Encephalitis Lethargica

Serious, that’s what I have. Look it up. There is no way I could have been able to work the past 2 mornings.

I can officially say that after 10+ years of skiing/riding Vail, yesterday was the best conditions I have EVER seen,,, ever. Totally worth getting fired over. Snow report only said 8 fell (on top of the feet that had been accumulating all week) but the wind howled Wednesday night and filled-in everything. Amazingly, as soon as the lifts opened, the clouds parted and we were blessed with bluebird conditions all morning. The real icing on the cake was the lack of other people. This weekend could be a royal cluster, people come out of the woodwork for conditions like this… another 6 inches fell last night, and the hits just keep on coming, more snow accumulating through Sunday!

Quit your day job you freakin robots! Buy these, or this, come wash dishes and live on my couch for a winter. You’ll be glad you did.

So if you can’t get to Colorado this weekend, rent “Hot Dog… The Movie”, pour some out for Sir Edmund Hillary, and please think of me and my awful ailments. I’m sure by Monday morning I’ll come down with Raynoud’s Syndrome, or something of the like.

6 comments January 11th, 2008

11 Year Old Summits Aconcagua

From the Gear Junkie - Eleven-Year-Old Summits Aconcagua
On December 30, Jordan Romero of California became the youngest person to stand atop Aconcagua, a 22,841-foot peak in Argentina that’s the highest in all of the Americas. Jordan, along with his father and stepmother, endured a 9-hour push to the summit, at times trudging through three-foot-deep snow in temps as low as minus-30 Fahrenheit. Remember, this kid is 11. He was BORN in 1996…

This feat brings up a point that has been debated many times. Is this too big of an adventure for such a young person? When is the level of risk too much for a child? And at what age is that level of risk appropriate? What do you think?

Thanks to the Gear Junkie for passing this along.

2 comments January 11th, 2008