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Kadee - Jan 4, 2010 3:44 pm - Voted 10/10
Congrats!Congratulations on achieving your goal! I always wonder if I will see you when I go for an after work hike on Olympus. Let me just add - my after work hikes don't even get me anywhere close to the summit. Awesome achievement. Do you take a summit shot each time you summit?
Joseph Bullough - Jan 4, 2010 4:26 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Congrats!Thanks, and thanks for the vote! I very rarely carry a camera up there, so I don't have many summit shots. Most of the time I just tag the summit register then turn around and head down.
ZeeJay - Jan 4, 2010 4:24 pm - Voted 10/10
Way to go!Way to go Joe! I think the quad climb is the most impressive of the whole thing, 4 round trips totalling 28 miles and 16,000 vertical feet in 14 hours!!!! Also, it is commendable that you put in some trail maintenance time.
Joseph Bullough - Jan 4, 2010 4:28 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Way to go!Thanks Judy. And yes, the quad was by far the most difficult portion of the whole year. I did a triple in 2008 and a quad in 2009. I'm planning to try for 5 in 2010.
Matthew Van Horn - Jan 4, 2010 5:45 pm - Voted 10/10
niceCongratulations, Joe. I knew you would do this. I'm sorry I missed your quad. Looking forward to see what you do this year.
craghag - Jan 4, 2010 8:22 pm - Hasn't voted
100 is not so old!Hip Hop Horray! Just another day on the mountain...it's kind of like a habit ay!
EastcoastMike - Jan 6, 2010 4:49 pm - Voted 10/10
WowReally cool idea, and congrats on doing it. You must be really strong after this year!