[pct-l] JMT Yo-Yo & Karen's Hero

[Sabrina Harrison]

I'm having the best time reading these posts and soaking in the wit and wisdom of you experienced PCTers. You all seem like such a fun and helpful group. I can't wait to get out there next season for my first section hike. Hopefully I will have the pleasure of meeting some of you in person!
Get well soon Switchback! My warranty ran out last year when I turned 40 so I'm getting a taste of the betrayal! Et tú Brute??! Life is too short to be boring though so let's keep doing adventurous crap, even if it's slow and/or painful!! Better than sitting in a chair watching tv!!
Cheers
Sabrina 

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> On Apr 12, 2016, at 10:38 PM, Reinhold Metzger <reinholdmetzger at cox.net> wrote:
> 
> Switchback,
> GET BETTER SOON...the "Newbies" need crusty "Old Timers" like you to
> show them the way.
> 
> OK guys,...wish Switchback a speedy recovery.
> 
> I had my share of hiking and skiing injuries..reconstructive shoulder
> surgery on my left shoulder from a high speed skiing crash, surgery
> on my right shoulder also from a high speed skiing crash, ruptured
> disk from a bad fall in the Grand Canyon, surgery on my right knee,
> probably the result of to many miles with a heavy pack....4 years in
> the USMC Infantry, where backpacking is a way of life, not a hobby,
> as a Bazooka Gunner hauling ungodly heavy packs with heavy weapons
> and extra ammo strapped on our packs and 30 yrs of hiking with Karen
> (my wife) and the Scouts as a "High Adventure Leader" hauling a 55 to
> 65 lb pack to make the packs of the scouts & my wife lighter.
> 
> I remember my first Whitney hike in 1968..I was a recently discharged
> USMC Grunt (Infantry) used to hauling heavy loads and it went against
> my grain to burden my recent bride with a pack, so everything went
> into "ONE" monster pack on my back.
> I also had to carry "Shatzy" our miniature Dachshund most of the way.
> But, with Karen "coooooing" into my ear "REINHOLD,...YOU ARE MY HERO"
> made it all worth it...that is all I ever wanted to be "KAREN'S HERO".
> Of course, I was Shatzy's Hero also.
> 
> I also remember my first JMT "Thru-Hike" with the Scouts in 1996
> hauling an 85 lb pack.
> 
> However, a few years later, on my Solo Unsupported JMT" speed hikes I
> was UL to the extreme...the pack with all the gear,...tent, sleeping
> bag, cold weather gear, rain gear, first aide kit, emergency kit, water
> purification, map & compass and yes,..Potty Trowel, whistle, etc., all
> the food for the "Thru-Hike" and 2 liters water, weight only 22 lb.
> 
> As you can see, I hike on both sides of the fence...."Heavy Trucker"
> with my wife and the Scouts...."UL" on my solo speed hikes.
> 
> So, as you can see Switchback, I also had my share of injuries.
> But we old timers, we can take a licking and just keep on ticking.
> They don't make'm like us anymore...they just don't make'm out of the
> same metal anymore.
> 
> As far as you doing a 4 day JMT Yo-Yo?...Unless you got some super
> knee replacements, I would not recommend it Switchback.
> Now, if you can convince Mrs. Switchback to carry your pack for you,
> a 4 day JMT Yo-Yo might be possible.
> 
> Again, get well soon Switchback, the "List" and the "Thru-Hiking"
> community needs crusty "Old Timers" like you.
> 
> BTW Switchback...my time for the JMT was 5 days 10 hrs in 2003 and
> 5 days 7 hrs in 2004,...not just over 4 days.
> But that was when I was still a young 62 & 63...I don't know if I
> could still do that now at 75.
> 
> JMT Reinhold
> Karen's & Shatzy's Hero
> ............................
> 
> Switchback wrote:
> After my double knee replacement a few months ago, I plan to be back on
> the trail.
> I am walking a half mile every day on a dirt trail near my house and then
> to the indoor pool.
> Snow Bunny did the 211 mile JMT in just over 4-days, when he was younger.
> I will easily break that old record, when I get back out there.
> In fact, I think I will yo-yo the JMT in 4-days just to make it interesting.
> No problem.
> 
> 
> 
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