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

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

― e\m/ily (roxymuzak), Saturday, November 14, 2009 11:27 PM (Yesterday)

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.

hopefully not while wearing snowshoes...

table rockin tomorrow!
wanted to do pinnacle loop but i think we are abbreviating so as to include some less hikingly inclined family members.

went on an xmas ramble with my bf. it was nice, like a ~4 mile gentle rolling hills thing. hilariously, it led up to this vista that i swear looked out over on a nuclear power plant-esque thing. "ITS BEAUTIFUL," we screamed. this was at ijams nature center in south knoxville.

did yall hear about that hiker that held on by his fingertips to an icy ledge for 6 hours?!

!!!!!!!!!!

maybe it was the sleep deprivation but i found this hilarious today
http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs175.snc3/20269_221064296588_506836588_3296159_1772404_n.jpg

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today's hike up in mt tamalpais state park:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/821832/east%20peak%2C%20mt%20tam%2C%20jan%20%2710/P1010982.JPG

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/821832/east%20peak%2C%20mt%20tam%2C%20jan%20%2710/P1010985.JPG

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/821832/east%20peak%2C%20mt%20tam%2C%20jan%20%2710/P1010992.JPG

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/821832/east%20peak%2C%20mt%20tam%2C%20jan%20%2710/P1010998.JPG

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/821832/east%20peak%2C%20mt%20tam%2C%20jan%20%2710/P1010994.JPG

oh man, awesome!

table rock has so many awesome boulders

http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs195.snc3/20269_221064281588_506836588_3296157_6490617_n.jpg
http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs175.snc3/20269_221064231588_506836588_3296151_1452983_n.jpg

view from top
http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs195.snc3/20269_221064306588_506836588_3296161_616047_n.jpg

it was v nice but kinda doesn't hold a candle to the west coast! but now i get why they call them the blue ridge mtns:
http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs175.snc3/20269_221064291588_506836588_3296158_1420967_n.jpg

i kinda love the more gentle nature of the eastern ranges. they feel more ancient, and the vistas are more infrequent, and well-earned

better foliage thats for sure

i dunno bc like in winter pnw is still green whereas se is brownnnn

love the south's clear skies, tho!

but NE is snowy!

east tn/west nc/southern va is like, still green and all kinds of shit in winter

rockies--clear skies AND green AND snowy. except for the beetle kill lodgepoles-- that's v. brown. :(

how is west nc green if west sc is brown?
tricky.

its a different region iirc

is it???

iirc a trip up the watershed takes you through both wsc and wnc but maybe your wnc is a different area than mine :D