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hobo_dan
Social climber
Minnesota
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Topic Author's Original Post - Jan 31, 2015 - 06:31pm PT
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Went out skiing today and put in about 50 km. This was about 25 more than I had ever skied before. (because it was there) I was good up to about 30 km and then things started to cramp and hurt. At the hut I was waiting for the endorphin rush, but mostly what I felt was gassed and wishing that my toes would stop hurting.
The take away was thirty km. was pretty fun. I'd do it again for sure. I'm pretty happy to cross that psychological point off my radar.
Still need 6 more km to hit the age point.
Maybe I'll take up downhill, how fast could 55 mph on skis be anyway?
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Studly
Trad climber
WA
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Jan 31, 2015 - 06:40pm PT
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50 kilometes is rad. Nice job pushing it.
When its downhill, its not the mileage, its the vertical.
Ski areas usually publish the vertical feet of each ski lift. Multiply that by the number of times you skied the lift to get your vert. 55,000 vertical is a rowdy day.
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crankster
Trad climber
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Jan 31, 2015 - 07:15pm PT
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Take a rest day and do it again.
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Flip Flop
Trad climber
Truckee, CA
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Jan 31, 2015 - 08:40pm PT
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I'm glad that Ekat is in the house.
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SicMic
climber
across the street from Marshall
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Jan 31, 2015 - 09:18pm PT
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Way to go on the KMs.
My biggest alpine day was 82,000 vert. Guess I'll need to pack on a few years.
I've been clocked at over 60mph on skis. Don't go there.
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NutAgain!
Trad climber
South Pasadena, CA
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Mic, that is Sic.
Hobo, you're pretty hard core too.
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steve shea
climber
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Wow 50K is serious. Congrats. It would take me two or three days to do 50K. 20x20's are now more of a chore. 20K vertical on the lifts then switching to 20k on skate skis. Used to be fun now getting more and more difficult with each year. You done good my boy! 50K!
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SC seagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, or In What Time Zone Am I?
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My biggest alpine day was 82,000 ver
HOLY SH#T! I usually aim for 12-15K these days and if I hit 10K I'm happy. I doubt I ever got close to 82. This marks my 59th year of skiing. Well sorta...snow problems and all maybe its more like
58 1/2 years.
Susan
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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58 1/2 years Hey, I resemble that remark.
Have completed over 58.5 minutes of stretching this morning.
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