[pct-l] After Action Report - Eastern Sierra & PCT Expedition

[AsABat]

Yes Hawaii has the biggest mountains on earth, but not the tallest above sea level. Mauna Loa is the largest mountain from base to summit. But to get credit you will have to start walking from the base, way down at the bottom of the ocean. 

AsABat

-----Original Message-----
From: hiker97 at aol.com
Date: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:37:17 
To: <reinholdmetzger at cox.net>
Cc: <pct-l at mailman.backcountry.net>
Subject: Re: [pct-l] After Action Report - Eastern Sierra & PCT Expedition



Snow Hula Bunny Rienhold writes: Switchback, Trouble is back in town...."BY POPULAR DEMAND....FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY". Amazing that you survived your gruesome expedition. A lessor hiker would not have been so fortuned. You are truly hard-core....hard to the very core. However, I feel sorry for the poor, long suffering Mrs. Switchback. Say, I just got back from the JMT....that makes 11 now.....and found out the women decided we are going to Hawaii. I am not complaining.....Hawaii after a JMT sounds awfully good. They have big mountains in Hawaii....bigger than Mt. Everest....and I may just climb some of them. I will be thinking about you guys eating oat meal & beans and drinking river water while I'm slurping Pina Coladas and eating Polynesian chicken. Got to go now Hawaii and Hula Girls are calling me.  
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Switchback replies: Yes, the big eastern Sierra expedition was a challenge, but I pulled it off.  I am impressed that you are going to top the tallest mountain on earth in HI.  That is outstanding.  I have often thought of going there and taking the bus tour to the top and walk around looking at the astronomical observatories.  I can not remember the mountain's elevation, but I seem to remember it is in the low 30,000 foot range.  May be 31,000 feet or so.  I think it beats Everest out by a couple of thousand feet base to summit.  Another feather in your hat.  Wow.

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