Washington Column partner ~December 14th-16th

Looking for someone to do the South Face with as a one-night adventure, within the dates above.

Me: Competent but slow leading up to 5.7/5.8 free at the moment (bit rusty). Competent up to C2 aid. Have all the necessary rack (more offset cams/totems are always appreciated though) and team gear (haul bag and line, ropes, stove, ladders).

You: Stoked! Safe. Preferably around or above my climbing level for free climbing at least. Can bring a warm pad and sleeping bag for yourself. Okay with the cold.

Plan would be to start at sunrise, haul to dinner ledge, and then keep fixing until we run out of rope/daylight before bivying on dinner ledge. Day two blast to the top. Open to spending the night on top (it's been recommended for the view), but also happy to hike off or rap immediately.

Dependant on weather and crowds of course, if there's precipitation forecast or four teams on the route this is all out the window.

I'm your Huckleberry. I'm not sure that would exactly be our plan but I would love to go up the collum. Chill morning, get to dinner ledge. Go to the top day two. You get the Kor roof it's hard to clean. I can short fix and haul the next few pitches then we deal with free craping at top and I can second wearing the pig. 

What kind of haul line and stove do you have?

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please take plenty of pics/vids of this adventure. I will give you each $20 if you don't call yosar. (starts popcorn, rubs hands in eager anticipation...)  ;)

NWS forecast as of 12p, 14 DEC 2021:

This Afternoon

Snow showers likely, mainly before 2pm. The snow could be heavy at times. Some thunder is also possible.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. West wind 5 to 10 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 8 to 12 inches possible. 

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 11. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm. 

Wednesday

A 30 percent chance of snow after 4pm.  Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 40. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. 

Wednesday Night

Snow before 4am, then rain and snow. The snow could be heavy at times.  Low around 25. South wind around 5 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 5 to 9 inches possible. 

Thursday

Rain and snow before 1pm, then a slight chance of rain.  High near 42. Southwest wind around 5 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible. 

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 20. East northeast wind around 5 mph. 

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 47. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon. 

The view of half dome from valley floor, right now Dec 14. Column is looking Full.

this thread could have been much more fun if you had *not* posted that info and instead linked to a good deal on a gopro... I have faith these guys would have come through for us all

Mea culpa mea culpa mea culpa

Christian Heschwrote:

please take plenty of pics/vids of this adventure. I will give you each $20 if you don't call yosar. (starts popcorn, rubs hands in eager anticipation...)  ;)

Definitely not part of the plan!

Marc801 Cwrote:

NWS forecast as of 12p, 14 DEC 2021:

This Afternoon

Snow showers likely, mainly before 2pm. The snow could be heavy at times. Some thunder is also possible.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. West wind 5 to 10 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 8 to 12 inches possible. 

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 11. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm. 

Wednesday

A 30 percent chance of snow after 4pm.  Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 40. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. 

Wednesday Night

Snow before 4am, then rain and snow. The snow could be heavy at times.  Low around 25. South wind around 5 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 5 to 9 inches possible. 

Thursday

Rain and snow before 1pm, then a slight chance of rain.  High near 42. Southwest wind around 5 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible. 

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 20. East northeast wind around 5 mph. 

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 47. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon. 

Exactly! That's why I am in!

A. Everhartwrote:

Exactly! That's why I am in!

You're aware that parties have died on walls in those conditions, yes? 

OK though, have fun!

Leave instructions for your next of kin.

Christian Heschwrote:

please take plenty of pics/vids of this adventure. I will give you each $20 if you don't call yosar. (starts popcorn, rubs hands in eager anticipation...)  ;)

Make it a green totem and I might actually try it ;)