[pct-l] Hiking Disorder
Reinhold Metzger
reinholdmetzger at cox.net
Wed Apr 6 10:29:57 CDT 2011
Yes Yoshi,....you are absolutely correct with your analysis.
BTW....those are some great pictures.
As far as ending up like Switchback....I meant you don't want to end up
with "MHD" and start raiding and plundering innocent hiker like our
Switchback the pirate.
I "AM SHOCKED" that Switchback had his head crushed by a rock and by his
early demise.
I "AM EQUALLY SHOCKED" that Switchback had a love affair with a neighbor
in Alaska.
I feel so sorry for poor long suffering Mrs. Switchback.
TELL US IT AIN'T SO SWITCHBACK!!! .........TELL US YOSHI IS MISTAKING!!!
Sob, sob, sob,
JMT Reinhold
Your grieving struck trail companion
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On 4/5/2011 11:39 PM, Yoshihiro Murakami wrote:
> Dear Reinhold
>
> I am afraid we might be the only two normal persons, because we are
> aware of our physical abnormality and succeed to control our body. The
> mentally disordered patients seldom aware of their abnormality. That
> is, the awareness of abnormality is the evidence of normality.
>
> We also aware of the danger of high altitude, the danger of thin air.
> If physical adaptation for high altitude is incomplete, we suffer
> severe damage as a high altitude sickness, and also suffer great
> injury of brain nerve system. Hiking season will start soon. I am
> afraid many NOBO hiker may suffer MHD.
>
> The one of the effective treatment of Restless Leg Syndrome is ankle
> weights and heavy backpack. The syndrome can be suppressed very easily
> with 10 Kg ankle weights. The professional skier Miura Youichiro
> wears 10 kg ankle weights and 20 Kg backpack, and he walk about for an
> hour. In the recent scientific research, the strong muscles and bones
> are needed for longevity.
>
> I have uploaded the photos of Yakushima Island (I will write English
> captions later) . http://bit.ly/g9mqHp
> I frequently visit this island for self-cure purpose. The hiking
> trails in Japan are very steep and vague, so I always be very careful.
> This year, I twisted my ankle several times, slipped once. The small
> injury is welcome and delightful.
>
> As to the "end up" of Switchback, I cannot understand your meaning.
> The death of Switchback, who crashed his head by the rock, seemed to
> me very awful, and also the love affair with the neighbor in Alaska
> also seemed to me very hateful.
>
>
>
>
> .
>
> 2011年4月6日9:23 Reinhold Metzger <reinholdmetzger at cox.net>:
>> Yoshi,....I hope it's nothing serious....but, to make sure, you should
>> have yourself tested for "MHD".
>> I suspect most list members suffer from this malady.
>> They may not realize it, or are in denial, but you can tell from the
>> topics discussed on the list and the ranting and raving that "MHD" is
>> rampaned on the list.
>> Sometimes I get that distinct feeling that you and I may be the only
>> normal ones on the list.
>> But, because "MHD" is highly contagious and may even be transmitted via
>> the internet, you should get yourself tested.
>> After all, you do not want to end up like Switchback, do you???
>> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> On 4/5/2011 5:42 AM, Yoshihiro Murakami wrote:
>>> Dear Reinhold and Shroomer
>>>
>>> I have just noticed this thread. I had been confined for ten days in
>>> the Yakushima Hospital ( the southern isolated island in Japan) ,
>>> because of the serious hiking disorder. Now, I am doing myself social
>>> rehabilitation program. I will come back soon.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 2011/4/5 Reinhold Metzger <reinholdmetzger at cox.net>:
>>>> He, he, he,.....I was just kidding you about the Snickers.
>>>> ----------------------------------------------
>>>>
>>>> On 4/4/2011 5:07 PM, Scott Williams wrote:
>>>>> Welllll, Dr. Yoshihiro has diagnosed me as having CHD, 'cause I just
>>>>> can't stop hiking, and I've been known to be quite a moron at times,
>>>>> so it's probably a dual diagnosis case of compulsive hiking disorder
>>>>> with an overlay of moronic hiking disorder. Man, I'm in trouble!
>>>>> Today I climbed Mt. Diablo and we had a big bonfire of snowboards and
>>>>> skis, old mittens, and all kinds of rear entry plastic ski boots.
>>>>> Really nasty smoke! Talk about VOC's. So I'm hoping we waked up old
>>>>> Diablo himself to blow some hot air on that Sierra snow, more than
>>>>> even I am capable of. But as you can see, the moronic overlay is
>>>>> quickly becoming the basic underpinning of this disorder. On the
>>>>> other hand, when we reached the summit, it was still a cool morning,
>>>>> but by the time we decended to the bottom, it was already an
>>>>> absolutely gorgeous and hot day! I'm sure we had an impact! Or maybe
>>>>> it was just the blazing chapparell warming the whole mountain by that
>>>>> itme. Who knows.
>>>>>
>>>>> But it wasn't me with the snickers.
>>>>>
>>>>> Shroomer
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 4:26 PM, Reinhold Metzger
>>>>> <reinholdmetzger at cox.net <mailto:reinholdmetzger at cox.net>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Yes Shroomer,
>>>>> That is what all the "Snickers Bandits" say after they made off
>>>>> with the Snickers.
>>>>> As far as seeing strange thrus at Hood, you don't need to go as
>>>>> far as Hood...you need only go as far as Lake Moreno....you will
>>>>> see some strange, wild eyed dudes right here at the KO.
>>>>> It seems that most of them suffer from some form of hiking
>>>>> disorder....probably the result of to many nights at high
>>>>> elevation resulting in oxygen deprivation, which in turn causes
>>>>> brain cells to die, which in turn gives rise to a condition known
>>>>> in medical circles as Moronic Hiking Disorder "MHD" very
>>>>> frequently associated with long distance hiking....can be fatal if
>>>>> left untreated.
>>>>> It seems that some of the KO organizers also suffer from this malady.
>>>>> Take Switchback for instance.....he thinks raiding and sacking
>>>>> innocent hikers is normal......but we no better..... it's "MHD".
>>>>>
>>>>> JMT Reinhold
>>>>> Dr. of Moronic Hiking Disorders
>>>>> ----------------------------------------------
>>>>>
>>>>> On 4/3/2011 6:17 PM, Scott Williams wrote:
>>>>>> Snickers, I don't remember any snickers that weren't accounted
>>>>>> for. Nah, wasn't me. I've got an allergy to snickers most of
>>>>>> the day. I'm only allowed them for breakfast, lunch and dinner,
>>>>>> no snack snickers for me. Got to keep the quantities down.
>>>>>> Must of been the bears north of Hood, I've heard they have keys
>>>>>> to the post offices up there. You know Oregon folks are real
>>>>>> friendly with their wildlife. I did see some thrus with dark
>>>>>> brown slobber on their chins, and sort of running down their
>>>>>> shirts, but that's how most of us looked by Hood.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> As for was, of course is, is the proper term.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Shroomer
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sun, Apr 3, 2011 at 9:59 AM, Reinhold Metzger
>>>>>> <reinholdmetzger at cox.net <mailto:reinholdmetzger at cox.net>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Yes Shroomer,.....except the one with the "SNICKERS
>>>>>> BARS".......what happened to that one?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> BTW.....it is not "WAS" it is "IS" the "King of the PCT".
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I know all records are made to be broken, but something tells
>>>>>> me Scott will remain the unquestionable, undeniable,
>>>>>> undisputable "King of the PCT" for a long, long time.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> JMT Reinhold
>>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 4/3/2011 9:03 AM, Scott Williams wrote:
>>>>>>> Although the post offices kept confusing us and giving me
>>>>>>> his boxes. I'd politely return them and point out that he,
>>>>>>> not me, was the unquestionable, undeniable, undesputable
>>>>>>> "King of the PCT."
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The first time it happened, I almost took it thinking Katie
>>>>>>> had mailed me a surprise package.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Shroomer
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Sun, Apr 3, 2011 at 8:54 AM, Reinhold Metzger
>>>>>>> <reinholdmetzger at cox.net <mailto:reinholdmetzger at cox.net>>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Go "COLD" like Scott Williamson (not to be confused with
>>>>>>> Scott Williams)
>>>>>>> the unquestionable, undeniable, undesputable "King of
>>>>>>> the PCT"
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> JMT Reinhold
>>>>>>> -----------------------
>>>>>>> Diane wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Esbit.
>>>>>>> -----------------------
>>>>>>> On Apr 2, 2011, at 6:55 PM,pct-l-request at
>>>>>>> backcountry.net <http://backcountry.net>
>>>>>>> <http://mailman.backcountry.net/mailman/listinfo/pct-l>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Survey type Question,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If, in time HEET became unavailable... Would you be
>>>>>>> more likely to
>>>>>>> use a canister, or would you try stoveless?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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