by ruggersp » Fri Feb 20, 2015 8:59 pm
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by WyomingSummits » Sat Feb 21, 2015 3:08 am
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by deathzonescience » Sun Mar 01, 2015 7:16 pm
ruggersp wrote:Hi all, I'm 28 years old and I would like to start working towards some mountaineering. I climbed a fair amount in high school (just bouldering and sport routes), but it has been quite some time. In college I started playing rugby and got up to 240 lbs which made climbing not very feasible. It had always been a dream of mine to climb some of the higher mountains though, and even though my thoughts drifted away from climbing for the past decade or so, recently I just have not been able to get the Himalayas, Andes, etc. out of my head. I can't foresee even having the resources to attempt a serious expedition for several years and I suppose I am more cautious of a person than most climbers I have known. I don't want to try tackling anything big until I feel very confident in my skills. I'm not even sure where the place to hone this skills would be as I don't really personally know people who climb anymore and I live in the southern Appalachians. I plan on doing some fourteeners in the Rockies in the near future but from all I've read there isn't anything that technical, which is just fine with me. Something like Aconcagua seems attractive; really high and not so difficult. But I would like to progress to something a bit more challenging, that not just anybody can get up.So where to start? What are some good things to read, peaks to set my early sights on, activities that could help me prepare (like do I need to get back into sport or even trad climbing, or do I need to start making trips for ice climbing?), etc. I have a degree in exercise physiology so I'm confident I can be optimally conditioned for just about any climb if necessary. Thanks for the help!
by clmbr » Tue Mar 03, 2015 12:49 am
ruggersp wrote:Something like Aconcagua seems attractive; really high and not so difficult. But I would like to progress to something a bit more challenging, that not just anybody can get up.
by WyomingSummits » Tue Mar 03, 2015 3:01 am
clmbr wrote:ruggersp wrote:Something like Aconcagua seems attractive; really high and not so difficult. But I would like to progress to something a bit more challenging, that not just anybody can get up.
That’s so invalid statement.
It’s not the mountain; it’s the route. It’s not the route; it’s the conditions.
However, as many already explained, the Cascades may be your best school or kindergarten if you wish. I fell in love with these volcanoes. They provide all kind of conditions and challengers all year around. They can well prepare you, make you suffer or even take your life, especially if attempted with ignorance.
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