Have you ever climbed a mountain?

Loujoe

Fantastic^^

JPPJ84

mookeywrench said:

4000ft

Now that makes way more sense 😄

tempo_n_groove

Multiple smaller mountains, repelled off a bunch of them, free climbed some.

Tallest peak was Mt Whitney in California, the tallest peak in the continental US. No gear for tat other than a ski pole.

Altitude sickness is a real thing.  Headaches from hell if you aren't acclimated.

Do it.

JPPJ84

To answer the question, yes I have. I love hiking, it’s the best thing ever! 

Hope you’ll have a lovely hike, E.

JojoRice

Doing Mt St Helens this summer.  It'll be my tallest. 

darwinstheory

Bentleyspop said:

I used to live in Colorado.
Climbed many peaks above 13k
Climbed 28 of the 54 14ers (Bentley got to 14)
Including multiple top outs on Longs Peak.
I highly recommend as a great physical and at times mental workout.

Awesome!!! I really want to conquer a 14er, and have a feeling it might become somewhat of an addiction once I do. At least the non-technical ones. I am scared shitless of heights and want to work to overcome that. My fiancé says there is no reason to try to conquer that fear to which I reply "why not?"

darwinstheory

Spiritual_Chaos said:

F Me In The Brain said:

Yes, but a big hike, not a climb where you need ropes and gear like that.

For Kebnekeise (only 6,960 ft), you can take one (a bit longer) route that is just hiking. And one a tad shorter, that involves crossing a glacier and some light climbing.



I think I will take the hiking route if I go. i think it is suppose to take 14hours, up and down from the top.

I highly recommend doing it. Very few feelings as rewarding as completing these types of activities.

Bentleyspop

darwinstheory said:

Bentleyspop said:

I used to live in Colorado.
Climbed many peaks above 13k
Climbed 28 of the 54 14ers (Bentley got to 14)
Including multiple top outs on Longs Peak.
I highly recommend as a great physical and at times mental workout.

Awesome!!! I really want to conquer a 14er, and have a feeling it might become somewhat of an addiction once I do. At least the non-technical ones. I am scared shitless of heights and want to work to overcome that. My fiancé says there is no reason to try to conquer that fear to which I reply "why not?"

A lot of 14ers are really just long hard walks at altitude. Especially the ones closest to Denver.
Mt. Sherman is on an old mining road. Not technical at all.
My avatar on here was shot there

darwinstheory

Bentleyspop said:

darwinstheory said:

Bentleyspop said:

I used to live in Colorado.
Climbed many peaks above 13k
Climbed 28 of the 54 14ers (Bentley got to 14)
Including multiple top outs on Longs Peak.
I highly recommend as a great physical and at times mental workout.

Awesome!!! I really want to conquer a 14er, and have a feeling it might become somewhat of an addiction once I do. At least the non-technical ones. I am scared shitless of heights and want to work to overcome that. My fiancé says there is no reason to try to conquer that fear to which I reply "why not?"

A lot of 14ers are really just long hard walks at altitude. Especially the ones closest to Denver.
Mt. Sherman is on an old mining road. Not technical at all.
My avatar on here was shot there

That's the way it seems. We ended up in Telluride/Ouray/Durango this past June. I really wanted to conquer Mt. Sneffles or Uncompahgre while we were there. I think the idea is too intimidating for my fiancé. She struggles going up and, naturally, my knees give me issues going down. I've mentioned Grays/Long peaks on other trips. 

I also really want to do a 2 or 3 day backpacking trip some time
 Wind River Range/PCT/Mint Hut (Alaska).

brianlux

Because of having orthostatic hypotension and being prone to vestibular migraine, I've never done anything very high up, but I have done three at around 10,000 feet: Mt Lassen to the north, and Pyramid Peak and Roundtop an hour or two east of here. 
The biggest push I've done was starting at 6,000 feet and going to the top of Pyramid Peak (topping out at 9,985 feet) via Horsetail Falls and back in one day.  The last two thirds of the return trip were done mostly by moonlight.  I was leading a small party and had to scout ahead to make sure we were on the right track, so adding those extra miles was tough.

Loujoe

Sounds dangerous^^the whole moonlight part.
I hiked hard (for me) at high altitude and my legs were in pain the next day big time. No mountain tops, but were high to begin with. 

Seems like op walks and runs a lot. Sure your body will react differently than someone who doesn't train.

Post pics if you do it!

Bentleyspop

darwinstheory said:

Bentleyspop said:

darwinstheory said:

Bentleyspop said:

I used to live in Colorado.
Climbed many peaks above 13k
Climbed 28 of the 54 14ers (Bentley got to 14)
Including multiple top outs on Longs Peak.
I highly recommend as a great physical and at times mental workout.

Awesome!!! I really want to conquer a 14er, and have a feeling it might become somewhat of an addiction once I do. At least the non-technical ones. I am scared shitless of heights and want to work to overcome that. My fiancé says there is no reason to try to conquer that fear to which I reply "why not?"

A lot of 14ers are really just long hard walks at altitude. Especially the ones closest to Denver.
Mt. Sherman is on an old mining road. Not technical at all.
My avatar on here was shot there

That's the way it seems. We ended up in Telluride/Ouray/Durango this past June. I really wanted to conquer Mt. Sneffles or Uncompahgre while we were there. I think the idea is too intimidating for my fiancé. She struggles going up and, naturally, my knees give me issues going down. I've mentioned Grays/Long peaks on other trips. 

I also really want to do a 2 or 3 day backpacking trip some time
 Wind River Range/PCT/Mint Hut (Alaska).

Grays/Torreys are an easy 2fer.
Longs should never be done as a first. It's not the mountain you want to find out you struggle at altitude. Plus you don't want to start your ascent later than 2 a.m.
I witnessed  a rescue off the Trough one year and it was scary.

darwinstheory

Bentleyspop said:

darwinstheory said:

Bentleyspop said:

darwinstheory said:

Bentleyspop said:

I used to live in Colorado.
Climbed many peaks above 13k
Climbed 28 of the 54 14ers (Bentley got to 14)
Including multiple top outs on Longs Peak.
I highly recommend as a great physical and at times mental workout.

Awesome!!! I really want to conquer a 14er, and have a feeling it might become somewhat of an addiction once I do. At least the non-technical ones. I am scared shitless of heights and want to work to overcome that. My fiancé says there is no reason to try to conquer that fear to which I reply "why not?"

A lot of 14ers are really just long hard walks at altitude. Especially the ones closest to Denver.
Mt. Sherman is on an old mining road. Not technical at all.
My avatar on here was shot there

That's the way it seems. We ended up in Telluride/Ouray/Durango this past June. I really wanted to conquer Mt. Sneffles or Uncompahgre while we were there. I think the idea is too intimidating for my fiancé. She struggles going up and, naturally, my knees give me issues going down. I've mentioned Grays/Long peaks on other trips. 

I also really want to do a 2 or 3 day backpacking trip some time
 Wind River Range/PCT/Mint Hut (Alaska).

Grays/Torreys are an easy 2fer.
Longs should never be done as a first. It's not the mountain you want to find out you struggle at altitude. Plus you don't want to start your ascent later than 2 a.m.
I witnessed  a rescue off the Trough one year and it was scary.

Thanks for the notes! How many do you have under your belt? There was also a 14er (I can't remember the name) that is near Durango. We discussed doingh that last June as it was rated easy. But I think she's worried about reaching areas where there might be steep ledges (i.e. similar to that of Angels Landing. 

Bentleyspop

darwinstheory said:

Bentleyspop said:

darwinstheory said:

Bentleyspop said:

darwinstheory said:

Bentleyspop said:

I used to live in Colorado.
Climbed many peaks above 13k
Climbed 28 of the 54 14ers (Bentley got to 14)
Including multiple top outs on Longs Peak.
I highly recommend as a great physical and at times mental workout.

Awesome!!! I really want to conquer a 14er, and have a feeling it might become somewhat of an addiction once I do. At least the non-technical ones. I am scared shitless of heights and want to work to overcome that. My fiancé says there is no reason to try to conquer that fear to which I reply "why not?"

A lot of 14ers are really just long hard walks at altitude. Especially the ones closest to Denver.
Mt. Sherman is on an old mining road. Not technical at all.
My avatar on here was shot there

That's the way it seems. We ended up in Telluride/Ouray/Durango this past June. I really wanted to conquer Mt. Sneffles or Uncompahgre while we were there. I think the idea is too intimidating for my fiancé. She struggles going up and, naturally, my knees give me issues going down. I've mentioned Grays/Long peaks on other trips. 

I also really want to do a 2 or 3 day backpacking trip some time
 Wind River Range/PCT/Mint Hut (Alaska).

Grays/Torreys are an easy 2fer.
Longs should never be done as a first. It's not the mountain you want to find out you struggle at altitude. Plus you don't want to start your ascent later than 2 a.m.
I witnessed  a rescue off the Trough one year and it was scary.

Thanks for the notes! How many do you have under your belt? There was also a 14er (I can't remember the name) that is near Durango. We discussed doingh that last June as it was rated easy. But I think she's worried about reaching areas where there might be steep ledges (i.e. similar to that of Angels Landing. 

Depending on who you ask there is basically 8 14ers "near Durango". Most of them a class 3 or 4.

I've got 28 plus multiple ascents of Longs, Sherman, Gray/Torreys, Evans/Bierstadt, Quandary

mcgruff10

Altitude sickness is no joke.  I got it in Wyoming, put me out of commission for a few days. Hydrate and acclimate slowly, especially if you are from a flat state!

Bentleyspop

mcgruff10 said:

Altitude sickness is no joke.  I got it in Wyoming, put me out of commission for a few days. Hydrate and acclimate slowly, especially if you are from a flat state!

Hydration is the most important.
If you don't live at altitude start upping your water intake a couple weeks out. It helps a lot.
Also cut back on alcohol consumption at altitude. You don't need as much plus add more water to the equation.

brianlux

Loujoe said:

Sounds dangerous^^the whole moonlight part.
I hiked hard (for me) at high altitude and my legs were in pain the next day big time. No mountain tops, but were high to begin with. 

Seems like op walks and runs a lot. Sure your body will react differently than someone who doesn't train.

Post pics if you do it!

Yeah, definitely not something I would recommend.  We were all experienced in outdoors activity like this but this particular outing was not the best planned.  Thankfully, the air was clear, the moon was near full and bright, and my vision back then was better than 20/20.  I took responsibility for the trouble and made sure every leg of the return trip was safe by scouting ahead numerous times.  My legs felt like rubber by the time we got back, but we all enjoyed the outing.  

Spiritual_Chaos

Booked a room for three nights at the "mountain lodge" late July.



Now, I need to start looking for hiking boots

mcgruff10

Spiritual_Chaos said:

Booked a room for three nights at the "mountain lodge" late July.



Now, I need to start looking for hiking boots

This is in Sweden?  Looks gorgeous. Reminds me of Montana.

Spunkie

You're chatbot is super cute, but lacks the ability to navigate this site to see the physical running machine superstar fit dude you are.

Edit: but to answer your question: yes "and I turned around

And I saw my reflection in the snow-covered hills"