Hiking

I really didn't consider hiking to be a good workout until I took it up in the 90's and came to exactly the opposite conclusion. My first 4 major hikes were up Half Dome in Yosemite.

Hero Image: Rebmann Glacier at the summit of Mt Kilimanjaro

Lake District Collage 1966 - Helvellyn (3118ft) and Scafell Pike (3209ft, highest point in England, with my sister)
1966 - Helvellyn (3118ft) and Scafell Pike (3209ft, highest point in England, with my sister)
1997 Half Dome Collage 1997 - Half Dome (Nov 1 - cables "down": I summited anyway, you have to kind of drag yourself up) (8846ft)
1997 - Half Dome (Nov 1 - cables "down": I summited anyway, you have to kind of drag yourself up) (8846ft)
1999-09 Half DomeFile0001 1999 - Half Dome, Yosemite (8846ft)
1999 - Half Dome, Yosemite (8846ft)
2007 Emigrant Wilderness Collage 2000 - Emigrant Wilderness backpacking
2000 - Emigrant Wilderness backpacking
2003 Half Dome Collage 2003 - Half Dome, Yosemite (8846ft)
2003 - Half Dome, Yosemite (8846ft)
2004 Half Dome Collage 2004 - Half Dome, Yosemite (8846ft)
2004 - Half Dome, Yosemite (8846ft)
2005-06 Yosemite Falls 2005 - Yosemite Falls height 2425ft
2005 - Yosemite Falls height 2425ft
Mt Diablo Collage 2007 Mt Diablo (3849 ft). I only include Mt Diablo because it was our regular workout hike for decades. 10 miles, 2.25 hours round trip.
2007 Mt Diablo (3849 ft). I only include Mt Diablo because it was our regular workout hike for decades. 10 miles, 2.25 hours round trip.
2013 Mt Dana Collage 2013 - Mt Dana,CA (13061ft), the highest mountain in Yosemite Natl Park
2013 - Mt Dana,CA (13061ft), the highest mountain in Yosemite Natl Park
2014 Preikstollen Collage 2014 - Pulpit Rock, Preikstollen. 1982 ft above Lysefjorden
2014 - Pulpit Rock, Preikstollen. 1982 ft above Lysefjorden
2014-08 Preikstollen (1) 2014 Pulpit Rock, Preikstollen, Norway. I really couldn't get closer than a few feet from the edge. It's 2000ft straight down
2014 Pulpit Rock, Preikstollen, Norway. I really couldn't get closer than a few feet from the edge. It's 2000ft straight down
2014-08 Mt Snowdon (1) 2014 - Mt Snowdon, Wales 3560 ft
2014 - Mt Snowdon, Wales 3560 ft
2015 Mt Tallac Collage 2015 Mt Tallac,CA (9739 ft)
2015 Mt Tallac,CA (9739 ft)
2015 - Mt Kilimanjaro Collage 2015 Mt Kilimanjaro 19341 Ft
2015 Mt Kilimanjaro 19341 Ft
Panorama 1 2015 - The Rebmann glacier, Mt Kilimanjaro
2015 - The Rebmann glacier, Mt Kilimanjaro
Kili Climb - Day 6 2015 - Mt Kilimanjaro 19341 ft
2015 - Mt Kilimanjaro 19341 ft
P1100879 2017 Hiking in the Cocora Valley of Colombia
2017 Hiking in the Cocora Valley of Colombia
Tungurahua (102) 2014 - Hiking in the Andes around Mt Tungurahua in Ecuador
2014 - Hiking in the Andes around Mt Tungurahua in Ecuador
Sedona Scenic 2022 Sedona,AZ
2022 Sedona,AZ

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