Discussion Topic |
|
This thread has been locked |
Captain...or Skully
climber
|
|
That EKat is still my hero. She's one tough old broad.
YIKES! ;-D (hehehe)
|
|
donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
|
|
At 60.....
Never let a hard on go unintended, even when alone, it may be your last.
Never pass a bathroom without using it.
Never trust a fart.
Enjoy!!!
|
|
Chazbro
Social climber
Gillette, Wyoming
|
|
Coming up on 50 years of climbing this summer. I still can't keep up with my brother Jaybro, but I'm climbing better now than the last few decades. Something to do with a fabulous new climbing structure that looks like Devils Tower! It's as much fun as ever. I climbed with Paul Stettner when I was in High School. He was about the age I am now at 62 and he was having a blast then., like I am now. I climbed the other weekend with my son and 7 year old grandson. A great time was had by all....
|
|
mechrist
Gym climber
South of Heaven
|
|
Thanks rgold. That is by far the longest post I have ever read on soopertopo! I'll add that into my max recruit training in a couple weeks and set my goal of doing 1 arms by the time I'm 40.
Climbing is easy when you are young. Respect for the old goats still pulling down.
|
|
Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
|
|
I met Paul Stettner when he went up to do the 50th annual ascent of Stettner's Ledges. Cool guy (got stormed off though, a terrible season).
I'm not as bad as donini. I still trust my farts (but usually carry spare clothing).
But isn't that why he's doing the Nose In A Diaper?
|
|
mechrist
Gym climber
South of Heaven
|
|
Nose in a diaper! Ha.
|
|
Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
|
|
Boy, you got that right, eKat. I was just looking for a book and came across
a rope diary stuck away. It said I did 5 routes at Williamson Rock, 20 years
ago, mind you, with a guy I have absolutely no recollection of! Ouch!
None, nada, zilch! Did I just pick him up along the way a la Desert Frank?
WTF?
|
|
Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
|
|
Man, it is scary! I wrote down his full name, mind you.
Never heard of the dood. Funny thing is I can remember individual chess
games from that same period. Oh well, Williamson sport routes never made
a great impression on me, except for the one where I came even with a big
hole 10' the right and there was a momma Great Horned Owl sitting in her
living room and giving me the stinkeye big time! I explained that I was
just passing by and that my brother would be along in a minute. I remember
that quite vividly! Of course I'd left my camera in the pack at the base.
|
|
hobo_dan
Social climber
Minnesota
|
|
53 and there is definitely a sense of urgency settling in. This is actually a good thing because it's forcing me off my dead complacent ass. 60+ days out on the boards this winter and then its time to get something else- anything else BUT I am going to get it--What's the alternative?
Time--it's fukcing breathing down my neck
|
|
Bad Climber
climber
|
|
I turn 51 in a couple of days; my wife turned 60 this year. From Aug. to Nov. we pedaled the length of the Rocky Mtns. from Jasper to the Mexican border--tough trip, especially on recumbent trikes with our 57 lb. dog Django with us. He hiked all the hills, including one very long walk from Frisco all the way to the top of Fremont Pass. What a day. We're back into climbing a lot now, but I don't think I'll ever be a super star. Seems that even in my 20's I'd manage to injure myself when I pushed too hard, not the world's best connective tissue. Still, easy/moderate 10's seem doable, and I've set up a home gym--weights, etc. for strength training, which seems to help. Also, over the last few weeks, took up slacklining. Freaky hard, but I'm slowly getting it and can almost walk the 30 ft. from tree to tree in my back yard. I fall like crazy, but, like climbing, when you find the zone, so nice! I recommend it for all climbers. It's the first new, truly difficult thing I've tried since my youth, and it's teaching me all over again about being a beginner--a good lesson. I hope to climb for a long time still to come. It's all about fun, connecting with nature and friends, being part of something greater and grander than yourself. This, of course, was the draw when I was 15 and first decided I would become a climber.
Check yer knots!
BAd
|
|
thedogfather
Trad climber
Somewhere near Red Rocks
|
|
My wife and I (she's 48, I'm 63) stay motivated by targeting the 24 Hours of Horseshoe Hell every year. Knowing we will compete gives us the motivation to keep our weight at a reasonable level and keep our cardio going year round. I do 20-30 minutes of hangboard twice a week and cardio 3-4 times a week in addition to outside climbing two or three times a week most of the year. As summer approaches we up our intensity and frequency of workouts. This natural flow of the year gives our bodies a natural winter break to recover and then a long period of correct eating and workouts building up to the fall. I also do a birthday challenge every year to stay motivated (63 pitches of 5.10 last year). Knock wood but I currently have no tendinitis but I am very careful not to overdo on the intensity.
Here is a TR I put up here recently with a cute film done about this old geezer and the 24 hour climbing competition.
http://www.supertopo.com/tr/Partial-TR-about-the-24-hours-of-horseshoe-hell-more-about-an-old-mans-journey/t11826n.html
|
|
McHale's Navy
Trad climber
Panorama City, California & living in Seattle
|
|
Here's an exercise I came up with while working on a program for my mother in the 80s. You just need a rocking chair and the wheel aparatus. To make it harder, add ankle weights!
|
|
Seamstress
Trad climber
Yacolt, WA
|
|
Proud to say that the ladies of my age division (55 - 59)BURNED the ladies in the next younger division (50 - 54) at the local 15K running race. 60 is looking good today.
|
|
Lynne Leichtfuss
Sport climber
moving thru
|
|
John Gill is awesome in his work out advice. Thank you John and for all your participation here. Cheers, Lynne Leichtfuss
|
|
mike m
Trad climber
black hills
|
|
Have climbed with quite a few of the 60 plus crowd the last couple of years a few of them are climbing harder than I ever have. Got twenty years to catch up.
|
|
rgold
Trad climber
Poughkeepsie, NY
|
|
I had some bad loughing fits last week but am almost entirely recovered.
|
|
DonC
climber
CA
|
|
i turned 60 last summer and did a 14 day solo hike of the John Muir Trail to celebrate.
|
|
tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
|
|
a young 50.. this weeks adventure
|
|
Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
|
|
@56c I'm in about as good shape as ever and certainly as active as ever; half trail marathon, back to back 20 mile bike rides and multiple 5.12 offwidths since Friday. I thi k, if the stars align, it's just a number
|
|
|
SuperTopo on the Web
|
Let us know!