"Because it's there."

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Peter Boardman and Joe Tasker on Kangchenjunga ('79)

 

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Altitude sickness on Alaska's mountains? Ibuprofren may be answer.

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Peter Boardman and Joe Tasker on Kangchenjunga ('79)

It looks like such hard work!

Altitude sickness on Alaska's mountains? Ibuprofren may be answer.

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Excellent. Thanks. I wonder if aspirin has a similar effect. I took one a day in Kyrgyzstan, but then I do pretty well at altitude generally anyway.

 

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Magical jazz climbing trumpet...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N70DLM8Az_8&feature=related

 

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“We’re not looking for the risks, we’re looking for the rewards.”

- Alex Lowe

 

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Reinhold Messner, Annapurna, 1985

 

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“When I think of mountaineering with four cylinders of oxygen on one’s back and a mask over one’s face – well, it loses its charm”

- George Mallory, in a letter to a friend, 1922

 

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“We’re not looking for the risks, we’re looking for the rewards.”

- Alex Lowe

He also said "The greatest climber is the one who's having the most fun." I still miss knowing Alex was out there somewhere.

 

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“When I think of mountaineering with four cylinders of oxygen on one’s back and a mask over one’s face – well, it loses its charm”

- George Mallory, in a letter to a friend, 1922

Yeah, no kidding. Mountaineering generally seems like too much work to me these days. I need to get back in shape and get hungry again.

 

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Yeah, no kidding. Mountaineering generally seems like too much work to me these days. I need to get back in shape and get hungry again.

If I want fucking wind and blowing snow, I can just go outside. (Like right now)

 

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If I want fucking wind and blowing snow, I can just go outside. (Like right now)

Yeah, I saw that you're getting a little more winter. No deck and barbecue tonight, huh? We had grilled PNW salmon...

 

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Yeah, I saw that you're getting a little more winter. No deck and barbecue tonight, huh? We had grilled PNW salmon...

Oh, I grilled. I'm a fucking Alaskan. I just ate inside.

 

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Oh, I grilled. I'm a fucking Alaskan. I just ate inside.

Awesome. One of the most admirable traits about Alaskans, that.

 

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Awesome. One of the most admirable traits about Alaskans, that.

I've grilled 3 nights in a row and am contemplating grilling tomorrow.

 

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I've grilled 3 nights in a row and am contemplating grilling tomorrow.

You're a special Alaskan.

 

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You're a special Alaskan.

Here comes the short bus.

 

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Here comes the short bus.

I bet it's on tracks.

 

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I bet it's on tracks.

LOL

Bombardier!

 

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I love it. She's cute, but one tool, no screws, and thirty feet of rope seem a little less than she might need...