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Maxprop wrote:


I had a similar experience on top of Pike's Peak. But after the bolt of
lightening there was one guy dead. There is a place up on Pike's called
the Devils Playground where you can watch the electrical activity jump
from rock to rock.

Are you a Fourteener bagger? My wife and I have climbed about 15 of them.
Most had significant electrical activity and we always try to be on our
way down well before noon.


We did 32 Fourteeners before moving out of Colorado, including Elbert,
Massive, and Harvard. Our intent was to do them all, but we ran out of
time. Oddly enough we only experienced electrical activity on Evans and
Uncompahgre. On Umcompahgre we saw a teen get struck and killed. He was
fascinated by his long hair standing straight out from his head. We yelled
at him to get the *%&$*& off the peak, but he just ignored us. We did
Gray's and Torrey's in the snow, same day as most folks do. I was a pro ski
patrolman at Breckenridge at the time, and part of our training was
mountaineering, which included climbing and skiing crud in untouched
snowfields. We climbed three Fourteeners to their peaks during our
training.

When were you there? Or do you still live in CO?

Max


I was posted to Colorado Springs (Peterson AFB and Cheyenne Mnt) from
1999 to 2002. We took up Fourteeners for summer fun and skied in the
winter. We had Buddy Passes for Breck, Arapahoe and Keystone each year
we were there. We climbed many of the same mountains, Elbert, Evans
(three together near Evans I think), Gray's and Torrey's, Princeton,
Pike's (many times), Lindsay and others I can't remember.

I live in Victoria Canada now.

Gaz

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"Gary" wrote in message
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Are you a Fourteener bagger? My wife and I have climbed about 15 of
them. Most had significant electrical activity and we always try to be
on our way down well before noon.

I've climbed them all and am working on climbing all of them in winter.

Glory!

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"Maxprop" wrote in message
We did 32 Fourteeners before moving out of Colorado, including Elbert,
Massive, and Harvard. Our intent was to do them all, but we ran out of
time. Oddly enough we only experienced electrical activity on Evans and
Uncompahgre. On Umcompahgre we saw a teen get struck and killed. He was
fascinated by his long hair standing straight out from his head. We
yelled
at him to get the *%&$*& off the peak, but he just ignored us. We did
Gray's and Torrey's in the snow, same day as most folks do. I was a pro
ski
patrolman at Breckenridge at the time, and part of our training was
mountaineering, which included climbing and skiing crud in untouched
snowfields. We climbed three Fourteeners to their peaks during our
training.

Have you skied Quandary?

Amen!

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Bob Crantz wrote:
"Gary" wrote in message
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Are you a Fourteener bagger? My wife and I have climbed about 15 of
them. Most had significant electrical activity and we always try to be
on our way down well before noon.


I've climbed them all and am working on climbing all of them in winter.

Glory!


That is great. Which did you find the most challenging?

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Bob Crantz wrote:
"Maxprop" wrote in message

We did 32 Fourteeners before moving out of Colorado, including Elbert,
Massive, and Harvard. Our intent was to do them all, but we ran out of
time. Oddly enough we only experienced electrical activity on Evans and
Uncompahgre. On Umcompahgre we saw a teen get struck and killed. He was
fascinated by his long hair standing straight out from his head. We

yelled

at him to get the *%&$*& off the peak, but he just ignored us. We did
Gray's and Torrey's in the snow, same day as most folks do. I was a pro

ski

patrolman at Breckenridge at the time, and part of our training was
mountaineering, which included climbing and skiing crud in untouched
snowfields. We climbed three Fourteeners to their peaks during our
training.


Have you skied Quandary?

Amen!


I climbed Quandary. That's the one right beside Breck, right. I didn't
ski it though. Summer climb.

Gaz

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"Gary" wrote in message
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Bob Crantz wrote:
"Gary" wrote in message
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Are you a Fourteener bagger? My wife and I have climbed about 15 of
them. Most had significant electrical activity and we always try to be
on our way down well before noon.


I've climbed them all and am working on climbing all of them in winter.

Glory!


That is great. Which did you find the most challenging?

Everyone asks that question. By standard routes maybe Pyramid, Wetterhorn,
The Bells, Crestone Needle. I think rotted rock makes it more dangerous
(hence "challenging"), it depends on what one considers a challenge.
Did you know some people have run up 14 of them in less than 60 hours
(virtually non stop) without using a car or bicycle? One guy is attempting
to climb them all self powered.

Amen!

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Bob Crantz wrote:
"Gary" wrote in message
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Bob Crantz wrote:

"Gary" wrote in message
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Are you a Fourteener bagger? My wife and I have climbed about 15 of
them. Most had significant electrical activity and we always try to be
on our way down well before noon.


I've climbed them all and am working on climbing all of them in winter.

Glory!



That is great. Which did you find the most challenging?


Everyone asks that question. By standard routes maybe Pyramid, Wetterhorn,
The Bells, Crestone Needle. I think rotted rock makes it more dangerous
(hence "challenging"), it depends on what one considers a challenge.
Did you know some people have run up 14 of them in less than 60 hours
(virtually non stop) without using a car or bicycle? One guy is attempting
to climb them all self powered.

Amen!


I noticed the various 14er crazes while we were there. I think it is a
healthy passion. At least they are not killing their days arguing on
usenet. I'm envious.

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Joe,

As a mere lad I put in most of two seasons on a fishing schooner that
was well seasoned herself. The rig was not grounded and I did see St.
Elmo's fire on a number of occasions and was told that I missed some.
It did no damage. It could not have hurt the vessle's electrical gear
as there was none at all on board.

The first time it just looked like a light was leaking from the truck
fittings (she had steel truck rings). The next time was a light show
that was truely amazing and was everybit the display in the old Gregery
Peck Moby Dick.

Matt Colie


Joe wrote:

Dangerious? or a blessing?

Have you ever seen your mast and spreaders glowing with a bright green
luminious plasma?

We had a fast front move thru last week and the corposant was standing
on my upper spreaders.

Joe

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Bob Crantz wrote:
"Gary" wrote in message
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Bob Crantz wrote:

"Gary" wrote in message
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Are you a Fourteener bagger? My wife and I have climbed about 15 of
them. Most had significant electrical activity and we always try to
be
on our way down well before noon.


I've climbed them all and am working on climbing all of them in winter.

Glory!



That is great. Which did you find the most challenging?


Everyone asks that question. By standard routes maybe Pyramid,
Wetterhorn,
The Bells, Crestone Needle. I think rotted rock makes it more dangerous
(hence "challenging"), it depends on what one considers a challenge.
Did you know some people have run up 14 of them in less than 60 hours
(virtually non stop) without using a car or bicycle? One guy is
attempting
to climb them all self powered.

Amen!


I noticed the various 14er crazes while we were there. I think it is a
healthy passion. At least they are not killing their days arguing on
usenet. I'm envious.

Did you know of any USAF marathon runners stationed at the Academy while you
were in the Springs?

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Bob Crantz wrote:
"Gary" wrote in message
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Bob Crantz wrote:

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Bob Crantz wrote:


"Gary" wrote in message
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Are you a Fourteener bagger? My wife and I have climbed about 15 of
them. Most had significant electrical activity and we always try to

be

on our way down well before noon.


I've climbed them all and am working on climbing all of them in winter.

Glory!



That is great. Which did you find the most challenging?


Everyone asks that question. By standard routes maybe Pyramid,

Wetterhorn,

The Bells, Crestone Needle. I think rotted rock makes it more dangerous
(hence "challenging"), it depends on what one considers a challenge.
Did you know some people have run up 14 of them in less than 60 hours
(virtually non stop) without using a car or bicycle? One guy is

attempting

to climb them all self powered.

Amen!



I noticed the various 14er crazes while we were there. I think it is a
healthy passion. At least they are not killing their days arguing on
usenet. I'm envious.


Did you know of any USAF marathon runners stationed at the Academy while you
were in the Springs?


No. Didn't meet anyone from the Academy.