Vintage Gent climbs a mountain

[edmorel]

VG, you just seem like a very happy person who really enjoys his life. Must be that Texas air

 

[globetrotter]

Originally Posted by Vintage Gent

He's 13.


that's great to take him on a hike like this.

 

[Kent Wang]

High five to my fellow Texan.

 

[lawyerdad]

 

[Thomas]

Way to go!

 

[GQgeek]

Texas has some awesome bouldering (and one of the biggest bouldering competitions in the world) and great huecos. You son is the the perfect age to start. I used to spend hours climbing every day while i was in my teens. It's the best hobby ever, I just wish I still had time for it.

 

[Fabienne]

Pardon my ignorance, how long does it take to accomplish such a hike up that mountain? Were there others attempting the climb?

On Thanksgiving, we modestly accomplished a 3 mile hike up and down deep ravines... with a very courageous 4 year old. The prospects of finding caves kept him going.

 

[Kai]

Originally Posted by Vintage Gent

He's 13.


I've got a 13 year old son as well. He's getting old enough and big enough to accompany me on my climbing trips. Climbing is a terrific way to bond with someone. Shared danger, shared suffering, and shared accomplishments knit you together like nothing else.


My climbing web page:

http://www.larsonweb.com/Bctry/BctryHome.htm

 

[GQgeek]

Originally Posted by Kai

I've got a 13 year old son as well. He's getting old enough and big enough to accompany me on my climbing trips. Climbing is a terrific way to bond with someone. Shared danger, shared suffering, and shared accomplishments knit you together like nothing else.


My climbing web page:

http://www.larsonweb.com/Bctry/BctryHome.htm

That's awesome Kai. I take it you're more in to ice than rock. Kinda weird for a Texan, no?

I never took to ice climbing. I don't like the cold. I was a very good rock climber when I had the time to climb every day though. It's depressing now because whenever I go I can only climb at a tiny fraction of my former abilities. Come to think of it, I wonder if my landlord would allow me to turn the second bedroom in to a bouldering cave?

 

[Vintage Gent]

Originally Posted by Fabienne

Pardon my ignorance, how long does it take to accomplish such a hike up that mountain? Were there others attempting the climb?

Depends on a number of things: age, fitness level, acclimation to the altitude, weather. The rangers quote a time of about 4 hours each way, although that's pretty conservative. We did it in about two and a half.

A number of other folks were on the trail that morning, many taking advantage of holiday/vacation time around Thanksgiving. For hiking destinations in Texas, it's a pretty popular place.