Reaching Beyond the Clouds

I just returned home from training in the Alabama Hills just below Mt. Whitney. I had a great time climbing with Jed from Sierra Mountain Guides while Larry did an all-day hike.

I climbed Mt. Badly on Saturday and went to the Chargers Game on Sunday. We have had season tickets for over 25 years! With the play-offs coming up, I will need to adjust my climbing around the Charger game - nice way to spend a weekend climb Mt. Baldy and go to San Diego to watch the Chargers!

Today was my first hike up Mt. Baldy is almost four weeks! It is now snow-covered and I would not go the first time solo. This week a wonderful group of  hikers invited me to join them on their regular Saturday summit climb: and I did! It was so good to be out of the gym and back on a mountain. Here is Bob (group leader) and me on the summit today:

If you would like to get an idea for what it is like to climb the south side of Mt. Everest watch the Discovery Channel’s TV series Everest: Beyond the Limits which starts tomorrow.