Mountain climbing

[Dick Whitman]

Do you ever stop talking about your sex life?

There's a lot of ground to cover.

 

[Dick Whitman]

Do you ever stop talking about your sex life?

PS - Congrats on finishing 18th in that race. That's pretty impressive.

It's kind of impressive, but it's kind of like a 5K. Most people out there don't spend a minute training ahead of time. They just show up. Marathons are tougher to place well in because no one's winging it out there.

 

[Dick Whitman]

Update:

Just booked a hike up a 14er with the Mrs. next Saturday morning.

 

[Iron_chet]

@**** Whitman Have you thought about doing one of these in Colorado?

VIA Ferrata - Telluride Mountain Club

Looking at doing this one for my birthday in Sept.

Norquay Via Ferrata Routes Banff, AB

 

[SpeedTchr]

**** is back! Now where the hell is quant?

 

[Dick Whitman]

@**** Whitman Have you thought about doing one of these in Colorado?

VIA Ferrata - Telluride Mountain Club

Looking at doing this one for my birthday in Sept.

Norquay Via Ferrata Routes Banff, AB

I would love it, but there's no way that Mrs. Whitman would ever go for it. She's, shall we say ... risk-averse.

 

[TyWebb]

**** is back! Now where the hell is quant?

He didn't make a "This is my last post" post, so he may really be gone.

 

[CD Boogie]

I would love it, but there's no way that Mrs. Whitman would ever go for it. She's, shall we say ... risk-averse.

Good thing you're a safe bet -- to get ban-hammered again!

jk

welcome back

 

[Dick Whitman]

He didn't make a "This is my last post" post, so he may really be gone.

I presume I'll be scaling back, but I had been sitting on the Jon Lester stuff for a few days and had to get it out there, for the benefit of the board. It was a selfless act. After that, it was a short walk over here to this thread and ... well, you know how that tends to go.

 

[Dick Whitman]

Good thing you're a safe bet -- to get ban-hammered again!

jk

welcome back

Today was a good day. Only an individual post was ban-hammered, but I've lived to see another day, so far.

 

[TyWebb]

I presume I'll be scaling back, but I had been sitting on the Jon Lester stuff for a few days and had to get it out there, for the benefit of the board. It was a selfless act. After that, it was a short walk over here to this thread and ... well, you know how that tends to go.

Just giving ya a hard time, man. Genuinely do hope you keep up your usual posting. Mrs. Whitman doesn't give a damn about Arrieta, so you have release that valve somewhere.

 

[Stoney]

**** is back! Now where the hell is quant?

Are we now allowed to ask what happened to LTL and Docquant?

Last time I saw folks ask, Ragu jumped in with the delete button.

 

[MileHigh]

Update:

Just booked a hike up a 14er with the Mrs. next Saturday morning.

Which 14er? Tell Mrs. Whitman there is nothing inherently dangerous about this. Climbing a 14er is a badge. I've done four of them. Will do another in August.

My brother-in-law has probably gone up Longs Peak 150-plus times -- a lot of times running. He's a freak but not as much as a good friend of his, who climbed ALL of the 14ers last year in less than 10 days.

Andrew Hamilton shatters speed record climbing Colorado’s 14ers

Get a Camelback and extra water bottles. Sunscreen and Deet. Thick socks and good boots. Start early because you want to be down as the storms roll in. And enjoy the amazing view at the top.

Or go down to Colorado Springs and climb this bad boy:

The Colorado Springs Convention & Visitors Bureau

 

[Dick Whitman]

Which 14er? Tell Mrs. Whitman there is nothing inherently dangerous about this. Climbing a 14er is a badge. I've done four of them. Will do another in August.

My brother-in-law has probably gone up Longs Peak 150-plus times -- a lot of times running. He's a freak but not as much as a good friend of his, who climbed ALL of the 14ers last year in less than 10 days.

Andrew Hamilton shatters speed record climbing Colorado’s 14ers

Get a Camelback and extra water bottles. Sunscreen and Deet. Thick socks and good boots. Start early because you want to be down as the storms roll in. And enjoy the amazing view at the top.

Or go down to Colorado Springs and climb this bad boy:

The Colorado Springs Convention & Visitors Bureau

Mount Sneffels.

 

[MileHigh]

I think you mentioned a few months ago you were staying in Telluride? Climbing out of Ouray? You're going to the best part of the state scenery-wise. Been going to that part of the state for decades. Never gets old. Happy to share other places to go/hit up while you're there.

I'm sure you've researched, but for others, here's what the climb is like.

https://www.14ers.com/photos/peakmain.php?peak=Mt.+Sneffels

Two routes up:

https://www.14ers.com/route.php?route=snef1&peak=Mt.+Sneffels

https://www.14ers.com/route.php?route=snef2&peak=Mt.+Sneffels

 

[The Big Ragu]

Are we now allowed to ask what happened to LTL and Docquant?

Last time I saw folks ask, Ragu jumped in with the delete button.

I just figured out what you're talking about. For what it is worth, it was part of about a page of posts that we removed, because of another user behaving in a way we had asked them not to. We addressed it privately with that person afterward. It wasn't very fun for me. I'd rather have been spending my time doing something else. Posts were getting quoted, and I removed everything rather than leaving remnants of the problem posts out of context. There is no good way of doing it. I hope that helps you understand. If something like that happens, you can just PM me if you want, and I'll gladly try to explain.

 

[Dick Whitman]

I think you mentioned a few months ago you were staying in Telluride? Climbing out of Ouray? You're going to the best part of the state scenery-wise. Been going to that part of the state for decades. Never gets old. Happy to share other places to go/hit up while you're there.

I'm sure you've researched, but for others, here's what the climb is like.

https://www.14ers.com/photos/peakmain.php?peak=Mt.+Sneffels

Two routes up:

https://www.14ers.com/route.php?route=snef1&peak=Mt.+Sneffels

https://www.14ers.com/route.php?route=snef2&peak=Mt.+Sneffels

Cool, thanks!

Mrs. Whitman is pretty apprehensive. She hated the skyscraper climb we did this spring. What is it like to climb something like Sneffels? The guide says it's a relatively easy route up. It's not just excruciating the entire way, right?

I'll take on anything, as long as it's safe. But not everyone shares my hunger for adventure. (Or tolerance for physical discomfort.)

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

Are we now allowed to ask what happened to LTL and Docquant?

Last time I saw folks ask, Ragu jumped in with the delete button.

Hanging with Hammond?

 

[TyWebb]

I notice no one is wondering what happened to cisforkoke.

 

[JC]

Arrested for cocaine possession.