I'll guess that if they stomped right past the cave, they'd stop and stick their heads in to say hello.
Not to mention alert the SAR guys.
And probably feed them milk and cookies.
Why is Jonmf so full of shit?
I don't mean to be critical, and I really don't know what I am takling about, but has he ever pulled his head out of his ass?
I'm just asking a question.
I hope to get a sincere answer from the *real* climbers on this board.
Finally, my kind of poster. Jon, you and I should get together and create a new board without all the fluff. Serious posts only, and climbing resumes required to separate the men from the boys.
I thought you had a court order to enforce that?!?
What kind of windshirt were you wearing? Did you find any neutrinos on Denali? Is Denali a multi pitch climb (or can you make it multipitch with 40' pitches)? Did you preheat your thermos to keep the coffee hot?
I just want to know. I'm learning so much.
You're right. Too many of these "climbers" are just so foozy. It's great to be able to talk to a *real* climber.
Having "climbed" and "hiked", I would argue that the fundamental distinction between climbers and hikers is ego. If you encounter someone in boots with an outsized opinion of his accomplishments on a mountain - you've met a climber. -Posted by Peter Reese