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Jesus Malverde wrote:

MoapaPk wrote:Nonetheless, the painkillers help me keep interest.

MoapaPk wrote:Given time, I can gin up a picture of toxo with the Nobel Peace Prize.

Gin and Painkillers?
MoapaPk, you sure know how to show up to the party/SP flashmob..

Moapa, I was not aware you were such a party animal.

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toxo wrote:To me, being on top is not always the #1 priority. It's more about the adventure, the journey.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oL_Wfc2yb90[/youtube]


Go the distance.

1000Pks wrote:Burd, is this true?

Sorry for the late response, but I've been out ... wait for it ... hiking. Yes Pete, she's the real deal. Young, cute, and married. You're safe.

1000Pks wrote:You came up. Why is it that you refuse to meet up, when gourmet meals will be paid for, and there's the op for a free luxury Vegas stay all paid for, w peaks there if that's what it took, Harvard fraud comes to my mind.

Pete, your memory seems to need refreshing. Some years ago, Matthew and I tried to get you to join us for Mopah/Umpah, at least one of which you said you "needed" but wanted some company. We bent over backwards to accommodate your schedule, but in the end you decided against it. Dunno why, maybe you thought we were frauds. I tried a second time to join up when you were thinking of doing a trip down the CA coast, around the Ventana/Santa Lucia range. So I gave up. Eventually you did have lunch with Matthew a few years later. He said you were a nice guy.

I've got plenty of money, so free lunch and luxury stays in Vegas just don't do it for me. I'm happy with motels or just sleeping in my van. I like to hike and climb, so anything that gets me more of that, I'm all for it. Send me a note and I can arrange to join you within month, if you're up for it. I'd be happy hiking whatever pace you like, so don't feel like you'd be slowing me down. Would love to have the chance to meet.

I don't quite get the Harvard fraud thing. My hikes are about as documented as they get and I've been joined by several hundred persons, all told. What more could you want?

I'll take the gourmet meals and luxurious hotel stays!

Bob Burd wrote:

1000Pks wrote:Burd, is this true?

Sorry for the late response, but I've been out ... wait for it ... hiking. Yes Pete, she's the real deal. Young, cute, and married. You're safe.

you keep saying toxo is cute, you know this makes me jealous!!

Bob Burd wrote:
Matthew and I tried to get you to join us for Mopah/Umpah,

I still need to do those!!

Daria wrote:you keep saying toxo is cute, you know this makes me jealous!!

Intended. I also tell people you're cute to make toxo jealous.

Daria wrote:

Bob Burd wrote:
Matthew and I tried to get you to join us for Mopah/Umpah,

I still need to do those!!

Pete, Daria is young, cute and single. Not quite as safe as toxo, but still fun.

Bob, which picture do you like more?




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1000Pks wrote:Then there's your Milestone or similar in a day. Some 50 miles, 12,000' gain. Then presumably you have Daria and Laura along. Seems out of character. If you and they were placing in the WS100, w cash awards on winning, I can accept this. NOTHING there.

*snerk*

It helps to have at least some idea what you're talking about before you spout off like this -- otherwise, it just makes you sound clueless. San Juan Solstice is "50 miles, 12,000' gain," and the winning time last year was 7:35:03. The winner almost certainly received a big log and no money for his efforts. Doing that kind of mileage and elevation in less than 24 hours has nothing to do with winning ultras, which has little to do with money.

I've decided that toxo also deserves a Nobel Prize in Medicine.

1000Pks wrote:


IMHO, Daria, if you are anywhere for real, I'm interested. But similarly, no video or summit twirl, as described on my website how to do and submit for Nevada Peaks Club membership. I'm old and slow, by your pace, so if real, I don't want to slow you down. I have infinite time, which is now mostly past. I have stated that I find you attractive, to be friendly, and there was something in these posts before I finally left.

Thank you for the kind words, Petie.

I'm up for anything in the desert, being the fully blowEN desert rat that I am.

My preferences for the Sierra these days are light and fast dayhikes (fast=as long as they are under 24 hours and I get back to my car), 4th class routes up peaks and 4th class ridge traverse linkups of Peaks. Such as Ruby-Mills traverse and Basin to South Basin peak, to name a few just from most recent peak bagging context within the last few weeks.

PS. you should have come out to my Desert Peaks Section presentation last May regarding Inyo double traverse and technical first descents in the Inyo range.

If you want to do Mopah/Umpah, then pm me. I like to keep my outdoor schedule or plans/objectives pretty much running continuously.

Before you guys go with this "1000pks" you might check to make sure he is who he says he is. I checked through his web site, and see very few pictures of him. I do a see a few pictures of his signature in registers, but I've heard that many people paid someone else to sign in for them, especially on DPS summits. (This practice is called the "Radcliffe fraud" is some circles; in 1931, 1037 students from Radcliffe formed a human chain on Mount Monadnock, and passed down the log book to be signed by the person at the bottom.) Since we generally don't have pictures of him on the same mountains (as his signatures), I'd be suspicious.

Also, descriptions of how much he paid for services cause me doubts. Frankly, I don't think it is possible for a human to keep such detailed accounts. The quoted prices for meals and gasoline seem 5-10% too low, sometimes as much as 20% too low, even with a groupon.

You guys are young and naive, and you need some of us worldly types to protect your innocence.

1000Pks wrote:

seano wrote:It helps to have at least some idea what you're talking about before you spout off like this -- otherwise, it just makes you sound clueless. San Juan Solstice is "50 miles, 12,000' gain," and the winning time last year was 7:35:03. The winner almost certainly received a big log and no money for his efforts. Doing that kind of mileage and elevation in less than 24 hours has nothing to do with winning ultras, which has little to do with money.

I don't know exactly about WS 100, but the publicity alone would be worth doing it.

You don't "know exactly" about any of what you quoted. How many Americans make their livings as ultra runners?