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[BAKPAKR]

What a great hunt! Thanks for the story and photos.

 

[ashersdad]

Unbelievable trip! Congrats to you both.

 

[Buschy]

Looks like you made a hand wllm....I'd've been doin' the Danny DeVito nope.

Harley and I are absolutely on the same page! Glad you are back safe.

 

[GrantK]

Nice work! it gets real when you are considering aiding on paracord... I actually got called in to recover a goat a couple of years ago that involved rappelling down to the carcass and securing it to an anchor to skin and quarter it, then ascending the rope with the goat in a haulbag, I need to remember to post that one when things slow down this winter...

 

[AvidIndoorsman]

Nice work! it gets real when you are considering aiding on paracord... I actually got called in to recover a goat a couple of years ago that involved rappelling down to the carcass and securing it to an anchor to skin and quarter it, then ascending the rope with the goat in a haulbag, I need to remember to post that one when things slow down this winter...

You absolutely have to post that one!

Also I would be really curious how a pro would have handled rigging to rappel down to my buddies goat. The rock was pretty shitty and there weren't a lot of great anchor options. I'm a super novice climber and would to know how people deal with Chugach rock.

 

[Deleted member 16014]

...how people deal with Chugach rock.

As with the Canadian Rockies, I would expect pitons, drills, and the Lord. I'm not rapping off no BD spectre thanks.

 

[AvidIndoorsman]

As with the Canadian Rockies, I would expect pitons, drills, and the Lord. I'm not rapping off no BD spectre thanks.

Yeah... so my, "Yeah I mean with 3 Sherpas just packing gear we could have gotten it safely" was not far from the truth lol

 

[Desk Pop]

This is awesome

 

[elkrchr]

What an adventure! You'll never forget that experience!

 

[GrantK]

As with the Canadian Rockies, I would expect pitons, drills, and the Lord. I'm not rapping off any BD spectre thanks.

ha, that's about what I would bring, Specters and beaks are almost cheating when the rock is bad, the more scared you are the more you hammer until they are welded...
looking at the photos @wllm1313 posted I'd be slinging boulders or horns in that stuff, even if the rock is total choss a VW sized boulder is tough to move, the unofficial standard for our local rescue team is that a stable washing machine-sized boulder is acceptable to rappel from, and I've certainly rapped from much smaller, faith-based rappelling is something I prefer to avoid though...
given the three sherpas a power drill and epoxied in allthread make almost anything doable...

 

[Vek]

It's not easy to photograph steep, but you managed.

The one goat that I got involved in up there we scrabbled to and photographed as he laid, but we had no gear and he was in no position to butcher. He started to slide after we moved his head for a photo, and down 200' to the creek he went. Only broke off a horn tippy-tip.

 

[DouglasR]

I can’t even.
you and your friends are insane.

 

[crock239]

THAT. IS. AWESOME.

Great adventure, fantastic pics as usual.

Thanks for sharing and congrats.

 

[KayakMacGyver]

VERY cool adventure. Man, beautiful Billy too! Congrats and thanks for the well told story.

 

[Nunyacreek]

Great story, great photos. Isn’t it awesome how three days can seem like a lifetime ? I’m always impressed at how fun and easy It would be if only you didn’t have to kill
Something and get it out. Superb!

 

[rmyoung1]

Awesome adventure @wllm1313 and well-told, as always. Thanks for sharing!

 

[muddyboots]

Although it's a long reading but it's worth it. Congratulations

 

[Wallydeuce]

Great write up and pics! All that training on the Commons served you well. Glad I wasn't there to help.

Well done indeed!

 

[plentycoupe]

Awesome hunt!

 

[Slm864]

Awesome!!! Sounds like a hell of a hunt.