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Still to do:
Still to do:
* Maps (Do we want 1:20 000?) we should water proof these maps
* Maps (Do we want 1:20 000?) we should water proof these maps
* Organize transportation (drop off and pickup)
* Organise boat ride - Ben
* Organise boat ride - Ben
* Plan backup plans and escape routes
* Give trip plan to someone
* Give trip plan to someone
* Plan food
* Plan food
* Organize transportation (drop off and pickup)
* Sat phone rental - Evan and Greta
* Sat phone rental - Evan and Greta


= Personal Gear =
= Personal Gear =
* Backback of course, ~70-80L?


=== Personal Clothing ===
=== Personal Clothing ===
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=== Personal Small bits ===
=== Personal Small bits ===
* Voile Straps (4 each - two medium one large one garbage sealer)
* Voile Straps (4 each - two medium one large one garbage sealer)- what's a garbage sealer?
* Sunglasses
* Sunglasses
* Goggles (lighter lenses?)
* Goggles (lighter lenses?)
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* toothpaste
* toothpaste
* dental floss
* dental floss
* TP?
* TP? - Definitely for some:p
* spf30 or better Lip Balm
* spf30 or better Lip Balm
* moisturizer with aloe
* moisturizer with aloe
* Duct tape
* small knife, < 50g
* small knife, < 50g
* lighter
* lighter
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=== Personal Sleeping ===
=== Personal Sleeping ===


* Sleeping Pad
* Sleeping Pad - thermarest and foamie?
* Sleeping Bag
* Sleeping Bag and liner


=== Eating ===
=== Eating ===
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=== Mountain Gear ===  
=== Mountain Gear ===  
* 2x 30m ropes (Evan and Ben; maybe buy new lighter ones?)
* 1 iceaxe each
* 1 iceaxe each
* Secondary super-light axe (?)
* Secondary super-light axe (?)
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=== Cooking Stuff ===
=== Cooking Stuff ===
* 2x pots (Ben will bring a 2????L and a 3????L, Evan has a 1.4L only)
* 2x pots (Ben will bring a 2????L and a 3????L, Evan has a 1.4L only. Bigger the better.)
* 2x stoves (doubled with Alpine). E:should we bring a backup stove body?
* 2x stoves - Ben and Meghan's Whisperlites. E:should we bring a backup stove body?
* water treatment (pristine drops - 60ml)
* water treatment (pristine drops - 60ml)
* Fuel: 150mL per person per day = 5x150x9?
* Fuel: 150mL per person per day = 5x150x9?
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=== General Group Gear ===
=== General Group Gear ===
* Tent (Ben will bring 2 person and someone else will bring a Tarn 3)
* 2x 30m ropes - Evan and Ben
* 2 Tents (Ben will bring 2 person and someone else will bring a Tarn 3)
* Kickwax??
* Kickwax??
* Globstopper
* Globstopper/purple monster - 2 blocks?
* Maps - buy 1:50000 or just print on paper? 1:20000?
* Maps - buy 1:50000 or just print on paper? 1:20000?
* Guidebook - photocopy relavent peaks - Greta
* Guidebook - photocopy relavent peaks - Greta
* GPS ''with spare batteries'' - Ben or Meghan
* GPS ''with lots of spare batteries'' - Ben or Meghan
* Altimeter - Evan's watch
* Altimeter - Evan's watch
* Sat phone - need to sort out rental - Evan and Greta
* Sat phone - need to sort out rental - Evan and Greta
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=== Repair kit ===
=== Repair kit ===
* Tent Repair
* Tent Repair
* Binding repair (Evan has G3 repair kit) (who has a spare toe plate??)
* Binding repair (Evan has G3 repair kit, extra cables?) (who has a spare toe plate??)
* Wire
* Spare basket
* Super strong glue to attach a ripped off binging?
* goretex patches
* goretex patches
* thermarest patch kit
* thermarest patch kit
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=== First Aid Kit ===
=== First Aid Kit ===
'''Drugs:'''
'''Drugs:'''
* T3 pain killers
*T3 pain killers
*Cephalexen (broad spectrum antibiotic) (This was taken from Whitemantle trip? do we want all the same drugs for 9 days? -->FS)
*Cephalexen (broad spectrum antibiotic) (This was taken from Whitemantle trip? do we want all the same drugs for 9 days? -->FS)
*ibuprofen
*ibuprofen
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=== Meal Requirements ===
=== Meal Requirements ===
* The current plan is for 8-9 days which requires:
* 8 Breakfasts (max 3 warm, min 6 cold)
* 8 Breakfasts (max 3 warm, min 6 cold)
* 9 Lunches (must be edible as snacks - we will likely not find beaches to eat at)
* 9 Lunches (must be edible as snacks - we will likely not find beaches to eat at)
* 8 Dinners
* 8 Dinners - must be vegetarian
* Emergency food? (i.e. cliff bars)
* Emergency food? (i.e. cliff bars)


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==== Supplements ====
==== Supplements ====
* 2 servings Protein Goo per day
* 2 servings Protein Goo per day - what is protein goo?
* multivitamin
* multivitamin


==== Extras ====
==== Extras ====
* Extra salt and pepper, teas, candy?
* Extra salt and pepper
* Teas
* Candy? mmm


= Trip Plan =
= Trip Plan =
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1. Rent a van for the start and end days, pay/bribe some nice person to drop off/pick us up
1. Rent a van for the start and end days, pay/bribe some nice person to drop off/pick us up


Boat: - need to book the Pitt Lake boat ride.
Boat: - need to book the Pitt Lake boat ride - Ben <br>
Are they flexible with return dates and short notice? <br>
Pitt River Lodge: http://pittriverlodge.com/gettinghere.html#map


== Route ==
== Route ==
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http://maps.google.ca/maps/ms?client=firefox-a&hl=en&ie=UTF8&t=h&msa=0&ll=49.806087,-122.45636&spn=0.390854,0.98671&z=11&msid=102136748389585768917.0004678f026afeffb2088
http://maps.google.ca/maps/ms?client=firefox-a&hl=en&ie=UTF8&t=h&msa=0&ll=49.806087,-122.45636&spn=0.390854,0.98671&z=11&msid=102136748389585768917.0004678f026afeffb2088
=== References ===
http://www.ubc-voc.com/wiki/Misty_Icefield
http://cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=781019
Also Lara and Bram researched the traverse but bailed at the last minute due to weather. Here's Lara's intended route: <br>
Misty would be Thu-Tue (6 days), plan to go from Chief Paul Creek FSR to the Icemantle Glacier to Snowcap Lakes to Snowcap Icefield, Misty Icefield, Stave Glacier, Terrarossa Lake & Glacier to either (1.) ski out along an alpine ridge to the North to Fire Creek FSR, (2.) ski out to the North and go down all the way down to Glacier Lake/Snowcap Creek FSR (back to starting point), or (3.) ski out South to the North Sloquet "FSR" (bushwack likely). Usually (see Baldwin guide) the traverse is done to Pitt Lake, but this seems longer and doesn't bring us back to the same starting point...


NTS maps with the planned alpine route:
NTS maps with the planned alpine route:
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Email: sharpemccoy@telus.net
Email: sharpemccoy@telus.net


=== Evan Morris ===
=== Evan Morris & Greta Raymant ===
Name: Dolores Antonsen<br>
Name: Dolores Antonsen<br>
Relationship: Mother<br>
Relationship: Evan's Mother<br>
Day Phone: 604 591 9579 (home)<br>
Day Phone: 604 591 9579 (home)<br>
Email: delrose & lightspeed.ca
Email: delrose & lightspeed.ca


 
=== Meghan Anderson ===
=== Greta Raymant ===
Name: Dolores Antonsen<br>
Relationship: Evans Mum<br>
Day Phone: 604 591 9579 (home)<br>
Email: delrose & lightspeed.ca


== People to inform if something unexpected happens ==
== People to inform if something unexpected happens ==

Revision as of 05:41, 16 April 2009

Misty Ice Field Traverse 2009

This orphaned page is to help organize the trip being planned by Frances Sharpe, Evan Morris, Megan Anderson, Greta Raymont, Ben Singleton-Polster


Tasks

Still to do:

  • Maps (Do we want 1:20 000?) we should water proof these maps
  • Organize transportation (drop off and pickup)
  • Organise boat ride - Ben
  • Plan backup plans and escape routes
  • Give trip plan to someone
  • Plan food
  • Sat phone rental - Evan and Greta

Personal Gear

  • Backback of course, ~70-80L?

Personal Clothing

  • 2 pairs socks
  • 2 pairs underwear
  • 1 warm lower
  • 1 base lower (preferred light, to wear in the sun)
  • 1 shell lower
  • 1 warm upper
  • 1/2 base upper (preferred light, high collar, to wear in the sun)
  • 1 shell 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
  • Beacon
  • Shovel
  • Probe

Personal Small bits

  • Voile Straps (4 each - two medium one large one garbage sealer)- what's a garbage sealer?
  • Sunglasses
  • Goggles (lighter lenses?)
  • Sunscreen
  • Sunhat/sunshield/bandana
  • nosesheild
  • hand sanitizer/soap
  • toothbrush
  • toothpaste
  • dental floss
  • TP? - Definitely for some:p
  • spf30 or better Lip Balm
  • moisturizer with aloe
  • Duct tape
  • small knife, < 50g
  • lighter
  • menstrual cup for the ladies (better than disposables - if it works for you)
  • Birth control (If ya use the stuff)
  • whistle
  • Compass
  • Headlamp spare batteries
  • Camera spare batteries

Personal Sleeping

  • Sleeping Pad - thermarest and foamie?
  • Sleeping Bag and liner

Eating

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

Mountain Gear

  • 1 iceaxe each
  • Secondary super-light axe (?)
  • Single long screw with hooker
  • Crampons ?
  • Harnesses
  • Ski crampons ?
  • Helmets ?
  • 2 prussiks each
  • 2 small locking biners each
  • 1 large locking biner
  • 1 double length sling each
  • 2 non-lockers
  • 2 prussik minding pulleys total (?)
  • 10m rap tat

Not bringing

  • Snowsaw
  • Pickets
  • Rock Pro
  • Belay Device

Group Gear

Cooking Stuff

  • 2x pots (Ben will bring a 2????L and a 3????L, Evan has a 1.4L only. Bigger the better.)
  • 2x stoves - Ben and Meghan's Whisperlites. E:should we bring a backup stove body?
  • water treatment (pristine drops - 60ml)
  • Fuel: 150mL per person per day = 5x150x9?
  • 1x pot scrapers - Greta
  • 1x spondonacles

General Group Gear

  • 2x 30m ropes - Evan and Ben
  • 2 Tents (Ben will bring 2 person and someone else will bring a Tarn 3)
  • Kickwax??
  • Globstopper/purple monster - 2 blocks?
  • Maps - buy 1:50000 or just print on paper? 1:20000?
  • Guidebook - photocopy relavent peaks - Greta
  • GPS with lots of spare batteries - Ben or Meghan
  • Altimeter - Evan's watch
  • Sat phone - need to sort out rental - Evan and Greta

Repair kit

  • Tent Repair
  • Binding repair (Evan has G3 repair kit, extra cables?) (who has a spare toe plate??)
  • Wire
  • Spare basket
  • Super strong glue to attach a ripped off binging?
  • goretex patches
  • thermarest patch kit
  • spare thermarest valve ????

First Aid Kit

Drugs:

  • T3 pain killers
  • Cephalexen (broad spectrum antibiotic) (This was taken from Whitemantle trip? do we want all the same drugs for 9 days? -->FS)
  • ibuprofen
  • nitrile gloves
  • povidone iodine prep pads
  • isopropyl alcohol prep pads
  • Ziploc for waste

Bandaging:

  • lots of bandaids
  • 2nd skin blister pads
  • numerous 3x3" and 4x4" sponges
  • some non-adherent dressings
  • moleskin
  • triangular bandage
  • tensor bandage
  • small rolls of gauze

Entertainment

  • Ben will bring a small deck of cards
  • Book ???? E: Suggest 2 or 3 paperbacks.

Food

Meal Requirements

  • The current plan is for 8-9 days which requires:
  • 8 Breakfasts (max 3 warm, min 6 cold)
  • 9 Lunches (must be edible as snacks - we will likely not find beaches to eat at)
  • 8 Dinners - must be vegetarian
  • Emergency food? (i.e. cliff bars)

Transport/Faffing

  • Breakfast at ?????
  • Dinner at ??????

All dinners will be shared!

  • Everyone brings
9 lunches
8 breakfasts
1.3 dinners to share:
X soups - 1 per night? (each person provide a soup with the dinner they are organising)

Dinner 1 - spaghetti with veggie/bean bolognase sauce and parmesan cheese - Greta

Dinner 2 - blue cheese, parmesan and nut pasta - Greta (everyone can carry a small portion of the meal)

Dinner 3 - ?

Dinner 4 - ?

Dinner 5 - ?

Dinner 6 - ?

Dinner 7 - ?

Dinner 8 - ?

Dinner 9 - ? small emergency meal (just soups??)


Supplements

  • 2 servings Protein Goo per day - what is protein goo?
  • multivitamin

Extras

  • Extra salt and pepper
  • Teas
  • Candy? mmm

Trip Plan

Transportation

Options: 1. Rent a van for the start and end days, pay/bribe some nice person to drop off/pick us up

Boat: - need to book the Pitt Lake boat ride - Ben
Are they flexible with return dates and short notice?
Pitt River Lodge: http://pittriverlodge.com/gettinghere.html#map

Route

Our intended route is...

http://maps.google.ca/maps/ms?client=firefox-a&hl=en&ie=UTF8&t=h&msa=0&msid=103786580019838925383.0004655be96ff836be170&z=11

http://maps.google.ca/maps/ms?client=firefox-a&hl=en&ie=UTF8&t=h&msa=0&ll=49.806087,-122.45636&spn=0.390854,0.98671&z=11&msid=102136748389585768917.0004678f026afeffb2088

References

http://www.ubc-voc.com/wiki/Misty_Icefield

http://cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=781019

Also Lara and Bram researched the traverse but bailed at the last minute due to weather. Here's Lara's intended route:
Misty would be Thu-Tue (6 days), plan to go from Chief Paul Creek FSR to the Icemantle Glacier to Snowcap Lakes to Snowcap Icefield, Misty Icefield, Stave Glacier, Terrarossa Lake & Glacier to either (1.) ski out along an alpine ridge to the North to Fire Creek FSR, (2.) ski out to the North and go down all the way down to Glacier Lake/Snowcap Creek FSR (back to starting point), or (3.) ski out South to the North Sloquet "FSR" (bushwack likely). Usually (see Baldwin guide) the traverse is done to Pitt Lake, but this seems longer and doesn't bring us back to the same starting point...


NTS maps with the planned alpine route:

Contacts en route

Fill in maybe none????????????

Overdue dates

They are considered overdue, and rescue should be called if they don't make contact, and attempts to contact them via the sat phone fail

EMERGENCY CONTACTS

Ben Singleton Polster

Name: Genevieve Singleton
Relationship: Mother
Day Phone: 250 746 8052
Cell Phone: 250 701 1054 Email: twinflower [] telus.net

Frances Sharpe

Name: Heather McCoy/Ian Sharpe
Relationship: Parents
Day Phone: 250.877.9237 (cell)
Evening Phone: 250.847.8971 (home)
Email: sharpemccoy@telus.net

Evan Morris & Greta Raymant

Name: Dolores Antonsen
Relationship: Evan's Mother
Day Phone: 604 591 9579 (home)
Email: delrose & lightspeed.ca

Meghan Anderson

People to inform if something unexpected happens

Emergency contacts (above)
Ben's work: Thurber Engineering 604 684 4384
Evan's work: PBA Engineering 604 408 7222, Contact Ian
Greta's work: Moerman Lab in Life Sciences Bldg at UBC, contact Angela Tardiff 604 822 5582

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