Beginner w/4K question

[KayakDan]

SherpaK,
I gotta believe that the "Marriage Continuation Plan" is cheaper than the "Buy me that cool new piece of gear-now I gotta get her one too!" plan.
Ahh,but it's money well spent..my addiction for tromping through the mountains goes unchecked!

 

[spaddock]

Thanks for the clarification. Unfortunately, my addiction is already out of control.. from the gear I can't seem to get enough of to suddenly needing to bag those 4k's... I'm obsessed!!

Welcome to the Family.

As a general rule you can never have enough gear and you can never hike too many peaks.


-Shayne

 

[Pucknuts61]

Hi, my name is Bill, and I'm a hike-a-holic.

Welcome aboard Jennifer!
You have come to the right place for your problem.....this board will take it from being a minor addiction to a full blown obsession.

Enjoy the views during your ride!

 

[Mike P.]

Welcome Jen, the other thing it appears people get addicted too is Avatars. Sherpa, Dr. Wuu may be catching you for the number of avatars used.

Gear is good & you can always use old gear which you upgraded to let friends join you or to leave a spare daypack in your car in case a business trip brings you near a trail.

Kayak Dan, gear may be cheaper than jewelry to make up for spending time away from your spouse, ask Kobe!

 

[Puck]

Hi, my name is Bill, and I'm a hike-a-holic.

Wow H.A. What is the slogan? "From hundreds of thousand steps to just 12."
I can just imagine...." I had 48 peak a month habit. But now I stay home or go to work. My sponsor calls me to make sure I am not on VFTT. I still make coffee in a Nalgene and wear Goretex when I am running errands about town."

All addicition programs have a check list. What would ours be?
You have a problem when...
*you red line more then three times a month.
*you recite the list of peaks needed to complete your list, silently moving your lips.
*your doctor tastes like pepermint schnappes.
*your oatmeal breakfast goes from to hot, to just right, to frozen in five minutes and you like it that way.
*you know details about total strangers...how many peaks they bag, thier last hike, what type of gear they prefer.

 

[weatherman]

you mean...

not everybody makes coffee in a Nalgene?
snarfing a half pound of pepperoni and some cheez (with a z) is not the gold standard for good nutrition?
ordering a large pizza for yourself is not the thing to do on a first date?
drinking from a Camelbak at a board meeting is not approved etiquette?
telling your SO "Wow honey, it's so nice outside, zero degrees and calm winds, I think I'll go set up the tent in the backyard" is grounds for involuntary commitment to a locked ward?

Wow.

 

[bobandgeri]

My plan is to finish this and that before I get married... thus avoiding such "continuation" plans. She's going to Arizona for 6 days while I'm going to Baxter. Boy did she get the short end of that stick... (of course she thinks it's the other way around)

spencer

Guess that Geri and I are among the lucky ones to both be addicted! :> We started together and plan to finsih the NEHH in August in celebration of our Anniversary.

Jennifer - have fun this weekend - if your in the area you should stop by the Highland Center Saturday night to see Sherpa Johns Movie "48" - Besides being a good movie, it's for a good cause - and you might meet some more of these crazy posters.

 

[Pucknuts61]

other tell-tale signs

LMAO

* You're entire backyard has been "broken" with snow shoe tracks
* You look for the primer cup on your kitchen's new gas stove
* You can recite the enitre 48 in alphabetical order (adopt this to your particular area)
* Pay day = new gear day decisions decisions - screw the electric company I need a new VFTT poly pro shirt
* The wife makes you sleep on the downstairs couch so you won't wake her when you leave at 4 AM
* You have the kids spray the hose on you so you can see if the new rain gear really is waterproof at the seams.....while wearing a dark gray shirt.
* The entire households stock of instant soup is in the side pocket of your pack.
* All the pants you own have zip off bottoms and 12 pockets, and you only have 3 colors ...Forest Green, Sandalwood, and Khaki.

someone take it from here, I actually have to do some work at work right now....

 

[Rick]

LMAO
* The entire households stock of instant soup is in the side pocket of your pack.
* All the pants you own have zip off bottoms and 12 pockets, and you only have 3 colors ...Forest Green, Sandalwood, and Khaki.

ROTFLMAO

My Personal favorites are:
You buy freestandinng tents only, so your wife can lift one corner at a time when vacuuming the living room

Your sleeping bags are hung up on the same rack in the closet as your best suits, except you make sure there is more space between each bag, so they can "breathe"... even if it means cramming the suits all together.

That you run outta toilet paper and run down to the basement with your pants half 'round your ankles to dig up a 1/8 roll of flattened ratty-looking mashed up paper from a ziploc in your gear box,
...AND then proceed to "round it out" so it fits back on the dispenser for the next day or so!!!!

 

[spaddock]

* The wife makes you sleep on the downstairs couch so you won't wake her when you leave at 4 AM
*

I am so glad I have a comfy futon in the family room...


-Shayne

 

[askus3]

I just want to respond to post #22 (Michael J's). I climbed Whiteface to the lookout in 1971 before I knew about peakbagging and never got to the actual summit. This past summer, 23 years later I went up to the bump north of the ledge lookout to bag it. So you'll get back to Tom if you think you missed the summit. Its in your blood - eventually it will nag at you till you make sure you get the summit. While you are making sure you get the summits. Make sure you stand on the rock on the left side of the Kinsman Ridge Trail northbound before you get to the viewpoint on North Kinsman. Anyone want to pipe in with other obscure actual summits. Maybe it will give me a good excuse to go back and climb 'em again.

 

[MichaelJ]

Actually, I had always wondered if I'd truly stood on the summit of Wildcat A. This summer, when I backpacked the section of the AT from Pinkham to Gorham/Shelburne, I walked all over the trail, the lookout spur, and any rock in the trees I could find, just to be sure I had stepped on it. I'm pretty sure now I made it the first time, but it would have nagged me to the end.

 

[poison ivy]

Actually, I had always wondered if I'd truly stood on the summit of Wildcat A.

Hmmm.... well if you're not sure you really made it there, maybe you'll need to try again next weekend?!?!

- Ivy

 

[MadRiver]

Your cabinets at work are filled with maps and the latest AMC White Mountain guide.
You routinely find you next screen saver from the latest trip report.
Your coworkers have a hard time reconciling your work demeanor/dress with that of a hiking.
You wear gaiters with dress pants when it snows.
You give your wife a set of crampons and an ice axe for Valentine’s Day and do not have to sleep on the couch.
You can sit on a chairlift at your local ski area and name every peak within sight as well as its elevation.
You have at least ten weather pages bookmarked on your work computer.
You have a first-aid kit in your car, office, home, and several backpacks.
The juxtaposition of “too much” and “gear” is an oxymoron.
After polishing your wingtips you instinctively reach for the hair dryer to heat the polish.
You have to remind yourself to use a Kleenex and not a farmer blow at a cocktail party.
You practice squatting over your toilet at home just before a trip.
You do not own a pair of cotton underwear.
You cannot understand why students will not use a hip belt when carry 60 lbs of books.
You wish all your pants had zippers on the sides.
You know every rest stop attendant between your home and the White Mountains by name.
Your coworkers know not to look for you or schedule anything after 12:00 noon on a Friday.
After reaching a certain age, you have discovered that Mature Hikers RULE!

 

[Mike P.]

Enough it's to close to home!

Heck I've slept in an old recliner before in the basement not to wake up baby & mom, Wife has got used to it, she is up a couple of times a night & I'll drink an extra 20-32 ounces of water before bed which guarantees I don't sleep late before a hike

Dresser in basement full of clothes.
We keep snack/sandwich/quart & 1 gallon zip-locks upstairs, for really big things I break into my hiking stash of 2 1/2 gallon zip-locks - great for hiking!

Can't name the 48 alphabetically but can do the 48, 67 the ADK 46 & the 111 by elevation. Can't tell stories, this is how I bore my kids to sleep at night & one of the tricks to staying awake on long car rides home.

Family live 20 -30 miles away, too far to see often but no thought given to driving 250+ miles each way for a day hike. (Still have Dad's Christmas gift)

Gave up Cheese, Chocolate Desserts, etc. for lent but hiking food or hiking breakfast don't count BUT only Pop-Tarts in the house are with hiking stuff & cheese & chocolate (+ pepperoni & clif bars) are hiking lunch

Hopefully by the end of July I'll have 1/2 a dozen South 6,000's done, I'll have another list to memorize!!!!!!!!

Is there something wrong with me, as long as I compare myself you everyone here, nope

 

[MichaelJ]

Hmmm.... well if you're not sure you really made it there, maybe you'll need to try again next weekend?!?!

Oh no you don't. You were *there*. You saw me climbing through the trees and making sure I stepped everywhere. I'm not falling for *that* one!!!

 

[RoySwkr]

Yes they all count.

Only Field and Tom count as 4000-footers. Avalon is on the named peaks of the universe list but I'm not sure what others.

 

[vegematic]

That you run outta toilet paper and run down to the basement with your pants half 'round your ankles to dig up a 1/8 roll of flattened ratty-looking mashed up paper from a ziploc in your gear box,
...AND then proceed to "round it out" so it fits back on the dispenser for the next day or so!!!!

I've done that. More than once.