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

[AsABat]

But Imeasure from the base, not from sea level. Mauna Loa is 10,000 meters,
Everest a mere 8850 meters. Bring your scuba gear.



On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 10:45 AM, Edward Anderson <mendoridered at yahoo.com>wrote:

>   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>
> *To:* pct-l at mailman.backcountry.net
> *Sent:* Thu, September 2, 2010 7:44:04 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [pct-l] After Action Report - Eastern Sierra & PCT
> Expedition
>
> 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.
> ------------------------------------------------
> 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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