I appreciate this is rather personal; but, I suppose I should also share my progress on physical conditioning. My Whitney climb was quite a wake-up call, and just the thing to motivate me to kick the physical conditioning portion of my preparation into high gear. For those who aren't aware, I climbed Whitney with an old college roomate, who I hadn't seen for over a decade. Needless to say, Josh was in great shape and is currently training for a marathon (go Josh!). Anyways, climbing with Josh was humbling ... as he had lungs-to-spare. I entered our high-camp @ 13,000 ft gasping for air and swearing I'd take the physical conditioning portion of this goal more seriously for the next few months. Fumbling like that in front of an old friend you haven't seen forever was a bummer! :-)
In response to that experience, I increased my workout schedule to include an hour of aerobic exercise 5 times per week. I've even started running ... which has always been something that I've disliked. Today (May 27th) is exactly 8 weeks until Summit Day! The last two months of physical preparation will determine my level of enjoyment on this climb.
Thanks again to everyone for all their support!
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Fitness Update!
Mt. Hood?
Well ... unfortunately, our Mt. Hood climb has been postponed (or possibly canceled). We have had several weeks of bad weather on the mountain, with new snow as late as Memorial weekend. At this point, the avalanche danger, and my busy schedule is making this climb seem more-and-more unlikely this season. I am still hopeful for an Adams climb ... however, we are still waiting for the trailhead to open up. This has been an extrordinary year for snow fall in the Cascades.
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