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Maysho
climber
Soda Springs, CA
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Topic Author's Original Post - May 1, 2011 - 10:07pm PT
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Just got this email from Jon Arnow...Bad Ass! Imagine double poling for 44 miles...Congrats Gentleman on the ski achievement of the year!
"Mark Wellman and I completed our 3 day trans Sierra sitski from East to West yesterday. It was 3 days and 2 nights , 44 miles of double poling on our sitskis carrying our own gear strapped to our sitski.. Rick Sylvester came along too. We started at snow line on Tioga Pass Road , .5 miles below Ellery Lake and finished at snowline on the West side , 5 miles above the Tioga Pass road closure.
We had a great trip with favorable snow conditions for sitskiing. We had Toulumne Meadows, Tenaya Lake, and the rest of the route to ourselves in this huge snow year. We need very firm conditions to double pole and we had good freezes at night. Mark did this 18 years ago and I guess this is the second repeat of this by 2 paraplegics on sitskis although that doesn't matter to me - it was just a blast to be on a multiday backcountry ski trip again after 9 years of abstinence."
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TGT
Social climber
So Cal
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Man, double poling to the entrance shack even in "perfect" conditions!
That's an upper body workout!
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'Pass the Pitons' Pete
Big Wall climber
like Ontario, Canada, eh?
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Doesn't that Rick Sylvester ever quit? Tell him I was typing at his buddy Claude Wreford-Brown today, and I expect his imminent arrival here at McTopo. As soon as he checks his computer, anyway.
Congrats on a great achievement!
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Brandon-
climber
Done With Tobacco
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I've never met Jon, but in my brief encounters with both Mark and Rick, I found them to be pretty great human beings.
That's a hell of an accomplishment for Jon and Mark, Congrats!
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the Fet
climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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More than most fully able bodied folks would dare...
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
mammoth lakes ca
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Was Rick sitting down also...?
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nita
Social climber
chica from chico. spring days..yeah!
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Congratulations you guys!!.
Peter, I hope you have some pictures to post up, would love to see them.
xo
nita...
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klk
Trad climber
cali
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Wow.
My shoullders hurt just thinking about it.
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Delhi Dog
climber
Good Question...
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Badass indeed!
Inspirational.
Cheers,
DD
andy ya accident prone hoser
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ron gomez
Trad climber
fallbrook,ca
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Good to see people still doing GUD stuff!
Peace
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nita
Social climber
chica from chico. spring days..yeah!
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Peter,.......... WOW!, Very inspiring video can't wait to see more.. Phenomenal upper body strength....
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ron gomez
Trad climber
fallbrook,ca
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Damn Peter that was inspirational! Thanks.
Peace
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labrat
Trad climber
Nevada City, CA
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Wow!
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deeski
Trad climber
North Carolina
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Congrats Jon, Rick, and Mark....ya hoo Mark 18 years later!!
Dee
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there say, peter... thanks for the share!
not sure where it was, but years back, winter sports had a neat race or something going on, each year--not sure if was try-outs FOR the races, or, the race itself...
*couse, they most likely still do, but i don't use tv cable stuff...
so i miss a lot of these events...
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Maysho
climber
Soda Springs, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - May 3, 2011 - 10:32pm PT
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Bump for badass efforts and adventure...
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arndog
Social climber
NV
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Thanks Maysho for this thread and posting my youtube movie. I felt compelled to join SuperTopo. Here is a narrated version of the video that I just finished. I think it tells the story better. Later this week, I will edit it in HD on Adobe Premier.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsKVqPQ0VRg
Enjoy!
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nutjob
Gym climber
Berkeley, CA
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That is some serious gnarlhood. Hats off and big round of applause!
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Hey Jon,
Proud outing you guys! I hope that the alpine picks worked for you!
Cheers!
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