@andrewbriscoe@mastodon.social
2026-07-06 13:05 UTC
Apparently the Sentinel-2 satellite is blind to the snow in this mountain range and I didn’t learn my lesson from two years ago. I almost turned around when I saw Horton Pass because I didn’t think I could climb it without an ice axe. Once I got much closer it looked doable with spikes and was not too bad. Glissading back down was fun though.
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@andrewbriscoe@mastodon.social 2026-07-06 13:23
On the way back to camp I slipped while crossing a steep slope. I was too lazy to put my micro spikes on. It was scary how quickly I was sliding very fast down the mountain. Jamming my left elbow and hand into the soft snow slowed me enough to grab a small tree poking out. I don’t think death was imminent but I could have gotten hurt. Thankfully no injuries but granite boulders and trees were not too much further below where I stopped. Lessons were learned this time for sure.