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Subscribe to RSSWith a less than 24 hours for the first group to start hiking and a little more than 24 hours for the rear group to leave for the base, final preparations are (or should be) in full swing. As of last night, I am fully packed, pack and clothes I will wear on the first hike already in my car. My “skin out” weight is just under 40 pounds. I feel comfortable with that as I am bringing two sets of base layer clothing, +10 degree sleeping bag, bag liner, bivy sack, hammock, stove, cook pot, food, water, survival/first aid kits, etc. I am bringing more clothes than I did last year as I was a little cold then and it is supposed to be colder with more snow this year. I think the group is prepared for the cold and snow and I am looking forward to the extreme conditions as that is what this challenge is all about. Like they say – if it were easy, everyone would do it!
First group to see this site tomorrow, the rest of us in the light of day on Saturday!
Just leave enough room for a 3 man tent please.
I can’t wait! Chad, there is plenty of room for all of us – in fact, I have a sneaking suspician we’ll have almost the entire mountain to ourselves …
That picture makes me so happy to look at!!
7 hours and counting until the “Rear Group” (of course we all know that the rear group is really the main group, don’t we Jeff?) leaves. This day seems like it can’t go any slower!!
I just can’t wait to post the frozen beard photos!
And yes, this day is absoluty creeping by! Come on 6:00! 4 hours!
ahhh frozen beard pics are gonna be great!!!!!!!! 3:42 to go!!!!
Now 3:26. You can tell its a boring day at work!
since its such a boring day yall should just leave
I agree. Andrew, let’s go. 1:42 to go!
I can’t go earlier… I have no backup. We only have 1:30 left!!!!
Sounds like an excuse to me…
whatever…
sheesh, way to make a guy feel bad.