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

i have only been evacuated one time- luckily it was on a fire road, so the fire department was able to put me in a jeep, instead of having to pay big bucks for a more involved procedure. i had fallen and hit my head, and i had a concussion, so i couldn't walk more than a few paces without getting dizzy and falling again. i was probably out there for about a half hour until another biker passed me and went and got help.

today, it was really crowded on the trail, so i knew that if this guy had an emergency, it wouldn't be more than a few minutes before they saw someone else. if it had been really remote, i probably would have stayed or somehow made sure he made it back.

xpost- that's why i always carry a medical kit, even if i'm only going on a day hike or something.

was he on foot and crashed with a mountain bike????

no, he was a rider. wait, so does that make this story inadmissible in this thread, since neither person involved was hiking?

you were hiking, right?!

no, he was on a bike too! gtfo this thread, impostor!

haha

its ok, its still relevant to hikers.

oh man yall harkening back to something upthread, at deathfest a guy offered me whiskey from a nalgene flask with an entombed sticker on it, pretty much fell in love

one time me & my bros were out exploring in big south fork (menifee co ky i guess?) and found some repelling bros who had seen our band in richmond haha, what a day.

this guy micah we were camping with spent that whole 5 day camping trip borrowing our lighters then throwing them into the fire that night and scaring the shit out of us. also by the end of the trip he was the only one with a lighter, which kind of gave him a lot of POWER.

camping!

a friend of mine did that, said it was great!

it was! amazing weather, too.

i am thinking about doing the superior hiking trail, up north

this looks awesome

yeah, i'm pysched about it

say more about the trip

did 6.6 miles in the rain two days ago

it was stupid

hiking in the rain can be sublime sometimes... if it's not cold and windy and driving right into your face the whole time.

it was hot and boring, tbh

does anyone know about hiking in norway?

it's basically like this

http://ll.vimg.net/imagesoa/cms/images/APNews/Music/20090427/US-Opera-Met-Ring-61b7dc28-f364-4945-8555-ab2f846e05e2.jpg

knew it!!!!!!!!!!!!

OMG:
http://www.summitpost.org/images/medium/519248.jpg
(lol)

Finally got this:

http://www.mysigg.com/ProductImages/MYSIGG/8025.50.JPG
+ nalgene flask!

Got some $220 hiking boots for $20, a fluffy pillow that collapses into nothing, an enamel percolator and a bear bell, which when "silenced" just sounds like you're constantly near a rattlesnake.

Did a jazz square on top of Jake's Gap.

Oh and my hiking buddy almost accidentally picked up a black snake thinking it was a lock on a grill near a campsite. Lol

School ends next Thursday. I gotta get out on a trail soon. I have some winter gut to work off.

hoping for this in September!

http://www.summitpost.org/images/medium/309653.JPG

(Galdhøpiggen)

skoal!

xpost- what boots? nice score.

say more about the trip

― i like to fart and i am crazy (gbx), Tuesday, 2 June 2009 23:49 (5 days ago)

sorry, i only just saw this.

it's a great walk - particularly the sections in the middle, where you're walking this long craggy ridge with great views on either side. the rest is mostly flattish, farmland-type terrain, but nice all the same. i camped four nights and on the last day walked 22 miles ending in newcastle. i met lots of awesome people on the way too (both trekkers and local types). it's quite a popular route, but not so busy it gets annoying.

a few pics:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3361/3595184291_c5c16ae008.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3379/3595180925_92d33372f1.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3562/3596232646_1ee8c93d9d.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3600/3595157225_09bbd198c6.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3630/3596205202_b72f09d1d6.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3320/3592980511_21cfc5ea9b.jpg

I hiked up waynupicchu today and it was a treat!

pix or it didn't happen

When I get back. There are lots.

wow hadrian's wall walk looks amazing

Also have some v special photos for ytth!

!!! my boss gave me two "bonus" paid days off to go on a 4-day backpacking trip in august. so stoked.

http://www.bumperstickerz.com/images/10000303-00-00-00-00_lg.png

^^^might get a small tat of this

That's awesome, j! Where will you go?

might do a week in Glacier very soon?!

i'm planning a 4-day loop in desolation wilderness. i hiked the first 8 miles of it as an out-and-back last year around this time, and i really want to go back.

actually more like August xp

ok here is the mountain:
http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp95/tza/102_8966.jpg

and here i am on top of it:
http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp95/tza/102_9012.jpg

wow awesome

So, where are you all going on Sunday? :-)

http://www.wbbm780.com/Nude-hiking-buffs-prepare-for-summer/4635232

i have done this

not as part of like a nat'l day or whatever, but by myself, it's pleasant

aren't the bugs a pain

if i'm nude it's on an empty beach

i was movin pretty fast, tbh

i just spent 12 days hiking around the southwest (mesa verde, valley of the gods, north and south rim of GC, tiny bit in sedona)
FUN

this was after going into the canyon, was eating an apple
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3350/3639374258_d7515a1376.jpg

only regret: not going to mt zion b/c we ran out of time during the utah portion

oops it's just zion
anyway the angel's landing trail looks terrifying and so cool
http://www.micksmtn.20m.com/zion2.JPG
there's a part where you have to grab onto a chain!

woah--we did angels landing about a year ago. i loved zion soo much, wanna go back.