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wickedest1
Nov 19, 2006, 12:38 AM
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I'm planning a FA this spring on a mountain in AK and I'm wondering if it is common practice to mark summits with something, maybe a USGS marker. How would I get one, place one, etc. Is it worth the trouble? I'm a leave no trace supporter but I believe there may be others looking to push for the same summit soon... any way to prove who was there first? PS- It's alpine so I don't expect much for natural markers. Just get the pics and call it a day?
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dynoho
Nov 19, 2006, 1:27 AM
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I really don't know. The sourdoughs carried a 14 foot spruce flag pole to the summit of Denali. This is probably more feasible than a marker unless you are an employee of the USGS and actually doing a survey.
How about a photo of you with a GPS unit in hand displaying the coordinates? All waypoints would further validate your success. I don't know what is standard, but around here, expect profuse skepticism.
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rockguide
Nov 19, 2006, 1:41 AM
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In reply to: I'm planning a FA this spring on a mountain in AK and I'm wondering if it is common practice to mark summits with something, maybe a USGS marker. How would I get one, place one, etc. Is it worth the trouble? I'm a leave no trace supporter but I believe there may be others looking to push for the same summit soon... any way to prove who was there first? PS- It's alpine so I don't expect much for natural markers. Just get the pics and call it a day?
Get the pics, get down safe, call it a day. Write it up.
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ryanb
Nov 19, 2006, 2:26 AM
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Climb a few remote peaks, see what you find, leave the same if you must prove you were there. (don't be suprised if some guy named Fred left one first)
Climb safe.
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stymingersfink
Nov 19, 2006, 5:17 AM
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that pretty much says everything.
in fact, don't be suprised if you find a note from that Fred guy on the summit of your expected FA, either.
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