Re: STATE HIGHPOINT CLIMBERS
Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2017 11:13 pm
Thanks, Bark Eater, thank you so much!
It is funny to think we are taking longer than almost anyone to do the highpoints. We basically do one trip a year for a week max, and skipped several years early on. So it is now 16 years, more than half of Cypress' life, and we are up to 29 states, with all the hardest ones still remaining. We have another 10 years probably even if we do a trip every year.
But I honestly really like it as it gives us a shared goal and a reason to hang out! And for me, who used to live to train and has been so discouraged in recent years by injuries, it is now a big motivator for me to get in shape. And it has been a major part of my relationship with my daughter as we are always making plans or referring to previous trips.
Our next trip I think we fly into Albuquerque Saturday, climb Guadalupe in Texas Sunday, a Chiricahuas hike Monday, Humphrey's Tuesday, hike in Sedona Wednesday, climb a mountain I have dreamed of climbing for 20 years because it just looks so mean nasty and wild called Sierra Ladrones south of Albuquerque on Thursday, hang in Santa Fe on Friday, climb Wheeler Peak on Saturday, fly out Sunday. That's four big climbs with a rest day between each climb. I am excited but worried it will be tough. The twist is we are going first week of April so two of the climbs will be on some kind of old snow, which can take a lot of extra energy.
It's funny, I bet most people on this site and reading this take their fitness for granted. I always did, too. But then a couple of injuries hit you that you never quite get back from, especially if they inhibit your training, can really change your perspective.
Do great things while you still can!
It is funny to think we are taking longer than almost anyone to do the highpoints. We basically do one trip a year for a week max, and skipped several years early on. So it is now 16 years, more than half of Cypress' life, and we are up to 29 states, with all the hardest ones still remaining. We have another 10 years probably even if we do a trip every year.
But I honestly really like it as it gives us a shared goal and a reason to hang out! And for me, who used to live to train and has been so discouraged in recent years by injuries, it is now a big motivator for me to get in shape. And it has been a major part of my relationship with my daughter as we are always making plans or referring to previous trips.
Our next trip I think we fly into Albuquerque Saturday, climb Guadalupe in Texas Sunday, a Chiricahuas hike Monday, Humphrey's Tuesday, hike in Sedona Wednesday, climb a mountain I have dreamed of climbing for 20 years because it just looks so mean nasty and wild called Sierra Ladrones south of Albuquerque on Thursday, hang in Santa Fe on Friday, climb Wheeler Peak on Saturday, fly out Sunday. That's four big climbs with a rest day between each climb. I am excited but worried it will be tough. The twist is we are going first week of April so two of the climbs will be on some kind of old snow, which can take a lot of extra energy.
It's funny, I bet most people on this site and reading this take their fitness for granted. I always did, too. But then a couple of injuries hit you that you never quite get back from, especially if they inhibit your training, can really change your perspective.
Do great things while you still can!