Last summer, I tried to climb Mt Whitney (and failed miserably). It's the tallest mountain in the lower 48 states, so the challenge seemed admirable. While I was on the mountain, I kept thinking, "Why didn't I try this sooner?" I mean, I was with cool people living a cool experience in a cool place. Cool, right? Cool.
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I guess I'm feeling as if I have squandered some of my youth. I had the same epiphany when Tiffany and I ran the Maui half marathon together. It was a blast - we should have done that 15 years ago!
Now that I'm trapped over here and don't have the luxury of doing cool things even if I wanted to, I've decided I'm not going to pass up that opportunity anymore. When I get back, things are going to change (sorry Tiff, we'll talk later . . . )
So, Brother Jim, prepare for a companion on your next October backpacking trip. Brother Tom, get a flask ready for me to take along on your first overnight cross country ski next winter. And to anyone out there who's interested, join me on an ascent of Mt Whitney 27-30 July 2009!
Nephew Noah and I are going to run the San Francisco marathon on 26 July. I can think of no better thing to do on my drive back from San Francisco than to stop off in the Sierra Nevadas and conquer the mountain that kicked my ass last summer.
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We'll be in the middle of moving to a new state, for a new job, and new friends. I should be totally anal about executing the move. Instead, I'm going to disappear for 4 days to be in a beautiful place for a wonderful experience.
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I'm prepared to go solo, but that's no fun. I'm looking for people to join me. No special experience is necessary - just a willingness to sleep outside and hike a long way. I'll do all the planning - I just need people to show up. Who's in?
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130 day to go.
(183 days until I'm standing on top of Mt Whitney)
5 comments:
Count me in for the climb! I'll have fresh legs after watching you guys run the marathon :)
I feel left out that you have all of these goals with other people. I think I need to sign up for this one.
what about your long lost wife?
Outstanding! Three takers already, including "anonymous" (good try, Tiff). Weird, they're all females. Either my male readers are unadventurous, or I just have that much animal magnetism.
Get your feet ready, it's a long, tough climb . . .
You're transparent my friend. You just want more people along so that in the unlikely event of another bonking episode we can take turns carrying you to the top. Nice try!
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