Topic: Mountain Climbing with Excess Shrinkage at End. Short story to what should have been a Long One
Syntax started this discussion 7 years ago #83,923
You can skip to Paragraph 2 for the "Lesser Of"
Planned a week ago, when desert temperatures were mild. Day in advance news said 98 degrees F = 37C.
5 Girls age range 19 to 40's and 4 guys. All with some Rock Climbing experience. None used to extreme heat except me & I do not like hiking or climbing in the heat. I chose the most popular canyon because of access to start out early, as well as waterfalls at the end to chill off. Palm Canyon in Anza Borrego, and Indianhead peak just under 4000 feet. Route chosen was mostly boulder hopping and 90% class 3 to 4 which is just a bit more then regular hiking, with lots of hand holds. Some class 5.1 - 5.3 & at the end really easy just a walk up to top. Ropes and hardware for serious penalty for failure,so I put two of the girls on belay for the most exposed portion and only had to use a minimum of carabiners and runners for about 45 mins of the climb. About 3600 feet up and then the same back. One gallon of water was consumed by each with little in reserve. All had a great time UNTIL.
So at the very end in what is now a somewhat crowed trail I took our group off to a hidden water fall for skinny dipping. I went in first directly under the water fall. Melting Ice from the top, made it ICE COLD!!!! Jammed up against the rocks of the water fall
.............facing directly out to the group................
The girls followed me into a deep hole and let out with a horrid scream re COLD. That scream resulted in a lot of people running to help, because they thought we were hurt. Normally I would never be embarrassed about being seen nakkid by strangers. Often do nude beaches. Yet that Ice Cold Water Fall, produced that Shrinkage Factor on Thee. Major as it tried to hide like the head of a turtle. Normally I am most proud of what I have, but NOT that moment!!!! Hopefully this being buried far down in text will be read by few as tl,tr or 2difficult2decode. It should also answer a question Sim asked me today "elsewhere"
Final note: It was truly a wonderful day of Rock Climbing and being with friends heat or not. Dry heat felt more like high 80's. However at the very end getting into cars, it was just HORRIBLE. I bet it reached 145 inside. Had to use paper and towels to touch the steering wheel. Impossible to put on seat belts. 5 minutes of torture inside cars turned in2 Ovens.
Planned a week ago, when desert temperatures were mild. Day in advance news said 98 degrees F = 37C.
5 Girls age range 19 to 40's and 4 guys. All with some Rock Climbing experience. None used to extreme heat except me & I do not like hiking or climbing in the heat. I chose the most popular canyon because of access to start out early, as well as waterfalls at the end to chill off. Palm Canyon in Anza Borrego, and Indianhead peak just under 4000 feet. Route chosen was mostly boulder hopping and 90% class 3 to 4 which is just a bit more then regular hiking, with lots of hand holds. Some class 5.1 - 5.3 & at the end really easy just a walk up to top. Ropes and hardware for serious penalty for failure,so I put two of the girls on belay for the most exposed portion and only had to use a minimum of carabiners and runners for about 45 mins of the climb. About 3600 feet up and then the same back. One gallon of water was consumed by each with little in reserve. All had a great time UNTIL.
So at the very end in what is now a somewhat crowed trail I took our group off to a hidden water fall for skinny dipping. I went in first directly under the water fall. Melting Ice from the top, made it ICE COLD!!!! Jammed up against the rocks of the water fall
.............facing directly out to the group................
The girls followed me into a deep hole and let out with a horrid scream re COLD. That scream resulted in a lot of people running to help, because they thought we were hurt. Normally I would never be embarrassed about being seen nakkid by strangers. Often do nude beaches. Yet that Ice Cold Water Fall, produced that Shrinkage Factor on Thee. Major as it tried to hide like the head of a turtle. Normally I am most proud of what I have, but NOT that moment!!!! Hopefully this being buried far down in text will be read by few as tl,tr or 2difficult2decode. It should also answer a question Sim asked me today "elsewhere"
Final note: It was truly a wonderful day of Rock Climbing and being with friends heat or not. Dry heat felt more like high 80's. However at the very end getting into cars, it was just HORRIBLE. I bet it reached 145 inside. Had to use paper and towels to touch the steering wheel. Impossible to put on seat belts. 5 minutes of torture inside cars turned in2 Ovens.
Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 9 minutes later[^] [v] #964,842
Wow! Elite level rock climbing Syntax actually predates 10 myle daily jog Syntax!
Possibly this even predates Olympic Level skier Syntax, but not secret CIA tunnel connected to the White House from under his home Syntax.
Possibly this even predates Olympic Level skier Syntax, but not secret CIA tunnel connected to the White House from under his home Syntax.
Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 23 minutes later, 33 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #964,850
I skipped to the second paragraph, as instructed. In practical effect it's not really buried!
Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 3 hours later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #964,914
Syntax joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 1 hour later, 5 hours after the original post[^] [v] #964,950
Anonymous F joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 1 hour later, 6 hours after the original post[^] [v] #964,977
wtf is this shit
Anonymous G joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 3 minutes later, 6 hours after the original post[^] [v] #964,980
@previous (F)
Some of the text is from Syntax posts - Other parts of course have been edited or are total BS. OP is just jelly that they have never climbed out of their metaphoric basement and enjoyed life by taking a hike.
Some of the text is from Syntax posts - Other parts of course have been edited or are total BS. OP is just jelly that they have never climbed out of their metaphoric basement and enjoyed life by taking a hike.
Anonymous B replied with this 7 years ago, 10 hours later, 17 hours after the original post[^] [v] #965,182
Anonymous H joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 9 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #965,315
You'd think a nice frozen waterfall would be just the ticket after rock climbing in the desert.
Also you should have left the car running with the ac on
Also you should have left the car running with the ac on
Anonymous D replied with this 7 years ago, 1 hour later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #965,320
Actually...being a long time resident of year round sunny weather you should be aware of those thingies that one puts over the inside of the windshiels that keep the sunlight out..
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