Mt.
Massive |
S A T U R D A Y,
8/25/07
Oh baby, the climax.
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Darren, Rich, and Marc,
about to head up the trail to the peak. I'm not scowling, I'm
choking down my morning Clif bar, after being shamed by the brutal
climbing pace of Supper Fly Jim. It's 6:45 a.m. (Adam)
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I believe this is coming
up the ridge, looking back to the west towards Elbert. (Adam)
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Getting water for Bubba
(Adam)
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Jim adopting his more
typically nature-loving pace (Adam)
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Baldemar and I were the
first ones to the peak, at 8:45 a.m. There were basically no
lengthy breaks, aside from a 10-minute change of clothes and scarfing of
protein and carbs, once we got to the ridge. This is looking back
towards Massive South, as Steve approached. (Darren)
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Darren on Mount Massive
summit
(Baldemar)
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Everybody Loves a
Summit: standing, L-R, Marc, Darren, Adam, Tim, Steve; squatting, L-R,
Baldemar, Rich, Jim, Kenn, Bubba, Ned. (Anonymous Forest Ranger)
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Kenn and Bubba (Adam)
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I earn my stripes as
being dismissive of safety by charging to the peak under any
meteorological circumstances. Adam earns his by encouraging us to
descend over the most treacherous terrain possible. Here, things
have smoothed out considerably, but we're all about to watch Rich
attempt a descent over C4 into the wrong basin. (Adam)
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The End |
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