MichaelJ - May 3, 2007 11:47 pm - Hasn't voted
Nice piecePerhaps, someday I'll do one on belay naps...
Krishna Dole - May 4, 2007 9:54 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Nice pieceThanks, MichaelJ. Your mention of belay naps made me laugh-- I've heard stories...
rhyang - May 4, 2007 11:33 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Nice pieceParty of three, someone else belaying, tied into anchor, nice spacious ledge, warm sun, loooong lead ... light short nap :)
MichaelJ - May 4, 2007 1:47 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Nice pieceMore like: flew into different time zone, slept three hours, started hiking before dawn, now it's cold and partner taking forever to climb something out of sight, head gets heavy...
mvs - May 4, 2007 4:13 am - Voted 10/10
Good napsMy best nap was on the summit of Snowking Mountain, Washington. Me and two friends just talked more and more slowly, and then quit talking. We were all asleep! Lasted about an hour on the nice warm day.
Krishna Dole - May 4, 2007 10:03 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Good napsThanks for commenting, mvs. Snowking looks like a nice mountain for napping (and climbing, for that matter). Washington is definitely on my list of places to go.
Krishna Dole - May 4, 2007 4:30 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: ZZZZZZZZZZZZThanks, Chief. I've heard the 'lots of slack + Gri Gri + backup knot' combination can make belaying an aid pitch go by in a few blinks of an eye, as it were.
Krishna Dole - May 4, 2007 3:03 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Can't Do ItHi DMT,
Thanks for the comment. I'm actually not much of a napper either, and usually the one antsy to get going. But see: even us non-nappers have fond memories of time spent asleep on summits!
(Just to clarify, I'm not pictured in the Grand Teton photo.)
cheers,
Krishna
aemter - May 4, 2007 3:09 pm - Voted 10/10
I likethe album - good creativity! I'm very fond of napping and don't often miss my 20 min "power nap" even when I'm on lunch break at work!
Krishna Dole - May 4, 2007 4:35 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: I likeThanks aemter.
rpc - May 7, 2007 5:12 pm - Voted 10/10
fun, wholesome, clean, family friendly!!..as opposed to an article idea that's been running around in my mind along similar lines: Summit [insert activity].
Krishna Dole - May 8, 2007 10:39 am - Hasn't voted
Re: fun, wholesome, clean, family friendly!!Hehe... you might get in trouble if you supplied photos for that article.
SkiOrClimb - May 8, 2007 11:42 pm - Hasn't voted
Made Me LaughYour article just brightened my otherwise gloomy evening of law school finals studying. I think my only real summit nap was on the top of Half Dome several years ago. I'm going to make a point to do more this season. Cheers.
vancouver islander - May 15, 2007 4:50 pm - Voted 10/10
Just got home from a splendid nap ........on top of one of our local hills. Warm spring sunshine, the local ravens trilling away, the scent of new flowers. For some reason I j u s t d r i f t e d a w a y....
Nice piece.
idahomtnhigh - May 15, 2007 9:13 pm - Voted 10/10
naps are the bestYour article describes exactly how I have felt the few times I have taken cat naps on a summit. My favorite summit for naps so far is Razzberry Peak in the Wallowa Mountains of Oregon.
Sam Page - May 15, 2007 10:35 pm - Hasn't voted
Middle TetonAfter climbing the Buckingham Buttress, my partner and I napped on the summit of the Middle Teton for at least one hour. I woke up feeling like complete crap! I was groggy and woozy and dreaded the 6000 foot descent back to the Climber's Ranch.
Little_Mole - May 16, 2007 2:46 am - Voted 10/10
Alarm clock?Wonderful article! But how do you manage to nap für 5 minutes? I'm always afraid to fall asleep until evening. Do you take an alarm clock with you?
Krishna Dole - May 16, 2007 5:49 pm - Hasn't voted
Thanksfor the comments everyone.
Mole: I'm actually not a very good napper. I usually only nap when waiting for others, and wake up pretty easily. But I suppose writing this article has established me as completely narcoleptic in the eyes of the community. :)
Nyle Walton - May 17, 2007 10:09 am - Hasn't voted
fifty four years agoI slept atop the Grand Teton in 1950.
Nyle Walton - May 17, 2007 10:09 am - Hasn't voted
fifty four years agoI slept atop the Grand Teton in 1950.
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