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

[Edward Anderson]

I recall that the tallest mountain on our planet above its base and also above 
sea level is Denali - even higher than Everest!  Its summit is about 16,000 feet 
above its base while Everest rises a little less than 15,000 feet above its 
base.  I learned that when four of us were planning and preparing to attempt 
to climb Denali (then called McKinley) in the early 1980's.  We were not 
planning to climb from the base.  We had decided to be flown in to about 9000 
feet by helicopter - rather than trek across the mosquito infested muskeg.  The 
expedition was aborted when our leader was diagnosed with a heart murmur. 

MendoRider




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From: AsABat <asabat at 4jeffrey.net>
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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

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From: hiker97 at aol.com
Date: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:37:17 
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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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