#1 2016-06-03 15:54:26
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/rescue … &ocid=iehp
Seems like they maybe they aren't as tough as they used to be.
Maybe it's because of all of the thank yous and free fast food support.
I climbed Longs 3 times. Once at 45 years old and once while I was younger but smoked ciggies. I am thinking this is one that Fled has done too but not sure.
Tough little peak but I have seen women in their mid-sixties on the summit.
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#2 2016-06-03 16:51:59
Bigcat wrote:
I climbed Longs 3 times. Once at 45 years old and once while I was younger but smoked ciggies.
Spark one up when you reached the summit?
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#3 2016-06-03 16:57:34
choad wrote:
Bigcat wrote:
I climbed Longs 3 times. Once at 45 years old and once while I was younger but smoked ciggies.
Spark one up when you reached the summit?
Smoked a bowl on the summit of Mt. Sherman once.
Longs is a bit too iffy in places to get high up high.
But no, I didn't have a ciggie on top. I had several the night before and lots of booze. I hacked a lung for about the first 3 hours but I was 26 then.
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#4 2016-06-04 07:16:44
Yes, I have climbed Long's, but just once. It was in early August, and there was a lot of ice in spots after the keyhole that made it quite scary in spots. I started from the parking lot around 2:00 am. I did not have any altitude issues, but I learned a good lesson about letting myself get too cold. It totally saps your energy. Sort of like reefer.
I have had altitude sickness (HAPE) but that was at 20,000 feet. It quite nearly killed me, but a week later I was back at it.
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