We climbed Mt. Adams in the Cascades in beautiful weather. But our guide Matt insisted we haul survival gear up to the summit including parkas, emergency sleeping bag, stove, fuel.
On the descent Matt suggested a future trip up to Camp Muir on Rainier. No doubt he’d insist we carry survival gear yet again.
Here’s why …
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Entries from August 2008
August 31, 2008
hiker dead on Mt Rainier
August 25, 2008
WCT 19hr 13min
What did you do Saturday?
Wanetta Beal ran the West Coast Trail in 19 hours and 13 minutes.
As far as she and Parks Canada staff know, she’s the first woman to do the 75-kilometre route in less than 24 hours — instead of the usual six days.
“I knocked it off my list of things to do [...]
August 24, 2008
evidence – FARTs on summit
Less than half the “rookies“ make it to the top of Mt. Adams in Washington State. But the highly trained FARTs did.
Thanks Matt for getting us to the summit safely.
August 20, 2008
gear list for Big Blue race
from the official website:
Mandatory Gear:
Individual:
To be carried by each competitor at ALL times:
• Backpack with or without water bladder
• Water
• Knife, fixed or locking blade
• Headlamp
• Survival mirror
• Whistle
• Fleece light weight long sleeve top
• Waterproof top outer layer, jacket or shell
• Space Blanket
Mountain Biking Equipment:
• Helmet that meets the ANSI [...]
August 19, 2008
…and so they pressed on…
“Here, at the end of the millennium, and extraordinary thing is happening in sports. There is a new kind of athlete, participating in a new kind of sport. This new athlete competes not for fame, or money, or career, but simply for adventure and for the experience of living–if only for the span of the [...]
August 18, 2008
running adds 16yrs to life
a … study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine documents how the docs started tracking runner and non-runners over age 50 in 1984 and compared their health and death stats once a year for the next 20+ years. Here’s the lowdown on their findings:
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August 14, 2008
Iron Mom in Primal Quest
Jeni has been showing everyone the Wall Street Journal article on Iron Mom, Kathy Roche-Wallace, a 47-year-old mother of six who finished the most recent Primal Quest in 10 days and one hour. The winners finished in five days and 11 hours.
Imagine doing an Ironman triathlon at extreme elevations, everyday for 10 days straight. That’s [...]
August 14, 2008
A good week of training, and now, off to climb a mountain!
Since our Lakeview trip last Sunday, we’ve had pretty good week of training! It’s great having Rick here as a training partner, and Jeni was back (yay!) as of Tuesday, at least for three days.
Monday, Rick and Dave staged an impromptu “Duathlon” race… actually, Dave was planning on a gentle, semi-easy “bike-run-bike” as a recovery [...]
August 11, 2008
Tahoe Rim Trail in September
Rick will do a 50mi hike just prior to Big Blue in Tahoe starting Sept. 22nd. The route is marked in red.
Should be ideal for acclimatization to altitude … as well as a general “toughening up” taper.
Details on BestHike.com
Contact Dave or Rick if you might want to join him.
August 10, 2008
To Lakeview… AND back!
For your reading pleasure, this will be Dave and Rick’s first ever “joint” post, as we combine Dave’s prose, and Rick’s photos and insightful comments! It is Day 3 of the Olympics, and to show our solidarity and commitment, today we undertook what even George didn’t… the ride to Lakeview and back… 42 miles round [...]
