Washington Man Breaks Own Climbing Record on Mt. Rainier

[Tom Rankin]

For all you Rainier bound folks:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050726...qbtiBIF;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl

Good luck, and as the man says, "The most important thing is not getting to the summit, but getting down" !

 

[Chip]

"Painter, whose training includes more than 1,300 ascents of 800-foot Badger Mountain near his home in Richland while carrying 40-pound weights..."

That's over 1 million feet, these guys are probably missing another record of his.
Great for him. I hope someone can recover his hat.

 

[SherpaKroto]

Tom: His record is safe with me Thanks for the link and good wishes!

 

[TMax]

Thanks for the link Tom. Some good news and success stories are always welcome! I can only hope I'm still climbing the big ones when I'm that age