I met this girl and her dad on the Pfieff last year

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I met this girl and her dad on the Pfieff last year

by Matthew Van Horn » Thu Jun 10, 2010 9:56 pm

"Sky's the limit for 5 year-old hiker"

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=5488600&page=1

Last summer as I was descending the Pfeifferhorn, up came this little girl and her father, a man who spoke with a foreign accent. "How old are you?" I shouted across the South face. "I'm six", she sent back (I think the article has the incorrect age), and then added, "I hiked up here when I was three." I did in fact say something to her father like "I wish my boys would come up here with me."

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Re: I met this girl and her dad on the Pfieff last year

by Jakester » Thu Jun 10, 2010 10:18 pm

Nice. She seems to enjoy it. Good for her.

Matthew Van Horn wrote:"Sky's the limit for 5 year-old hiker"

(I think the article has the incorrect age)


The age reported works considering the date on the article is Aug 1, 2008.

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Re: I met this girl and her dad on the Pfieff last year

by Matthew Van Horn » Thu Jun 10, 2010 10:42 pm

Jakester wrote:Nice. She seems to enjoy it. Good for her.

Matthew Van Horn wrote:"Sky's the limit for 5 year-old hiker"

(I think the article has the incorrect age)


The age reported works considering the date on the article is Aug 1, 2008.


I didn't notice the date. So she was six last year when I saw them on the mountain, and she's seven now. Pretty neat.

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by lcarreau » Thu Jun 10, 2010 11:50 pm

Never ceases to amaze me how so many folks on Summitpost are so shy to give their age !

This little girl will (IS) definitely going places ...

:wink:

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by Bob Sihler » Fri Jun 11, 2010 12:18 am

Maybe she'll try climbing Everest at 12 and we can all discuss her parents here.

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by Marmaduke » Fri Jun 11, 2010 4:58 am

Bob Sihler wrote:Maybe she'll try climbing Everest at 12 and we can all discuss her parents here.


Not me, I'm staying out of that.


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