Goals tend to be looser than obsessions. I have goals to ski the longboard races at Graegle, finish summitting CO's 14ers, ski a trans-Sierra route over Kearsarge Pass (and scramble the Kearsarge Pinnacles), get a bunch more articles and a couple more books published, build the studio Lolli sketched for me, and get to Europe within the year. And that's just for starters.

My obsession? Recently moved from Daniel Day-Lewis to Viggo Mortensen.

John Duffield wrote:What is that?

St. Peters Dome in Columbia Gorge, OR...."say what??" ...exactly

http://www.summitpost.org/trip-report/401215/St-Peters-Dome.html

Thanks guys ! Kris, I hope you are doing well these days and looking forward to hanging out with you and the crew some more ..

Rick, a little bird told me that the ice in LVC might be fatter than years past ..

I though I just had a goal. It is Aconcongua. But I now find that I am obsessed. In addition to hiking in the White Mountains frequently, I usually do 2 trips a year to do something big. This year money was tight so I after I came back fro CO in July I didn't plan another trip. I'm going crazy with the fact that I won't have a big winter trip planned. So I guess I'm obsessed with being cold, tired, hungry, and being able to look down at the world. I MEAN it. I literally can't stop thinking about climbing. BTW- I hate those "back-saver" shovels too.

Grampahawk wrote:I though I just had a goal. It is Aconcongua. But I now find that I am obsessed. In addition to hiking in the White Mountains frequently, I usually do 2 trips a year to do something big. This year money was tight so I after I came back fro CO in July I didn't plan another trip. I'm going crazy with the fact that I won't have a big winter trip planned. So I guess I'm obsessed with being cold, tired, hungry, and being able to look down at the world. I MEAN it. I literally can't stop thinking about climbing. BTW- I hate those "back-saver" shovels too.

Given my number of FTSs (Failure to Summit) of late, I'm wondering if I need to be obsessed in order to actually summit and am not. I love being in the mountains, but little things, like getting lost, or getting concerned about death or injury at some point seem to intervene. I had a wonderful time on Aconcagua, but wasn't obsessed and when I got frostbitten and one eye started to freeze at 30 below w 50 mph winds, turned back at 6520 M.

John Duffield wrote:

Grampahawk wrote:I though I just had a goal. It is Aconcongua. But I now find that I am obsessed. In addition to hiking in the White Mountains frequently, I usually do 2 trips a year to do something big. This year money was tight so I after I came back fro CO in July I didn't plan another trip. I'm going crazy with the fact that I won't have a big winter trip planned. So I guess I'm obsessed with being cold, tired, hungry, and being able to look down at the world. I MEAN it. I literally can't stop thinking about climbing. BTW- I hate those "back-saver" shovels too.

Given my number of FTSs (Failure to Summit) of late, I'm wondering if I need to be obsessed in order to actually summit and am not. I love being in the mountains, but little things, like getting lost, or getting concerned about death or injury at some point seem to intervene. I had a wonderful time on Aconcagua, but wasn't obsessed and when I got frostbitten and one eye started to freeze at 30 below w 50 mph winds, turned back at 6520 M.

Perhaps, John, you need to join the Anti-Spray thread over in the Ethics forum. We're all quite proud of our under-achievement!

Been thinking also, once I get done with everything else, of taking Guy Waterman's approach to the 14ers - climb each of them from the four points of direction. That'd mean over 200 summits, some including some pretty gnarly technical climbing. Could be fun....

Radek, I remember your memorable TR from that chosspile.

Borut, that route of yours is amazing too.

Rob, told you that before but will keep repeating - you're one big badass dude!

For a couple years my goal on a border of obsession had been this one.

Finally got the FA of the peak last summer. Yeah, there are some unclimbed peaks in Europe if you take a good look
The only list I may try to complete in this life is European country highpoints, got 17 so far, but I don't bag them systematically, just climb a mountain when I'm somewhere nearby.

My (occasional) obsession is to use as little gas as possible for a "hike", and to start only at places that I can reach in my modest-clearance car. This is tough as I often go alone.

Since Calico Basin is just 5 miles from my house, I go there a lot and loop over the trailless peaks and down slots until I hit some accumulated elevation gain, from 2000' (when I start really late) to 6500'. I can do this only in cooler weather, and the short days of winter are a bit limiting.

For some peaks, the obsession means that I turn what might ordinarily be a 2000' gain into a 5000' gain.

Actually, what often happens is that I drive my car places where it doesn't belong.

(moved from another thread, OCD)

Thread-bleed.

knoback wrote:

Bob Sihler wrote:In general, I'm not too interested in roping up to climb mountains-- too lazy to carry and use the gear, prefer to go light and do what my abilities and guts allow-- but this one is an exception.

Pilot Peak, Wyoming

Can I go?

If you lead, I will buy the beer!

Bob Sihler wrote:

knoback wrote:

Bob Sihler wrote:In general, I'm not too interested in roping up to climb mountains-- too lazy to carry and use the gear, prefer to go light and do what my abilities and guts allow-- but this one is an exception.

Pilot Peak, Wyoming

Can I go?

If you lead, I will buy the beer!

You had your chance at that one last summer, mister.

Andinistaloco wrote:

Bob Sihler wrote:

knoback wrote:

Bob Sihler wrote:In general, I'm not too interested in roping up to climb mountains-- too lazy to carry and use the gear, prefer to go light and do what my abilities and guts allow-- but this one is an exception.

Pilot Peak, Wyoming

Can I go?

If you lead, I will buy the beer!

You had your chance at that one last summer, mister.

Damn, you caught me cheating on you.

Actually, next year is not out of the question since I hope to do a WY-MT trip in August.

Bob Sihler wrote:

Andinistaloco wrote:

Bob Sihler wrote:

knoback wrote:

Bob Sihler wrote:In general, I'm not too interested in roping up to climb mountains-- too lazy to carry and use the gear, prefer to go light and do what my abilities and guts allow-- but this one is an exception.

Pilot Peak, Wyoming

Can I go?

If you lead, I will buy the beer!

You had your chance at that one last summer, mister.

Damn, you caught me cheating on you.

Actually, next year is not out of the question since I hope to do a WY-MT trip in August.

You slut!

Hmmm, I usually go up to WY/MT in the summer. If I don't go to Peru, I'm almost sure to be there.