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zealotnoob
Jul 17, 2007, 2:02 PM
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With the opportunity to take one to two months off from work this october, I'm trying to find a worthy objective. I'd like to attain a major summit (or summits), but don't know what regions are in their prime that time of year and how to join forces with like-minded people.
Does anyone have some advice for a green but infinitely enthusiastic mountain zealot?
It would be amazing to climb in patagonia, the karakorum or the himalaya (or somewhere equally outlandish)... Please help focus my mania.
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cchas
Jul 17, 2007, 7:47 PM
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Himalayas are coming in to what is the fall season.
What is your experience level?
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zealotnoob
Jul 17, 2007, 8:04 PM
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Trad climbing and a little ski mountaineering in the wasatch and tetons + winter camping.
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Basta916
Jul 17, 2007, 8:19 PM
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Alps if you dont mind spending money ( you can go hard or easy and all in between).....if you like to go cheap Andes
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zealotnoob
Jul 17, 2007, 8:29 PM
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What's the weather like in Oct in the Andes?
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climbinwv
Jul 17, 2007, 8:39 PM
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I hear K2 is a fun little climb....
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Basta916
Jul 17, 2007, 8:46 PM
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andes is BIG...And weather is always unpredictable...but Peru and Bolivia are at the end of dry season....
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Basta916
Jul 17, 2007, 8:49 PM
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I hear K2 is a fun little climb....
LOL....yea, great place for a first time Alpine....
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climbinwv
Jul 17, 2007, 8:51 PM
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No, serious. K2 is really nice. My sister climbed it last year in a pair of birkenstocks. She did eat 4-5 clif bars on the way up. If you go make sure you take sunscreen.
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Basta916
Jul 17, 2007, 9:18 PM
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was she the one with a sunglasses, that hiked up Cho Oyo same day...because she was worried about gaining couple pounds from Clif bars and wanted to make sure to burn it all???????
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climbinwv
Jul 18, 2007, 12:23 PM
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Actually it was a sunglass. My sister is a cyclops and has no use for 2 lens's. She carried 2 midgets in her pack to offset the clif bar feeding frenzy. I should also mention that she was wearing wool socks with finger holes cut in them for gloves. She cruised by the Jamacian team when they were trying to summit and they thought they were "trippin balls" so they turned back.
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zealotnoob
Jul 18, 2007, 2:09 PM
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Is there anything for the less experienced in the himalaya, or is it for the elite and uber-equipped only?
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builttospill
Jul 18, 2007, 2:16 PM
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there are plenty of trekking peaks that aren't particularly difficult if you're in decent shape. That might be a good option and would give you some altitude. If you can go with a guide you might be able to get up something moderately technical among the lower peaks. "moderately technical" at that altitude is a lot easier technically than anything you'd do here, so bear that in mind.
I think it's a bit early for orizaba. Probably a bit early for Ecuador also, but you might check at summitpost.org or call one of the guide companies on those ones.
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cchas
Jul 18, 2007, 2:23 PM
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There are plenty of trekking peaks, such as Island Peak. Check out "Trekking Peaks of Nepal". There are easy ones, but not all are easy (such as Kassum Kanguru). All of them you will need experience with glaciers. The peak fees for them if my mind isn't too old is $750 plus fees.
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