RDV Design Update

XC Labs is still working out the kinks in the Mt Hood Rapid Descent Vehicle. The lightweight, toboggan like vehicle is designed to shoot the Xtreme team members back down to base camp after they reach the summit. This will allow them to start their climb approximately 4 hours later than traditionally equipped climbers and thus catch some extra Z's the night before. The extra sleep should help with any pre-climb celebration hangovers, making up even more time on the round trip. So far the major challange has been testing the vehicle in the absence of any nearby snow (or hills for that matter) in lower Manhattan.