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Re: Why would anybody attempt to climb one of the most dangerous mountains on earth in winter? [Re: kr0nik0]
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kr0nik0 said:
We've gotten 26 inches at home (8,000) since 7pm last night from this same blizzard you're experiencing, but here in the SW corner.
At mountain pass level, some areas have recorded 75 inches since Monday!
Thankfully we don't have to contend with the wind as much here since the mountains surround me in a horseshoe shape, but the areas that are exposed...Holy shit. This is historic and 10 miles down the road to 6000 feet, there's not a speck of snow to be seen on the ground. 

For Denver it's still quite a storm, but nothing that hasn't happened before. Maybe 2008 was one as strong as this one, but never one with such low pressure has been recorded. ever.

Good on you for helping those people. This Winter caught everyone off guard after not really having one last season. SO people got rusty at winter driving, as did I. I've had to be pulled out at least 5 times this season in my 2wd truck.
And have pulled out at least the same amount of people with my 4wd truck.. Just on my street.
A one mile stretch of road.

Every day on the way to work that there's a storm like this, and it's been 1-2 times a week in this area since Christmas, there'll be 10-20 cars in the snowbanks along those 50 miles of road.

Now it's time for avalanche season!


That's cool!


:lol:

My dad tells me some crazy stories of Colorado winters - for a good amount of time, he caretook the hotel that the Shining was filmed in (The Stanley), in the winter when it closed down.


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Re: Why would anybody attempt to climb one of the most dangerous mountains on earth in winter? [Re: tyrannicalrex]
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tyrannicalrex said:
I saw a pretty huge tree blown over on the way home. Back in 2015 I think it was a pretty good storm for 20-30 days in a row in Feb-March. Glad you're not in that van I bet!



Hey! I love van life hatter.

The low is 23 tonight

I lived comfortably in my van in -15 snow storm in Blackhawk

This storm ain't got shit temp wise its barely below freezing.


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Re: Why would anybody attempt to climb one of the most dangerous mountains on earth in winter? [Re: twighead]
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Although the film was shot almost entirely in the studio at Elstree Studios in Hertfordshire, England, where the hotel interior was constructed, the exterior of the 'Overlook Hotel' is the Timberline Lodge, Mount Hood in the Hood River area of Northern Oregon.

The Stanley Hotel served as the inspiration for the Overlook Hotel in Stephen King's 1977 bestselling novel The Shining and as the filming location for the 1997 TV miniseries, also written by King. Today, the hotel features a restaurant, spa and bed-and-breakfast, and provides guided tours.


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Re: Why would anybody attempt to climb one of the most dangerous mountains on earth in winter? [Re: twighead]
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That's truly awesome.
The Stanley is one of the coolest historical hotels, and just buildings in general in the country I think.
That along with all the history of hauntings, ghosts, and original decor makes it just an experience it seems, rather than just staying at a hotel.

It's just awesome to think about all the little secrets about that place that only a few people in this world, including your dad only know.

I've yet to spend a night there, but I have it planned out for this Summer. :smile:


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“[...]the only people for me are the mad ones,
the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk,
mad to be saved,
desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes “Awww!”

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Re: Why would anybody attempt to climb one of the most dangerous mountains on earth in winter? [Re: PumpJackTeX]
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TexXx said:
tyrannicalrex said:
I saw a pretty huge tree blown over on the way home. Back in 2015 I think it was a pretty good storm for 20-30 days in a row in Feb-March. Glad you're not in that van I bet!



Hey! I love van life hatter.

The low is 23 tonight

I lived comfortably in my van in -15 snow storm in Blackhawk

This storm ain't got shit temp wise its barely below freezing.



The only thing I hated about van life is parking overnight to sleep. That's it. 1 complaint & you can easy fix that by having a friend let you park on their property but I was new to the state.

The wind/temperatures never bothered me. If I got too cold I started the engine and turned on my two cabin heaters inside. Warm up, cover up, turn off vehicle, then go back to sleep.


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Re: Why would anybody attempt to climb one of the most dangerous mountains on earth in winter? [Re: PumpJackTeX]
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TexXx said:
I read on reddit this type of storm has the word "bomb" in it.

It's where the biometric pressure drops like 20 or 30 in less than 24 hours.

The article said this bombblizzard or whatever the fuck they called it was the first time the phenomenon has happened in Colorado.

It was really like a bomb went off. Winds gust was insane in some neighborhoods.



Yea, it's rapid cyclogenesis where pressure drops suddenly. I'm not sure the exact parameters, but it's crazy how it literally looks like it just bombs out of the sky.
I love seeing that light/moderate snow all of a sudden burst away sideways and then the snowflakes just come in sheets. Not individual flakes any longer.
Last evening driving home, it was 35F with some light mixed precipitation. It was 7pm when it switched to all snow and my weather station was reading 1003 MB (a fairly normal day with usually a bit of rain or snow)
I woke this morning to it reading 982mb! That's the same potency as very strong tropical storm or even weak hurricane.
The lowest I had seen it drop here was Monsoon season of 2016 to 992mb. That dumped 3 inches of rain on us in 10 hours. The equivalent of 30-45 inches of snow depending on dendric growth (how cold it is aloft allowing snow to contain more air) had it happened in Winter.

As far as actual snowfall up there in NE CO, it doesn't look to be more than maybe a foot even at the highest elevations but again, that wind surge makes 3 inches of snow look like 6 feet fell and it's the end of the world. Especially in a metropolitan area like Denver.I'm just still in shock over the entire Winter. My home receives roughly 75 inches of snow a year on average, and only had 60" last year. We just hit 161" as of 30 minutes ago, with a few weeks left for a lot more snow.

Wolf Creek which is usually the snowiest livable area in the state, has already surpassed their record of 450 inches for the season by 23 inches as of this morning.

I'll post some pictures of the craziness here at my place in a bit.

Let it snow, motherfuckers!


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“[...]the only people for me are the mad ones,
the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk,
mad to be saved,
desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes “Awww!”

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Re: Why would anybody attempt to climb one of the most dangerous mountains on earth in winter? [Re: kr0nik0]
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I noticed it was a steady wind like a hurricane. I lived on the gulf coast for a few years and stayed for hurricane Bill back on 2003ish. I never did that again! There was a steady 40-75mph wind. Very scary and interesting at once. Saw a really cool water spout one time too, maybe a couple of times, but one was spectacular. It will probably melt by Sunday, lol.


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Re: Why would anybody attempt to climb one of the most dangerous mountains on earth in winter? [Re: tyrannicalrex] * 1
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Some pictures as promised:

My living room window. It's crazy to think that the snow on the bottom of this 7 foot bank is from back around Thanksgiving.


My trucks as I woke up this morning, before another 8 inches came in:


My driveway which no machine or man can escape from lol It's been plowed twice since 6 am, and I still can't get out without my neighbor towing me out in his lifted truck.


My backyard, or at least what's left of it. My little doghouse in the back no longer has a door.




For sure it'll melt by Sunday up in Denver. Always does. 
Front Rangers rarely have to deal with snow on the ground for more than a week. People think that Denver and Colorado Springs get so much snowfall, but it's really rather low compared to places at similar latitudes out East.

These snowstorms can be spectacular there, but it's a 1-2 day event and life is completely back to normal. I've heard stories from people that lived there in the 80's and 90's, and some of those years, there were blizzard events where snow stuck the entire Winter.

Us Western Slopers have to deal with these storms every week for 4-5 months out of the year, and we don't see the ground until May but as I've mentioned, this storm is historic! Just the way it was set up and came into the Rockies. Not necessarily its effects although they're pretty crazy.

The worst of it is going to be, and already started in Nebraska up to the Dakotas. They'll be reaching strong tropical storm force winds for a couple hours, maybe even 3 or 4 hours but with 20 inches of snow along with it. 6-10 foot snowdrifts are something I've yet to see.
In the general sense, Front Range of Colorado was spared by comparison.


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“[...]the only people for me are the mad ones,
the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk,
mad to be saved,
desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes “Awww!”

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Re: Why would anybody attempt to climb one of the most dangerous mountains on earth in winter? [Re: kr0nik0]
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sheesh

winter wonderland


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Re: Why would anybody attempt to climb one of the most dangerous mountains on earth in winter? [Re: Nifflerz] * 1
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Good read here in the link on the two climbers who died.

https://explorersweb.com/2019/03/12/gone-but-not-forgotten-daniele-nardi-and-tom-ballard/

Man Nardi was completely consumed and obsessed with Nanga Parbat.


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Re: Why would anybody attempt to climb one of the most dangerous mountains on earth in winter? [Re: Nifflerz] * 1
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Meanwhile In the rest of America spring is happening



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Re: Why would anybody attempt to climb one of the most dangerous mountains on earth in winter? [Re: koods]
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The snows wernt so bad this winter where I am, its usually pretty deep


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But he's probably just thanking the Lord
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And he don't got a phone
And he don't sit around all angry and bored
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Re: Why would anybody attempt to climb one of the most dangerous mountains on earth in winter? [Re: koods]
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I envy you right now, Koods.
As much as I love the snow, this Winter has been just been so incredibly long already. I've actually been missing Florida, and no one should ever miss Florida.
Thankfully driving an hour South into NM or AZ allows me to bask in some 70 degree air and sunshine.

Without that, I wouldn't enjoy living where I do.


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“[...]the only people for me are the mad ones,
the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk,
mad to be saved,
desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes “Awww!”

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Re: Why would anybody attempt to climb one of the most dangerous mountains on earth in winter? [Re: kr0nik0]
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I would consider moving back to Saint Petersburg Fla.


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Re: Why would anybody attempt to climb one of the most dangerous mountains on earth in winter? [Re: tyrannicalrex]
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I had a conversation recently with my partner about possibly moving back, and my words were "the only way I'd happily do that is if I were to go to St. Pete."

Just something special about that town that I could never really put my finger on.


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“[...]the only people for me are the mad ones,
the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk,
mad to be saved,
desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes “Awww!”

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Re: Why would anybody attempt to climb one of the most dangerous mountains on earth in winter? [Re: kr0nik0]
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I was there 1.5 years, 05-06. My rent was 650 and I lived a 15 min bike ride (coasting there) from the beach. St Pete beach. I also worked at the St Pete Yacht club. It was then that I knew I had to do something else besides the service industry, but that's another story. The Dali museum was fucking awesome!


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Re: Why would anybody attempt to climb one of the most dangerous mountains on earth in winter? [Re: tyrannicalrex]
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The Dali museum was the last place I stopped at before driving out of FL for good.
Indeed an awesome place.
My memories from there are all great. Everything from the wildness of Gasparilla to Haslem's, the oldest used book store in the country.
The food there was amazing. I mean, I lived in Miami and had more options but St. Pete has charm.
Even the way the buildings are constructed around downtown make it for a nicer city than most, if not all in FL.
I never lived there though. A few of my very close friends moved there in their early-mid 20's, and I would go up for a week or two at a time.

Until that point, I had no interest in living there as it was all just Tampa to me.


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“[...]the only people for me are the mad ones,
the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk,
mad to be saved,
desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes “Awww!”

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Re: Why would anybody attempt to climb one of the most dangerous mountains on earth in winter? [Re: kr0nik0]
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fuck that's so weird
already had it bookmarked


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Re: Why would anybody attempt to climb one of the most dangerous mountains on earth in winter? [Re: Nifflerz]
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'I get it'
'isn't the point to reach the summer?'
You don't, and I imagine someone has pointed that out already


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Re: Why would anybody attempt to climb one of the most dangerous mountains on earth in winter? [Re: specialpeopleclub]
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specialpeopleclub said:
'I get it'
'isn't the point to reach the summer SUMMIT?'
You don't, and I imagine someone has pointed that out already



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