Guy Waterman chose Lafayette.
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Which Mountain to die on (was: Just curious)
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Mad Townie
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Pete_Hickey said:
Which would be known forever after as Dead Hickey Hill?
dr_wu002
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Blood Mountain
I would have to say Blood Mountain.
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I would have to say Blood Mountain.
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DougPaul
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IIRC, it was North Lafayette.bikehikeskifish said:
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DougPaul said:
As usual, you are keeping me honest, to a fault...
Pamola
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Guy originally chose Cannon cliff but couldn't go through with it.
Personally, if I'm forced to think about such things, I would choose falling off the Knife Edge after barehandedly fighting off a group of bears who had insulted my family while the blue angels gave me a collective wing wag and Parliament played taps.
Personally, if I'm forced to think about such things, I would choose falling off the Knife Edge after barehandedly fighting off a group of bears who had insulted my family while the blue angels gave me a collective wing wag and Parliament played taps.
Skyclimber
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I choose to die in an hospital bed or unexpectedly at home, with my family.
But if it has to be a Mountain, I would choose Dix, on a gorgeous, clear sunny day in Winter, with tons of snow! I don't want to die alone, so hopefully it would be with a group of friends.
But if it has to be a Mountain, I would choose Dix, on a gorgeous, clear sunny day in Winter, with tons of snow! I don't want to die alone, so hopefully it would be with a group of friends.
blacknblue
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I'd be happy to die on any mountain as long as I don't end up as the subject of a 15-page thread on VFTT that the moderators have to lock because too many people are swearing at each other over the proper definition of "hard-core."
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Space mountain is a good choice, but to be different I think I'd want to die on Mt. Etna, kind of a return to the homeland...
Where would I not want to die? On Magic Mountain or worse yet, on MtnMagic!!
Where would I not want to die? On Magic Mountain or worse yet, on MtnMagic!!
Ridgewalker
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Fascinating thread. I have not contemplated the thoughts of dying in the mountains. An inital reply, would be in the Bonds
It is good to think about how we will all go, I hope that my life is long and fulfilling and that I live to be one hundred. I hope that I depart at home, in the presence of my family giving testimony and advice to my kin. Should I go like this, I would be buried towards the Whites.
It is good to think about how we will all go, I hope that my life is long and fulfilling and that I live to be one hundred. I hope that I depart at home, in the presence of my family giving testimony and advice to my kin. Should I go like this, I would be buried towards the Whites.
KayakDan
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Think my choice would be a lawn chair and a six pack of Ipswich Ale,with a big fire going in the fireplace on Starr King.....
JohnL
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Personally, I’d rather die on a Mountain of Pillows in my own warm bed, surrounded by my loved ones and holding hands with them. I want to have one last sip of fine wine and a smile on my face as my loved ones comfort me and share my last minutes when I make my transition. I don’t want to die from a dead branch falling on my head or lie broken and suffering at the bottom of a cliff or grow delirious as I freeze to death or suffocate beneath the solidifying snows of an avalanche or gasp in horror and stumble to the ground as my heart gives out on me. I’m not sure where people get this belief that dying in the mountains is a romantic death. If I die while hiking solo, then I cannot think of a lonelier death. If I die while hiking with my friends, then I have become the ultimate inconvenience to them. No, give me love and compassion when I pop my last balloon. That’s the way I want to go out.
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grouseking
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Maybe North Tripyramid in winter. Can you imagine taking one last uncontrollable slide down the North Slide? If I died coming down it I prob wouldn't feel a thing. If I somehow survive, it would be the ride of a lifetime.
Another place would either be between the Captain and the Hancocks, or between the Captain and Carrigain. Chances are, I'd be decomposing out there for a loooong time (good for the land ) Nature first.
grouseking
Another place would either be between the Captain and the Hancocks, or between the Captain and Carrigain. Chances are, I'd be decomposing out there for a loooong time (good for the land
) Nature first.grouseking
JohnL said:
I wasn't going to post until I read your response, which mirrors my own thoughts exactly. I had the priviledge to witness both of my grandmother's deaths in just this way, and I can say that it was very moving and appropriate.
Of course, I can certainly respect others wanting a different fate.
spongebob
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I'm usually negative as it is more fun...Like the whole glass half empty thing.....Well we have a returnable law in Maine, so a half empty bottle is like 2.5 cents. And I am waiting for the other 2.5 cents to be available. Hey, I need the money.
But....I would not choose to die on a mountain. I would rather be getting better at Mount Sinai hospital, so I could hike again another day. That is the mountain I would want to hang on.
p.s. My HMO says Cannon Mountain would suffice, as the costs of transportation would be minimal, and the yield to investors would be greater.
But....I would not choose to die on a mountain. I would rather be getting better at Mount Sinai hospital, so I could hike again another day. That is the mountain I would want to hang on.
p.s. My HMO says Cannon Mountain would suffice, as the costs of transportation would be minimal, and the yield to investors would be greater.
una_dogger
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Hmmm...
What mountain to die on???
Currently I'd have to say on Little Baldpate. That's a really beautiful spot I'd like to get back to someday soon, but hopefully not to die just yet!
I guess I'd have to further this statement by wishing to die alone, because if I were with someone, they'd probably be really sad and consider it their worst hike ever!
What a MORBID topic!
What mountain to die on???
Currently I'd have to say on Little Baldpate. That's a really beautiful spot I'd like to get back to someday soon, but hopefully not to die just yet!
I guess I'd have to further this statement by wishing to die alone, because if I were with someone, they'd probably be really sad and consider it their worst hike ever!
What a MORBID topic!
Stan
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I've no particular interest in dying on a mountain, it would be bad day and that's not why I go to the mountains.
My instructions to my family, however, are to bury me in my hiking gear. If I go to heaven I'm going to need it. If I go to hell I'm packing out.
My instructions to my family, however, are to bury me in my hiking gear. If I go to heaven I'm going to need it. If I go to hell I'm packing out.
giggy
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In a mountain of puke after drinking my brains out in a crapbag pub in galway, ireland
funkyfreddy
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The mountains are my temple and the woods my chapel, so if I have to go I would rather go outside.
Interesting thread, appeals to my morbid curiosity and sense of humor.... Death is part of life and everyone dies sometime, so to die on a mountain would not be a bad idea in my opinion. Perhaps a lightening strike after playing a song or telling one of my bad jokes....
Actually, If I was to die suddenly, I would like my remains to to be left in the Pemi..... let my flesh feed the earth as the earth has fed me. Put my carcass up on 1 of those wooden platforms that some of the Native Americans used to use, then let the birds and residents of the forest feed on me till the platform rotted and my remains fell to earth. Who knows, maybe in a few 1,000 years my bones might become as valuable as some of the logging relics.
Interesting thread, appeals to my morbid curiosity and sense of humor.... Death is part of life and everyone dies sometime, so to die on a mountain would not be a bad idea in my opinion. Perhaps a lightening strike after playing a song or telling one of my bad jokes....
Actually, If I was to die suddenly, I would like my remains to to be left in the Pemi..... let my flesh feed the earth as the earth has fed me. Put my carcass up on 1 of those wooden platforms that some of the Native Americans used to use, then let the birds and residents of the forest feed on me till the platform rotted and my remains fell to earth. Who knows, maybe in a few 1,000 years my bones might become as valuable as some of the logging relics.
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