[pct-l] More Record Attempts

[Bill Burge]

But, if it has:

>  ...cruise control, automatic pilot, sun canopy,
> refrigerator (to keep the beer cold), porty potty and a fold out bed.

imagine how much faster it will get there without having to carry the  
canopy, fridge, beer, porta potty, bed AND YOU!  :-D :-)

THEN, you could sell it to the government ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DARPA_Grand_Challenge 
  ) and hike for the rest of your life on the proceeds!

BillB



On Jun 21, 2009, at 3:26 PM, Reinhold Metzger wrote:

> EXITING  DAYS  ARE  HERE  AGAIN....several of my buddies are either on
> the trail or will be on the trail trying to set new trail records.
> As everybody already knows, Scott  &  Adam  are on the trail going  
> after
> Horton's PCT record.
> I just got word from Aaron Sorensen that he will try to bag the
> ''unsupported Tahoe Rim Trail'' record June 28 and my buddy Michael
> Popov, the current unsupported  JMT record holder,  (that scoundrel
> stole my unsupported JMT crown 2 years ago)  and Kilian Jornet will go
> after Sue ''Stinky Feet'' Johnston's supported  JMT  record.
>
> It is time to bring the supported JMT record back to the boys  
> camp,....I
> mean the girls beating us at our own game is totally  unacceptable and
> must be reversed.
>
> I have been seriously thinking about making another run at a  ''sub  
> five
> unsupported JMT''   but my wife keeps saying  ''don't you dare, you  
> are
> getting to old for that''.
> We'll see, but I tend to agree with her.....at 68 perhaps I am  
> getting a
> little to old for that extreme stuff.
> I have to think about that.....but she does seem to exercise better
> judgment when it comes to thinks like that.
>
> It is nice outside, perhaps I should go for a little ride in my  
> wheelchair.
>
> BINGO!!!......THAT  IS  IT !!!.......I will go for a new   
> ''unsupported
> mechanized wheelchair JMT record''.
> This baby will be 4 wheel drive, with differential slip and snow tires
> to get me over the highest snow covered passes.
> It will be equipped with cruise control, automatic pilot, sun canopy,
> refrigerator (to keep the beer cold), porty potty and a fold out bed.
> I'm so exited about this I can not sleep thinking about it.
>
> JMT Reinhold
> Your exited trail companion
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