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BTW, who keeps exact track of how many times they've been above X altitude? On these boards, there have been several who do this, among other similar peak-bagging/highpoint pursuits. CaT
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BTW, who keeps exact track of how many times they've been above X altitude? On these boards, there have been several who do this, among other similar peak-bagging/highpoint pursuits. CaT Understood. Perhaps I'm the oddball. However, it could probably be assumed that if one knew they'd been above 14,000 feet exactly 244 times, that person most likely kept a detailed written record. This conflicts with my own judgment of what is a good use of one's spare time. Just my opinion. I bet, if you added up all the time spent writing that stuff down, you could squeeze in another 14er.
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Speaking for the record-keepers, I use a very straightforward Excel spreadsheet to track a few basic details of each hike I do. It takes just a few seconds to enter the trail, time, distance and elevation gain. Doing so helps keep me on pace for the goals I set at the beginning of each year for distance and gain. This year my two focused goals were 400 miles and 100,000 feet, both about 30% more than last year. I'm right at 280 and 70,000 through this past weekend, so the record-keeping tells me I'm on track for both.
I know there are others who track many more details of their hikes/climbs, especially in the California and Colorado regions, but living where I do the vast majority of my hikes fall into the "training" category. I track these as essentially workout progress against a fitness goal. For those special hikes or climbs, I'll enter more details and some narrative in a Nomad hiking journal, for the sake of posterity or future reference.
It's really just a matter of personal preference. I've never kept a formal tracking system of the number of times I've been above a certain elevation, but that's because I only get to spend 2-3 weeks each year in the higher elevations of the west - at this point I can pretty much speak from memory that I've been above 13,000 feet on 11 occassions, and above 14,000 on 6. Small but very memorable numbers, which is why I don't need to keep a record of them. If I lived in the reasonable vicinity of higher elevations, I'd almost certainly keep track of elevation as well. It would take virtually no effort or time. Some people are wired that way, some aren't - it's chocolate and vanilla.
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Gary, What the hell are you talking about, Burchey and me were talking about women!!!!!
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Haha, I've actually heard of people keeping a diary or list of partners. Like he said, some people are just wired to be more organized, I guess. I think with the mountains, even though I appreciate the air up there and the natural beauty of it all, perhaps I'm not putting as much weight to my accomplishment of getting up there as I should. It probably stems from me not taking myself too seriously - perhaps I should take this a little more seriously.
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" perhaps I'm not putting as much weight to my accomplishment of getting up there as I should"
Or perhaps it is more of an accomplishment for some of us than it is for you...
Let's do the math here....from your photos, you look about 170lbs. I'm about 250lbs. So I weigh 1/3 more than you...so when I climb 14k it is like you climbing 21k. Do you know how many 21k peaks you have climbed?
On the other hand, I couldn't tell you how many times I have been above 10k which would be 1/3rd less elevation.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . and yes, I am kidding.
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Steve, I feel your pain. AMS is a strange thing. I've been fit as a fiddle on Whitney, and have stumbled around like a drunk on San Jacinto. I never know what's going to happen. Oddly enough, I've had multiple trips now where I started to get headaches as I go DOWN. I was fine on the way up. At first, I thought it was an unusual anomaly, but it happens more often than not now which baffles me, and is contrary logic. I returned last night from a trip to Thousand Island Lake, and was really surprised at my AMS symptoms.
We stayed 36 hours in Mammoth, 8000' with no symptoms. Then traveled into T.I.L. at 9800'. I had symptoms for another 24 hours! They weren't that bad, but I felt wasted -- tired, with occasional slight nausea. I was able to eat, though.
Finally, Saturday morning, over 72 hours after being at or above 8000', I felt good. I was able to climb Banner Peak, ~13000' symptom-free.
I have used Diamox in the past, because I usually get the symptoms. But this trip, with the initial stay at 8k, and the fact we were only going to ~10k, I thought I'd skip it.
Next time, I'll know better!
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" perhaps I'm not putting as much weight to my accomplishment of getting up there as I should"
Or perhaps it is more of an accomplishment for some of us than it is for you...
Let's do the math here....from your photos, you look about 170lbs. I'm about 250lbs. So I weigh 1/3 more than you...so when I climb 14k it is like you climbing 21k. Do you know how many 21k peaks you have climbed?
On the other hand, I couldn't tell you how many times I have been above 10k which would be 1/3rd less elevation.
You might be right. I've often looked with jealously at my 165 pound buddy scaling the hill compared to my 190 pounds (most of it is head). 21K peaks? I've climbed 244 of them.
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I think with the mountains, even though I appreciate the air up there and the natural beauty of it all, perhaps I'm not putting as much weight to my accomplishment of getting up there as I should. It probably stems from me not taking myself too seriously - perhaps I should take this a little more seriously. To tell you the truth, I think the fun of hiking, the enjoyment of being in the mountains gets a bit lost when you hike with your goal being to "summit". My favorite Whitney hike as far as pure enjoyment was my first and I didn't make the summit. Just walking through the pines during a full moon, taking long breaks at several points, especially Trailside Meadow really made it fun. My partner, Karyn, a botonist/biologist, couldn't go 50 feet without pointing out types of plants, animal life, rock structures. Fun stuff. That said, when I did summit, I cried at the top. This mountain we walk has a certain draw like no other.
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Well, all of you can kiss my a**!!! I'm not even 150 lbs and slow as a tortoise AND gets AMS all the time. By the formula you guys use, I've never been above 10K. ![frown frown](/wz/images/graemlins/default/frown.gif)
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Burchey, 190lbs? damn dood, and I remember your trip report from this past winter/spring on Mt Mallory where you had all your weight on the ice axe in a precarious situation. Impressed.
Q, my first time in the WZ I only made it to Trail Crest and it was a day hike. My subsequent trips have all been over night. And I expect that all of my future hikes in the eastern sierra will be overnight. And it isn't so much making the summit for me now. The eastern sierra is the only place other than Alaska where I have had that sense of overwhelming awe with nature.
2600FA, it sounds like we could hike together. Don't tell anyone, but a big part of why I like to hike alone is because I know that I am slow and I hate for anyone to be waiting for me. And the tortoise analogy is very apt for me as well. I can go forever and I will make my destination, but I do it at my own pace. (thank god I haven't had AMS since my first hike up whitney)
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Okay.... this got me thinking. Don't any of us work?
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Well, all of you can kiss my a**!!! I'm not even 150 lbs and slow as a tortoise AND gets AMS all the time. By the formula you guys use, I've never been above 10K. Now, that was one of the best posts I've read in a long time! ![laugh laugh](/wz/images/graemlins/default/laugh.gif)
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You wouldn't be the first. In fact, I think that's probably a prerequisite for being part of this unique community. ![crazy crazy](/wz/images/graemlins/default/crazy.gif) It probably stems from me not taking myself too seriously - perhaps I should take this a little more seriously. But then you wouldn't be you. ![smile smile](/wz/images/graemlins/default/smile.gif) compared to my 190 pounds (most of it is head). LMHO!!! (no pun intended) That said, when I did summit, I cried at the top. This mountain we walk has a certain draw like no other. Boy, can I relate to that.... The eastern sierra is the only place other than Alaska where I have had that sense of overwhelming awe with nature. I largely feel the same way, but that feeling modified somewhat to include the Alps in Europe and coastal Norway, upon seeing both at different times. Oh, yeah ... and definitely Alaska, too! On what? ![wink wink](/wz/images/graemlins/default/wink.gif) CaT
If future generations are to remember us with gratitude rather than contempt, we must leave them more than the miracle of technology. We must leave them a glimpse of the world as it was in the beginning, not just after we got through with it. - Lyndon Johnson, on signing the Wilderness Act into law (1964)
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These Diamox - AMS discussions are so fun! Here are a few thoughts, some relating to comments above:
Joe: No, I don't work, but Gary still does.
Burchey: Yes, I keep a log of every climb I do. I also keep logs of my running (almost nonexistent now), my cycling, and my horseback riding. I picked up the habit from the guy who got me started climbing. Look me up on summitpost.org if you're interested in the climbing log. There are 1,113 summits on 379 different peaks. The last time I failed to make a summit was when I got blown off Shasta in May, 2003. That was 271 summits ago.
Bee: I live at 5,000 feet. I think that helps a little, but it's not a big deal. I'm not climbing nearly as much as I did in the 90's, but I try to get up one of the nearby 10K peaks every week or two if I'm not doing something bigger. That helps acclimatization, but I don't think an hour or two above 10K makes a lot of difference. I have never spent extra time at a campground or trailhead just to acclimatize.
One controversial point is sleeping altitude. Some people try to misapply the "climb high; sleep low" mantra to short Sierra trips. "Climb high; sleep low" applies to climbing big mountains expedition style. You climb high to string fixed lines, establish a high camp, etc. Then you sleep "low" (which may mean 20,000 feet) before moving to the higher camp or making a summit bid. Nobody does Sierra peaks that way.
Everyone agrees that you can climb higher than you can sleep. However, the best sleeping altitude is the highest one at which you don't get sick. I didn't retire at 59 by spending $100 for a low-altitude hotel room every time I tagged a peak. I'm a cheap bastard, and I always sleep at the trailhead if I can. It helps me acclimatize, it saves money, and I can sleep later and still get an early start.
Take care of your body. Get enough sleep, food, and water. Eat what you like, but take it easy on greasy/fatty foods. I don't believe in frequent breaks. When you stop, your breathing may slow way down, promoting AMS. Try to keep moving at a pace you can sustain, eating and drinking as you go.
The last few years, "everybody" has been recommending taking Diamox before you go to altitude. You should probably do that if you have good reason to expect AMS. However, Diamox does work if you wait until symptoms develop. I had mild Cheyne-Stokes breathing high on Denali, and Diamox fixed it in a few minutes on both trips. It's better to climb without using drugs if you can, so you might want to bring some Diamox but not use it until you need it.
Finally, I want to tell a story that explains my original comment about being lucky with AMS. There were two guides and four clients on my first Denali trip in 1994. We carried some pretty heavy loads low on the mountain. I was by far the weakest member of the team. We traveled in two rope teams, and the guys ahead of me literally pulled my sorry ass up the glacier. Things changed as we got higher. I was about as strong as everybody else by 11K. At 12,800, I was the only one not taking Diamox. At 16K, I ate three dinners while some of the others couldn't finish one. At 18,360, I was feeling great and would have welcomed a much faster pace. We turned around because one of the guides and two of the clients were too slow and weak at altitude.
The point is that some people are just more susceptible to AMS than others. It's not just a matter of acclimatizing, being tough, drinking enough water, or whatever.
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However, Diamox does work if you wait until symptoms develop. I had mild Cheyne-Stokes breathing high on Denali, and Diamox fixed it in a few minutes on both trips. This was my experience the one time I got Cheyne-Stokes (last year while trying to sleep at the White Mountain trailhead). Less than an hour after taking a Diamox, the problem went away and I fell fast asleep with no further problems. Since then, I've started taking 62.5mg before going to bed at altitudes at 11,000 or more, and have had no recurrence. It seems so fast-acting, I have wondered why folks are recommended to start taking it a day or so earlier (something I no longer do).
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Look me up on summitpost.org if you're interested in the climbing log. There are 1,113 summits on 379 different peaks. The last time I failed to make a summit was when I got blown off Shasta in May, 2003. That was 271 summits ago.
Bob, I couldn't resist : 20,320 AK Mt. McKinley 14,494 CA Mt. Whitney (31) 14,433 CO Mt. Elbert 14,421 CO Mt. Massive 14,420 CO Mt. Harvard 14,410 WA Mt. Rainier 14,375 CA Mt. Williamson (5) 14,345 CO Blanka Peak 14,336 CO La Plata Peak 14,309 CO Uncompahgre Peak 14,294 CO Crestone Peak 14,286 CO Mt. Lincoln 14,270 CO Grays Peak 14,269 CO Mt. Antero 14,267 CO Torreys Peak 14,265 CO Quandary Peak 14,265 CO Castle Peak 14,264 CO Mt. Evans 14,255 CO Longs Peak 14,246 CO Mt. Wilson 14,242 CA White Mountain Peak (9) 14,242 CA North Palisade (12) 14,238 CO Mt. Cameron 14,229 CO Mt. Shavano 14,200~ CA Starlight Peak (11) 14,197 CO Mt. Princeton 14,197 CO Mt. Belford 14,197 CO Crestone Needle 14,196 CO Mt. Yale 14,172 CO Mt. Bross 14,165 CO Kit Carson Peak 14,162 CA Mt. Shasta (33) 14,159 CO El Diente Peak 14,156 CO Maroon Peak 14,155 CO Tabeguache Mountain 14,153 CO Mt. Oxford 14,153 CA Mt. Sill (17) 14,150 CO Mt. Sneffels 14,148 CO Mt. Democrat 14,132 CO South Massive 14,130 CO Capitol Peak 14,110 CO Pikes Peak 14,092 CO Snowmass Mountain 14,086 CA Mt. Russell (10) 14,083 CO Mt. Eolus 14,082 CO Windom Peak 14,081 CO Challenger Point 14,080+ CA Polemonium Peak (12) 14,073 CO Mt. Columbia 14,067 CO Missouri Mountain 14,064 CO Humbolt Peak 14,060 CO Mt. Bierstadt 14,059 CO Sunlight Peak 14,058 CA Split Mountain (5) 14,048 CO Handies Peak 14,047 CO Culebra Peak 14,042 CO Mt. Lindsey 14,042 CO Ellingwood Peak 14,040 CA Middle Palisade (5) 14,039 CO North Eolus 14,037 CO Little Bear Peak 14,036 CO Mt. Sherman 14,034 CO Redcloud Peak 14,027 CA Mt. Langley (5) 14,022 CO Conundrum Peak 14,018 CO Pyramid Peak 14,018 CA Mt. Tyndall (5) 14,017 CO Wilson Peak 14,015 CO Wetterhorn Peak 14,015 CA Mt. Muir (11) 14,014 CO San Luis Peak 14,014 CO North Maroon Peak 14,005 CO Mt. of the Holy Cross 14,005 CO Mt. Huron 14,003 CA Thunderbolt Peak (11) 14,001 CO Sunshine Peak 13,990 CA Mt. Barnard 13,986 CA Mt. Humphreys (7) 13,980 CO Obstruction Peak 13,977 CA Mt. Keith (2) 13,963 CA Mt. Stanford (2) 13,962 CA Peak .5 ESE N Palisade 13,960 CA Mt. LeConte 13,955 CO Fletcher Mountain 13,950 CA Trojan Peak 13,927 CA Peak .6 W Mt. Russell AKA Morgenson 13,920+ CA Norman Clyde Peak (9) 13,917 CA Disappointment Peak 13,913 CO Gladstone Peak 13,911 CO Mt. Meeker 13,904 CO Emerald Peak 13,891 CA Mt. Agassiz (2) 13,888 CA Junction Peak (2) 13,881 CO Iowa Peak 13,850 CA Mt. Mallory (2) 13,842 CO Mt. Spalding 13,832 CA Caltech Peak 13,830 CA Mt. Darwin (5) 13,828 CO Peak 1.2 N of Mt. Lindsey 13,804 WY Gannett Peak 13,803 CA Peak .5 SSW Split Mountain 13,799 CA Mt. McAdie 13,779+ CA Peak .8 SE Mt. Stanford 13,770 WY Grand Teton (3) 13,770 CA Mt. Irvine (2) 13,768 CA Mt. Winchell (3) 13,760+ CA Mt. Corcoran 13,753 CA Discovery Pinnacle (5) 13,748 CO Mt. Sheridan 13,748 CA Mt. Morgan S (2) 13,715 CA Mt. Abbot (2) 13,714+ CA Peak .65 ESE Mt. Barnard 13,713 CA Bear Creek Spire (6) 13,711 CO Twining Peak 13,711 CA Mt. Gabb 13,704 CO Glacier Point 13,694 CO Kismet 13,691 CA Mt. Mendel (5) 13,680 CA Peak .8 NW Junction Peak 13,665 CA Birch Mountain 13,659 CA Mt. Williams 13,652 CA Mt. Tom (2) 13,648+ CA The Shark Tooth 13,632 CA University Peak 13,608 CA Mt. Ericsson 13,600+ CA Mt. Dade (3) 13,590 CO Matterhorn Peak 13,576 CA Peak 1. N Mt. Bolton Brown 13,570 CA Mt. Brewer 13,568 CA Mt. Goddard 13,565 CA Tunnabora Peak 13,559 CA Mt. Dubois 13,553 CA Palisade Crest 13,552 CA Mt. Carillon (5) 13,540 CA Peak .8 WSW Mt. Tyndall 13,538 CA Mt. Bolton Brown 13,528 UT Kings Peak 13,524 CA Mt. Fiske 13,523 CO Browns Peak 13,521 CA Peak .4 SSE of Jumpoff and Jumpoff (2) 13,510 CA Mt. Marsh 13,510 CA Mt. Gayley (5) 13,501 CA Cloudripper 13,495 CA Mt. Pinchot 13,494 CA Mt. Thompson (2) 13,494 CA Mt. Hale 13,485 CA Mt. Pickering (2) 13,480 CO Iron Nipple 13,470 CA Mt. Versteeg 13,468 CA Mt. Mills 13,441 CA Montgomery Peak (2) 13,435 CA Mt. Haeckel 13,417 CA Mt. Lamarck (3) 13,410 CA Mt. Newcomb 13,404 CA Peak .8 NW Mt. Lamarck 13,397 CA Cardinal Mountain 13,390 CA Mt. Jepson 13,388 CA The Thumb 13,385 CA Peak .5 NW Mt. Mendel 13,377 CA Mt. Wallace 13,364 CA Peak 1.4 SE Mt. Wallace 13,364 CA Mt. Powell 13,361 CA Mt. Hilgard 13,356 CA Pk 1.1 ENE Chocolate Pk 13,355 CA The Cleaver 13,332 CA Peak .5 SE Mt. Darwin 13,330 CA Black Giant 13,329 CA Mt. Prater 13,327 CA North Guard 13,326 CO Storm Peak 13,325 CA Joe Devel Peak 13,323 CA Ski Mountaineers Peak (3) 13,320+ CA Courte-Echelle 13,298 CO Pecks Peak 13,289 CA Mt. Bradley 13,289 CA Black Mountain 13,281 CO Mt. Lady Washington 13,278 CA Picture Puzzle Peak 13,273 CO Mt. Merriam? 13,271 CA Mt. McDuffie 13,270 CA Peak 1.0 NE of Mt. Morgan S 13,268 CA Pipsqueak Spire (2) 13,267 CA Clyde Spires 13,265 CA Deerhorn Mountain 13,265 CA Aperture Peak 13,264 CA Mt. Goethe 13,259 CA Peak .6 S Striped Mountain 13,253 CA Royce Peak (2) 13,248 CA Peak .9 NE Mt. Darwin 13,242 CA Feather Peak (2) 13,241 CA Gendarme Peak 13,240 CA Basin Mountain (2) 13,231 CA Mt. Warlow 13,225 CA Mt. Emerson (4) 13,224 CA South Guard 13,224 CA Peak 0.9 WSW of Basin Mountain 13,211 CA Mt. Carl Heller 13,198 CA Ruby Peak 13,198 CA Peak .7 ESE Mt. Lamarck 13,196 CA Mt. Julius Caesar 13,184 CA Mt. Hitchcock 13,183 CA Acrodectes Peak 13,179 CA Striped Mountain 13,179 CA Mt. Wynne 13,177 CA Mt. Young 13,169 CA Mt. Chamberlin 13,165 CA Peak .9 NNE of The Thumb 13,164 CO Kelso Mountain 13,163 CA Red Slate Mountain (2) 13,161 NM Wheeler Peak 13,160+ CA Peak .6 S Bear Creek Spire 13,157 CA Mt. Ritter (2) 13,140 NV Boundary Peak (4) 13,126 CA Diamond Peak 13,125 CA Mt. Baxter 13,120+ CA Picture Peak 13,120+ CA Ericsson Crags 13,120+ CA Broken Finger Peak 13,117 CA Mt. Huxley 13,114 CA Mt. Lyell 13,112 CA Checkered Demon (4) 13,103 CA Mt. Gilbert (10) 13,092 CA Mt. Goode (4) 13,091 CA Charybdis 13,081 CA Peak 1.1 E Mt. Goddard 13,077 CA Merriam Peak (2) 13,075 CA Seven Gables 13,070 CA Peak .6 N of Diamond Peak 13,063 NV Wheeler Peak (2) 13,061 CA Peak 1. W of Mt. Prater 13,060 CO Middle Mountain 13,058+ CA Pinnacle Ridge 13,055 CA Mt. Genevra 13,053 CA Mt. Dana (9) 13,051 CA Mt. Mary Austin 13,046 CA Peak 1.2 SSE Black Giant 13,040+ CA Peak .6 WNW Mt. Thompson (2) 13,040+ CA Peak .6 E Shepherd Pass (2) 13,040+ CA Peak .4 W Mt. Goode 13,040 CA Mt. Barcroft (5) 13,030 CA Peak 1.1 SSW Caltech Peak 13,020 CA Wheeler Peak 13,016 CA Peak 1.2 SW of Lone Pine Peak 13,016 CA Mt. Solomons 13,005 CA Mt. Morgan N 13,005 CA Mt. Gould 13,002 CA Kuna Peak 13,000+ CA Peak 1.3 ESE Mt. Wallace 13,000+ CA Peak 1.0 NNE Mt. Thompson 12,999 CA Temple Crag (5) 12,984 CA Peak .65 WSW of Mt. Morgan N 12,960+ CA Mt. Maclure 12,959 CA Arrow Peak 12,945 CA Banner Peak 12,944 CA Lone Pine Peak (2) 12,937 CA Muriel Peak 12,936 CA Mt. Clarence King 12,928 WY Mt. Owen 12,911 CO Cross Mountain 12,907 CA Mt. Gardiner 12,900 CA Cirque Peak 12,871 CA Mt. Johnson 12,851 CA Mt. Stanford N 12,850 CA Red and White Mountain 12,804 WY Middle Teton (2) 12,799 MT Granite Peak 12,790 CA Goodale Mountain 12,770 CA The Miter 12,764 CA Mt. Gibbs (2) 12,760 CA Center Peak 12,720+ CA Four Gables 12,662 ID Borah Peak 12,652 CA Columbine Peak 12,633 AZ Humphreys Peak 12,614 CA Mt. Baldwin 12,605 WY Mt. Moran 12,598 CA Kearsarge Peak 12,590 CA Mt. Conness (14) 12,567 CA Peak .4 S. of Simmons Peak 12,564 CA Piute Mountain (2) 12,561 CA Mt. Tinemaha 12,552 CA Bloody Mountain (2) 12,522 CA Peak .95 E of Mt. Stanford N 12,503 CA Simmons Peak 12,497 CA Sheep Mountain (2) 12,480+ CA Peak .8 S. of Simmons Peak 12,446 CA Excelsior Mountain 12,374 CA Dunderberg Peak (2) 12,355 CA East Vidette 12,352 CA Mt. Morrison 12,325 WY Teewinot Mountain 12,311 CA Mt. Davis 12,307 CA Notre Dame Peak 12,300 CA Thor Peak 12,281 CA Clyde Minaret 12,276 WA Mt. Adams 12,268 CA Mt. Morrison 12,264 CA Matterhorn Peak (3) 12,255 CA Eichorn Minaret 12,242 CA North Peak (22) 12,240+ CA Michael Minaret 12,226 CA The Humpback 12,200+ CA Peak .4 N. of Simmons Peak 12,160+ CA Rice Minaret 12,126 CA Peak .7 NNW of Excelsior Mountain 12,123 CA Olancha Peak 12,117 CA Mammoth Peak 12,100~ CA Kuna Crest 12,080+ CA The Dragtooth 12,080+ CA Parsons Peak 12,080+ CA Bedayan Minaret 12,033 CA Whorl Mt. 12,000+ CA White Mountain 12,000+ CA Adams Minaret 11,982 CA Amelia Earhart Peak 11,920+ CA Dawson Minaret 11,915 NV Charlston Peak 11,812 CA Laurel Mountain (2) 11,760+ CA Ken Minaret 11,760+ CA Jensen Minaret 11,760+ CA Cleaver Peak 11,760+ CA Blacksmith Peak 11,760+ CA Black Mountain 11,755 CA Tower Peak 11,711 CA Waller Minaret 11,680+ CA The Doodad 11,680+ CA Dyer Minaret 11,673 CA Mt. Patterson 11,663 CA Wheeler Peak 11,658 CA Chocolate Peak 11,600+ CA Turner Minaret 11,600+ CA Leonard Minaret 11,565 CA Mt. Aggie 11,543 CA Campito Mountain (2) 11,516 CA Vogelsang Peak 11,512 CA Starr Minaret 11,501 CA Volcanic Ridge 11,459 NV Sonora Peak 11,440+ CA Kehrlein Minaret 11,408 CA Fletcher Peak 11,278 CA Blanco Mountain 11,239 OR Mt. Hood 11,233 NV Stanislaus Peak 11,229 CA County Line Hill 11,120 CA Rafferty Peak 11,120+ CA Echo Ridge 11,070 CA Johnson Peak 11,040+ CA Echo Peak #9 11,040+ CA Echo Peak #8 (2) 11,040+ CA Echo Peak #5 11,040+ CA Echo Peak #4 11,040+ CA Echo Peak #3 11,040+ CA Echo Peak #2 11,040+ CA Echo Peak #1 11,040+ CA Cockscomb 11,004 CA Gaylor Peak 10,960+ CA Pridham Minaret 10,960+ CA Echo Peak #7 (2) 10,960+ CA Echo Peak #6 (2) 10,960 CA Charlotte Dome 10,940 CA Cathedral Peak (54) 10,935 CA Highland Peak 10,912 CA Ragged Peak 10,886 CA McGee Mountain 10,881 NV Freel Peak (2) 10,880+ CA Unicorn Peak (2) 10,823 NV Job's Sister (2) 10,776 NV Mt. Rose (208) 10,772 CA Silver Peak 10,633 NV Job's Peak 10,601 NV Church Peak (5) 10,560+ CA Tresidder Peak 10,560+ CA Riegeluth Minaret 10,483 NV Mt. Houghton (139) 10,457 CA Mt. Lassen 10,381 CA Round Top 10,324 NV Relay Peak (4) 10,280 CA Tenaya Peak (2) 10,243 NV Snowflower Mountain (2) I fully understand why you keep a log. A quick calculation shows that, on average, you've successfully bagged a peak of at least 10K' almost once per week over the 24 years since 1987. Just damn . . .
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![](/wz/images/icons/default/book.gif) Re: Diamox
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Okay Gary, I can't resist either.....
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tdtz, I'm planning on heading up Russell the first week of October if you're interested. If I have any strength left, I'll head up the Mountaineer's Chute and sleep on the summit. The recent trip reports with the night shots have inspired me. Of course, all of this is dependent on the weather. I hate hiking heavy, so if it's too cold, it'll be Russell only. I don't want to carry a tent, more clothing, etc. You're welcomed if interested, but my plans are always changing. (You too if inclined Burchey). Bob, you're awesome! quillansculpture, I only post during lunch hours while at work.
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Atari, it will be cold as hell. I appreciate the invite, but I think I'll have been up Russell twice by then, so we'll see. You and I have to tackle something new. Also, think about sleeping on the summit - if you have a history of funk higher up, that might be a miserable night.
Bob, thanks for all the insight on climbing high. Your experience provides invaluable info for the newbies in the group ( me ).
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