Good bye everyone?

Exciting plans exciting plans...

Planning on a solo snowshoeing / backpacking trip up Black Mtn. yes, this is the same black mtn that I normally drive up to for some sick bouldering.

This time, I'm planning on parking my car at the bottom of the road (road is closed till June), hike the 6 miles, possibly in showshoes, make camp at one of the campsites on the ridge facing San Gorgonio and spend the weekend:

• learning to self arrest (time for me to use that friggin ice axe I bought!)
  
• make anatomically correct snowmens
  
• build a snow shelter
  
• meditate in absolute silence
  
• freeze a testicle and a pinky finger off
  
• explore part of the PCT (only a couple of miles past where I plan to make camp)
  
• learn how to backpack

Of course, things could get hairy, in which case I plan on promptly leaving. But if I don't show up by Sunday night, expect to find me in a lotus position frozen solid on Black Mtn. I'll be next to my snow mens.

This should be fun considering I've never really done any of those things on that list. Theoretically, I've learned everything I can - now I've just got to go out and field test my skills.

Oh - and Steph gets dibs on my gear if I die.