Help a couple of snowboard bums ;) - Takes two seconds (Mar/23/2011 )
Zach T on Tue May 3 16:13:01 2011 said:
casandra on Mon May 2 18:26:05 2011 said:
Zach T on Fri Apr 29 18:32:12 2011 said:
Haha, that was really funny. There was some pretty old footage in there too!
Yeah, we are planning on doing a 3 day trip for the Rainier hike. I'm not sure how I'm going to prepare for the elevation. I grew up at 6600 ft (2000m) and routinely went up to 11000 ft (3350m) to go snowboarding and hiking but now I've been living at sea level for nearly 5 years. It'll be interesting. Mt Whitney will be a good warmup cuz its only a day hike but is actually taller than Rainier so I'll get a gist of the altitude and oxygen levels
funny yup...but most were pretty stupid....
as to the altitude training....well, if Zach T can't come to the mountain then the mountain has to come down to Zach T ...how about some kind of hypoxic training (special tent, bed, mask etc)? The IOC hasn't banned this yet...the "live/breathe/sleep high but train low" regimen....
Oh thats pretty awesome!! I had never really heard of that but it completely makes sense. Too bad those tents/machines probably cost a pretty penny...probably not worth it for my "fun" hikes and triathlons
but it would be pretty cool to just sleep at simulated 22,000 ft elevation!I need to get sponsored by some supplement company or something, that would make things so much easier
if you're really interested, then you can scout around for gyms or fitness centres which offer these equipment/training and I'm pretty sure that they would be cheaper than buying your own.....but, this simulated altitude training has always been controversial, eh....
-casandra-
Yeah, I already have gym that I like but I think I'll be able to handle the altitude or at least gut it out. Its nice being able to look at the mtn every day from my desk window...its a beast!!
-Zach T-
Zach T on Wed May 4 19:10:35 2011 said:
Yeah, I already have gym that I like but I think I'll be able to handle the altitude or at least gut it out. Its nice being able to look at the mtn every day from my desk window...its a beast!!
Gut it out?.....I hope that it's not only your guts talking....anyways, if you think you can handle the beast then you probably can....and you have an awesome view of Mt Rainier everyday? Lucky you...
-casandra-
casandra on Wed May 4 19:19:05 2011 said:
Zach T on Wed May 4 19:10:35 2011 said:
Yeah, I already have gym that I like but I think I'll be able to handle the altitude or at least gut it out. Its nice being able to look at the mtn every day from my desk window...its a beast!!
Gut it out?.....I hope that it's not only your guts talking....anyways, if you think you can handle the beast then you probably can....and you have an awesome view of Mt Rainier everyday? Lucky you...
Yeah, I have a great view of the mtn but sadly on overcast days, I can't see it at all...so about most the time I can't see it at all.
-Zach T-
Zach T on Thu May 5 18:21:47 2011 said:
casandra on Wed May 4 19:19:05 2011 said:
Zach T on Wed May 4 19:10:35 2011 said:
Yeah, I already have gym that I like but I think I'll be able to handle the altitude or at least gut it out. Its nice being able to look at the mtn every day from my desk window...its a beast!!
Gut it out?.....I hope that it's not only your guts talking....anyways, if you think you can handle the beast then you probably can....and you have an awesome view of Mt Rainier everyday? Lucky you...
Yeah, I have a great view of the mtn but sadly on overcast days, I can't see it at all...so about most the time I can't see it at all.
half of the year cloudy and the other half rainy......pretty nice oceanic climate....
-casandra-