Q: What's the highest mountain in the lower 48?

[El Toro Joe]

great job documenting your adventure...no beer & cigar to celebrate the summit? :drinks: :cigar: :bad:

 

[mattster31]

Nice hike!!! You just reminded me why I hate southern Ontario :angry2:

 

[spyderbret]

Great job on a great accomplishment!!

Thanks for sharing!

 

[Dr. Rich]

Nice Job Hans... Getting up early, getting into shape, holding your lines on the mountain and not getting a ticket for speeding. Now you need to hook-up with Cello who is an avid hiker. Rich

 

[Toecutter]

and no bong at the Summit?

Dude, that's just crazy talk! Pieces weigh. Beer too. Joints and 151 only in the packs. It's all about efficiency....

 

[James Burleigh]

Hey - is it true that when climbing Mt Whitney you have to pack it in, pack it out for.......... everything? Read something somewhere about little plastic sheets with targets.

I was just thinking this would be a great thing to train for until you said "pack it out." Tell me it's not true JB?

:bad:

 

[James Burleigh]

HUH? What happened to Mr. JB I get up at noon?

I have never slept in the mountains when backpacking. I've napped off and on for minutes at a time between dark and sunrise, but never slept. This was no exception. I tossed and turned for 9 hours in the #%$@*! sleeping bag till I finally looked one last time at my watch (with the dayglow ), saw it was 5:15, and said "F**k it!" I was not a happy camper.

Here's proof I've been doing this **** for a long time, and with the same guy....

Well done Hans! What's next?

Thank you, OM. Sleeping in and continuing to put ointment and bandages on my black and blue toes till the nails fall off.

Nice one bud! Damn glad I didn't go with ya tho

Your new avatar scares me. I'm strangely attracted to it.... :dribble:

Congratulations, Hans. That is quite an adventure and one heck of a worthy endeavor.

Thank you, Mad, and everyone else for their congrats!

JB

 

[TFC]

JB -

Did you feel that altitude sickness was ever an issue for you?

Also, it looks like both you and Hans are wearing traditional mountaineering boots (tall, thick heavy lug, etc). Considering your black and blue toes, would you recommend a different type of footwear? Something along the lines of the lightweight, low-top hikers?

Thanks,

John

 

[FJR1300Mark]

Congratulations

on the climb and on the friendship.

 

[Big-D]

I used to get winded going to the top of Pikes Peak in Colorado..... and I was in a car!

Some of your pictures made my hands start sweating from the height!

 

[Patriot]

so, ya gonna ride ya Feej up to there next time ???

Big congrats...thanx for the pics and post... :clapping: