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TGT
Social climber
So Cal
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Jul 17, 2009 - 10:37pm PT
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or worse - something from Victoria's Secret !!!!
What would have been "worse" about that?
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Captain...or Skully
Social climber
way, WAY out there....(OMG)
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Jul 17, 2009 - 10:38pm PT
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I'm thinkin' that stuff won't hike.........Don't cha think?
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Ricky D
Trad climber
Sierra Westside
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Jul 17, 2009 - 10:43pm PT
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NAw - I'm thinking that crotchless panties would have given them a seriously bad case of prickly heat!
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Scared Silly
Trad climber
UT
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Jul 17, 2009 - 10:47pm PT
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Nice, for the next trip bring a old tupperware container for the pop. Also I would not recommend using bug repellent on the bags. Bug repellent contains DEET which eats plastic.
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pip the dog
Mountain climber
planet dogboy
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Jul 17, 2009 - 11:09pm PT
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Karen,
outstanding TR. see that, i just knew by your snack question post that you and yours would have an absolute blast. forget 5.17d -- what you captured in your TR is the real joy of it. well done!
the eldest of my many (many many - think irish) neices and nephews just turned 13. i look forward to the day when this bachelor uncle can head up high with the magic in my life in tow. or perhaps towing me. may it be soon.
~~~
so, "i just gottsa knows" (an old quote from an old squint eastwood film): what snacks did you go with? what did the kids dig? obviously whatever you picked went swimmingly -- as the kids were smiling at the summit and the poop (not "pop") bags seemed quite, er, hefty.
c'mon, fess up. bet you went with the glazed animal crackers and gummie bears -- didn't cha? for your a mom -- and mom's just know. no? well, do tell. for soon, i hope, i will have to make the same choices. and anything that makes for grins that big is surely good by me.
huzzah!!!
^,,^
(alas, not so pretty in pink -- but working on it...)
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John Moosie
climber
Beautiful California
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Jul 17, 2009 - 11:20pm PT
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Hurray for the spirit of Adventure. Way to go..
My first trip up Whitney was unplanned. I was dropping a buddy off who was hiking the John Muir trail. We didn't think there would be permits available so I hadn't plan to hike in with him. When we got to the forest service office there were permits available so I decided to hike Whitney. All that I had was a tiny day pack ( my wilderness Experience pack which has gone many places with me ) and my sleeping bag. So I bought some salami and crackers and went for it. We got a late late start so only made it to the first camp which is about 2 miles in. Then the next day I went for the top and back out. Thats all I had time for as I was do back at work.
We were swooped by a glider up on the crest. That was cool.
Thanks for sharing the adventure. :-)
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AbeFrohman
Trad climber
new york, NY
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Jul 18, 2009 - 10:34am PT
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FABUFRIKKINLOUS!
whats OT about?
might it have been a good idea to discuss a fear of heights before climbing the HIGHEST point in the lower 48?!
i hope to get my girls psyched about doing the same one day.
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survival
Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
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Jul 18, 2009 - 10:53am PT
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Karen,
What a great (OT?) report!
All the pretty faces and great smiles are awesome.
And a successful summit and underbritches shots to boot!
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Karen
Trad climber
So Cal urban sprawl Hell
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 18, 2009 - 02:04pm PT
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Ok, the whole underwear discussion between those girls had me in stitches-no pun intended-they both had decided their normal choice of wear-thongs-would not be comfortable, so chose what they call, "shorts" undies, besides they had decided when they made the summit to get their "underwear" pics!
There is another pic, (my daughter did not want the boyfriend to see just how wild she got up there, lol) of the real underwear shot. Interesting way to celebrate success...
Pip....ok, here is the food/snack confession; we had some healthy but stayed with:
pop tarts- they are the best, when high and the tummy is rejecting all else, boy do these taste good.
Gummy bears- another easy food to digest, held up well and tasty.
Fruity things I found at Target, sort of like gummy bears- they were also a treat for those girls.
Naomi did make her own trail mix, looked good to me.
Cashews, honey sticks, dates (I was the only one who ate them, my daughter thought they looked like dead cockroaches).
I had a couple of leftover gu's~ there great for a quick pick-up.
Our lunches were healthy, had tuna & bagels.
It was a really cool trip, we were all smiles and got many remarks from others on their way down how happy and smiley we were (even when we were carrying those heavy packs).
Altitude isn't so bad when one's attitude is positive and high!!!!
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Jul 18, 2009 - 02:34pm PT
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Now that was cool! Truly in the sprit of Mountaineering!
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Jul 18, 2009 - 05:10pm PT
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Bravo! you gals rock!
ok, now here's a little tick list for you... you got the very bottom one done...
Mount McKinley (Denali) 6,194 m (20,322 ft) United States Alaska Alaska Range
Mount Logan 5,959 m (19,551 ft) Canada Yukon Saint Elias Range
Pico de Orizaba 5,640 m (18,504 ft) Mexico Puebla/Veracruz Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Mount Saint Elias 5,489 m (18,009 ft) United States/Canada Alaska/Yukon Saint Elias Range
Popocatépetl 5,465 m (17,930 ft) Mexico Puebla/Mexico Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Mount Foraker 5,304 m (17,402 ft) United States Alaska Alaska Range
Iztaccihuatl 5,230 m (17,159 ft) Mexico Puebla/Mexico Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Mount Lucania 5,226 m (17,146 ft) Canada Yukon Saint Elias Range
King Peak 5,173 m (16,972 ft) Canada Yukon Saint Elias Range
Mount Steele 5,073 m (16,644 ft) Canada Yukon Saint Elias Range
Mount Bona 5,045 m (16,552 ft) United States Alaska Saint Elias Range
Mount Blackburn 4,996 m (16,391 ft) United States Alaska Wrangell Mountains
Mount Sanford 4,949 m (16,237 ft) United States Alaska Wrangell Mountains
Mount Wood 4,850 m (15,912 ft) Canada Yukon Saint Elias Range
Mount Vancouver 4,812 m (15,787 ft) Canada Yukon Saint Elias Range
Mount Slaggard 4,742 m (15,558 ft) Canada Yukon Saint Elias Range
Xinantécatl (Nevado de Toluca) 4,680 m (15,354 ft) Mexico Mexico Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Mount Fairweather 4,671 m (15,325 ft) United States/Canada Alaska/British Columbia Saint Elias Range
Sierra Negra 4,640 m (15,223 ft)[3] Mexico Puebla/Veracruz Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Mount Hubbard 4,557 m (14,951 ft) United States/Canada Alaska/Yukon Saint Elias Range
Mount Bear 4,520 m (14,829 ft) United States Alaska Saint Elias Range
Mount Walsh 4,507 m (14,787 ft) Canada Yukon Saint Elias Range
Matlalcueitl (La Malinche) 4,461 m (14,636 ft) Mexico Puebla Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Mount Hunter 4,442 m (14,573 ft) United States Alaska Alaska Range
Mount Whitney 4,421 m (14,505 ft) United States California Sierra Nevada
you can probably get some help from around here... and I look forward to seeing the "underwear shot" at the top of Denali!
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