14er Newbie

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3rdGenNative
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Re: 14er Newbie

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July 20 two years ago was great. We did our first family 14er. The snow had been seriously deep that year and it made for Fantastic wildflowers in American Basin. The hike is really, Really straight forward. As someone said before, prepare as you have done before and you should be fine.
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Re: 14er Newbie

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Build up stamina in advance. Try to jog for an hour or walk fast for three hours.
South Texas does have much to build climbing muscles. Maybe build up stair walking both up and down for at least 20 minutes.
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Re: 14er Newbie

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Richard Derkase wrote:
peter303 wrote:South Texas does NOT have much to build climbing muscles.
There are nearly 9,000 foot mountains in south Texas.

Dick
More precisely the southeast is flat then. You have to drive three hours west to start seeing some hills. The most running topography I found in Houston was about 20 vertical feet in and out of the bayou streambanks. The Rice University Stadium bleachers are open to the public a few times a week for step running. The Houston soapbox derby takes over a freeway ramp for a slope.
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:-D Handies was a great climb. It was not too difficult, just altitude and having to catch breath. I took the Grizzly Gulch route and met some really nice people on the summit. I an coming back in September to climb Wetterhorn and can't wait. It will be my first Class 3 climb to do.
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