still fuckin with climb cuz climb pays: the ILX hiking thread

i think he might be foraging for bugs

video captures the wtf-ness of wildlife encounters really well, so great

were you really that close or was the camera zoomed in?

It was zoomed in, but we were quite close. I could not have reached out and touched him, but I could have taken one step and done so.

damn. i would not do that. dont wanna end up like chimp lady

planning a toadtrip next week from knoxville to nyc and considering hiking the highest mountains in each state on the way there and back -- kind of a cool idea imo

imHo

awesome idea!

even new york?????

mount marcy? child's play

will u do mitchell?

http://www.carolinamtnclub.com/SB6K/SB6K%20Index.html

The South Beyond 6000 is an organized program to encourage hikers to climb the 40 peaks over 6000 feet in the Southern Appalachians. The privilege of belonging is earned and can only be shared among those who have pushed onward and upward on foot to the tops of these peaks. The Tennessee Eastman Hiking and Canoeing Club started this program after they had studied similar concepts used in the White Mountains of New Hampshire and the Adirondack Mountains in New York.

you should get in on this imo

i will have done 12 of those by the end of this year iirc!!

2. Climb all 40 peaks by routes involving hiking at least 5 miles with an ascent of at least 500 feet. In many cases, roads come close to the summits, and the return trip may be made by auto. However, where descent by trail is specified, return trip must be made on foot.

weak sauce

so that's why clingman's dome isn't included

i might hike in shendandoah too/instead

it feels misleading tho - thinkin like 40 hikes to 6000+ ft when the min requirement is 500 ft ascent?!
i know you can't start at sea level all the time, but...

yeah its incred rare iirc

well yeah, my point was that the requirement should be more stringent than 500 ft of climb.

i know i might be spoiled by the smokies, but fuck shenandoah natl park form what i can tell, kinda? what kind of nat'l park has as it's main attraction a DRIVE

xpost i think it should just be the 40 peaks period, its weird to have any other requirement imo. if it is going to be the highest/most difficult elevation gains that's a whole other ball of wax

i just think that the actual hiking to the summit should count for something.

i mean, the hill i live on goes from almost sea level to 390 ft in like, a mile... i would not consider that a hike if i added an extra 110 ft and 4 miles?

4 miles???

min requirement is 5 miles and 500 ft... which is... nothing?

mount marcy? child's play

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it's not that hard but i think it's like 6 hours from nyc is all. kind of out of your way prob

Douchechill. I might just do VA's highest because it has miniature ponies on it and is beautimous, and then some Shenandoah stuff.

I'm also sleeping outside on the way up and back every night <3<3<3

did a nice hike with justine yesterday to the top of pine mtn in marin county. really nice views of mt. tam, the bay, richmond bridge, and even mt. diablo (where we were last weekend). i have a cell phone pic of justine climbing on top of the summit marker, but i can't upload it to the computer, because i'm dumb and she wouldn't let me post it anyway.

xposted to wdyll but

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/primrosehill/mebunion.jpg

xp i would kill you, since i look like a pudding in my hiking clothes

aw, i bet you look great, justine! post it here not to wdyll and you're safe!

http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr222/Chass3ur/ZionSubway-59pshop4x6.jpg

awesome!

ive been looking at pix from utah. such an amazing place.

http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr222/Chass3ur/ZionSubway-40pshop4x6.jpg

dope imo

thinkin baout 36 hour mt. whitney trek.

winter?!

what do you guys know about snowshoeing?
i'm scared. but i miss hikes.

noooo may '10

my mom snowshoes. it seems pretty fun if you like snow.

http://pullharder.org/2008/01/24/our-whitney-stroll/

i had to google to see what a winter ascent of whitney would be like- pretty entertaining it turns out

snowshoeing is pretty fun, but ive not done anything very challenging in them. ive done lots of backcountry ski touring and highly recommend.

whitney is skiiable no? bring skis shasta

this view was blowing my mind today:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2595/4164972814_a177bcdce8.jpg

ytth was standing way too close to the edge for my comfort:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2764/4164926482_6e8ae86039.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2758/4164902474_9470560ce8.jpg

shiiiiiit

the weird thing was: we kind of picked this place to hike at random, then driving to it we were wondering if it was gonna suck - scenery looked real flat and boring. 15mins later we were driving up a damn mountain.

photos don't do the place justice, not by a longshot

I would really like to try snowshoeing! Unfortunately, DC is not known for reliable snowfall, though we did have a couple of inches yesterday (now mostly gone). How much snow is the minimum for good snowshoeing?

Oooh just1n3 that looks like a lovely hike!

the 2nd two photos were taken on a trail called "prairie falcon trail"... eg, the most badass trail name of all time.

wow that shot is amazing!

i'm not sure about snowshoeing min fall. i was going to go to a class at rei a while back but something conflicted and now i am kicking myself.