>>2792366>leave the dogs at homeMany people have told me this. The dogs will love it except for the hike in/out. It will cost over a grand to put them in a kennel and a week is too long for family. I've done this twice before but the last time my dog broke a nail and bled everywhere going up and it kinda put a damper on things, that's why I'm looking at other options.
>>2792366>time spent not in danger is time well spentEverythings a little bit dangerous. The odds of dying are pretty small. I'm looking for advice like "trust the air temp-time-ice thickness charts and don't worry", or "do/don't go overland without a trail because hazards will be hidden/less because of the snow"
>>2792452>90 pound pack90lbs of gear. So including what I am wearing, snowshoes, ice axe, rope, my dog's backpack, food for six days, ti stove, folding saw, shovel, photography gear. I think 90lbs is probably accurate and actually fairly light, maybe even ultralight for this type of camping in the winter.
>near vertical 500 foot climbIt's not climbing, it's scrambling. It's like a series of waist high ledges and deep crevices.
>with dogs?again, I have done this before. The dogs have harnesses which I use to help them up and down sometimes. The dogs love it except for the walk in and out.
I was thinking the long route would be best for the dogs with the bonus of being able to use a sled but it makes the approach two days long because 10k in the winter is a lot for them especially as we usually don't stop because of the cold.
That and I'm scared of going through ice especially without cell service. I know the basics like you can look up how thick the ice will theoretically be and avoid currents like river outlets because ice will the thinner there but I still don't trust it.
Advice?
