Monday, December 27, 2004
Dave, Great to see a post here from you!
Wishing you guys a Happy New Year, 2005! I say this knowing that there is much sadness in the world right now. I'm hoping for the best.
Wishing you guys a Happy New Year, 2005! I say this knowing that there is much sadness in the world right now. I'm hoping for the best.
Well Dave, I think you pretty much nailed it there--I learned Alaska requires patience and a flexible schedule (i.e., plenty of time). And I loved Peru. I doubt if I'll go back to Alaska but would consider a return to Peru. I told CMS that I felt their schedule was inadequate and they have added an acclimatization day to their 2005 Cordillera Blanca trip.
Good luck on what I recall is the second highest mountain outside of Asia???
Good luck on what I recall is the second highest mountain outside of Asia???
Hi Tim,
I would say that the lack of summits on Alaska and Peru are really largely due to expeditionary factors which are often inescapable ie time available, team dynamics, food and health, planned schedule, rate of acclimatisation, risk threshold. Though different in terrain, peakbagging in Co is like multi-peak climbing in the Alps - the elements deciding the success ( defined here as reaching the top ) are far more controllable.Like they say, There is No failure, Just lack of Time.
Imagine if you applied this to so many commerical 21-day Denali trips. frankly, I think a Denali trip should be at least 25 days, ditto Aconcagua.
The key thing about expeditions is also the quality of the journey - part of the experience includes what yougot out of the trip in terms of memories of events, relationships, personal insights - forbetter or worse. Hopefully, you Peru and Alaska trip yielded great experiences which transcended the fleeting allure of the summit .....
Off Belay,
Dave
I would say that the lack of summits on Alaska and Peru are really largely due to expeditionary factors which are often inescapable ie time available, team dynamics, food and health, planned schedule, rate of acclimatisation, risk threshold. Though different in terrain, peakbagging in Co is like multi-peak climbing in the Alps - the elements deciding the success ( defined here as reaching the top ) are far more controllable.Like they say, There is No failure, Just lack of Time.
Imagine if you applied this to so many commerical 21-day Denali trips. frankly, I think a Denali trip should be at least 25 days, ditto Aconcagua.
The key thing about expeditions is also the quality of the journey - part of the experience includes what yougot out of the trip in terms of memories of events, relationships, personal insights - forbetter or worse. Hopefully, you Peru and Alaska trip yielded great experiences which transcended the fleeting allure of the summit .....
Off Belay,
Dave
Sunday, December 26, 2004
Thanks Carrie. Good to hear your plans, Dave.
I've just posted a few photos from my last Colorado trip. You can use the link on the right hand column or go directly to:
http://groups.msn.com/MountainPhotoJournal/coloradodecember04.msnw?Page=1
Looking back on 2004, I spent thousands of dollars on my Alaska and Peru trips and got very little climbing in. Six days of climbing in Colorado resulted in five summits. Wonder if I should draw any conclusions from these results?
I've just posted a few photos from my last Colorado trip. You can use the link on the right hand column or go directly to:
http://groups.msn.com/MountainPhotoJournal/coloradodecember04.msnw?Page=1
Looking back on 2004, I spent thousands of dollars on my Alaska and Peru trips and got very little climbing in. Six days of climbing in Colorado resulted in five summits. Wonder if I should draw any conclusions from these results?
