Burchey, 190lbs? damn dood, and I remember your trip report from this past winter/spring on Mt Mallory where you had all your weight on the ice axe in a precarious situation. Impressed.
Q, my first time in the WZ I only made it to Trail Crest and it was a day hike. My subsequent trips have all been over night. And I expect that all of my future hikes in the eastern sierra will be overnight. And it isn't so much making the summit for me now. The eastern sierra is the only place other than Alaska where I have had that sense of overwhelming awe with nature.
2600FA, it sounds like we could hike together. Don't tell anyone, but a big part of why I like to hike alone is because I know that I am slow and I hate for anyone to be waiting for me. And the tortoise analogy is very apt for me as well. I can go forever and I will make my destination, but I do it at my own pace. (thank god I haven't had AMS since my first hike up whitney)
Last edited by tdtz; 08/16/11 09:42 AM.
