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paul roehl
Boulder climber
california
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May 23, 2013 - 02:00pm PT
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Fantastic! I knew there might be more to look forward to... gotta get out there and do it!
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Fletcher
Trad climber
The great state of advaita
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May 23, 2013 - 02:14pm PT
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Cool!
On a humorous note, I saw this in reference to Miura on Twitter this morning:
"An 80-year-old has climbed Everest. Apparently the queue is now so bad he was actually 73 when he started."
Hahaha!
Eric
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Ezra Ellis
Trad climber
WA, & NC & Idaho
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May 23, 2013 - 02:36pm PT
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Incredible,
will he still be climbing at 90 like Beckey????
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Seamstress
Trad climber
Yacolt, WA
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May 23, 2013 - 08:07pm PT
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Fabulous.
Hope to those of us aging. May he always need a parachute to slow him down. Life fully lived...
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S.Leeper
Social climber
somewhere that doesnt have anything over 90'
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May 23, 2013 - 09:27pm PT
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great! I'm in Japan right now.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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May 24, 2013 - 12:30am PT
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The mountain is fond of his audacious spirit.
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jopay
climber
so.il
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May 24, 2013 - 06:50am PT
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Proud to read of this, and yes there is an 81 year old also going for it, and I hope he makes it as well. Well done sir I admire your spirit.
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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May 24, 2013 - 08:07am PT
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I went climbing in Asia last year. The approach was long and steep, many parts of the trail were steep granite steps.
The trail was flooded with old, grey-haired Asian couples, decked out in the latest outdoor fashions with trekking poles...
And they SMOKED me time and time again on the steeps.
Contrast that memory with the image of your typical American:
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Jan
Mountain climber
Okinawa, Japan
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Topic Author's Reply - May 24, 2013 - 08:18am PT
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Another Japanese was not so lucky. Sketchy reports are coming in of a Japanese on the Northeast ridge of Everest who took off his clothes and attacked the group's Sherpas before staggering off and collapsing. Clearly the poor man was suffering from high altitude pulmonary edema. Still, one more bizarre episode in a bizarre season on Everest.
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
mammoth lakes ca
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May 24, 2013 - 09:25am PT
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Mr.Miura....Don't move....! How much toilet paper did he use...?
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Yeti
Trad climber
Ketchum, Idaho
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May 24, 2013 - 11:31am PT
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Miura is a wonderful human being. In 1964 he came to the Kilometro Lanciato, the speed skiing competition in Cervinia, Italy, and we became friends. He fell down 5 times at over 100 mph in Cervinia that year, and he always got back up for another run, and he always smiled. He is generous, intelligent, authentic and a great conversationalist about any subject you care to pursue. I always think of Miura as exemplifying the spirit of the Samurai, a Samurai for peace, good feelings and high achievement, and I congratulate him for his latest one.
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