Thumbing through the lines

Unexpected success is always that much more sweet. While driving to Rainier on Saturday night, it was pouring, or as Christophe said, "Il pleut comme un vache qui pisse."

Here are a several shots from skiing Fuhrer Thumb yesterday...

skinning up the Wilson Glacier

Skiing from Point Success, we ran into some cool cats not too far down.

We had been talking about skiing the Fuhrer Thumb for a change of pace. The CO boys had similar plans. Great minds think alike?
Christophe cuts the Thumb:

The Thumb was a sweet line. Better than the Finger, since it's slightly steeper and more sustained. Past observations tell me that it goes kaput from rockfall really quickly, though, even quicker than the Finger.
Isn't this a great view?

Parting shot on the Wilson Glacier


Ed: A solid sub-11-hr showing from Christophe and Sky