[pct-l] Mt. Whitney to Grow

[carlito at gmail.com (Carl Siechert)]

Switchback:

Rather than waiting around in Vegas for the mountains to rise and then be
the first to climb them...don't you think it would be easier to climb up
there now and wait? That's 15,000 feet of effortless climbing, my friend.

Cheers,
Carl


On 3/1/06, Hiker97@aol.com <Hiker97@aol.com> wrote:
>
> According to some research at the  University of Rochester in
> paleoaltimitry
> (_www.sciencemag.org or  sciencedirect.com)_ (http://www.sciencemag.org or
> sciencedirect.com))  the Sierras might rise one to two miles in height
> relatively quickly.
>
> I think I will be the first one to  climb/hike up to the top of the new
> 25,000 foot Mt. Whitney.  I will go  down in mountaineering and hiking
> history.
> Probably a spur spire will be  named after me next to the main peak.  Mt.
> Switchback.  It has a nice  ring to it.
>
> I am going to start getting my gear  and food ready right now.
>
> Your hiking buddy,  Switchback
> Trail Breaking Pioneer & Camp  Pancake
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