I hiked Mount Whitney without any training

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May 21, 2018
2:09:05pm

donnerstag All-American

and drove straight from sea level to the trail head. I don't recommend that approach, but I survived.

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Speaking of Everest, what are the greatest, most grueling, extreme achievements

Medute

5/21/18 1:17pm

Watching the entire 2017 BYU football season.

Byron McNertney

5/21/18 1:20pm

A feat I will never accomplish.

Left Shark Coug

5/21/18 1:24pm

Take my POTD, you earned it.

Juncker

5/21/18 2:41pm

Attending a football game at RES

kimdaddy35

5/21/18 1:21pm

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Cretin

5/21/18 1:34pm

The gallon challenge with whole milk

cougarblue

5/21/18 1:23pm

Never done it with whole, but I did 1% in 15 minutes

Cashmeousside

5/21/18 1:27pm

RE: Never done it with whole, but I did 1% in 15 minutes

smokymountainrain

5/21/18 1:36pm

Dead serious. For context, I was doing the GOMAD diet at the time so it wasn’t

Cashmeousside

5/21/18 1:41pm

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Cretin

5/21/18 1:44pm

Those Rocky Mountain oysters are full of protein.

El Careeb

5/21/18 2:20pm

GOMAD = Gallon Of Milk A Day

Zilog

5/21/18 2:35pm

I watched a guy get 95% through a gallon of chocolate whole milk before his stomach retaliated.

Ned Schneebly

5/21/18 3:27pm

Again, get to where you can bench 225 and run a 10k in under an hour. If you're

Mayor of Cougartown

5/21/18 1:24pm

Iron man

palangi

5/21/18 1:27pm

This ^^

ChiCityCoug

5/21/18 2:44pm

How many of you have climbed a 14'er? I'd do that first. Hike Half Dome

Mayor of Cougartown

5/21/18 1:32pm

I've climbed Mt Rainier, probably the most grueling thing I've done.

kolob32

5/21/18 1:34pm

yes. heard that is legit.

Mayor of Cougartown

5/21/18 1:34pm

How long to the summit?

Borg

5/21/18 1:36pm

about 9000 feet, 5,400 to 10,200 to get to camp muir, then another 4k to summit

kolob32

5/21/18 1:42pm

rainier is impressive. i don't believe you did it, but if you did, way to go.

smokymountainrain

5/21/18 1:45pm

Interesting thing, there used to be a mountaineering club in Provo called the

kolob32

5/21/18 1:58pm

I miss my serac shirt. One of my favorite shirts I ever had.

Probable Sacko

5/21/18 4:07pm

Me too. It was among the hardest things I've done for sure.

Probable Sacko

5/21/18 1:58pm

I grew up seeing it every day (ok, maybe 50 days per year)

El Careeb

5/21/18 2:26pm

Rainier — on my second try. Somewhat harder than running a marathon.

lightmann

5/21/18 1:39pm

I've always wondered how the two compare?

kolob32

5/21/18 1:47pm

Rainier overall is more strenuous than a marathon. But you stop and take breaks. Summit day for

lightmann

5/21/18 6:13pm

We packed our camping gear and camped at camp muir so got to break up

kolob32

5/21/18 7:55pm

Ugh. I didn't get to the summit until my 3rd attempt. The first two times,

Byron McNertney

5/21/18 2:13pm

It can be dangerous, no doubt.

lightmann

5/21/18 6:21pm

I have climbed quite a few 14ers, it is always enjoyable

kimdaddy35

5/21/18 1:54pm

Last Friday... Mt Shasta (14,180ft), which is 7400ft of vertical gain

SaturdaySpecialDay

5/21/18 2:02pm

impressive — wish I was in that good of shape

lightmann

5/21/18 2:12pm

I used to climb with a guy who ski mountaineers. I never got into it because I'm

Byron McNertney

5/21/18 2:18pm

yep - Half Dome is great. Done it four times. Shasta/Whitney done as well.

BlackBart

5/21/18 2:08pm

you should do it again as an adult with your kids.

Mayor of Cougartown

5/21/18 4:33pm

I hiked Mount Whitney without any training

donnerstag

5/21/18 2:09pm

That was our approach - drove from Central Valley to Whitney Portals

BlackBart

5/21/18 2:11pm

I didn't really mind the altitude

donnerstag

5/21/18 2:16pm

yeah, it was a very full day. We spent only 30-45 minutes at the top

BlackBart

5/21/18 2:29pm

There was a girl in our group like that

donnerstag

5/21/18 2:31pm

Half IronMan...for me

Borg

5/21/18 1:34pm

LotoJa bike ride is probably mine.

Eddie

5/21/18 1:40pm

Do you mean that we've done? or just what we think would be the most grueling?

lightmann

5/21/18 1:41pm

Yeah, just sort of a list of things you have heard of

Medute

5/21/18 1:44pm

What’s that 130 mile run through Death Valley?

RalphWiggam

5/21/18 1:49pm

Climbing Everest

MikeDitka'sStache

5/21/18 1:54pm

I had a boss who did RAAM a couple of years ago with a team of 4 cyclists

mwcoug

5/21/18 1:56pm

boy that sounds fun... NOT. Holy cow what a cool thing to say you did tho

Mayor of Cougartown

5/21/18 2:02pm

Barkley Marathons

joeycougar

5/21/18 1:57pm

This although I'm not sure it fits your criteria as even with extensive training, it's not something

YardTime

5/21/18 2:02pm

If I got my body in the best shape it could possibly be in

Sea Chicken

5/21/18 2:18pm

Hike the Great Western Trail

bocadillotortuga

5/21/18 2:02pm

Splitboard? How far were you able to skin up?

SaturdaySpecialDay

5/21/18 2:04pm

Sorry - edited when I realized I misunderstood the question

bocadillotortuga

5/21/18 2:10pm

Iditarod Trail Invitational

El Pasco

5/21/18 2:03pm

Also known as the "I killed a dog" - Jim Rome

Downtown

5/21/18 2:14pm

You're mistaken. He ran it. No dogs involved.

El Pasco

5/21/18 2:18pm

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Downtown

5/21/18 2:15pm

Doesn't quite fit the criteria, but I've seen a challenge where competitors

El Pasco

5/21/18 2:05pm

That's amazing because of the requirements for each

Medute

5/21/18 2:10pm

Stay married to the same woman for 50 years.

cdr88

5/21/18 2:09pm

Winner! 😃

Borg

5/21/18 2:34pm

Endurance: Shackleton's incredible voyage

Downtown

5/21/18 2:14pm

This and the story of Hugh Glass are the 2 most impressive survival feats in my eyes.

Probable Sacko

5/21/18 2:40pm

How about 100k vertical feet skiing in about 8.5 hours?

Downtown

5/21/18 2:16pm

Along with Rainier, Kings Peak as a day trip left me tuckered out.

Probable Sacko

5/21/18 2:42pm

I'm doing King's peak this year in July with my son's on his high adventure camp

kolob32

5/21/18 3:38pm

I rode a bicycle from Reno to Salt Lake along Highway 50.

crazY

5/21/18 4:22pm

The 50 mile train run in Utah county. My brother did it 3 times and he's a dumb

Mayor of Cougartown

5/21/18 4:40pm

Hiking the Inca Trail is very challenging.

Capricious Cougar

5/21/18 6:08pm

Where is that?

crazY

5/21/18 7:03pm

Peru—it’s a 26 mile trail that ends at Machu Picchu. Awesome experience.

Capricious Cougar

5/21/18 7:22pm

That's really cool. Sounds like a great experience.

crazY

5/21/18 7:24pm

Is it safe for tourist hikers? Sounds like a great adcenture!

Borg

5/21/18 7:24pm

You have to go with a licensed tour company. They are pretty protective of it

Capricious Cougar

5/21/18 7:31pm

How about swim the English Channel, that's supposed to be hard.

lightmann

5/21/18 6:27pm

Cougarboard on Election Day. Followed closely by every game we've played in....

Zaphod

5/21/18 11:11pm

15 or 20 k road march in basic training was pretty killer. Carrying around...

greatbam

5/22/18 5:46am

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