Do You Climb Naked?

by **Day Hiker** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 8:13 am

Andinistaloco wrote:
Day Hiker wrote:Just don't forget to apply sunscreen, especially at elevation. Made that mistake once. Luckily, the sun was coming in from the side, not head-on.

Well, it sounds like you certainly had...

...wait for it....

The sunburn to prove it!

Every time I hear that SP cliche, I think about my 20 July 2002 Telescope Peak hike. And it was actually my left hip that got the sunburn.

Telescope Peak in July is great for hiking naked. If nobody else is parked at the trailhead, you know you have the trail to yourself all the way up. That is, unless some asshole is crazy enough to hike 11300 feet up from Shorty's Well in July.

by **MoapaPk** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 9:13 am

Day Hiker wrote: That is, unless some asshole is crazy enough to hike 11300 feet up from Shorty's Well in July.

You can get seriously injured going to 11300' on Telescope... like Icarus.

by **MoapaPk** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 9:26 am

Foxy Long Bottoms wrote:Do I climb naked? Been there, done that, got the T-shirt but I didn't wear it because I was naked!

How many men will reflexively hit your profile after this?

It was a full moon on the 3rd Flatiron over Boulder.

by **Day Hiker** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 11:10 am

MoapaPk wrote:
Day Hiker wrote: That is, unless some asshole is crazy enough to hike 11300 feet up from Shorty's Well in July.

You can get seriously injured going to 11300' on Telescope... like Icarus.

That's the elevation gain, silly. Shorty's Well is at minus 250 feet or something like that.

by **Day Hiker** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 11:15 am

MoapaPk wrote:
Foxy Long Bottoms wrote:Do I climb naked? Been there, done that, got the T-shirt but I didn't wear it because I was naked!

How many men will reflexively hit your profile after this?

And how many clicked on snowflake's profile, just to find out he's not a female? :oops:

by **MoapaPk** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 5:23 pm

Day Hiker wrote:
MoapaPk wrote:
Day Hiker wrote: That is, unless some asshole is crazy enough to hike 11300 feet up from Shorty's Well in July.

You can get seriously injured going to 11300' on Telescope... like Icarus.

That's the elevation gain, silly. Shorty's Well is at minus 250 feet or something like that.

Actually, the accumulated gain is more like 11500', since there are 3 bumps on the way. I've done that hike, but not in July; because the moon was better in November, of course.

by **Buz Groshong** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 5:23 pm

Why do you ask? Hey, I'm not one of those guys (not that there's anything wrong with that)! Just keep your hands to yourself! :lol:

by **snowflake** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 6:54 pm

Day Hiker wrote:
MoapaPk wrote:
Foxy Long Bottoms wrote:Do I climb naked? Been there, done that, got the T-shirt but I didn't wear it because I was naked!

How many men will reflexively hit your profile after this?

And how many clicked on snowflake's profile, just to find out he's not a female?

The comment about not needing an ice axe to self-arrest should have been a give-away; sorry to disappoint the guys out there. BTW, the profile photo is K2 North Ridge ABC, and it was VERY cold.

by **Luciano136** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 7:06 pm

snowflake wrote:BTW, the profile photo is K2 North Ridge ABC, and it was VERY cold.

So much for an ice axe eh

by **MarthaP** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 7:36 pm

snowflake wrote:
Day Hiker wrote:And how many clicked on snowflake's profile, just to find out he's not a female?

The comment about not needing an ice axe to self-arrest should have been a give-away; sorry to disappoint the guys out there.

Yeah, but the ladies are pretty happy.

So, you from around these parts?

by **Buz Groshong** » Thu Nov 05, 2009 8:29 pm

sarah.simon wrote:
sarah.simon wrote:Eeeeeeeeewwwwwwww.

I can safely say that the vast majority of the folks I've summitted peaks with, bless their sweet hearts, I have zero interest in seeing any more of.

In fact, many of them should stick to winter mountaineering for the full coverage offered.

NO THANKS!

Errr...uh...no disrespect meant to the many mountain lovelies here on SP I've hiked with...

Hey, I know you were talking about me! :evil:

and your half-hearted apology is not accepted! :evil:

by **Sarah Simon** » Thu Nov 05, 2009 9:37 pm

Buz Groshong wrote:
sarah.simon wrote:
sarah.simon wrote:Eeeeeeeeewwwwwwww.

I can safely say that the vast majority of the folks I've summitted peaks with, bless their sweet hearts, I have zero interest in seeing any more of.

In fact, many of them should stick to winter mountaineering for the full coverage offered.

NO THANKS!

Errr...uh...no disrespect meant to the many mountain lovelies here on SP I've hiked with...

Hey, I know you were talking about me! and your half-hearted apology is not accepted!

But...Buz, if you had heeded my instructions to climb in costume (see related thread "Climbing in Costume) and climbed as a pirate or a cowboy, we wouldn't be having this argument, now, would we?

by **brianhughes** » Thu Nov 05, 2009 9:40 pm

I saw this naked dude last month, when I was visiting my nephew, who lives just up the hill from it in Silt. I can't imagine why anyone would even give it a second look. The locals call it the Round-a-Butt.

by **edl** » Thu Nov 05, 2009 11:30 pm

Naked people in the wilderness is great in theory, but in reality isn't so hot. Among any group of people, the ones most likely to get naked are the ones who need to keep their clothes on. Ugh...

by **MarthaP** » Fri Nov 06, 2009 5:02 am

edl wrote:Naked people in the wilderness is great in theory, but in reality isn't so hot. Among any group of people, the ones most likely to get naked are the ones who need to keep their clothes on. Ugh...

Most likely also the same folks who ask for a bike jersey in an XXL.

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