travel with one short steep climb and one short steep descent.
|-
|5
|13
|2700
|3200
|3
|At food drop GR395426
|Long descent, steady not steep climb. 7 days in drop
|-
|6
|17
|3500
|3500
|7 to 9
|SE end Ramose Glacier
|May be too far with big packs? Could easily split up this section
|-
|7
|17
|2000
|3100
|6 to 8
|N toe Norrington Glacier
|Variations possible
|-
|8
|17
|3100
|4100
|5 to 7
|@4600' in Boulanger Creek.
|A long day. Some relatively low elevation travel down Boulanger Creek at the end of the day. <br>
|-
|9
|14
|3100
|800
|4 to 6
|@6900' on Stilly Glacier.
|Longish day. Some valley travel around 5000'; some potential avi hazard in terrain trap (south and north facing slopes).
|-
|10
|14
|3000
|2200
|3 to 5
|@7700' in Sasquatch Pass. Longish day. Taking the big horseshoe variation around the steep slopes west of Stilly Glacier.
|6 days in food drop. Food cache in the vicinity of Sasquatch Pass <br>
|-
|11-17
|
|
|
|8-11
|On the Homathko Icefield
|Exit Galleon Creek 6 days later <br>
|-
|}


OR:
Ferry Skagway to Juneau. Departs Skagway 7am May 20 and 21, arriving Juneau 1.30pm. $50pp


'''Total approx. travel cost flying Van-Juneau $1050pp with ferry Ska-Jun OR $1120pp with flying Ska-Jun'''


== '''Map''' ==
'''OR'''
Starting at the north end of Lower Taseko Lake, ending at Bute inlet (traveling from east to west).


[[Image:homathko_traverse.jpg]]
'''Total approx. travel cost flying Seattle-Juneau $830pp with ferry Ska-Jun OR $900 with flying Ska-Jun'''


*Link to Stikine: [[Stikine-Iskut_2009]]
Update 20110406: Alaska Airlines sale $456 Seattle-Juneau return incl. taxes, plus baggage costs

Latest revision as of 01:00, 7 December 2014

Tim Blair, Evan Morris, Greta Raymont and Ben Singleton-Polster are planning a traverse of the Juneau Icefiled. This page is being used to help them plan logistics.

Next Meeting: Tuesday Apr 5 at Ben's

Travel Details

Weather in Juneau

National Weather Forecast
National Weather Service
Avalanche Forecast
Eagle Crest Ski area
mountain top weather for flattop mountain

Schedule

  • April 30 to May 25 total of 26 days including travel

Travel Logistics

Juneau Icefield:

Option 1: Drive Evan's truck to Skagway. Catch ferry from Skagway to Juneau on Sun 24th 2.30pm arriving in Juneau at 9pm, $50pp. Approx. car costs $500pp Total travel cost approx. $600pp. Leave Ben's place at 5:30 or 6 April 30, 2011

  • Ben to bring
    • Inverter
  • Tim to bring
    • Ipod
  • Evan to bring
    • tape stereo adapter

Insurance Coverage

Copied from the Denali2011 trip, thanks guys! All, check if your current medical covers the USA.

Food

Trip Dinners

1 food group: Each person plans 5 dinners for 4 people Dessert?? Ben = No (Too heavy..) 4 dinners 200g pp, 1 dinner 250g pp

Trip Breakfasts

No group breakfasts Are we doing cold breakfasts? Ben votes for a 4 hot breakfasts. - Evan agrees, we should decide on how many.

Travel Day

Leave Saturday April 30nd. 3 days of driving. Buying food on the road.

Gear

Group Gear

  • First Aid Kit (Ben's contains the following)
    • Friars Balsam
    • Micropore tape (blisters)
    • Tensor bandage (or elastocrepe)
    • Finger Bandage (10 of various sizes and shapes)
    • Non adherant dressing (2"x3"x3, 3"x4"x1)
    • Steri strips (12mmx100mmx12, 6mmx38mmx6, 3mmx75mmx5)
    • Jelonet (2x10cmx10cm)
    • Tegraderm (6cmx7cmx2, 9cmx10cmx1) (or Opsite)
    • Ibuprofen
    • Tylenol 3
    • Robaxacet
    • Benedryl
    • Triangular
    • Medical Insurance
  • Binding repair kit
    • Voile switchback (2xstandard rod, 2xcartridge, 1xheel, wire, pliers, screw driver (pozi3, flat head), extra cord to come from sleds if needed) - Ben
    • dynafiddles don't break so Tim gets off easy - Tim
  • Sat Phone (Confirmed rental through [1] April 29 to May 24)
  • SPOT (Tim's)
  • 2 X 30m ropes (Ben and Tim)
  • 2 stoves (Ben's Simmerlite and Evan or Greta's pump and Tim's whisperlite)
  • Stove repair kit (Ben)
  • Fuel, 125ml/per/day = 2.5L per person
  • sewing kit (Ben)
  • (Tim) Tent
  • (Evan and Greta) Tent
  • Kickwax (Tim)
  • (Ben) Globstopper
  • (Tim) Maps Ordered online
  • (Ben) Guidebook - photocopy relavent peaks
  • (Ben) GPS spare batteries
  • Compass (Tim & Ben)
  • (Ben) Altimeter
  • (Ben) Sat Phone with spare battery or car charger?
  • (Ben) Titanium 2L pot
  • (Tim) 3.5L stainless steel pot
  • () 2x windscreens
  • (Ben) 1x pot scrapers
  • (Ben) 1x spondonacles
  • (Ben) Water tablets

Repair kit

  • small roll duct tape (everyone to bring some)
  • 2' steel wire ( Ben will bring)
  • Pole repair kit (tim has)
  • (Ben) small multitool (What screwdrivers do we want?) - #3 pozi drive, Philips and a flathead
  • 1x G3 repair kit screws (Ben)
  • epoxy (Ben)
  • skin tip loop (Ben)
  • 2x extra voile binding wires (Ben)
  • 2x extra cartridges (Ben)
  • extra heel throw (Ben)
  • pole basket (Greta)
  • thermarest/down mat patch kit (Evan, Ben, Tim)
  • waist buckle (Tim)


Sleds

  • Materials
    • Crazy carpets - Evan
    • Plastic Grommets - Tim
    • Ben is epoxying grommets
  • Finish sleds at Ben's place April 21st.

TO DO list

All - Figure out sled harness - Figure out sled bags - plan food (5 dinners for 4 ppl) and personal food (Costco trip?) - Fuel 3L pp - update wiki as we go

Greta - List first aid kit - Service stove (or was that bring stove)

Evan - List food internet resources - Service truck

Ben - List repair kit - Finish epoxy of

Tim - Go over the first aid list on the wiki - get maps - buy more gromets - Go over repair kit with Ben

Contacts

General Phone Numbers

  • Mark Grist: 604-987-6336
  • Tyax Air (Dale): 1-888-892-9288
  • Mike King (Whitesaddle Air): 250-476-1182
  • CAA avalanche forcast : 1-800-667-1105
  • East side of traverse weather:
  • West side of traverse weather, Bella Coola:

Emergency Phone Numbers and Info

  • Tim
    • Tim's Mum (Jill): 604-929-0806
    • Mirella Mazur (Tim's Girlfriend): 604-971-1005
  • Ben
    • Allergic to Penicillin
    • Ben's Parents (Genevieve and Dave): 250-746-8052 or 250-701-1054
    • Frances Sharpe (Ben's Girlfriend): 778-868-8409
  • Evan
    • Evan's Mom (Dolores): 604-591-9579
    • Evan's Dad (Al): 778-773-5527
  • Greta
    • Greta's parents (Chris/Nev): +613-5367-3258

Trip Plan

Juneau Icefield - Juneau to Skagway

Spot Website

Juneau Entrance

Ferry leaves skagway Tue May 3 at 13:15, arrives Juneau at 20:45.

Taxis from ferry to start? Entrance Options:

1. Salmon Creek Road (~5km) to Salmon Cr Reservoir (steep stairs), ascend open slopes N of Dam to Blackerby Ridge.

2. End of Wire Street, Blackerby Ridge Trail: http://robfatland.net/seamonster/index.php?title=Hiking_Blackerby

Skagway Exit

Trails from Devil's Punch Bowl/Upper Dewey Lake Trail - end right at edge of town by ferry terminal.


Emergency Exit Options


Backup Plan

Monarch-Haiutzuk

Maps

Juneau http://crevassezone.org/icefield.htm


Personal Gear

Entertainment

  • Book (max 1 per person)
  • deck of cards - yes! (Evan)

Personal Clothing

  • 2 pairs skiing socks
  • 1 pair sleeping socks
  • 2 pairs skiing underwear
  • 1 pair sleeping underwear
  • 1 warm lower
  • 1 base lower (preferred light, to wear in the sun)
  • 1 shell lower
  • 1 warm upper
  • 1 base upper (preferred light, high collar, to wear in the sun)
  • 1 shell upper
  • optional additional warm upper
  • toque/balaclava
  • down jacket
  • 1 pair gloves with removable liners
  • 1 pair overmit shells
  • 1 pair lightweight gloves to protect hands from sun
  • optional gaiters
  • camp booties (or equivalent)

Personal Skiing Gear

  • Skiis
  • Skins
  • Poles
  • Boots + Liners + orthotics
  • Beacon spare batteries
  • Shovel
  • Probe

Personal Large bits

  • (!) Huge Pack modify lid to enable day tripping
  • Sled - see above
  • Sled towing crap - Everyone figure out own method

Personal Small bits

  • Voile Straps (4 each - two medium one large one garbage sealer)
  • Sunglasses
  • lighter lenses?
  • Sunscreen
  • Sunhat/sunshield
  • nosesheild (make own)
  • toothbrush
  • toothpaste
  • dental floss
  • TP!
  • spf30 or better Lip Balm
  • moisturizer with aloe
  • small knife, < 50g
  • lighter
  • menstrual cup for the ladies (better than disposables - if it works for you)
  • Birth control (Not required for Tim and Ben)
  • whistle
  • Compass
  • Headlamp spare batteries
  • Camera spare batteries
  • Solar panel - Ben

Personal Sleeping

  • Sleeping Pad
  • Sleeping Bag

Mountain/Glacier Gear

  • 2x 30m ropes (Ben and Tim)
  • 1 iceaxe each
  • Ski Crampons
  • Harnesses
  • 2 prussiks each
  • 2 small locking biners each
  • 1 large locking biner
  • 1 double length sling each
  • 2 non-lockers

Eating

  • Bowl/measuring cup
  • optional shaker cup
  • Spoon
  • Nalgenes
  • Water Bladder


Not bringing

  • Extra iceaxe
  • Snowsaw
  • Pickets
  • Rock Pro
  • Belay Device
  • Extra pole
  • Helmets

Ben's food

Group Dinners
1) Pad Tai (800g)

  • 500g rice noodles
  • veggies

2) Tortellini and pesto with veggies (1000g)

  • 750g cheese tortellini
  • 45g dried pesto
  • g olive oil
  • g veggies

3) Curry veggies with quinoa (800g)
4) Vegetarian stew with dumplings

    • 200g dried potatoes
    • 50g dried tomatoes
    • 30g dried onions
    • 100g bulgar wheat
    • 60g vegetable boullion
    • 60g any other dried vegetables (zucchini, bell peppers and yams are recommended)
  • Dumplings
    • 2c flour
    • 1 tbsp baking powder
    • 1/2 tsp salt
    • 3 tbsp butter
    • 1/2c hot water

5) Chili (800 g)


  • During Day food
    • Hard Parmesan Cheese 100g per day x 10 days = 1kg
    • Nut butter 100g per day X 10 days = 1kg
    • Hummus
    • Wasa Crackers (???g per day)
    • Optimum bars 1 per day (???g)= 20 bars =
    • Fruit bars 1 per day (37g) = 740g
    • Fruit leather
    • Dried fruit
    • Instant Oatmeal
    • Hot chocolate Granola
    • Chocolate (50g per day = 0.5kg/10 bars)
    • Gummies (25g per day = 500g)
    • Total (20 days) =

References

http://bivouac.com/TripPg.asp?TripId=1291 Coast Range Ski Traverse: http://bivouac.com/TripPg.asp?TripId=1319

Link to wiki page for Lillooet - Homathko Icefield Traverse April 14 - May 6 2006 Link to wiki page for Whitemantle Traverse 2008 Link to wiki page for Stikine-Iskut_2009

Smithers ski plane [2]

Bob Quinn helicopter available in May. $1500 food drop onto Stikine Iskut. [3]

Flight Information (with prices)

Iskut Stikine

Compton Clendenning

Travel options Option 2: Fly to and from Juneau with Alaska Airlines (approx. $775 inc. taxes return from Van or $536 inc. taxes return from Seattle). Flight time Van-Juneau approx 6-7 hrs including layover in Seattle (all flights to Juneau from Van go through Seattle). Baggage allowance - 1-3 bags $20 each then 4 or more bags are $50 each. Oversize bags (max dimensions exceed 62 linear inches) additional $50-$75 each. Overweight bags (exceeds 51 pounds) additional $50 each.

If flying from Seattle, $130 per month to park Evans truck at Skyway Parking close to Seattle airport.

Either fly or ferry from Skagway back to Juneau. Fly Skagway to Juneau $118 with Wings of Alaska (flights leave daily)http://www.wingsofalaska.com/, or Air Excursions (907) 697-2375(allowed 70 pounds of luggage pp).

OR: Ferry Skagway to Juneau. Departs Skagway 7am May 20 and 21, arriving Juneau 1.30pm. $50pp

Total approx. travel cost flying Van-Juneau $1050pp with ferry Ska-Jun OR $1120pp with flying Ska-Jun

OR

Total approx. travel cost flying Seattle-Juneau $830pp with ferry Ska-Jun OR $900 with flying Ska-Jun

Update 20110406: Alaska Airlines sale $456 Seattle-Juneau return incl. taxes, plus baggage costs

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