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Mt. Katahdin Trip report
"VtSkier" wrote in message
... HAR! Retraction will occur. Say hey, JQ Hey VtSkier, The weather down here in the flat lands is Hot!!! I hope the weather is better up there in the mountains. A few weeks ago my son Senzo and I met up with a friend in Maine to climb Mt. Katahdin. It was in the 90's very hot we did the Abol trail up and the Hunt trail down. We ran out of water on the way up it was much harder that I ever thought. I went off trail by accident going up the upper slide I went way too far to the left didn't notice that I was around the bend and was way out of site and the ledges got further apart and steeper. I started to wonder if I could get back, I was picturing helicopters and rescuers repelling down to rescue me. I could hardly move as my legs, arms and back all started to cramp up really bad. I started think I could die if I slipped and fell I was out there in no man's land and scared ****less. No one could hear me calling, I struggled to get back to the trail. I after about 30 minute maybe longer I finally got to a safe ledge and called for my son, of course he couldn't hear me as he was already at the top waiting. I was took so long he started to wonder what I was doing so he went down looking for me. He stopped about 30 feet above me on a ledge and was looking down the mountain for me when I seen him. I was so relieved to see him, I knew he would be able to tell me how to get up to him. I asked him which way to move as I could not see any way up to him. He yelled back to me to stay put that he would come and get me. I continued looking up thinking he was going to some how slide down to me and all of a sudden he was at my side. He told me to follow him around a blind spot which meant that I had to hang over a bolder! I wasn't too sure about doing it but he did it to get to me and did it to get around it, he assured me that it was safe and there was a ledge on the other side. I kept asking is there a safer and easier way and said,"no". So, I followed him, it was scary not knowing what was on the other side but when I got around it, it was as he said. I couldn't believe the thoughts that was going through my head as I was stuck out there. I kept telling myself to stay relax and that I would make it to safety. So my advice to any one climbing the Abol trail is to stay to the right of the trail marker unless you want to do some ledge and rock climbing. Keep in mind if you fall you will fall 200 - 400 feet straight down and probably roll another 200 - 400 feet. The entire climb and hike took us 12 hours. To end the hike when we got down to the bottom we had to hike 2 plus miles back to our car in pouring rain. We were so tired and drained we didn't even put on our rain gear we just wanted the nightmare to end. We thought that this trip would only take 6-7 hours. We might have been able to do it in that time had we took Abol trail back down but the Park Ranger had advised us to take the Hunt Trail down as it was much easier and safer. Abol it very slipper with a lot of loose rock and it is very steep. The Hunt Trail isn't easy at all especially the upper portion. I will never under estimate the difficulty of mountain hike again, it was a great achievement and something that I won't soon forget. JQ Dancing on the edge |
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Should I buy a pass again?
"Walt" wrote in message
... Is that what they're checking for in the turn-your-head-and-cough test? I always figured they were just looking for an excuse to cop a feel. //Walt Yep! JQ Dancing on the edge |
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Mt. Katahdin Trip report
JQ wrote:
"VtSkier" wrote in message ... HAR! Retraction will occur. Say hey, JQ Hey VtSkier, The weather down here in the flat lands is Hot!!! I hope the weather is better up there in the mountains. A few weeks ago my son Senzo and I met up with a friend in Maine to climb Mt. Katahdin. It was in the 90's very hot we did the Abol trail up and the Hunt trail down. We ran out of water on the way up it was much harder that I ever thought. I went off trail by accident going up the upper slide I went way too far to the left didn't notice that I was around the bend and was way out of site and the ledges got further apart and steeper. I started to wonder if I could get back, I was picturing helicopters and rescuers repelling down to rescue me. I could hardly move as my legs, arms and back all started to cramp up really bad. I started think I could die if I slipped and fell I was out there in no man's land and scared ****less. No one could hear me calling, I struggled to get back to the trail. I after about 30 minute maybe longer I finally got to a safe ledge and called for my son, of course he couldn't hear me as he was already at the top waiting. I was took so long he started to wonder what I was doing so he went down looking for me. He stopped about 30 feet above me on a ledge and was looking down the mountain for me when I seen him. I was so relieved to see him, I knew he would be able to tell me how to get up to him. I asked him which way to move as I could not see any way up to him. He yelled back to me to stay put that he would come and get me. I continued looking up thinking he was going to some how slide down to me and all of a sudden he was at my side. He told me to follow him around a blind spot which meant that I had to hang over a bolder! I wasn't too sure about doing it but he did it to get to me and did it to get around it, he assured me that it was safe and there was a ledge on the other side. I kept asking is there a safer and easier way and said,"no". So, I followed him, it was scary not knowing what was on the other side but when I got around it, it was as he said. I couldn't believe the thoughts that was going through my head as I was stuck out there. I kept telling myself to stay relax and that I would make it to safety. So my advice to any one climbing the Abol trail is to stay to the right of the trail marker unless you want to do some ledge and rock climbing. Keep in mind if you fall you will fall 200 - 400 feet straight down and probably roll another 200 - 400 feet. The entire climb and hike took us 12 hours. To end the hike when we got down to the bottom we had to hike 2 plus miles back to our car in pouring rain. We were so tired and drained we didn't even put on our rain gear we just wanted the nightmare to end. We thought that this trip would only take 6-7 hours. We might have been able to do it in that time had we took Abol trail back down but the Park Ranger had advised us to take the Hunt Trail down as it was much easier and safer. Abol it very slipper with a lot of loose rock and it is very steep. The Hunt Trail isn't easy at all especially the upper portion. I will never under estimate the difficulty of mountain hike again, it was a great achievement and something that I won't soon forget. JQ Dancing on the edge Good TR, glad both of you got back safely. So, I guess there is something to "Global Warming". I sort of had the feeling there was after last winter. Hmmm, as for water on a hot day. Maybe I'll take this as a lesson that I should turn back should such occur. In the past I would have pressed on as you did. Us northerners aren't too savvy when it comes to activity in hot weather. Mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the noonday sun. VT .. |
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Should I buy a pass again?
"JQ" wrote in message
. .. "pigo" wrote in message ... I'm not sure what I did. Tear seems accurate. It's right between the legs and I had trouble walking for about a week. Never any discolor or swelling (other than the usual :-0) but something is definetly not right in that area where the legs and torso all come together. Wierd thing is that it hurts kinda up in the gut belly button to ah too? And it's usually more of a discomfort than a real hurt. The crotch area feels more like a bruise lately. Sometimes I wonder if maybe there isn't some sort of hernia? And I know going to the dr. will cost me $300 for him to say "yep. you hurt it. be careful. bye. pay the nurse on the way out." If it is a hernia you will have a small to large lump protruding. The protrusion may not be constant, in the area of pain place your hand over it and cough. If you feel something pushing out as you cough it may be a hernia, if you do feel a protrusion I'd recommend getting it repaired. It can get very painful especially if it ruptures. Thanks. |
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