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Went for a Ride and Hike

Postby avejoe » Sat Aug 13, 2011 1:24 pm

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Re: Went for a Ride and Hike

Postby EigerMike » Sat Aug 13, 2011 3:43 pm

North Palisade am i right? how bout some pics from that view! :D
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Re: Went for a Ride and Hike

Postby avejoe » Sat Aug 13, 2011 4:42 pm

Nope.
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Re: Went for a Ride and Hike

Postby EigerMike » Sat Aug 13, 2011 8:40 pm

dam! #-o well any more clues? :D
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Re: Went for a Ride and Hike

Postby avejoe » Sat Aug 13, 2011 8:52 pm

Third highest peak in California...

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Re: Went for a Ride and Hike

Postby EigerMike » Sat Aug 13, 2011 9:43 pm

how bout white mountain peak? [-o<
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Re: Went for a Ride and Hike

Postby roon101 » Sun Aug 14, 2011 8:45 am

looks cool.
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Re: Went for a Ride and Hike

Postby hemingray » Sun Aug 14, 2011 8:59 am

I think Mike has it - but the benchmark altitude is closer to what North Palisade is.

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Re: Went for a Ride and Hike

Postby GrizzlyGuy » Sun Aug 14, 2011 1:47 pm

EigerMike wrote:how bout white mountain peak? [-o<
That's my guess. Hard to tell from the picture, I've only seen White Mountain Peak while above it or even with the peak in a hang glider. Nice work avejoe! =D>
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Re: Went for a Ride and Hike

Postby avejoe » Sun Aug 14, 2011 7:34 pm

Yep, White Mtn. on August 7. It was my 49th b-day. I plan on doing Whitney on August 7, 2012.

I didn't take many pictures cause it was one hard climb. 10.5 miles all above 12,500. I spent the 4 days prior riding at 7,000 plus ft. That and drinking a lot of water on the climb got me through it without any major issues. Just a lot of heaving breathing. Others were not so lucky. Lots of folks were really suffering.
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Re: Went for a Ride and Hike

Postby hemingray » Sun Aug 14, 2011 8:51 pm

Congratulations - a great achievement! Prep is everything - glad it paid off.
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