chief saturday
 Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2009 2:51 pm
Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2009 2:51 pmaaron and malcom joined us regs and fast eddie 2day up to chief in ojs rig.  strong launch cycles w/ east predicted and a nice spread.  got cooled off a little over/and a ways back of chief peak topping out just over 9000.  an ok W glide started at nearly 40mph heading 2 nordhoff peak.  decided 2 bail to the hs in the low 6s in back of the pyramid, as the low ground looked like it was not working well and a possible hikeout @ whiteledge in triple digs seemed a tad daunting w/ less than 12 gallons of h20 and a mule.  pilots reported conditions being about as strong as chief gets today.  in the core of the stronger drifters near c.peak tho, it seemed a'smooth.