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Hiking Half-dome
On Aug 22, 9:42*am, wrote:
On Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:35:22 -0700, lal_truckee wrote this crap: On 8/20/10 1:44 PM, Richard Henry wrote: I have added hiking to the top of Half-Dome in Yosemite to my bucket list. Does anyone have any advice or experiences to pass on? Traditionally you must carry a fifth of Cognac and fine crystal snifters for the summit celebration. Phooey. *who stands on tradition? Carry a half gallon of rum and wear cheap sun glasses. *Drink the rum and toss the glasses over the side. That's leadership. *I'm always teaching leadership. Any people climbing the face alpine style might not think so. |
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Hiking Half-dome
On Aug 21, 9:45*am, twobuddha wrote:
On Aug 20, 6:36*pm, twobuddha wrote: On Aug 20, 5:17*pm, "Stuart" wrote: "lal_truckee" wrote in message ... On 8/20/10 1:44 PM, Richard Henry wrote: I have added hiking to the top of Half-Dome in Yosemite to my bucket list. Does anyone have any advice or experiences to pass on? Traditionally you must carry a fifth of Cognac and fine crystal snifters for the summit celebration. Also, the fixed cable is more crowded than the Hillery Step on Everest, so go out of tourist season at least. Pay attention to forecasts of afternoon thunder showers: avoid lightening which has a perverse habit of knocking climbers dead for being the highest point on the summit. What happens if you lie on your back with your penis pointed upwards? How do you think he got the name Dickless Henry?- Hey, can I get some love here? *That is a hilarious line. *I'm still giggling. *Almost as funny as "contact info?" or "EMERGENCY SOCCER GAME!" BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Today I started my training program on Stonewall Peak in Cuyamaca Rancho State Park. It is 2 miles from the parking lot to the summit, 985 feet elevation gain according to my GPS receiver, and the top extreme stair stretch is about 90 feet. I figure I would have to to the hike 5 times in a row to match the half-dome hike. Now I have to figure out when to do it. |
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Hiking Half-dome
On Aug 22, 9:36*pm, Richard Henry wrote:
On Aug 21, 9:45*am, twobuddha wrote: On Aug 20, 6:36*pm, twobuddha wrote: On Aug 20, 5:17*pm, "Stuart" wrote: "lal_truckee" wrote in message ... On 8/20/10 1:44 PM, Richard Henry wrote: I have added hiking to the top of Half-Dome in Yosemite to my bucket list. Does anyone have any advice or experiences to pass on? Traditionally you must carry a fifth of Cognac and fine crystal snifters for the summit celebration. Also, the fixed cable is more crowded than the Hillery Step on Everest, so go out of tourist season at least. Pay attention to forecasts of afternoon thunder showers: avoid lightening which has a perverse habit of knocking climbers dead for being the highest point on the summit. What happens if you lie on your back with your penis pointed upwards? How do you think he got the name Dickless Henry?- Hey, can I get some love here? *That is a hilarious line. *I'm still giggling. *Almost as funny as "contact info?" or "EMERGENCY SOCCER GAME!" BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Today I started my training program on Stonewall Peak in Cuyamaca Rancho State Park. *It is 2 miles from the parking lot to the summit, 985 feet elevation gain according to my GPS receiver, and the top extreme stair stretch is about 90 feet. *I figure I would have to to the hike 5 times in a row to match the half-dome hike. Now I have to figure out when to do it. G_d I hate not living in CA or UT. |
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Hiking Half-dome
Yesterday's training was down the north trail to Black's Beach, then
immediately back up (GPS puts the clifftop at 340 feet), across the parking lot to the south trail, down to the beach and south to the "elevator", back up to the north trail and up to my car. The waves were mostly flat and the water was chilly, so I didn't bother with a dip, even though I always have my Blacks' Beach swimsuit with me. |
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Hiking Half-dome
On Aug 25, 7:56*am, Richard Henry wrote:
Yesterday's training was down the north trail to Black's Beach, then immediately back up (GPS puts the clifftop at 340 feet), across the parking lot to the south trail, down to the beach and south to the "elevator", back up to the north trail and up to my car. *The waves were mostly flat and the water was chilly, so I didn't bother with a dip, even though I always have my Blacks' Beach swimsuit with me. Get in any EMERGENCY SOCCER? Maybe you just kicked a couple rocks around and yelled GGGGGGOOOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLLLL!!!!!! |
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Hiking Half-dome
On Aug 25, 7:56*am, Richard Henry wrote:
Yesterday's training was down the north trail to Black's Beach, then immediately back up (GPS puts the clifftop at 340 feet), across the parking lot to the south trail, down to the beach and south to the "elevator", back up to the north trail and up to my car. *The waves were mostly flat and the water was chilly, so I didn't bother with a dip, even though I always have my Blacks' Beach swimsuit with me. I had just about given up the idea because of the collapsing logistics - the last no-permit day before the cables are taken down is Oct 7, and that doesn't mesh well with my soccer-fan itinerary. Then my daughter told me today that she had talked with a friend at school who did the climb last weekend, so now she wants to go, maybe as part of a college-visit weekend. My backup plan if that doesn't work out is to hike up to the last pitch in mid October (maybe I can do it without the fullup cables?), and then do the whole thing next summer if that doesn't work. |
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Hiking Half-dome
On Sep 8, 4:47*pm, Richard Henry wrote:
On Aug 25, 7:56*am, Richard Henry wrote: Yesterday's training was down the north trail to Black's Beach, then immediately back up (GPS puts the clifftop at 340 feet), across the parking lot to the south trail, down to the beach and south to the "elevator", back up to the north trail and up to my car. *The waves were mostly flat and the water was chilly, so I didn't bother with a dip, even though I always have my Blacks' Beach swimsuit with me. I had just about given up the idea because of the collapsing logistics - the last no-permit day before the cables are taken down is Oct 7, and that doesn't mesh well with my soccer-fan itinerary. *Then my daughter told me today that she had talked with a friend at school who did the climb last weekend, so now she wants to go, maybe as part of a college-visit weekend. *My backup plan if that doesn't work out is to hike up to the last pitch in mid October (maybe I can do it without the fullup cables?), and then do the whole thing next summer if that doesn't work. Looks like we're on for a Monday attempt after college visets in northern california Saturday and Sunday. I bought my daughter a climbing harness at REI last night. I thought she might be opposed to it, but she picked a Black Diamond rig off the rack and said "Oh look - purple", so we found one to fit her. Today I am shopping all over town to fill out the gear list (flashlights, gloves, bottled water, etc). |
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