Actually some of the most memorable climbs I've had is those days it's so nice I get to spend several hours on the summit. :DThe JoshSquatch wrote:CR0SS wrote:I am sure most peoples most memorable climbs were the ones that did not have optimal weather conditions. The climbs on clear sunny days are the first ones I forget about.
Touche good sir.
Wind Conditions
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Re: Wind Conditions
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The JoshSquatch
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Re: Wind Conditions
rijaca wrote:Actually some of the most memorable climbs I've had is those days it's so nice I get to spend several hours on the summit. :DThe JoshSquatch wrote:CR0SS wrote:I am sure most peoples most memorable climbs were the ones that did not have optimal weather conditions. The climbs on clear sunny days are the first ones I forget about.
Touche good sir.
Completely agree. To each his own I guess.
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CR0SS
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You would be right.The JoshSquatch wrote:rijaca wrote:Actually some of the most memorable climbs I've had is those days it's so nice I get to spend several hours on the summit. :D
Completely agree. To each his own I guess.
What do you do on the summit for a couple hours? I am bored and ready to head down after about ten minutes. Of course I am not there to climb to the top in the first place it is just a side trip if I choose to take it..
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If you randomly snack on the pretty mushrooms you see in the woods on the way to the summit, you can easily pass a couple of hours studying the anatomy of a clump of moss, for example. Or theorizing about the sociology of pikas, or wondering why the summit cairn is on fire.CR0SS wrote:What do you do on the summit for a couple hours? I am bored and ready to head down after about ten minutes. Of course I am not there to climb to the top in the first place it is just a side trip if I choose to take it..
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If you give it a try some time, you might see the allure.CR0SS wrote:You would be right.The JoshSquatch wrote:rijaca wrote:Actually some of the most memorable climbs I've had is those days it's so nice I get to spend several hours on the summit. :D
Completely agree. To each his own I guess.
What do you do on the summit for a couple hours? I am bored and ready to head down after about ten minutes. Of course I am not there to climb to the top in the first place it is just a side trip if I choose to take it..
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Re: Wind Conditions
"What do I do on the summit for a couple hours"
Sometimes I eat, drink beer, take a nap, take in the views, take photographs, talk with others, and just enjoy the ambiance of being on the summit of a mountain. I'm generally trying to maximize the amount of time I spend in the mountains hiking (or whatever).
Sometimes I eat, drink beer, take a nap, take in the views, take photographs, talk with others, and just enjoy the ambiance of being on the summit of a mountain. I'm generally trying to maximize the amount of time I spend in the mountains hiking (or whatever).
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jrosie3
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i guess i'm in the minority of people who like to spend as little time on the summit as possible. It probably has a lot to do with living in Chicago, so simply being at 14k+ ft is hard on my body, especially my head. Even when I lived in CO, and my body was able to better handle the elevation, all I wanted to do was check out the views, take a few pix, and get back down. I simply don't like hanging out at that high of elevation
Re: Wind Conditions
+1000 ... I, too, love to spend as much time as possible on summits (and above treeline for that matter).by rijaca » Fri Aug 13, 2010 11:21 am
"What do I do on the summit for a couple hours"
Sometimes I eat, drink beer, take a nap, take in the views, take photographs, talk with others, and just enjoy the ambiance of being on the summit of a mountain. I'm generally trying to maximize the amount of time I spend in the mountains hiking (or whatever).
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Re: Wind Conditions
Man up, for sure.
