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Re: Whitney Triple: mission accomplished catpappy #92244 08/23/12 12:34 AM
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,391 B-town Eastside, CA MooseTracks Member
MooseTracks Member Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,391 B-town Eastside, CA	Oh, Jim-bo, have I taught you nothing? Then again, I have the '09 and '10 versions of this in the fridge... Cheers!! -L Flickr Pics Think outside the Zone.

Re: Whitney Triple: mission accomplished catpappy #92246 08/23/12 01:08 AM
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 291 Reno, NV sierragator Member
sierragator Member Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 291 Reno, NV	Hey Catpappy I wore Vasque Breeze boots. I've gotten good use of that make and model for the past several years; they feel broken in right out of the box. (works for me and mileage may vary). I used a Osprey daypack. I did the dip and sip at Clyde Meadow and the waterfall below Iceberg lake. Carried a liter in the hydration sack. Mental benchmarks to track my progress each lap (e.g. an hour to LBSL, and hour and half to Clyde Meadow. On the way down an hour from the summit to Iceberg Lake.etc etc). Used that motivate on laps 2 and three as I realized I was not far off from the pace of lap one. @Laura: damn, now I have to go back and do it again to make sure I have the right beer Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?ref=name&id=1477964166

Re: Whitney Triple: mission accomplished sierragator #92249 08/23/12 01:35 AM
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,391 B-town Eastside, CA MooseTracks Member
MooseTracks Member Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,391 B-town Eastside, CA	It's all in the details, my dearest big brother... Flickr Pics Think outside the Zone.

Re: Whitney Triple: mission accomplished MooseTracks #92250 08/23/12 01:42 AM
Joined: May 2008 Posts: 64 acworth, georgia catpappy Member
catpappy Member Joined: May 2008 Posts: 64 acworth, georgia	This seems appropriate. Got to be a way to attach a hydration tube to this for on the go refreshment. http://www.gearculture.com/culture/climber-wine/ John

Re: Whitney Triple: mission accomplished sierragator #92251 08/23/12 01:47 AM
Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 60 Cali amax Member
amax Member Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 60 Cali	Amazing timing, but why in a world would you want to hike a boring galley up and down three times in one day?:)))

Re: Whitney Triple: mission accomplished amax #92254 08/23/12 12:50 PM
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 5,450 Likes: 13 Ridgecrest, CA Richard P. Member
Richard P. Member Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 5,450 Likes: 13 Ridgecrest, CA	To prove that a very few amazing people can... Photos: http://piotrowski.smugmug.com SpotCasting: https://maps.findmespot.com/s/9DDZ#history/assets

Re: Whitney Triple: mission accomplished sierragator #92255 08/23/12 01:05 PM
Joined: May 2009 Posts: 117 Space Coast, Florida FlaG8R Member
FlaG8R Member Joined: May 2009 Posts: 117 Space Coast, Florida	Vasque Breeze (GTX)... agree they are very good- on my 4th pair (since 2009)...

Re: Whitney Triple: mission accomplished sierragator #92256 08/23/12 01:06 PM
Joined: May 2009 Posts: 117 Space Coast, Florida FlaG8R Member
FlaG8R Member Joined: May 2009 Posts: 117 Space Coast, Florida	Vasque Breeze (GTX)... agree they are very good- on my 4th pair (since 2009)...

Re: Whitney Triple: mission accomplished amax #92257 08/23/12 01:08 PM
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 838 Washington State rosabella Member
rosabella Member Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 838 Washington State	Congrats Jim! There's been some pretty amazing records and accomplishments this year! Sounds like Shin will be on that list this year as well with his Four-Hundreth Baldy Summit soon! Pretty Cool! Originally Posted By amax ....but why in a world would you want to hike a boring galley up and down three times in one day?:))) I'm going to guess that with the big grin at the end of the sentence, you're being facetious "What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal." Albert Pike

Re: Whitney Triple: mission accomplished rosabella #92271 08/23/12 11:51 PM
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MooseTracks Member Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,391 B-town Eastside, CA	Jimbozoom: wondering if you had a chance to put together a "special album", or if that was limited those just cruisin' along and taking in the scenery... Flickr Pics Think outside the Zone.

Re: Whitney Triple: mission accomplished amax #92272 08/24/12 01:12 AM
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 945 Richmond, VA h_lankford Member
h_lankford Member Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 945 Richmond, VA	Originally Posted By amax Amazing timing, but why in a world would you want to hike a boring galley up and down three times in one day?:))) Some quotes from the mountaineering literature: Smothered beneath the layers of rationality in every human mind there lies the urge to attempt the impossible. That the objective may be intrinsically useless is immaterial. Nicholas Clinch, A Walk in the Sky page viii There was too much likelihood with the whole game of climbing that if one sat down rationally and analysed what one was doing or planned to do it could be proved to be not only beyond the bounds of possibility but pointless as well. Joe Tasker, Savage Arena page 132 “Why do you climb?” Mountaineering madness no doubt. Frank Smythe, The Valley of Flowers, page 697

Re: Whitney Triple: mission accomplished sierragator #92290 08/25/12 12:07 AM
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KentuckyTodd Member Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 196 Lexington, KY	WOW!!!! Talk about bragging rights! Your my BAMFOTY winner!! Why Yes, I am crazy. I'm just not stupid.

Re: Whitney Triple: mission accomplished sierragator #92362 08/29/12 09:08 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 904 Vancouver, WA m.c. reinhardt Member
m.c. reinhardt Member Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 904 Vancouver, WA	Hard to find words to describe my thoughts on this outstanding accomplishment, Jim. How about "you are my hero." BIG TIME CONGRATS! "The mountains are measured for their height but the achievements of one who climbs the mountains are immeasurable." m.c. http://www.facebook.com/keepclimbing

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