GPNF Hypothermia Run 2/5

[Gold Cobra]

Just got home and I even unpacked my Jeep right away. :clap:

I missed out on the exploring but I made it for the camping. Had a great time. I'll post up the few pics I took after the game.

 

[streetpirate]

Re: GPNF Hypothermia Run

Had a great time, met some cool people, ate bitchin chili. Thanks to Torx for his love of shoveling snow and airing up tires!

 

[TORX]

I strangely do enjoy shoveling snow, and the pot of Stagg Chili was pretty good.

Thanks to those who still made it out even with the crumby conditions and weather. This actually turned out to be a really fun trip.

Myself, Ruger81, Streetpirate, and Icemans headed up Saturday morning. In the past week alone I'd say another foot had melted off.

The snow was compacted pretty well, so flotation wasn't really an issue... especially when you hit gravel at 3600'.

We made really good progress across the 53rd. After a short break at the top, we ventured down to the base camp. Streepiratemobile was looking for asphalt.

After ditching some gear, we went off to do some exploring. We got up to 4000' on the 5304, and then started hitting some snow drifts. You either love them or hate them.

We weren't really feeling like dealing with them so we set off up the 42 to see what we could find. Ryan and Liz (Icemans) leading the way. There was a bunch of washed out sections, which made for some fun obstacles.

Jeep Force One in the back of the pack.

We rotated our lineup a few times, reseated a bead in record time (thanks Scott for the practice ), and then eventually topped out at 4000', and once again hit some monster drifts.

We had a few sketchy corners on the way up, and of course coming back down was worse. I like Liz's expression in the background.

Ryan was in the back, so by that time the ruts were already pretty stretched out. This was after getting him back on the road, I guess the first attempt had his front tires below where Dan (in the black) is standing.

We all made it back to camp in one piece. No igloo building this trip, but we did have a pretty good chili dinner if I do say so myself. Goblazers_6 graced us with his presence later that night, after a solo ascent to camp, and as always good times were had around the camp fire.

Airing up and putting an end to the first ever South End Hypothermia Run.

Assuming we get another decent snowfall this winter, I'm definitely down for another overnight trip or two.

 

[crazymoose1990]

Great pictures bummer I didnt get around to going. Hopefully there will be much more snow next time. I did hear that they are expecting snow in the Cascades this week.
I want snow alot of snow kind of like the snow they have in the midwest.

 

[Icemans]

Yes this was a blast thanks to all that made it I had a blast met some new faces and got to know all of you better. I have a ton of photos but can't upload them because my computer craped out on me today so maybe in the next couple days I can't get them up.

 

[ruger81]

X's 2 on the down for more trips.. i had alot of fun. got to meet some new poeple and wheel in the snow always fun! cant wait for the next one! i wanna give a thanks to all for showing and a special thanks to torx for putting this on, and for hauling out all our trash all get it next time

 

[streetpirate]

X's 2 on the down for more trips.. i had alot of fun. got to meet some new poeple and wheel in the snow always fun! cant wait for the next one! i wanna give a thanks to all for showing and a special thanks to torx for putting this on, and for hauling out all our trash all get it next time

thanks again for the 100 proof, always smooth, southern comfort. it takes a real friend to pour liquor into your juice after you're drunk enough to have switched to drinking juice.

 

[ruger81]

thanks again for the 100 proof, always smooth, southern comfort. it takes a real friend to pour liquor into your juice after you're drunk enough to have switched to drinking juice.

anytime :cheers: i didnt want you to get hypothermia... southern comfort keeps you warm lol

 

[BPB]

I headed up the 42 in the stoparu but the first batch of snow looked to scary so I turned around, and passed Darren on his way up

 

[ruger81]

you should of rode up with darren.. i bet ur subi could of made it all the way to camp no prob.. ive seen the flex in that thing lol

 

[kndrewa]

Nice report!

 

[BPB]

you should of rode up with darren.. i bet ur subi could of made it all the way to camp no prob.. ive seen the flex in that thing lol

I would have but I had already made plans to spend the evening with the gf, And there isnt room in darrens jeep for 3

 

[Icemans]

Well the computer is back up and running but now I can't seem to find the camera. I will have the wife look for it tomorrow and I will post up my pics as soon as I find it.

 

[ruger81]

i can't wait to see all the pics you two took.

 

[juniorXJ]

ware are all the pics people. im diein over here there's a TSF run on the 13th but i need Jeep porn now

 

[RedJeep2.0]

ware are all the pics people. im diein over here there's a TSF run on the 13th but i need Jeep porn now

Dude, I seen your jeep a few days ago. Where have you been? When are you going to make it on a run?

 

[Icemans]

ware are all the pics people. im diein over here there's a TSF run on the 13th but i need Jeep porn now

Well the computer was down for a couple weeks now I can't seem to find the camera. The kids must be hiding it from me because it was on the desk waiting to be uploaded. As soon as I find It I will post them sorry guy's.

Ryan

 

[juniorXJ]

Dude, I seen your jeep a few days ago. Where have you been? When are you going to make it on a run?

the 13th. im hoping to be all over that.

iceman, put a reward out for it lol. it'll get found right quick

 

[Icemans]

So I found the camera jammed under the driver seat of my wifes car that a great place for it. So back to the task at hand. We headed up towards the gravel pit just off the FS42.

We went from no snow to snow in a matter of feet. So we thought that we needed to air down at that point.

When we got to camp some people got a little excited

Then we dropped one of the rigs off to use as a sacrifice incase anyone spotted our wood we hoped they would take the XJ first, and headed out exploring.

Blazing trail 90% of the time

 

[Icemans]

In the process of having fun I was a little low on tire pressure.

Then we headed down for a night of laughter and drinking.