Oldsmores
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Someone posted this on another forum, and it made me think: "I will be hiking with my father, of whom has climbed big slide. Keep in mind he is 61 years old and in fairly good shape. However i think the Big Slide trail via brothers and JBL loop are a pretty good example of his limits, so keep this in mind while reccomending a hike."
As a 51 year old who considers himself "in fairly good shape", and who hikes with his 22 and 19 year old from time to time, I wonder when they will start figuring my limitations into their hiking plans. I don't think it has happened yet (I have climbed a couple 14K'ers with my son in the last year), but it's only a matter of time. For some reason (male ego?), I think it will really bother me when I finally discover that they are "taking it easy on the old man" and building their hikes with me around my real or perceived lack of physical ability. Much as I'd like to believe that I can do anything they can do, I know that they have not peaked physically, while I'm on the downhill slope.
No real answer required, just getting it off my chest...
As a 51 year old who considers himself "in fairly good shape", and who hikes with his 22 and 19 year old from time to time, I wonder when they will start figuring my limitations into their hiking plans. I don't think it has happened yet (I have climbed a couple 14K'ers with my son in the last year), but it's only a matter of time. For some reason (male ego?), I think it will really bother me when I finally discover that they are "taking it easy on the old man" and building their hikes with me around my real or perceived lack of physical ability. Much as I'd like to believe that I can do anything they can do, I know that they have not peaked physically, while I'm on the downhill slope.
No real answer required, just getting it off my chest...