[pct-l] Sub- five JMT at 69?

[Jean Partlow]

Mad Mountain Margie is about to turn 71 ! and still hiking the PCT1 maybe 
not the thru hike I once planned, but I'm out there anyhow! with my guide 
dog Magic! His pace is even slower than mine! 1 mile per hour!
MMM

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From: <hiker97 at aol.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009 7:48 AM
To: <reinholdmetzger at cox.net>; <pct-l at backcountry.net>; 
<losthiker at sisqtel.net>; <montedodge at msn.com>; <duckface99 at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Sub- five JMT at 69?

>
> Unsupported Reinhold writes: My wife is shouting......"THAT WINDOW SLAMMED 
> SHUT LONG AGO".  Yeahh....well....we'll see....but I tend to agree with 
> her that at age 69 I am probably a little old for that extreme stuff. 
> Perhaps I should, instead, hang around the Sr. Center with Switchback and 
> play bridge and lawn bowl.
>
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>
> Switchback replies: Well, happy birthday to a real PCT record setter of 
> yesteryear.  I think you should wait until you hit 70 and set the super 
> senior JMT record.  That would be a real record that could stand for 
> years.  Start your training and planning now.  You have one year.
> =
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