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"Gary" wrote in message I am finding it interesting that so many of you are also climbers as well as sailors. It seems that the search for the adrenaline rush knows no bounds. Anyone run whitewater? I do a little whitewater. I'm not into climbing for the adrenaline rush. If anything I try to avoid it. My attraction to climbing, especially mountaineering, is the self reliance, the fitness level required, the broad skillset required and the seriousness of judgement. I've seen the adrenaline junkies get busted up real good on Mt. Edith Cavell in Canada. Sailing is similar to mountaineering except there is little requirement for fitness. Sailors don't have to lug a week or more worth of gear plus wet climbing ropes up and down glacial valley walls on their back. Sailors have air conditioners, heaters, stoves, ovens, boom boxes, wardrobe closets, showers, a place to sleep without sharp rocks or rats, etc. They couldn't live for a week on frozen sardines, frozen vienna sausages, Jolly Ranchers and exert 5,000+ calories a day. The closest sailors come to true suffering is here on this newsgroup, listening to Capt RB all day. Amen! |
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"Bob Crantz" wrote in message nk.net... Sailing is similar to mountaineering except there is little requirement for fitness. Sailors don't have to lug a week or more worth of gear plus wet climbing ropes up and down glacial valley walls on their back. Sailors have air conditioners, heaters, stoves, ovens, boom boxes, wardrobe closets, showers, a place to sleep without sharp rocks or rats, etc. Amen! Otoh, when you go to sleep, the mountain doesn't slam up and down and make the most godawful racket. Amen! John Cairns |
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"John Cairns" wrote in message . net... "Bob Crantz" wrote in message nk.net... Sailing is similar to mountaineering except there is little requirement for fitness. Sailors don't have to lug a week or more worth of gear plus wet climbing ropes up and down glacial valley walls on their back. Sailors have air conditioners, heaters, stoves, ovens, boom boxes, wardrobe closets, showers, a place to sleep without sharp rocks or rats, etc. Amen! Otoh, when you go to sleep, the mountain doesn't slam up and down and make the most godawful racket. Amen! John Cairns Rocks don't rain down upon you in a boat. Rats don't crawl over you and there's no grizzlies or mountain lions. There's no pirates in the mountains........and....... THERE'S NO CAPT RB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AMEN!!!!!!!! |
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"Bob Crantz" wrote in message k.net... "John Cairns" wrote in message . net... "Bob Crantz" wrote in message nk.net... Sailing is similar to mountaineering except there is little requirement for fitness. Sailors don't have to lug a week or more worth of gear plus wet climbing ropes up and down glacial valley walls on their back. Sailors have air conditioners, heaters, stoves, ovens, boom boxes, wardrobe closets, showers, a place to sleep without sharp rocks or rats, etc. Amen! Otoh, when you go to sleep, the mountain doesn't slam up and down and make the most godawful racket. Amen! John Cairns Rocks don't rain down upon you in a boat. Rats don't crawl over you and there's no grizzlies or mountain lions. There's no pirates in the mountains........and....... THERE'S NO CAPT RB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AMEN!!!!!!!! There's no bubbles offshore, with the exception of whale farts. REPENT!!! John Cairns |
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"John Cairns" wrote in message . net... "Bob Crantz" wrote in message k.net... "John Cairns" wrote in message . net... "Bob Crantz" wrote in message nk.net... Sailing is similar to mountaineering except there is little requirement for fitness. Sailors don't have to lug a week or more worth of gear plus wet climbing ropes up and down glacial valley walls on their back. Sailors have air conditioners, heaters, stoves, ovens, boom boxes, wardrobe closets, showers, a place to sleep without sharp rocks or rats, etc. Amen! Otoh, when you go to sleep, the mountain doesn't slam up and down and make the most godawful racket. Amen! John Cairns Rocks don't rain down upon you in a boat. Rats don't crawl over you and there's no grizzlies or mountain lions. There's no pirates in the mountains........and....... THERE'S NO CAPT RB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AMEN!!!!!!!! There's no bubbles offshore, with the exception of whale farts. REPENT!!! John Cairns BWAAAHAAAAA!!!!!! Amen! Why don't sharks attack Capt Bubbles? They mistake him for whale ****. |
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It hails like rocks at times, I've had a rat on the boat before, the
cat dragged it in. We have Newtras and Rattlesnakes. Pirates in the mountains are called gorillas. Replaced the cutlass with a machette. RB IS THE COMMODE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Joe |
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John Cairns wrote:
"Bob Crantz" wrote in message nk.net... Sailing is similar to mountaineering except there is little requirement for fitness. Sailors don't have to lug a week or more worth of gear plus wet climbing ropes up and down glacial valley walls on their back. Sailors have air conditioners, heaters, stoves, ovens, boom boxes, wardrobe closets, showers, a place to sleep without sharp rocks or rats, etc. Amen! Otoh, when you go to sleep, the mountain doesn't slam up and down and make the most godawful racket. Amen! John Cairns I venture to say that Ellen MacArthur is one of the fittest and toughest people on the planet. Extreme sailing is all that extreme climbing is. Horizontal Everest! Gaz |
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"Gary" wrote in message news  UJqf.52741$2k.8949@pd7tw1no...John Cairns wrote: "Bob Crantz" wrote in message nk.net... Sailing is similar to mountaineering except there is little requirement for fitness. Sailors don't have to lug a week or more worth of gear plus wet climbing ropes up and down glacial valley walls on their back. Sailors have air conditioners, heaters, stoves, ovens, boom boxes, wardrobe closets, showers, a place to sleep without sharp rocks or rats, etc. Amen! Otoh, when you go to sleep, the mountain doesn't slam up and down and make the most godawful racket. Amen! John Cairns I venture to say that Ellen MacArthur is one of the fittest and toughest people on the planet. Extreme sailing is all that extreme climbing is. Horizontal Everest! search: reinhold messner, there isn't much of a comparison. Gaz |
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Bob Crantz wrote:
http://www.jerberyd.com/climbing/climbers/messner/ Impressive but check out Ellen. Remember she's only 28 and she holds every long distance solo sailing record. Her feats are the subject of many studies. Her minimum sleep needs are incredible. And she does it all alone, for months at a time. |
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