by Castlereagh » Wed Jan 13, 2010 11:51 pm
by Dave Daly » Thu Jan 14, 2010 12:03 am
by klk » Thu Jan 14, 2010 12:33 am
patssox09 wrote:I've been looking at a lot of the Sierra peaks lately on SP and one thing I noticed is that there seems to be some ridiculous stuff going on in California; looking at trip reports and climbers logs it seems like people are logging dayhikes with pretty outrageous distances and elevation gain, especially on the Eastern Slope and SEKI wildernesses. So my question is, in all honesty, are you folks in California faster and more athletically gifted than the rest of us folks?
by ksolem » Thu Jan 14, 2010 12:45 am
klk wrote: ...For a start, there aren't many places in North America that offer the combination of good trails, good weather, absence of brush, and vertical relief you find on the eastern side of the Sierras. Once yer above timberline, you can go almost anywhere.
In the Cascades, you could spend hours and hours in the devil's club and slide alder and not go an entire frickin mile. Throw in a few dicey river crossings, constant white-out that makes it hard to get yer bearings, and maybe an out-of-shape schrund or two, and backcountry gets slow, fast.
by Deltaoperator17 » Thu Jan 14, 2010 1:10 am
patssox09 wrote:I've been looking at a lot of the Sierra peaks lately on SP and one thing I noticed is that there seems to be some ridiculous stuff going on in California; looking at trip reports and climbers logs it seems like people are logging dayhikes with pretty outrageous distances and elevation gain, especially on the Eastern Slope and SEKI wildernesses. So my question is, in all honesty, are you folks in California faster and more athletically gifted than the rest of us folks?
by Luciano136 » Thu Jan 14, 2010 1:15 am
by lcarreau » Thu Jan 14, 2010 1:17 am
by phydeux » Thu Jan 14, 2010 5:20 am
by JasonH » Thu Jan 14, 2010 5:43 am
phydeux wrote:Yes, we do have it a little better here in California.
Yes, we do have four seasons here in California - fire, flood, earthquake, and riot
We don't call it rain, its 'liquid sunshine.'
Yes, even in this digital age, its still an agricultural state. Its estimated over 50% of the marijuana consumed in the United States is grown right here in the 'Golden State'.
Yes, it is home to the digital revolution and entertainment media. In fact, there's more online pornography produced here in the Los Angeles area's San Fernando Valley than anywhere else in the world.
Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go to an environmental ralley. Now where did I put the keys to my full-size SUV?
California . . . . its not a state, its a 'state of mind.'
by Bob Sihler » Thu Jan 14, 2010 5:52 am
patssox09 wrote:I've been looking at a lot of the Sierra peaks lately on SP and one thing I noticed is that there seems to be some ridiculous stuff going on in California; looking at trip reports and climbers logs it seems like people are logging dayhikes with pretty outrageous distances and elevation gain, especially on the Eastern Slope and SEKI wildernesses. So my question is, in all honesty, are you folks in California faster and more athletically gifted than the rest of us folks?
by Luciano136 » Thu Jan 14, 2010 5:56 am
phydeux wrote:Yes, we do have it a little better here in California.
Yes, we do have four seasons here in California - fire, flood, earthquake, and riot
We don't call it rain, its 'liquid sunshine.'
Yes, even in this digital age, its still an agricultural state. Its estimated over 50% of the marijuana consumed in the United States is grown right here in the 'Golden State'.
Yes, it is home to the digital revolution and entertainment media. In fact, there's more online pornography produced here in the Los Angeles area's San Fernando Valley than anywhere else in the world.
Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go to an environmental ralley. Now where did I put the keys to my full-size SUV?
California . . . . its not a state, its a 'state of mind.'
by cp0915 » Thu Jan 14, 2010 5:09 pm
goldenhopper wrote:Holliman & Kent in particular defy all logic. I've read about much of the stuff they have done and both are animals. I've put in some big days myself, or what I called big days before I read about those guys. [bowing in honor emoticon]
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