Video of huge rockfall on Rainier
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Re: Video of huge rockfall on Rainier
I wonder if anybody yelled "ROCK!"
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Re: Video of huge rockfall on Rainier
Yikes! I am guessing no one got caught up in that.. Scary stuff.
On my first take-off, I hit second gear and went through the speed limit on a two-lane blacktop highway full of ranch traffic. By the time I went up to third, I was going 75 and the tach was barely above 4000 rpm....
And that's when the Ducati got its second wind. From 4000 to 6000 in third will take you from 75 mph to 95 in two seconds - and after that, Bubba, you still have fourth, fifth, and sixth. Ho, ho.
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And that's when the Ducati got its second wind. From 4000 to 6000 in third will take you from 75 mph to 95 in two seconds - and after that, Bubba, you still have fourth, fifth, and sixth. Ho, ho.
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Re: Video of huge rockfall on Rainier
Wow is that just East of Nisqually?
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Re: Video of huge rockfall on Rainier
Yep, the video was taken from the route to Muir and the rockfall is on the Nisqually. Here's the blog post about it:jimlup wrote:Wow is that just East of Nisqually?
http://mountrainierclimbing.blogspot.co ... ually.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Sounds like the rock slid from about 11k to 7800 feet.
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Re: Video of huge rockfall on Rainier
Terry, Terry, Terry. You're always so quick to chide others for duplicate posts and resurrecting old threads...
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Re: Video of huge rockfall on Rainier
How could you miss that Terry? Get with the program.
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Re: Video of huge rockfall on Rainier
I know, I know. I'm slacking. Sorry about that!lordhelmut wrote:How could you miss that Terry? Get with the program.
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Re: Video of huge rockfall on Rainier
Woooooooooooooooow. That's something I haven't seen on that scale.