Frozen Films

2-weeks two week away from the move

2005-09-16T09:53:00.000-07:00

I can't wait until we move to Bend, Oregon. I'm packing the stuff that I'll need and putting the rest in storage and good will.

I've been checking out some blogs from Bend. Blogging seems like a great way to get to know people.

Here's one blogger that I'd love to meet.

http://emeraldbayphoto.com/blog/

She just got back from Burning Man...Check it out.

High Hopes

2005-09-13T08:44:00.000-07:00

The team has done a lot of training lately. Getting up early, long before the sun even thinks about rising, just to make it to the top of a hill to watch the sun rise. This photo is of Alex and I atop of Black Butte, taken by the lovely, Bella Snow Girl.

Alex, or Sound Guy Alex, has an uncle who has a second home in Bend and is going to let us use it when we do our filming Bella Snow Girl might live there before. She wants to work at Mt. Bachelor as a snowboard instructor. Hope she gets the gig.

As for me, I'm trying to raise the funds to shoot the film. Can't freefall jump out of a helicopter for free, nor can you film it.

This is going to be the best adventure sport film ever shot on the Cascade Mountain Range!

Bella Snow Girl

2005-09-12T15:00:00.000-07:00

Sandy's blog is up!

go to http://bellasnowgirl.blogspot.com/

cool name Sandy.

Start your own Blog

2005-09-12T12:54:00.000-07:00

Sandy said that she like the blogging idea yesterday. She says that it's a good way for all of us to keep on the same page, saving us a lot of money in phone calls. She's going to start her own blog and advises all of you to do the same.

Well make this blog the main one for the team and have links on the right for individual blogs. Cool?

Just email me you're blog address and I'll put it on the side.

Remember to keep all of the production details out of the public's eye! We don't want film companies like Rage Films to steal our idea.

Equiptment List for Team

2005-09-12T09:29:00.000-07:00

Hope everyone found our Blog!

This weekend Sandy and I decided to do make a shopping list, and are reccomending that everyone on the team buy these personal items:

Map & Compass
Knife
Matches/Lighter
Sunglasses and/or ski goggles (dark lenses)
Sunscreen and Lip Balm
First Aid Kit Food (extra food for emergencies)
Headlamp and extra batteries
Altimeter Signaling Device (whistle and/or mirror)
Gloves and Mittens,
Winter Hat,
Sun Hat Down or Synthetic Parka Wool or Synthetic Clothing,
layered Waterproof/Breathable Parka Waterproof/Breathable Pants or Bibs Sleeping Bag - comfortable to 10F Ensolite Pad
Ice Axe
Carabiners (minimum 4)
Prussik Slings (3) or Ascenders Chest and Seat Harness
Helmet Boots and GaitorsCramponsPicket (1) or other appropriate protection device.

All Team Members need to contribute to the pot for these items:

Rope, 40 m, 9 or 11mm diameter
Pickets or Ice Screws (as appropriate for route and conditions)
Pulleys Stove and Fuel Extra Fuel for emergencies
Tent or Tarp Shelter
Wands

Additional Winter Equipment:

Team:

Food and Fuel for two extra days
Wands, minimum 200
Tent, expedition type
Additional Rope

Individuals:
Down Parka
Pants and Mittens
Double Boots or Over Boots Avalanche
Beacon & Probe
Snow Shovel
Snowshoes or Skis

June's Scout

2005-09-11T11:07:00.000-07:00

I'm sort of playing catch up with this web blog. We decided that it was best, before the onset of winter, that Sandy and I to map out our winter filming session this summer. It's a lot easier summiting the South Sister during the summer. Back in June we set up our camp at Devil's Lake Trailhead at around 10:00PM on a Friday Night after making the four hour drive from Portland to the Bend area. We'd stopped off at a pub in Bend for some good trail food: Burgers and fat-filled fries! At 11:00PM, we calculated that we could sleep for three hours and get going at 2:00AM to summit sometime in the late morning. We cuddled up in our truck bed and at 2:00, we were up and raring' to go!

We were all packed up all of our accessories onto our little Northface packs. We headed up the trail in the dark, finding it quite hard to follow. Immediately we crossed over a stream on a footbridge, and ended up at a culvert and a flooded stream by the road. We hopped up onto the road and looked around for the trail marker across the street. It was marked by a lone, unmarked wood post up the street a ways. We followed the path into the woods and found the climbers permit station where we signed in for our self-issued permits (it's required). Almost immediately we found the trail impossible to distinguish, much like wat Joey and Paula might have seen. There was no path, and in the intermittent snow patches, there were no footprints. The moon was behind the clouds and we were having much difficulty navigating on the trail, but we wanted to stay on the trail just in case.

Finally we made it out of the woods, and climbed up a steep hill onto a large snow field. The route wound around Moraine Lake (still frozen and snow-covered) and proceeded over an endless flat stretch, where we actually lost elevation over about two and a half miles. We finally arrived at the foot of the mountain, and began the snow slog. The weather was beautiful, but we had fumbled around finding the trail so long that the sun had already risen by the time we reached timberline, which was disappointing. The snow had dissipated a lot since last month, and the previously covered mountain, now was considerably bare. The trail was still snow-covered up until around 7,000 feet, and the snow was getting soft. We reached the end of the snow field and decided to hit the cinder-coated ridge for the remainder of the climb.

At around 8,800 feet, we reached the crater, where we found the lake intact. There were several large, open crevasses on the Lewis Glacier to the right as we continued on. The weather was starting to move in, as Mt. Bachelor and Broken Top, once clear and towering over the trail, were now becoming lost in dark, black, Nimbus clouds. The summit of South Sister was still clear, however, so we pressed on. The snow was now almost nonexistent, and we dropped our snowboards and continued to the top. Within about 200 feet of the top, clouds began to engulf the summit. We hear thunder claps in the distance as the storm began to roll in. Another climber passed by and said that he couldn't see anything from the top, and we decided that no view wasn't worth the risk of that storm hitting us on top of the mountain. As lightning strikes became visible past Mt. Bachelor. We decided to hurry down the mountain.

We strapped on our snowboards at the top of the snowfield, and headed down. Sandy had a little difficulty getting started with the weight on her back, and ran over a rock, scraping her leg. We ran out the slope, which ended far too quickly, and packed up the boards and put on rain gear just as the hailstorm reached us. Lightning flashed nearby, and hail thundered down as we fought our snowboards, having a hard time restrapping them to our packs.

Finally, we were on the move again, disappointed in the near summit. We trudged over the flat snowfield, and looked over our shoulder. The summit was now crystal clear with no clouds, and the hailstorm moved on. It figured... We again lost the trail, and followed the GPS back to the car. Once in the woods, the trail became easy to see now, as many people had come and gone since we arrived that morning. We later lost the trail again, but just headed south until we hit the road.

There's no question about it, that it's going to be quite the challenge filming this picture during the dead of winter.

2005-09-10T11:44:00.000-07:00