Recent content by John Christiana

Everest Summit Day Story POST 3 OF 3 Determined to make it Something inside me just kept me going. Now, it seemed I was gaining strength, as I, myself, was able to unlatch my ascender from the rope. After the "first step", it flattened out a little and we climbed along this route. Suddenly...

Everest Summit Day Story POST 2 OF 3 May 31, Camp 2 to Camp 3 I woke up fairly early and my sherpa, Renji, started making water for tea. I got all ready and jumped out of my tent. I was surprised everyone else was still in their tents. But then, it was very cold, cloudy and windy.......bad...

I thought I'd share my Everest story with you. WHAT IS INTERESTING IS THAT RECENT DEVELOPMENTS HAVE SHED ADDITIONAL LIGHT, SO I HAVE UPDATED MY EVEREST SUMMIT DAY STORY WITH NEW INFORMATION THAT -----NOW----- SEEMS MORE RELEVANT. Original story is 2005 and updated is 2008 CAPITAL LETTERS. This...

mistakes okay, okay, I have made quite a few backpacking mistakes, and don't have time now to name them all. But again, after all the hiking/backpacking/climbing experience I now have, and always being open to learning from others, I have retained quite a bit. Yes, the smartest people know...

bra into container Well, I would have rescued her too, I guess depending on the size of the bra. I wonder if she took it off without taking off her shirt. Another point i bring up at the REI talks I give is having outer (goretex or other) pants with zippers. It is worth the extra $100 it...

mistakes Yeah, some guys do like cotton over other materials. I am sure you all have your preferences. some guys swear by cotton. I myself like nylon and synthetic. I have given dozens of talks at REI and i do point out that cotton drys much slower than the synthetics. After so much...

Aren't we all sluts, but just different types? I am a person too. (even tho my list is small?) Frodo But I have said over and over that he is a great guy, and isn't quality better than quantity? VFTT is a great group. Mountain John

Well, I don't count them out yet. Although not looking good because they appeared to have dropped their backpack. Another story on MountEverest.net http://www.mounteverest.net/news.php?id=10062 John

Some of us are humble... Hey, did you all hear about the Sherpa that striped down totally naked on the summit on Everest, for 3 minutes, to set a record, just a couple weeks ago. quote "A Nepalese Sherpa took off his clothes on the Summit to be the first to stand naked on the top of the world...

I've done Shasta twice. It is all relative. The first time, I was less experienced and thought it was a hard climb. Well, we did experience high winds, The second time it was a training hike for me, I was more experienced, and well, it was the second time, so it seemed so much easier. Both...

Yeah, that's right! Hey, I just got my birthday greeting from Darren, so I thought I would check in. I'm sure the greeting was not automated!! It has been 2 years since my last post here! Saw Frodo's post. I remember those gals too. I hope it turns out okay. This is John, one of the...

Denali Hi, I'll post more later too. Just for now want to thank all 5 of the other team members. I learned a little from everyone. Peter Anderson did a great job organizing the trip and Thom added a lot. Everyone had different skills that added to the trip. Thom, I look forward to doing...