Archive:Misty ski trip 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
Done:
- Direction of traverse - N to S
- Our main contact while on the trip (for avi/weather updates, emergencies) - Christian Champagne. Evan/Greta to give Champagne a detailed trip plan.
- Drop off - Evan booked a Van with Bob, will have to pick up Friday night.
Still to do:
- Maps - Frances will get 1:20 000. E&G have the two 1:50000, Ben has one 1:50000. Missing 92G16. Evan will print some extra copies too at work.
- Return transport - Ben to organize (possibly champagne to pick us up)
- Organise boat ride - Ben
- Plan backup plans and escape routes
- Sat phone rental - Frances
- Research no.s to call on sat phone for weather
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 (3 each - one medium one large one small)
- Sunglasses
- Goggles if preferred
- Sunscreen
- Sunhat/sunshield/bandana
- toothbrush
- toothpaste
- TP if you fancy
- spf30 or better Lip Balm
- Duct tape
- knife
- 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
- Cash for emergency/boat ride/food - min $100 each.
Personal Sleeping
- Sleeping Pad - thermarest
- Sleeping Bag and liner
Eating
- Bowl/measuring cup
- Spoon
- Nalgenes
- Water Bladder
Mountain Gear
- 1 iceaxe each
- Harnesses
- Ski crampons (or regular crampons will suffice)
- 2 prussiks each
- 2 locking biners each
- 2 double length slings each
- 2 non-lockers
- 2 prussik minding pulleys total & 2 regular - Evan and Ben to bring
- 5-10m rap tat each
Not bringing
- Snowsaw
- Pickets
- Rock Pro
- Belay Device
- Helmets (--> now Ben wants to bring them - discuss on Wednesday?)
Group Gear
Cooking Stuff
- 2x pots - Ben will bring a 2L and a 3L
- 2x stoves - Ben and Meghan's Whisperlites
- Fuel: Each person to bring 2x600mL bottles (Ben/Meghan to bring stove bottles)
- 1x pot scrapers - Greta
- 1x spondonacles - Ben
General Group Gear
- 2x 30m ropes - Evan and Ben
- 2 Tents (Meghan's Tarn 3, Ben's 2p superlight tent)
- Globstopper/purple monster - 2 blocks?
- Maps - buy 1:50000 and print on paper, 1:20000 - Frances
- Guidebook - photocopy relavent peaks - Greta
- GPS with lots of spare batteries - Ben AND program waypoints!!
- Altimeter - Evan's watch
- Sat phone - need to sort out rental - Frances
Repair kit
- Tent Repair - pole sleeve only
- Binding repair (Evan has G3 repair kit, Ben to bring extra cable and heelthrow; should we get a toe plate??)
- Wire
- Spare basket
- thermarest patch kit - Ben
First Aid Kit
- Greta to organize first aid kit:
Drugs:
- T3 pain killers - Ben
- Cephalexen (broad spectrum antibiotic) - Ben
- ibuprofen - Evan
- Antihistamines - Evan
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 mini deck of cards
- Not bringing books (we won't be stuck in a tent that long hopefully)
Food
Meal Requirements
- The current plan is for 8-9 days which requires:
- 8 Breakfasts (all cold!)
- 9 Lunches
- 8 Dinners - must be vegetarian
- Emergency food? (i.e. cliff bars)
All dinners will be shared!
Dinner 1 - Greta - spaghetti with veggie/bean bolognase sauce and parmesan cheese
Dinner 2 - Greta - cous cous meal
Dinner 3 - Frances - Burritos (probably should be first meal?)
Dinner 4 - Frances - Curry/coconut quinoa
Dinner 5 - Evan - Italian soy mix pasta
Dinner 6 - Meghan - alfredo pasta
Dinner 7 - Meghan
Dinner 8 - Ben - Pesto Pasta
Supplements
- 2 servings Protein Goo per day - what is protein goo?
- multivitamin
- electrolyte supplements
Extras
- Extra salt and pepper
- Teas
- Candy? mmm
- Juice crystals
Trip Plan
Transportation
Getting there: Bob Lai is driving a rental van with our sorry asses in it to the Chief Paul FSR. Leaving early Sat Apr 25.
Getting home:
Boat: - need to book the Pitt Lake boat ride - Ben is organizing
Pitt River Lodge: http://pittriverlodge.com/gettinghere.html#map
Need to get picked up at "Grant Narrows" - a dock at Pitt Lake, end of the Rennie Rd.
Route
Our intended route is...
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
Christian Champagne (Day/time to be determined)
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