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July 13, 2003
A long haul in the Palisades.
Every time I go into the backcountry for more than a day, I feel like I am really living. Like what happens there IS reality. Whereas what happens back home is just politics. Sarah being the exception. She is part of my 'life'. It gets harder and harder to come back to the world of customers, debt and politics. Can I find a way to blend the two?We made it back safe, but we did not do the route we wanted. Bruce woke up pretty sick this morning at our 12,200' camp. It was probably mild altitude sickness, exacerbated by the intense sun the day before. Later he told me he had a sense of doom about the climb and was happy to have to turn around. As we hiked down, we saw rescue helicopters fly overhead towards the glacier. Who knows about these things. It may have been nothing but pre-climb jitters, or something more. Certainly the climb was very intimidating. It was still a successful trip as we did get to see the Palisades and scope out the routes we want to do. Here are the pictures.
We were both pretty beat up by the time we got down. We each had 60+lb packs and did the entire hike in our plastic mountaineering boots, over sand, scree, talus, snow and slab. Our feet were pretty beat up by the time we got down. The approach was WAY farther than we'd thought. If we went again, we'd have to lighten our load quite a bit. No tent, no stove. Plus, we'd wear hiking shoes and carry our boots. Of course mine weigh >8lbs. I'm pretty tired now, but Adult Swim is on, and I can't miss it! You understand, right?
Posted by wonko at July 13, 2003 11:03 PM
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You suck! Running around in the majesty of God's country like you own it. Go suck an egg plant.
P.S. Awesome pictures!
Posted by: Obigabu at July 14, 2003 08:01 PM
I mean the majesticness of God's country.....or which ever makes more sense. If the both make sense then take em both and suck an egg salad plant.
Posted by: Obigabu at July 14, 2003 08:02 PM
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