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Celticclimber Member
Joined: 04 Aug 2012 Posts: 329 | TRs | Pics Location: Index |
Went to climb Adams with Bradley. Climbed it 3X's before.Even skied
off the top once.
But this time things were different.
We were making good time at 1000ft/hour. Then at 10,300ft I just had to call it.
It wasn't like St Helens 2 years ago when I got hit with sudden onset
pulmonary edema .
I just didn't have the reserve strength to go on much further.
So we bailed.
When I look at all the parameters (aerobics, conditioning, strength)
the only thing left is altitude. It looks like my body can no longer deal with it.....And
I REALLY DON'T LIKE IT: ONE BIT !
I'm going to talk to some exercise physiologist and see if there is
something I can do.
Or will I just have to quit the high elevation stuff?
I am 65. I get that. But just 4 days before Adams I pushed it up to Lake Serene
(4 miles and 2k ft of gain in the last 2 miles) in 79 minutes. So I
know my aerobics aren't the issue.
This just sucks !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I knew, when I started climbing some 36+ years ago that this day would come.
But I'm not ready for it to be now.
Any of you out there experienced something like this?
Words of wisdom?
Live every day like you will die to-marrow. For some day that will be true.
Live every day like you will die to-marrow.
For some day that will be true.
Live every day like you will die to-marrow.
For some day that will be true.
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tlake Member
Joined: 22 Aug 2004 Posts: 118 | TRs | Pics
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Sun Jul 16, 2017 7:58 pm
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I had a similar problem when I hit 63 years old. Turned out it was medications that I had been taking for years without a problem.
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Joey verrry senior member
Joined: 05 Jun 2005 Posts: 2799 | TRs | Pics Location: Redmond |
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Joey
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Sun Jul 16, 2017 8:10 pm
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Ponder on all those who are 65 and could not make it to Lake Serene period. Be grateful that you are not among their number. Work on doing a mental reset so you can take pleasure in smaller views.
Said the 66 yr old.
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HitTheTrail Member
Joined: 30 Oct 2007 Posts: 5460 | TRs | Pics Location: 509 |
I have a few years on you and have faced (and am facing) several issues that cause my outdoor activities to take a hit. I don't see this as that big of a problem. Just adjust to what you can do and keep on doing it. When/if things improve crank it up a notch. And be ready to ratchet it back down if needed. It's that simple. The most important thing is to face it with a good attitude.
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boot up Old Not Bold Hiker
Joined: 12 Dec 2006 Posts: 4745 | TRs | Pics Location: Bend Oregon |
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boot up
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Sun Jul 16, 2017 8:20 pm
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Speaking from almost 65....
You need to learn to work within new found limitations, or else you will end up as a short SAR news feature about another guy in their 60's getting in over their head and "at least he died doing what he loved". That seems to be an all too common story.
I personally would rather take it down a few notches and "live doing what he loved" for a few more years before going out with a bang on a mountain somewhere.
But to each his own.....
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Eric Hansen Member
Joined: 23 Mar 2015 Posts: 866 | TRs | Pics Location: Wisconsin |
Well, you can dial down the altitude a notch and be happy with charging 8,000'
Or, dial down the velocity and be happy with doing 10,000' not as fast
Either way it's a good deal. Heck of a lot of folks out there that can't do either at 65.
Many happy trails still to come.
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Alpine Pedestrian Member
Joined: 24 May 2007 Posts: 188 | TRs | Pics Location: Stevens Pass |
Lady Nancy Astor is credited with saying: "I used to dread getting older because I thought I would not be able to do all the things I wanted to do, but now that I am older I find that I don't want to do them."
As these old bones get older, I find I can look upon the peaks I used to climb with happy memories rather than with longing. I can still hike 2 mph on a good day, if there isn't much elevation gain!
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Bernardo Member
Joined: 08 Feb 2010 Posts: 2174 | TRs | Pics Location: out and about in the world |
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Bernardo
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Mon Jul 17, 2017 5:03 am
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Could be just a bad day. Give it another shot.
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lookout bob WTA proponent.....
Joined: 12 Apr 2005 Posts: 3045 | TRs | Pics Location: wta work while in between lookouts |
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lookout bob
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Mon Jul 17, 2017 5:35 am
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Robert Heinlein said, "when the fox gnaws.............smile!"
"Altitude is its own reward"
John Jerome ( from "On Mountains")
"Altitude is its own reward"
John Jerome ( from "On Mountains")
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Schroder Member
Joined: 26 Oct 2007 Posts: 6722 | TRs | Pics Location: on the beach |
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Mon Jul 17, 2017 6:35 am
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I began to adjust to aging by taking 3 (or 4 or 5) days for what I used to do in 2. Injuries and illness have taken more away. Now I'm just trying to keep fit on walks and easy hikes.
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Malachai Constant Member
Joined: 13 Jan 2002 Posts: 16093 | TRs | Pics Location: Back Again Like A Bad Penny |
We have gotten into thru hiking at a moderate pace and lightweight gear.
"You do not laugh when you look at the mountains, or when you look at the sea." Lafcadio Hearn
"You do not laugh when you look at the mountains, or when you look at the sea." Lafcadio Hearn
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Bootpathguy Member
Joined: 18 Jun 2015 Posts: 1791 | TRs | Pics Location: United States |
Experience is what'cha get, when you get what'cha don't want
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Schenk Off Leash Man
Joined: 16 Apr 2012 Posts: 2372 | TRs | Pics Location: Traveling, with the bear, to the other side of the Mountain |
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Mon Jul 17, 2017 9:26 am
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AMS, Heat Exhaustion, Glacier Lassitude...all could be a factor, all are tricky and unpredictable to an extent, and some days things just conspire against you.
You could have been fighting some low level infection and not even known it except for the fatigue issue.
Don't give up because of what happens on just one trip!
Nature exists with a stark indifference to humans' situation.
Nature exists with a stark indifference to humans' situation.
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mike Member
Joined: 09 Jul 2004 Posts: 6398 | TRs | Pics Location: SJIsl |
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Mon Jul 17, 2017 11:34 am
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Go do some more Munro's
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Stefan Member
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Mon Jul 17, 2017 12:39 pm
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Celticclimber wrote: | Words of wisdom? |
Do not stop trying. Do.
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