January 22, 2010
Although the skies were blue, Jeremy and I would be up against well below zero windchills today. We met at the lodge and headed up the ski slopes.
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Just before the summit, we put on extra gear.
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From the pictures everything looks calm. . .
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but to see the real conditions click on this clip.
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After tagging the summit of Saddleback, we were off to the Horn.
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The sky could not be any more blue.
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Jeremy breaking trail through a big snow drift.
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Looking back to Saddleback.
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The summit sign on the Horn was coated with rime ice.
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Unfortunately, the easiest way back was to reclimb Saddleback.
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Jeremy pretends to be fighting the wind, although at times the picture might not have been far from the truth.
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It was a windy but beautiful day. Tomorrow we go after Sugarloaf and Spaulding.
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