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Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 8:13 pm
by EricJLee
Apparently I'm the baby of the site. 24 and going strong. Wait, I better be going strong at 24, or else I'm in real trouble.
Eric
Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 8:39 am
by BSquared
Damn straight, Eric: you'd *better* be fast and hale at your age, whipper-snapper
Six-oh, here, and I plan to be hiking for at *least* another twenty!
Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 9:01 am
by Mooses
Holdin' on to 33 like it's a bar of gold...
Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 12:12 am
by billy the kid
hmmmm.... i wonder if im the youngest here can anybody beat 17
Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 8:08 am
by dave54
billy the kid wrote:hmmmm.... i wonder if im the youngest here can anybody beat 17
You win!
17 is but a faded memory for me.
Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 1:47 pm
by LarBear
My not so nimble fingers can hardly type but the legs still can kcik 15 plus days on the trail at 70. My main concession is letting mules take in the gear on day 1 if I am starting on the eastern side so I can acclimate better. My kids have clear instructions-ashes on the JMT.
Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 6:05 pm
by Wanderer
OK, I posted my reply, 55 now, 56 later this year!
I consider myself a "kid" in many respects (certainly my wife would agree w that!)
Anyway, wanted to share a brief story. A few years ago I was headed up toward Penner Lake, at the time leading a group of young backpackers. Along the way, (I was in the lead), I passed an older gentleman, reddish/grey hair-beard, obviously in his 60's minimum, who was coming out from wherever he'd been... he was solo.
I'll never forget that old guy... I aspire to be in my 60's / 70's & beyond & still be solo-backpacking in the Sierra!
He's kinda' my hero!
Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 10:11 pm
by quentinc
Wanderer, I've always had the same aspiration. On one of my first trips into the backcountry, I separately ran into two guys, each soloing, who were early 70's. They were both doing the entire JMT.
70 doesn't seem so ancient to me now that I'm 47, but I still dream of being able to do what they were doing when I in my 70's.
Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 10:15 pm
by Kerstin
I'm 38. Besides some degenerated discs in my lower back (which thankfully are not affected by backpacking) and creaky-sounding knees, I feel the same as I did in my twenties. The people here in their 50s, 60s and 70s are truely inspirational. I too intend to keep active my entire life.
Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 8:49 pm
by Moondust
I see I'm in the most popular age group. I'm 51 and it's a great age! You have a ready-made excuse for all your shortcomings once you are over 50. Don't look my best today? Well, hey, what do you expect? I'm over 50. Misplaced my (whatever) that I just had one minute ago? That's to be expected at my age. Can't remember the names of my relatives? Same as above.
Yet I'm in better shape than I was 10 years ago.
Alice