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Originally Posted by Dantilla
Your first picture shows lenticular clouds.
They indicate strong winds.
Any pilot knows to stay far away from lenticular clouds, or the airplane will get swatted like a bug
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High winds? Good eye.
My next step was to go up Red Banks. It's a very steep 2000-foot climb to the ridge, toward the right, in the far distance. It requires crampons, ice axe, and good self-arrest skills. The lack of sleep and the long slog up Avalanche Gulch left me pretty fatigued. The crusty snow was also hard to navigate.
